Tickets went on sale this morning for the Chiddy Bang concert at the Student Activities Building. By 8am there were students ready and waiting to get their hands on one of the 450 tickets for the show. Get yours at the Student Activities Center in Newcomb for $12. More event details can be found here.
Download Chiddy Bang’s Air Swell Mixtape for free here.
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Tagged air swell, air swell mixtape, chiddy bang, chiddy bang charlottesville, pkg concerts, uva
It is that time of year again and the line up of so many summer festivals have been building up to greatness with more and more appearing across the country. Are you a diehard Bonnaroo fan? Heading to All Good or perhaps making the trek to Summerfest, the world’s largest music festival, in Milwaukee? Comment and tell us where UVA students are heading this summer to take in some of the best up and coming and major artists in the country. Or perhaps even the world, click to see the top ten world music festivals ranked by the Fun Hunter.
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Rober Randolph and the Family Band will be headlining this year’s event, held in the amphitheater on May 1st from 1-7pm. More information will follow about more acts and events that will make this a great (and FREE) outdoor festival.
This Friday the Virginia Glee Club will hold its first annual Singfest at Old Cabell Hall. The show starts at 8pm and is only $5 for students. ReMix, the Sils, and New Dominions will be among those performing with the Glee Club, showcasing a wide range of UVA talent on one stage. Click Here for more information. Although we can’t guarantee any resemblance to the TV series, with all these groups in one room you can’t go wrong.
Our (triumphant?) come back begins today. Excuse our absence, we are back and with some news you have been very curious to hear. This Monday we will be announcing the artist for Springfest 2010 so check back for more details soon. Until then, enjoy the beautiful weekend weather in Charlottesville!
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The line up is in! (In no particular order) The following bands will be playing February 20th:
Astronomers//Pompadour//St. Gods//Superlift//Los Fusionistas
The show is 100% FREE. Rarely will you get to see acts of this quality with no charge, so take advantage of the event and see the next big act out of Charlottesville get their start. The show is held at the Student Activities Building in the parking lot of Scott Stadium from 6-9pm. The winner will have the opportunity to perform as the opening act of Springfest this year.
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Tagged astronomers, battle of the bands, charlottesville, concerts, free, free concerts, free music, live music, local bands, los fusionistas, pompadour, St. gods, superlift
Sorry all that Snowpocalypse ’10 has postponed the concert at the Paramount. It will now be held May 4th! See www.uvaupc.com for more details on the show.
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by Tiara Isom
It’s that time again when I get to write about bands that I’ve gone to see. Today’s band is called The Maine and let me tell you, they are a band you will be hearing quite soon.
The Maine consists of John O’Callaghan (Vocals), Pat Kirch (Drums), Kennedy Brock (Guitar and Vocals), Jared Monaco (Guitar), and Garrett Nickelsen (Bass Guitar). Contrary to their name, The Maine is a pop-punk band from Tempe, Arizona. The Maine began in early 2007 and by the end of the year they had released their first EP. The Maine recently released their first full-length record “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop” this past year and it features an impressive repertoire of songs both lyrically and musically.
For a band that began in 2007, The Maine has garnered an impressive following, which, considering how hard they work is not surprising. The Maine attributes most of their continued success to the social media websites that they used to push their music. The work paid off and now The Maine can Continue reading
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Tagged bands, can't stop won't stop, interview, the maine
The never been better 2010 edition of the UVA spring semester showdown of local music groups is back with a vengence. You think you or someone you know is ready to showcase their musical talent to the student body and others involved in the Charlottesville’s music scene? Apply here.
*please note: At least one of your band members must be a current UVA student.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
• Applications will be accepted NO LATER than Friday, February 5, 2010.
• At least one member of the band must be a current UVA student. Continue reading
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Tagged application, battle of the bands, battle of the bands application, uva
by Tiara Isom
Earlier in November, I got to interview Pat Brown; lead of the band Sing It Loud (SIL), Ben Peterson (Keyboard) also made a guest appearance. I have to admit I was a bit nervous because this would be my first time actually interviewing an artist that I kind of knew personally. When I met up with Pat at the show, I immediately knew this interview was going to be hilarious. As we were trying to make our way inside the venue, we kept getting mobbed or blocked by fans that were desperately trying to get a picture or autograph. Eventually, we realized that we weren’t getting into the venue so we decided to hold the interview in their van; hence the reason the video is so dark.
see videos from the interview here
For those of you who have never heard of Sing It Loud, you are missing out. Hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota, SIL consist of Pat Brown (Vocals, Guitar), Nate Flynn (Bass), Ben Peterson (Keys, Vocals), Kieren Smith (Guitar, Vocals), and Chris “Sick Boy” Lee (Drums). SIL began in April 2007 when Continue reading
