Spring Break
The Musician's Guild 'The Welcome to URI Show'
Stef Dennen
Issue date: 9/27/07 Section: Entertainment
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09/27/07 - The University of Rhode Island's Memorial Union Ballroom was the hub of entertainment this past Friday night. The URI Musician's Guild held one of its "all-nighter" concerts from about 6 p.m. until just after 11 p.m.
The Guild, according to its advertisement, is a "group of dedicated URI students who are committed to supporting local musical artists…by helping artists network, as well as giving them opportunities to perform their work to the public."
True to their credo, the Guild put on an engaging and eclectic show comprised of both local Rhode Island and on-campus bands. Interestingly enough, no matter where the bands came from, I noticed they adhered to the current uniform of tattoos, tight girls' jeans, and hoodies.
Now, as a disclaimer, I was only able to take part in the festivities after 8 p.m., so I only got to see about four of the ten advertised acts, and missed out on the Bluelight District, the Hellbents, Chuck Bangley, Will Bierly and the Roller Holsters, and Roz Raskin.
The first act to come on after my arrival was Out of the Blue, a band I had seen at last semester's concert. A self-described pop-punk rock band, Out of the Blue's set and stage performance was much improved since the last time I'd seen it. Its set was fun- mostly because the band members looked like they were having a great time.
Somewhere deep down, I think we all want to be rock stars.
While the next band was setting up, I was spotted sitting conspicuously at a table in the back of the Ballroom, and was approached by a very polite gentleman from another upcoming act, the Coming Weak. May it be casually mentioned that from at a distance, he looked vaguely like Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz.
He introduced himself as Nathan Harrop, and chatted with me briefly, mentioning that his band had just recently come out of the recording studio. Of course, my interest was piqued and as I settled in for the Candace Brooks Band I hoped that the Coming Weak would live up to my expectations.
The Guild, according to its advertisement, is a "group of dedicated URI students who are committed to supporting local musical artists…by helping artists network, as well as giving them opportunities to perform their work to the public."
True to their credo, the Guild put on an engaging and eclectic show comprised of both local Rhode Island and on-campus bands. Interestingly enough, no matter where the bands came from, I noticed they adhered to the current uniform of tattoos, tight girls' jeans, and hoodies.
Now, as a disclaimer, I was only able to take part in the festivities after 8 p.m., so I only got to see about four of the ten advertised acts, and missed out on the Bluelight District, the Hellbents, Chuck Bangley, Will Bierly and the Roller Holsters, and Roz Raskin.
The first act to come on after my arrival was Out of the Blue, a band I had seen at last semester's concert. A self-described pop-punk rock band, Out of the Blue's set and stage performance was much improved since the last time I'd seen it. Its set was fun- mostly because the band members looked like they were having a great time.
Somewhere deep down, I think we all want to be rock stars.
While the next band was setting up, I was spotted sitting conspicuously at a table in the back of the Ballroom, and was approached by a very polite gentleman from another upcoming act, the Coming Weak. May it be casually mentioned that from at a distance, he looked vaguely like Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz.
He introduced himself as Nathan Harrop, and chatted with me briefly, mentioning that his band had just recently come out of the recording studio. Of course, my interest was piqued and as I settled in for the Candace Brooks Band I hoped that the Coming Weak would live up to my expectations.
