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  • From: James Hepler <jameshepler AT yahoo.com>
  • To: RTP-area local music and culture <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: best way to support bands
  • Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:27:25 -0800 (PST)

The pit is a great place for that, but as far as I
know just anyone isn't allowed to go in there.

--- Jeremy Blair <jerblar AT gmail.com> wrote:

> Does UNC or Duke have rules for or against street
> performances on campus?
> Day of show, get street side and play acoustic while
> handing out passes.....
>
> On 2/17/06, James Hepler <jameshepler AT yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for posting! One idea would be to bring
> the
> > local acts to campus. Not to take away from
> Glenn,
> > but there's already an apparent issue with getting
> > students en masse to clubs. But what about having
> a
> > BYBBQ in the Cabaret (is it open yet?), maybe the
> > Great Hall or Union Auditorium? Early shows so
> the
> > kids can make it out to the clubs and bars is they
> > wanna.
> >
> > I'll keep trying the CUAB folks.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- lbrenner AT email.unc.edu wrote:
> >
> > > I would like to speak to the issue of promoting
> > > local bands on campus
> > > via organizations like the student-run radio
> station
> > > WXYC FM and the
> > > Carolina Union Activities Board (CUAB). As the
> > > Events Planner for WXYC
> > > and as some one who has worked intimately with
> the
> > > CUAB Music Chair,
> > > I'm familiar with the resources of both of these
> > > organizations as well
> > > as the logistics of project planning. Both WXYC
> and
> > > CUAB are invested
> > > in local musicians. WXYC holds a (usually)
> monthly
> > > event called the
> > > Backyard Barbeque at the Local 506, which is
> linked
> > > up with our local
> > > music show of the same name. The BYBBQ show
> > > features music of local
> > > artists and interviews too. The monthly concert
> > > hopes to realize our
> > > mission to bring local music closer to the
> student
> > > body. In our
> > > experiences, we have found attendance at the
> BYBBQ
> > > shows are often low.
> > > As a management team, we are currently
> evaluating
> > > this situation and
> > > brainstorming ways to bring students to the
> local
> > > music community. The
> > > ideas that have been expressed so far include
> the
> > > desirability of
> > > including a wider variety of local music groups
> in
> > > these live shows and
> > > additionally focusing more on student bands an
> > > on-campus events. If
> > > members of this listserv forum wish to employ
> campus
> > > organizations such
> > > as WXYC FM and CUAB to increase the
> listenerships of
> > > local bands, then
> > > they should try sharing their ideas with
> high-level
> > > members of these
> > > groups. You can contact me, Lauren Brenner, by
> > > e-mail at
> > > lbrenner AT email.unc.edu or you can call (919)
> > > 962-7768 or come to my
> > > office hours at the radio station on Wednesdays
> from
> > > 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
> > > The CUAB Music Chair's name is Robert Gurdian
> and he
> > > can be reached at
> > > rgurdian AT email.unc.edu. He holds office hours
> > > Mondays and Wednesday in
> > > the CUAB office at the student union from 1 p.m.
> to
> > > 3 p.m.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Miss Lauren Rose Brenner
> > > Cultural Studies
> > > WXYC Events Planner
> > > (919) 260-7125
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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