Bands compete for Spring Weekend opening spot
Brigit Clancy
Issue date: 4/17/09 Section: Campus News
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Greg Ritter and Taylor Zink, the co-chairs for the Bands and Concerts committee in the Student Programming Board, ran the event. Ritter said, "The event was thought up by Taylor and I as a way to allow students to perform for other students. First semester we held an open mic night for any students who wanted to perform, and this semester we thought it would be a good idea to make it more of a competition. Also in years past people have asked to be considered to open spring weekend. We combined these two ideas together to come up with a Battle of the Bands with the winner able to open Spring Weekend in an effort to allow student bands to compete."
The band Symmetry was victorious. Senior Mike Brown, a member of Symmetry, said it feels great to have won. "My group members and I had a lot of fun and are excited to be opening for the two well-known rap artists," said Brown. "The Battle of the Bands had a lot of good performers and we were happy to have been chosen to participate in Bryant's spring weekend concert."
Symmetry is a hip hop group based out of Providence, Rhode Island. "[Our] combination of rock, soul and jazz has separated [us] from other rap acts in the area," said Brown. "Front man Mike Slap is backed by a live band consisting of drums, bass, guitar, Rhodes, and much more. Symmetry is hip hop with heart."
Brown commented, "I would like to thank the Student Programming Board (SPB), especially Greg Ritter and Taylor Zink for putting on a well-run event. The turn out was great, and I'd like to thank everyone that supported all the performers. My group members and I are looking forward to the concert, and hopefully getting the crowd excited for Mims and Fabolous."
If you would like to listen to Symmetry before Spring Weekend, check out the band's MySpace page at www.myspace.com/symmetryhiphop.
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