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The AHS Eagle

The student news site of Arlington High School

The AHS Eagle

The student news site of Arlington High School

The AHS Eagle

AHS band rehearses for the Homecoming performance.

What’s Up With the 2021 Halftime Show?

RJ Stevenson, Staff Reporter
October 22, 2021

When it comes to overcoming tough situations, the Arlington High School band has proved to be very competent at finding a solution. This competence was tested yet again, as they have found themselves...

Necessary Summer Jams: The Drums, Beach Fossils and more

Kyle Jones, Staff Writer
May 8, 2015

It's almost the end of the school year. And with summer nearly approaching, it's essential to prepare music playlists and compilations while we enjoy the outside heat. Knowing this, there are some bands...

Album cover of Blakes self-titled debut album, featuring tracks such as Limit to Your Love.

James Blake: A herald of electronic music

Kyle Jones, Reporter
April 2, 2015

James Blake is a talented electric music producer and singer-songwriter from London. He has collaborated with famous artists such Bon Iver, RZA and Drake. At one point in his life, Blake was house roommates...

Townspeople played by seniors Connor Ghirardo and Josh Sheldon argue during one of the opening scenes of Cinderella on Friday, March 6th.

Arlington Drama Breathes New Life Into Story of Cinderella

Kai Wittenberg, Staff Writer
March 13, 2015

With stories such as Cinderella, which has been through many iterations and adaptations, it's hard to revitalize something that has become so familiar and "vanilla" to the viewer. So what does one do when...

Grizzly Bear live on The Colbert Report in August, 2012

Grizzly Bear: Psychedelic Indie

Kyle Jones
February 12, 2015

Unifying electric and acoustic instruments in a tasteful way, Grizzly Bear has been described as psychedelic indie music; at some moments they are soft and mellow with vocal harmonies and earthy wind instruments,...

Dr. Dog: An Original Band With One Of The Best Indie Cover Songs

Dr. Dog: An Original Band With One Of The Best Indie Cover Songs

Kyle Jones
February 10, 2015

Formed out of West Grove, Pennsylvania, Dr. Dog is an indie rock group with six members who all provide vocal harmonies. In my opinion, they remind me of the 1960s Beatles with a modern indie twist. The...

The Replacements in 1981

Cunningham’s Top Picks

February 2, 2015

US History and Psychology teacher, Mr. Cunningham, has established himself as not only a beloved teacher, but as a knowledgeable music nerd. When he was a sophomore in high school, he refused to conform...

Samuel Proffitt

Samuel Proffitt

January 12, 2015

The origin of his music is said to be from "winter" on his Facebook music page, and he has a blend of groovy electronic music to accompany his smooth indie vocals. Samuel Proffitt, a young R&B musician,...

Review: Transcendental Youth by The Mountain Goats

Review: Transcendental Youth by The Mountain Goats

Kyle Jones
January 5, 2015

Transcendental Youth: an album that provides a portrait of happiness, tragedy and confusion. For many years, The Mountain Goats was actually one single musician, John Darnielle, who has been an active...

Whenever, If Ever album cover

Review: TWIABP – Whenever, If Ever (why emo music is cool now)

Kyle Jones
December 4, 2014

Emo music has always had a bad reputation, given that emo music is associated with a stereotype that includes emotional, introverted angst and even depression, self-injury and suicide. Considered to be...

Nico Stai performing in the studio.

Nico Stai

Kyle Jones, Reporter
December 2, 2014

Nico Stai is a singer/songwriter from the Los Angeles Siver Lake/Echo Park indie rock music scene. He debuted with the release of The Viva Dead EP  in 2004, and hasn't seem to have published...

Japandroids performing live at a punk music festival

Japandroids and Death From Above 1979

Kyle Jones, Editor and Reporter
December 1, 2014

  Almost every group I've ever played in has put the bass player on such a pedestal, saying that you can't play and have a band without a bass player. True, some genres of music are hard to function...

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