Dear Readers,

I admit that Spring Weekend is one of the events I'm most looking forward to every spring semester—even when it’s raining and we’re jumping in the muddied carcass of the Main Green, or when we haven’t really heard of the headliner, or when that guy has drunkenly fallen-then-photobombed your group’s selfie for the third time. Because it’s spring! And there’s live music! And what’s a better time than that? I’m maybe biased as a self-proclaimed concert junkie (a few days before our campus-wide concert I’m probably going to see Orla Gartland and then the day after I’ll be at Beach Bunny…), but I truly think live music brings community together—in swaying, singing, stumbling, spinning joy—like no other. Even if you don’t know the lyrics to a song, you can nod or clap or cheer with the crowd. Give yourself over to the thrall of the traveling melody. Listen to how sound distorts under the sheer sun, or rain glisten, in a way that the speakers from your computer can never capture.

For our special Spring Weekend issue, our writers are also reflecting on spring and music and sometimes both! In Narrative, Kathy recounts her first SW experience and how much the event has changed for her over the years, while Joe writes an ode to SW-alum Chance the Rapper as his first musical obsession. One of our A&C writers, Alyssa, replays her discovery of SW-alum, synth-pop duo MGMT and the stunning lyrics of “Kids” and “Time to Pretend.” Our other A&C writer Sara tracks the meteoric rise of SW-alum Doechii (who was here two years ago!) as she maintains her unique artistry in the face of industry pressure. In Lifestyle, Daniella explores her changing attitude toward the season of spring, while Katherine delves into all the other definitions—noun and verb—of “spring.” Our Feature writer Ellyse reminisces on her splintering, Victorian-style college house through the seasons. Last but not least, for post-pourri, Tarini reflects on the differences between spring here on College Hill and back home in Delhi.

Like many other Brown students I’m sure, SW’23 was one of my highlights of that spring semester. Ethel haloed in the moody rain, Remi’s surprise “Somebody That I Used to Know” cover, and the JID rerun of “Stick” will always be so special to me. It also means so much that post- can bring you, dear concert-goer, this SW special edition as we near the end of our spring semester mixtape. Sometime between studying this year’s artists' top songs, or the actual sets themselves, I hope you’ll tune in to this week’s issue of post-!

Definitely not mouthing the lyrics,
Emilie Guan
Editor-in-Chief