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Santigold to perform at Wes during Reunion Weekend

April 4, 2010 – 11:05 AM

[ May 21, 2010; 10:00 PM; ] Looks like Santigold (Santi White ‘97) is this year’s Reunion & Commencement weekend performer, following the show put on at the Memorial Chapel last year by Dar Williams ‘89.

There’s been no official announcement yet, but the R&C weekend schedule lists a WSA co-sponsored performance by Santigold on the night of Friday, May 21st, in the [...]

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Dar Williams performs at Wes, sings for Johanna

May 28, 2009 – 7:44 PM

Dar Williams ‘89 performed at Wesleyan last week in the Memorial Chapel during Reunion & Commencement Weekend, and dedicated a special version of her song, “My Friends”, to Johanna Justin-Jinich.

According to the Middletown Eye, the sold-out concert raised over $160,000, which will go towards a scholarship fund in Johanna’s name:
Williams, a Wesleyan grad who is [...]

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Dar Williams on campus, March 26th

February 25, 2009 – 4:34 PM

According to her tour website, Dar Williams ‘89 will be on campus to give a concert on March 26th.
Edit: Get tickets for $5 at the Box Office.

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Dar Williams on campus, March 26th

February 25, 2009 – 3:34 PM

According to her tour website, Dar Williams ‘89 will be on campus to give a concert on March 26th.
Edit: Get tickets for $5 at the Box Office.

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Aural Wes On Fader: Wesleyan’s Breakout Bands

December 23, 2008 – 10:13 AM

Last week Fader posted a condensed conversation between Wes alum editor Eric Ducker ‘00 and Aural Wes editor Anna Wiener ‘09 in the online column “A Rational Conversation Between Two Adults“, about campus reactions to the off-campus success of Wes-affiliated music acts.
Topics discussed: the MGMT/Management generational divide; more MGMT lore; Santogold’s apparent ambivalence [...]

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Aural Wes On Fader: Wesleyan’s Breakout Bands

December 23, 2008 – 9:13 AM

Last week Fader posted a condensed conversation between Wes alum editor Eric Ducker ‘00 and Aural Wes editor Anna Wiener ‘09 in the online column “A Rational Conversation Between Two Adults“, about campus reactions to the off-campus success of Wes-affiliated music acts.
Topics discussed: the MGMT/Management generational divide; more MGMT lore; Santogold’s apparent ambivalence [...]

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That Co-Ed Song

December 31, 2006 – 3:16 AM

Dar Williams ‘89 wrote a song a while back called “The Pointless, yet Poignant Crisis of a Co-Ed.” A lot of her songs have hints of Wesleyan in them, but this one takes the cake for being the most hilarious. I might as well share it with you. (26 second sample)
I’m not a leader,I’m not [...]

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That Co-Ed Song

December 31, 2006 – 2:16 AM

Dar Williams ‘89 wrote a song a while back called “The Pointless, yet Poignant Crisis of a Co-Ed.” A lot of her songs have hints of Wesleyan in them, but this one takes the cake for being the most hilarious. I might as well share it with you. (26 second sample)
I’m not a leader,I’m not [...]

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