Matisyahu comes to Ponte Vedra, rocks local crowd
By Phillip C. Sunkel IV | psunkel@flagler.edu
Arts & Entertainment
At the Alligator Farm
By Angela Daidone | gargoyle@flagler.edu
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Brett Dennen is everyone’s “Loverboy”
By Jacqueline Dautel |Â gargoyle@flagler.edu
It was one of those nights when I just didn’t feel like turning off the TV and going to bed. The applause of late night talk shows faded, the clock struck 1:35 a.m. and Last Call with Carson Daly began informing me of the best new artists. I had been idly watching for hours until Brett Dennen, and the sway of his fiery red hair, appeared and began to belt out a few of his newest songs.
It was 2009 when I heard of him for the first time. Dennen’s hopefulness was so memorable that when I heard about the release of his newest album on April 12th, titled “Loverboy,” I had to find out what this one was all about.
Locals connect academics with music
By Alyssa Murfey | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Dick Wagner, 64, said he sees a correlation between music and success.
He taught orchestra in the Duval County School System before owning a music store for 30 years. Now retired, Wagner teaches string lessons at Grampa’s Music on Anastasia Boulevard.
Alligator Farm reptile charmers accept risky job
By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu
Photos and captions by Angela Daidone
For Jim Darlington, assistant curator of reptiles at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm, facing danger on a daily basis is just part of the job.
“When you know what you’re doing, you can put yourself in danger,” Darlington, who has worked at the zoological park for 17 years, said. “When I’m in [the alligator lagoon] working with the animals, I always have to be on my toes.”
A&E briefs for April
Photography Club joins Art Walk
By Alex Carlo | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Movie Review: “The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D”
By Alex Carlo | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Movie Review: “Hanna”
By Alex Carlo | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Flagler Palooza rocks small local crowd
By Alyssa Murfey | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photos by Phillip C. Sunkel IV
Flagler Palooza rocked the west lawn this weekend, offering music and entertainment for the campus and the community. Rachel Green, director of Flagler College Residence Life, planned the event with Flagler College students.
Have a little “Sympathy” for Scattered Trees
By Andrew McDaniel | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The debut album “Sympathy” by Scattered Trees, a Chicago-based sextet, is a deeply personal one. Lead singer Nate Eiesland wrote the songs on this CD after the death of his father. The album explores love, loss and life in melodic fashion.
Flagler Students react to Facebook and divorce
By Andrew McDaniel | gargoyle@flagler.edu Sherria Jones and other Flagler College students weighed in on Facebook and its relationship with divorce rates. “I don’t think its fair to say Facebook and sites like that are the cause of divorce,” Jones said. “The cause is the…
Rock and roll legend right here in town
By Alex Carlo | gargoyle@flagler.eduby
Stan Lynch is St. Augustine’s resident rock star.
Lynch is known for being the drummer of the Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. He is a producer and songwriter and in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in Gainesville, Fla., where he began to play the guitar and piano.
He said he thought he would become a guitar player, but he found the drums on accident.