Tiny Dorm Concerts: Sun Queen
Last Saturday morning, instead of laying in bed until noon to sleep off the previous night’s shenanigans, I trekked through the rain to a Kissam practice room. There, I met with seniors Mary Nevins,...
View ArticleTiny Dorm Concerts: A.C.
Nothing gets you through the morning quite like hot coffee and a trap concert. A.C. aka Drew Cummings gave a short but eccentric set in the Towers West Longe this past Saturday. I was drawn by how much...
View ArticleTiny Dorm Concerts: Lucy DK
Bring together some of Taylor Swift’s early countrified musical stylings with the R&B influences of Solange and SZA, and what do you get? The unique acoustic folksy vibe embodied by the songs of...
View ArticleTiny Dorm Concerts: Toren Stafford
I first heard Toren Stafford sing in his audition for the Melodores, and since then I have been a fan of his smooth vocals, electrifying runs, and show-stopping stage presence. But, on a cool Monday...
View ArticleTiny Dorm Concerts: Brett Koolik
The first thing you notice about Brett Koolik’s music is his voice. He has the same husky drawl as Bastille or Hozier, and when he reaches into his upper register it dominates the room just as...
View ArticleVanderbilt students submit to NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest
Last month, the Hustler offered up its services to help record student entries to this year’s annual NPR Tiny Desk Contest. The contest allows for unsigned artists to submit a video of themselves...
View ArticleTiny Dorm Concerts: Sarah Lopez
Go downtown any given night and you will hear the typical sounds of Music City: acoustic guitars, country drawls and lyrics about love and heartbreak. First-year Sarah Lopez brings those same sounds to...
View ArticleTiny Dorm Concerts: Chris Ruediger
Kicking off this year’s season of Tiny Dorm Concerts is student/singer-songwriter Chris Ruediger, a junior at Vanderbilt. Chris specializes in country music and, like many in his genre, he believes in...
View ArticleTiny Dorm Concerts: Noah Silver
Sophomore singer/songwriter Noah Silver takes Hustler readers behind the scenes with an exclusive performance of his single, “The Last Time.” This emotional piece is inspired by a late childhood friend...
View ArticleTiny Dorm Concerts: Chris Kelly with “More Than a Moment”
Hustler Life and The Music Room, a student-run collective for on- and off-campus musicians, present the first 2021 edition of Tiny Dorm Concerts, featuring singer-songwriter Chris Kelly. Hailing from...
View ArticleTiny Dorm Concerts: Amelia Day with “Silhouette”
Singer-songwriter Amelia Day, a sophomore from Washington state majoring in English and minoring in music, sang her latest original single “Silhouette” for Hustler Tiny Dorm Concerts. “It’s one of my...
View ArticleTiny Dorm Concerts: Colorado Straightedge with ‘Oceans’
First released in 2020, Colorado Straightedge’s single “Oceans” has garnered over 34,000 streams on Spotify so far. The song came from their inspiration boom related to COVID-19 lockdowns, during which...
View ArticleTiny Dorm Concerts: A.C.
Nothing gets you through the morning quite like hot coffee and a trap concert. A.C. aka Drew Cummings gave a short but eccentric set in the Towers West Longe this past Saturday. I was drawn by how much...
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