On Tuesday April 24, indie-rock band Death Cab for Cutie rocked out at Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo, N.Y.

American Reunion, the eighth film in the American Pie series, premiered in theaters on April 5. With heavily clichéd characters and plot, American Reunion is entirely too reliant on the original trilogy to be relatable for most of its audience.

With the immense popularity of The Hunger Games, expectations were high for producer T-Bone Burnett’s March 20 release of the soundtrack, The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond.

Geneseo’s Musical Theatre Club has hopped on the hashtag bandwagon this year with their spring production “#MTC.”

AMC’s successful show “The Walking Dead” puts a unique twist on the zombie craze that has enveloped the world for years now. Based on a hit comic book series of the same name, the show should not be overlooked by anyone who has even the slightest interest in zombie entertainment.

On Feb. 21, indie pop trio fun. released their second LP to date, Some Nights. Rather obscure before this album, fun. exploded onto the scene with this newest release, which contains national hit “We Are Young.”

After exploding onto the music scene with 2010’s Treats, noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells finally released their highly anticipated sophomore full-length album Reign of Terror on Feb. 21.

The oddly-named indie pop band Tennis sends their listeners bouncing up and down with the catchy beats on its new album, Young & Old.

The new LP La Grande by Laura Gibson pulls listeners in with its haunting but encapsulating sound. 

In its second season on IFC, "Portlandia" is a parody of the denizens of Portland, Ore., one of the most prominent hubs of hipster subculture. 

On her new LP Human Again, indie-pop artist Ingrid Michaelson provides listeners with her take on heartbreak. 

Steven Spielberg has a penchant for gripping viewers with action while also creating strong emotional atmospheres in his films in which the characters become more than just actors on the screen. War Horse continues in this strain, approaching World War I-torn Europe from the vantage point of a horse enlisted to fight in the war.

Nickelback's new album Here and Now has got to be one of the worst albums of the year. 

On Nov. 11 Bethesda Softworks released The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the fifth installment in the Elder Scrolls video game series. The company has given gamers previous blockbuster titles such as The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Fallout 3.

On Friday Nov. 11 Geneseo organization FACE AIDS hosted a benefit concert starring various performance artists, including a capella groups and dance groups.

On Saturday Nov. 5 seniors Bennett Marano and Kerry Haugh took the stage in Wadsworth Auditorium to welcome audience members to the first a cappella show this semester to include all four groups – Between the Lines, Southside Boys, Hips ‘n' Harmony and Exit 8 – and thank them for contributing to the Enlace program in Nicaragua.

Indie folk quintet The Decemberists have released an outtake EP called Long Live the King composed of songs that didn't make it onto their last album, The King is Dead.

On Friday Oct. 21, Geneseo improv group Currently Known As: performed its first show of the year, "The Littlest Teapot," for a large, enthusiastic audience in Sturges Auditorium.