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Calvin University Chimes

Since 1907
Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

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Sufjan Stevens returns to Calvin College for sold-out show

Kate Parsons
April 30, 2015

“It’s good to be back in the mother country,” Michigan native Sufjan Stevens quipped in the CFAC last Tuesday, performing at Calvin for the first time since 2007. The Hope graduate shared with...

The Head and the Heart deliver heartfelt performance

Lauren De Haan
April 10, 2014

Last Thursday in the Hoogenboom Center, The Head and the Heart performed at Calvin for their second time. The Head and The Heart is an independent folk-rock band that also works within the genre of Americana....

All Sons & Daughters leads audience in worship

Nick Keeley
October 17, 2013

It was a night of worship for All Sons & Daughters as they performed a nearly 80 minute concert Friday night. Playing for a full house in the warmly-lit Covenant Fine Arts Center (CFAC), All Sons...

Switchfoot uses art to unify audience

Abby Paternoster
September 30, 2013

I suppose it is not often that one must review a film and a concert at the same time, but that is what I must do after attending the Switchfoot concert last night in the Covenant Fine Arts Center (CFAC). The...

Kishi Bashi returns to Calvin better than ever

Sierra Savela
September 30, 2013

His music takes you to another world. The songs are layered with the harmonious sounds of merely a violin and his voice. Just sit and listen as the music washes over you and floods all of your senses —...

Over the Rhine charms with a warm and intimate show

Nick Keeley
September 23, 2013

Twenty years after their first appearance at Calvin, Over the Rhine performed the first major concert of the year Saturday night. Playing for a full house in the Covenant Fine Arts Center, Over the Rhine...

Coachella brings together popular bands

Sierra Savela
April 19, 2013

I may not have attended Coachella this year, but through the means of social media, I was there in spirit. This past weekend I watched some of the livestreams, read my friend’s tweets and followed Coachella’s...

The concert was part of this year's Festival of Faith and Music.  Photo by James Li.

Andrew Bird: Classical, intricate, alive

Will Montei
April 13, 2013

Andrew Bird is a one-man show, but Calvin’s stage is littered with instruments — a piano, a drum set, a xylophone and other various odds and ends. Sitting in the back is something that looks like...

Imagine Dragons loves Detroit

Sierra Savela
March 4, 2013

The Fillmore goes black. The crowd screams as flashes from camera phones sporadically light up the darkened stage. Everyone waits impatiently in the darkness and starts to push forward, hoping to get...

Mutemath pleases this loyal fan with group dynamics

Will Montei
March 4, 2013

Each Mutemath show beings with a ritual: the drummer, Darren King, duct-tapes his headphones to his head, wrapping the tape over his hair and under his chin like a collar he couldn’t get off his...

The King’s Singers deliver moving and amusing performance

Justin Vanden Ende
February 14, 2013

The Grammy-winning sextet, The King’s Singers, brought a sold-out crowd to its feet at Calvin’s Covenant Fine Arts Center with solemn melodies as well as bouncing love songs on Wednesday night. The...

Bleachers' lead singer Jack Antonoff performed with the band fun. at Calvin in 2012. Calvin asked fun. not to bring along LGBTQ+ advocacy organization The Ally Coalition — a group that will be present with Bleachers on Sept. 17, according to Antonoff's Twitter.

Fun. pleases fans old and new

Will Montei
November 15, 2012

In light of the recent controversy surrounding Fun.’s presence at Calvin, it’s easy to forget that they are first and foremost a group of performers. They aren’t a group of politicians or leftist...

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