http://lansinglowdown.com en-us Foundry4 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:43:08 -0400 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:56:25 -0400 webmaster@statenews.com http://lansinglowdown.com/index.php/article/2009/09/jay-zs_latest_blueprint_lacks_lyrical_genius_of_previous_albums Jay-Z would make a good architect with all of the blueprints he’s creating. With a title that feels like more of a marketing strategy than anything else, “The Blueprint 3” is another comeback album from Jay-Z. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:56:25 -0400 http://lansinglowdown.com/index.php/article/2009/09/jay-zs_latest_blueprint_lacks_lyrical_genius_of_previous_albums webmaster@statenews.com (Carter Moulton) http://lansinglowdown.com/index.php/article/2009/07/vulgarity_distracts_from_otherwise_comical_show Laughter doesn’t have to be found strictly within the walls of vulgarity or obscene language. Despite both being present at the comedy show Wednesday night at Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing, the show was entertaining and provided laughter. Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:05:17 -0400 http://lansinglowdown.com/index.php/article/2009/07/vulgarity_distracts_from_otherwise_comical_show webmaster@statenews.com (Krystle Wagner) http://lansinglowdown.com/index.php/article/2009/07/music_actors_enrich_local_performance A meteoric rise and just as steep a fall, comedy, tragedy, country music and a beautiful summer night made Lansing Community College’s Summer Stage Under the Stars production, “Hank Williams: Lost Highway,” a night to remember for the audience gathered in the LCC Outdoor Amphitheater to watch the action unfold under a clear sky Wednesday night. Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:43:38 -0400 http://lansinglowdown.com/index.php/article/2009/07/music_actors_enrich_local_performance webmaster@statenews.com (Mallory McKnight) http://lansinglowdown.com/index.php/article/2009/07/moonlight_shines_for_families Music filled the air as families arrived at Valley Court Park, 400 Hillside Court, on Thursday for the first night of the Moonlight Film Festival. My Neighbor’s Dog entertained the audience from 8:30 p.m. until the 9:30 p.m. free showing of “The Tale of Despereaux.” Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:11:30 -0400 http://lansinglowdown.com/index.php/article/2009/07/moonlight_shines_for_families webmaster@statenews.com (Krystle Wagner) http://lansinglowdown.com/index.php/article/2009/07/90s_movie_asks_audiences_to_believe_too_much It’s the wish of most teenagers to no longer have a babysitter. In the 1991 film “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead,” that dream becomes a reality for five children. After the babysitter dies of natural causes, the Crandall kids put her in a box and drop the body off at a morgue. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:40:00 -0400 http://lansinglowdown.com/index.php/article/2009/07/90s_movie_asks_audiences_to_believe_too_much webmaster@statenews.com (Krystle Wagner) http://lansinglowdown.com/index.php/article/2009/07/familiarity_works_against_local_concert Spending the evening in a park while listening to free music with friends is a way to experience new things. When I hear “blues music concert,” I imagine harmonicas and a band wearing suits and sunglasses, channeling The Blues Brothers. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:33:46 -0400 http://lansinglowdown.com/index.php/article/2009/07/familiarity_works_against_local_concert webmaster@statenews.com (Krystle Wagner)