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Stars shine at open mic night

Stars shine at open mic night

Shiva Mirzahaidar, Voice Editor November 5, 2012

With the hushed murmurs of a crowd of about forty people and the smell of freshly brewed coffee lingering in the air, a series of local performers made Nov 2’s open mic night at Starbucks a memorable...

Uriah Solis sings and plays guitar for Cincos Got Talent performance

Solis follows father’s footsteps into music industry

Ana Gutierrez, Entertainment Editor November 2, 2012

Instead of preparing to play for the Memorial football game on Saturday, September 29, senior Uriah Solis was in Seattle playing guitar for Cee-Lo Green’s opening act. While most teenagers would react...

‘Don’t Stop Believin’ in change for radio

Emily Burleson, Staff Writer October 5, 2012

Calling all Houston music radio stations; abort mission. It is time to revamp the way the you play music. An epidemic of overplaying is sweeping Houston airwaves and it’s time for a change. Radio stations...

Experimental group continues to create new sounds

Experimental group continues to create new sounds

Shiva Mirzahaidar, Voice Editor October 3, 2012

The neo-psychedelic group Animal Collective recently released Centipede Hz, their ninth studio album. The group has been a leader of experimental rock since the start of the new millennium, evolving...

Bold second album allows for growth

Bold second album allows for growth

Shiva Mirzahaidar, Voice Editor September 27, 2012

Indie pop band The XX recently released their sophomore album, Coexist. The London based quartet-turned-trio gained worldwide recognition from their debut album, xx, in 2009 due to its minimalistic, whispery...

Why hip-hop deserves more credit

Why hip-hop deserves more credit

Shiva Mirzahaidar, Voice Editor September 25, 2012

As hip-hop continues to grow amongst teenagers, so does parental disapproval from adults and even other students. However, the stimulating and expressive lyrics seem to be overlooked. Common misconceptions...

Choir gears up for coming year

Choir gears up for coming year

Shiva Mirzahaidar, Staff Writer June 3, 2012

While other activities are winding down with the end of the year approaching, choir continues to remain active as they participated in the First Annual KatyISD Choir Flag Football Tournament. The audition...

Student pursues musical composition at Urbana-Champaign

Student pursues musical composition at Urbana-Champaign

Molly Wade, Staff Writer May 15, 2012

The music industry is something rarely thought of as a probable career. Senior Bert Zhang is one student who is on his way to majoring in music composition. He will be attending the University of Illinois...

Album Review: Coldplay enters 2012 with new, electronic sound

Album Review: Coldplay enters 2012 with new, electronic sound

Sebastian De Castro, staff writer January 6, 2012

After 11 years since their initial debut, Coldplay has finally released their fifth studio album, Mylo Xyloto, while moving into a more mainstream, electronic-pop sound. Nostalgic fans will certainly...

Band program decrescendos

Ebone' McCall, Entertainment Editor December 9, 2011

There are many struggles and hardships incorporated into high school, but students are always driven by the hopes of an incredible senior year. So far, this year has had some positive aspects, but it has...

Orchestra strings in win

Taral Patel, News Editor September 29, 2011

The Cinco Ranch High School Symphony Orchestra has been named a National Winner in the Mark of Excellence/National Orchestra Honors Project by the Foundation for Music Education, winning the Full Orchestra...

Cinco gets dubstep fever

Elizabeth Hale, Staff Writer September 29, 2011

What is dubstep? What about it makes people love it or hate it, reject it or absorb it? What makes it sound so powerful when you blast it from your stereo or hum it to yourself quietly? Dubstep is not...

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