[email protected] Technique Entertainment Editor: Jennifer Aldoretta 13 Friday, Assistant Entertainment Editor: November 20, 2009 Entertainment Richard Otis Harmony serenades with in!nite talent, melodies CITY SCENEPhoto by Chris Gooley/ Student Publications By Nirav Bhatia Contributing Writer Ghosts of Atlanta spooks with tours of haunted buildings Ghosts of Atlanta is a year-round event hosted by the Darkside Tours in Atlanta. It includes a 90-minute explora- tion of the spooky and petrifying stu# around the city, such as lonely spirits lingering around the streets, haunted build- ings, the site of a deadly hotel "re hosting doomed souls and much more. Tickets and additional tour times can be found online at www.darksidetours.com. Popular rock bands to perform at Tabernacle this sunday Alternative rock bands !e All-American Rejects, Taking Back Sunday and Anberlin will be playing at the Tabernacle this sunday. Since 2005, !e All-American Rejects has giv- en out hit singles such as “Dirty Little Secret” and “Move Along,” with over two million digital sales for the two. Taking Back Sunday has also enjoyed success with the for- mer selling over 600,000 copies of their 2006 album Louder Photo by Chris Ernst/ Student Publications Now, not to mention the album holding the No. 2 spot on In!nite Harmony performed on Nov. 15 in the East Architecture Building. The performance the Billboard 200, and the later claiming the No. 1 spot on included pieces by The Beatles, Jason Mraz, Barenaked Ladies, Mika and from Disney’s Mulan. the charts last year with their single “Feel Good Drag.” Con- cert tickets are available online at www.livenation.com/ PERFORMANCE Architecture Building. In about it shows. No one tried to hide venue/the-tabernacle-tickets. Infinite Harmony an hour, they managed to cram 14 in the background, and every- songs into the performance. one took their moment in the LOCATION: East Architecture Building !ey performed a wide range of spotlight (or in this case, lamp- Van Hunt to play Andrews Up- songs, all of which various student light) with much vigor. DATE: Nov. 15, 2009 members arranged, including !e In"nite Harmony is quite stairs tonight TYPE: A Capella Beatles’ “Because,” Jason Mraz’s active and practices twice a “Lucky,” “I’ll Make a Man Out of week. Last spring, the group Grammy award winning artist Van Hunt will be play- REPERTOIRE: “I’ll Make a You” from Mulan, the Barenaked went to its "rst competition Man Out of You,” “Lucky,” ing at Andrews Upstairs tonight with !e Jaspects and Janie “It’s All Been Done” and Ladies’ “It’s All Been Done” and at UGA, where tenor Andrew Chu. Be prepared for a night of musical fusion enhanced other ‘90s and Disney hits Mika’s “Happy Ending,” which, Leonard won “Best Soloist” for by Andrews Upstairs’ amazing sound and lighting units, appropriately enough, closed the his part in “Happy Ending.” OUR TAKE: !!!!! concert. !e group hopes to make both dubbed to be one of the best in the city. Tickets and more !e entire group of 18 did not of these performances annual information are available online at www.ticketalternative. By Chris Ernst perform every song. Instead, there occurrences. com. Sta! Writer were smaller subgroups that per- !eir proudest moment formed each song. For instance, thus far was singing at Adult Laughing Skull Lounge wel- In"nite Harmony is the “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” was Swim’s Christmas Party in “Mixed Contemporary” performed by the male members 2008. comes comedian Marc Maron branch of the A Capella Club of the group. So while no single In"nite Harmony is a very at Tech. Founded in 2004, In- member sang every single song, talented group with a bright Having appeared on popular late night shows hosted by "nite Harmony has 18 mem- each member was able to put forth future ahead of them. !e David Letterman and Conan O’Brien, not to mention an bers with a perfect 50-50 ratio. their best e#ort, allowing the per- group has grown in talent and Like the other groups under formance to provide a great qual- prestige since its inception in HBO half-hour special and two Comedy Central Presents the club, it is by audition each ity performance rather than just 2004, with hopes of only be- specials, comedian Marc Maron arrives in Atlanta to per- semester. songs with sheer quantity of per- coming better as they gain form at the Laughing Skull Lounge tonight. With his wide With a repertoire includ- formers. new members and cover new range of humor meshed with his distinctive commentary ing hits from the ‘90s, Disney Also varying frequently were ground. style on cultural and political topics, a hilarious and engag- "lms and Muse, there is bound the soloists. It was great because it Singing frequently at Con- ing night is surely guaranteed. Tickets are available online at to be some selection to suit any seemed like almost every member nect with Tech, In"nite Har- www.vortexcomedy.com. taste. Because it is a club, the of In"nite Harmony was given mony gets to showcase itself members do not get any kind their moment to shine. “Lucky” for potential freshman, who, of academic credit, like with featured two soloists, whose real- upon being dazzled, no doubt some other vocal ensembles on life chemistry (and engagement) apply to Tech with hopes of Correction: In the Nov. 13 issue, in the Entertain- campus. de"nitely helped to bring the song auditioning to be a member of ment section, the article entitled So you think TECH can Membership between many to life. In"nite Harmony. dance? contained an inaccuracy. It stated that the winner of the A Capella groups over- Because the group is so small, With a formula that in- of the dance competition was Qurbani. However, Qur- laps. there is nowhere for potentially cludes both talent and fantas- bani actually came in second place, while Tufaan was In"nite Harmony’s end-of- weak singers to hide. Luckily, tic music, it is hard to lose with the-semester concert was on none of the members are weak. a group of performers like In"- the real "rst place winner. We sincerely apologize for this Sunday, Nov. 15 in the East Each member is very capable, and nite Harmony. inaccuracy and any confusion it may have caused. ENTERTAINMENT Technique t/PWFNCFS t 15 Modern Warfare rede!nes war gaming Haunting GAMES the players to explore. !e beauti- a fantastic experience for players and the depth of the multiplayer !lm Precious ful graphics and the sleek features of all skill levels. Not only is it a games is the series of unlockables, Call of Duty: Modern of the game will be one of the "rst complete action packed "rst-per- including brand new weapons, inspires Warfare 2 things that players will notice son shooter experience, the game perks and killing spree rewards FILM while playing the game. is well balanced. !e plot of Mod- obtained alongside advancement GENRE: First-person shooter !e plot of Modern Warfare 2 ern Warfare 2 is an intense story of in level. Precious CONSOLE: Xbox 360, is set "ve years after the events of betrayal, power struggles and sur- Players are given the option to GENRE: Drama Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. vival that is "lled with surprises personalize their online play by PlayStation 3 and Microsoft !is time terrorist mastermind and turning points that’ll leave its creating their own “class,” which STARRING: Mo’Nique and Windows Vladimir Makarov concocts a audience in awe. consists of a combination of these Gabourey Sidibe DEVELOPER: Infinity Ward plan to bring the United States But as excellent as the single unlocked in-game elements, for DIRECTOR: Lee Daniels and the rest of the world to its player mode of Modern Warfare 2 use out on the battle"eld. !e RATING: Mature doom. is, its multiplayer features are just wide variety of choices and com- RATING: R !e player initially takes the as big a contributor, if not more, binations allows the players to RELEASED: Nov. 6, 2009 RELEASED: Nov. 10, 2009 role of U.S. Army Ranger Private to the series’ popularity. !e game constantly attempt new strategies Joseph Allen who goes undercover o#ers a complete multiplayer ex- until they "nd one that perfectly OUR TAKE: !!!"!!" OUR TAKE: !!!!! to capture Makarov. !e opera- perience and a new cooperative matches their playing style. tion takes a fatal turn when Allen game mode. Overall, Modern Warfare 2 is By Zheng Zheng is compromised and framed dur- !e cooperative mode, called a fantastic installment to the se- By Allyn Woodward Sta! Writer ing a terrorist attack in a Moscow Special Ops, have the players ries and is solid from every per- Contributing Writer airport. teaming up and playing through spective. !e stunning graphics After selling 4.7 million cop- !is set the premise for the speci"c challenging scenarios combined with the addictive and !e movie Precious has become ies in North America and the UK main story, as Russia responds by encountered as part of the cam- realistic game play makes Modern an instant hit, as made apparent alone and racking up 310 million declaring war and invading the paign. Despite the potentially Warfare 2 well worth its heavy by its records: highest grossing dollars within 24 hours of its re- United States. exciting experience that the coop- price tag. "lm for opening weekend in fewer lease, In"nity Ward’s critically !e players then continue erative mode o#ers, Modern War- !e game is currently available than one-hundred theatres and acclaimed Call of Duty: Modern through the main story inter- fare 2’s newly upgraded competi- for two gaming consoles (PlaySta- highest average per screen.