By Ashley Ioveno Staff Writer 20-year-old singer-songwriter Trish Torrales, a junior Broadcasting major at LIU Post, is an up-and-coming musician who can rock the stage, but is ready to rock your world. Torrales has been playing shows all across Long Island since 2010, and has used passion to turn her…
Posts published in April 2014
By Rebecca Martelotti Assistant Features Editor Summer, when college students are free from homework and exams, is a perfect time to take advantage of all of the music festivals in the tri-state area. Over the past few years, summer festivals have grown in popularity, and now there is nearly one…
July 24, 2014 By Pete Barell Arts and Entertainment Editor Woody Allen has written, directed and occasionally starred in one film a year since 1977. If you can’t do the math: he’s made well over 35 films in that time. The feat is fortified by his consistency of quality. Most…
June 19, 2014 By Pete Barell Arts and Entertainment Editor 1969 was a packed year in American history. The Vietnam War, among other social and political problems, had rallied many people into protest. 500,000 or more joined together at the Woodstock Music Festival that August, a historic gathering of not…
June 24, 2014 By Pete Barell Arts and Entertainment Editor Greer Grammer just graduated from the University of California School of Dramatic Arts this spring. Yes, she’s a star from MTV’s “Awkward” (now shooting its fourth season) and the daughter of Kelsey Grammer (“Frasier”), but when the Pioneer interviewed her,…
August 7, 2014 By Carlo Valladares News Editor ‘Riding the Lightning’ Metallica’s second album, “Ride the Lightning,” turned 30 years old last month, and is still regarded by many as one of the best thrash metal records of all time. Many of its songs have been staples of Metallica’s live…
August 4, 2014 By Pete Barell Arts and Entertainment Editor Woody Allen met with members of the press, including the Pioneer, on July 17 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The week before the release of his new film, “Magic in the Moonlight,” he, along with actors…
August 7, 2014 By Pete Barell Arts and Entertainment Editor Michael Walker’s “The Maid’s Room” starts simply enough. Drina (Paula Garces) is a young, attractive Colombian woman who takes a job as a live-in maid to the Crawford family, who are? rich-and-powerful New Yorkers with a gated house in the…
June 19, 2014 By Pete Barell Arts and Entertainment Editor Director Colin Healey’s “Homemakers” is a (literally) smashing debut – a comedy that ultimately is about finding a home and identity amidst the entropy of life. The film won this year’s Audience Award at the Independent Film Festival of Boston,…
By Pete Barell Arts and Entertainment Editor Graphic novel adaptations have often dealt with serious, culturally relevant themes. In 2007’s “Persepolis,” we saw how Iranian society limits freedom of expression. “Watchmen” in 2009 posited questions regarding war, being a vigilante and utilitarianism. Originally adapted in Spain, Paco Roca’s award-winning “Wrinkles,”…