News Briefs
Issue date: 9/21/05 Section: News
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Black Crowes and Umphrey's McGee to play at pavilion
The W&L General Activities Board will kick off its fall concert schedule this Friday with Umphrey's McGee, an up and coming jam band. The Black Crowes are scheduled to play in October.
The two main acts this season come from different areas of the same genre. Umphrey's McGee boasts diverse influences--from Frank Zappa to the Beatles--that create a unique blend of tight yet improvisational songs. Their fan base, known collectively as the McGeeks, are drawn to the band's ability to write catchy songs that can be improvised without becoming stale.
The Black Crowes--scheduled to play on Oct. 1--started as a blues-based southern rock band, switched to a country and folk-based style, then strayed into the jam band scene before going on indefinite hiatus in 2002. The Crowes reunited earlier this year and are currently touring with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Although Umphrey's McGee and the Black Crowes differ musically, their cross-genre sound appeals to a wide variety of listeners, "The GAB does a good job representing the average W&L student's musical tastes," senior Sarah Duckworth said. Many students are impressed with the quality of the artists, especially the "big-name" Black Crowes.
Tickets for Umphrey's McGee will be available in the Commons the week before the show and at the venue. The prices are $10 for students and $20 for the community. The doors open at 8:00 p.m., and the band starts at 9:00 p.m. Tickets for the Black Crowes are $20 for students and $40 for everyone else. They are available at http://wandl.musictoday.com. Both shows will be held at the Pavilion.
-Dylan Merrill
Traveller banner disappears; coordinator calls culprit 'less than honorable'
A banner belonging to Traveller, W&L's student transportation system, is still missing after disappearing from the Traveller office on Sept. 4.
Katelyn Giarratana, the Traveller student coordinator, discovered the banner was missing two weeks ago. She immediately called Ed Bulger, the Traveler faculty advisor, and Jan Kauffman, the LIFE faculty advisor, to ask if they borrowed it. LIFE often works closely with the Traveller organization. After discovering that neither advisor had the banner, Katelyn concluded it must have been taken without permission.
The W&L General Activities Board will kick off its fall concert schedule this Friday with Umphrey's McGee, an up and coming jam band. The Black Crowes are scheduled to play in October.
The two main acts this season come from different areas of the same genre. Umphrey's McGee boasts diverse influences--from Frank Zappa to the Beatles--that create a unique blend of tight yet improvisational songs. Their fan base, known collectively as the McGeeks, are drawn to the band's ability to write catchy songs that can be improvised without becoming stale.
The Black Crowes--scheduled to play on Oct. 1--started as a blues-based southern rock band, switched to a country and folk-based style, then strayed into the jam band scene before going on indefinite hiatus in 2002. The Crowes reunited earlier this year and are currently touring with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Although Umphrey's McGee and the Black Crowes differ musically, their cross-genre sound appeals to a wide variety of listeners, "The GAB does a good job representing the average W&L student's musical tastes," senior Sarah Duckworth said. Many students are impressed with the quality of the artists, especially the "big-name" Black Crowes.
Tickets for Umphrey's McGee will be available in the Commons the week before the show and at the venue. The prices are $10 for students and $20 for the community. The doors open at 8:00 p.m., and the band starts at 9:00 p.m. Tickets for the Black Crowes are $20 for students and $40 for everyone else. They are available at http://wandl.musictoday.com. Both shows will be held at the Pavilion.
-Dylan Merrill
Traveller banner disappears; coordinator calls culprit 'less than honorable'
A banner belonging to Traveller, W&L's student transportation system, is still missing after disappearing from the Traveller office on Sept. 4.
Katelyn Giarratana, the Traveller student coordinator, discovered the banner was missing two weeks ago. She immediately called Ed Bulger, the Traveler faculty advisor, and Jan Kauffman, the LIFE faculty advisor, to ask if they borrowed it. LIFE often works closely with the Traveller organization. After discovering that neither advisor had the banner, Katelyn concluded it must have been taken without permission.