Beach House, “Teen Dream”
Released: Jan. 26
The dreamy duo of Beach House, Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand, released their third album this week titled “Teen Dream.”
The album is their first release through Sub-Pop records. The bands that influenced Beach House seep and sway throughout the record. “Used to Be” utilizes light percussion and vocal melodies closely resembling The Zombies’ 1965 release “The Way I Feel Inside.”
Each song intimately unfolds and expands but never deflates; delicately building a longing happiness between the band and the listener.
Teen Dream is available …

The Blue Bottle in downtown Muncie recently opened a new addition to its coffeehouse, a restaurant titled 2(oh!)4. The restaurant opened in November 2009 and in that time has attracted many new customers with its organic food menu.
“The focus of the restaurant is trying to produce a lot of good, gourmet-style local foods,” chef Andrew Porter said. “Most of the meat and produce I try to get are all from local sources. We’re not at 100 percent, but hopefully by the end of this year we’ll be at about 80 …

Senior Chelsea Schafer, company manager for Ball State University Singers, celebrates her school spirit in a unique way.
University Singers, an ensemble of students that perform musical shows all around the world, also works to promote Ball State.
“[Singers] is just an incredible way to feel like an integral part of not only an organization, but the university — to really feel that school spirit in a different way. It’s not like cheering the football team from the sidelines,” Schafer said.
On Friday, the University Singers will perform their annual Cabaret show, described …

Cha’mone! This Saturday, students and fans of the late Michael Jackson can moonwalk their way to the Student Center for the University Program Board’s Late Nite: Michael Jackson. The event goes from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. The event is free for students with a valid Ball State ID and $5 for guests.
Fans of the late King of Pop may believe he was “Gone Too Soon,” so Late Nite has provided an outlet for students to “Remember the Time.”
The event will feature a variety …

“When in Rome” (Disney): Kristen Bell stars in this romantic comedy about a young woman who becomes the object of affection for multiple men after she steals coins from a fountain of love. Actors Will Arnett, Josh Duhamel and Bell’s real-life boyfriend, Dax Shepard, also star. The movie is rated PG-13 for some suggestive content.

“Edge of Darkness” (Warner Bros.): Mel Gibson returns to the film world after a seven-year absence in this thriller based on the television series of the same name. Gibson’s character uncovers his daughter’s secret life after …

Muncie music will showcase one of its own locally-formed bands, Eight Stories High, this Saturday night at Doc’s Music Hall. The band’s blend of reggae, rock and funk is a testament to the local music scene.
“We are just a college band playing around Muncie most of the time,” lead singer and rhythm guitarist Jack Ramsey said. “We started at Ball State – from a very small start – and now we are trying to grow and prosper around the Midwest area. Eventually we hope to take over the entire world.”
Eight …

Artist Chuck Close made a name for himself for his work depicting human faces, even though he cannot recognize them.
Close, one of the most famous living American artists, suffers from the neurological disorder prosopagnosia, which is sometimes called “face blindness.” Close cannot remember faces of people around him, no matter how many times he sees them, said Tania Said, curator of education at Ball State University’s Museum of Art. This is just one of the many unique aspects of Close’s life.
On Sunday, as part of the museum’s Reel Time series, …