DaRosa Investigates: Dolan Hall

It is a customary Fairfield tradition to recount the tale of Dolan Hall and its long history of hauntings that date back to the inception of the campus. While the stories have changed over the years, the core...

A Retrospective Interview with Dweezil Zappa

As 2016 has proven, the “legacy artist” is a dying breed that is defined by an extraordinary sphere of influence and a high volume of record sales. Whether these musicians have attained popularity during...

Andy’s Alternative Hour: Flannel Weather

In conjunction with last week’s alternative playlist, fall is the perfect time for my favorite article of clothing — flannel shirts. Typically associated with the grunge of the early 1990s, I find flannel...

Album Spoiler: ‘Big Boat’ by Phish

For musicians, the live concert experience is the make it or break it factoid that can shift the popular opinion of many fans, with the likes of Motley Crue and Bob Dylan on the negative end of the spectrum...

Album Spoiler: ‘Schmilco’ by Wilco

Age is simply a persistence of time and development of one’s self through both the highlights and lowlights. For Jeff Tweedy and Co., “Schmilco” provides the antithesis to this progression; settling down...

Lockn’ is for Music Lovers

One of the attendees of Lockn' Music Festival reads his paper. Andrew DaRosa/The Mirror It’s difficult to summarize festival experiences, as they are multi-faceted and allure to the senses with...