Dozens of East Lansing residents gathered in the field behind the Bailey Community Center, 300 Bailey St., to enjoy warm weather and live music at the third annual Pumpstock event Saturday afternoon.
When Ted McNett and his bandmates perform together, they don’t always use traditional instruments.
With his first-ever show in Lansing, Fernando Solis hopes to kick-start his young music career. The Flint, Mich., resident performs frequently in his hometown but said he wants to share his music with more of Michigan and eventually the country.
As the summer season approaches, many students are preparing to travel out of state to see performances by top names in the music industry, such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bon Iver. But not all music enthusiasts are able to make the trip to popular music festivals, such as Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, because of the cost of tickets and planning required to make the trip.
It is almost the weekend. Classes are ending, and students are ready to unwind. Here is a roundup of events to attend during the weekend respite.
With fewer people on campus to socialize with, it can become more difficult to make plans to occupy your time. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of activities to fill your schedule with. Take this laid-back season as an opportunity to participate in events that you might otherwise not have time for.
For Tom Mata, music isn’t just something to be played in the background or used to drown out other less pleasant noises.
It is almost the weekend. Classes are ending, and students are ready to unwind. Here is a roundup of events to attend during the weekend respite.
When Childish Gambino hit the Auditorium stage Wednesday night wearing a red hoodie bearing the words “Scouts Honor” and singing his hit “Outside,” few would have guessed he was the fun-loving, quirky and somewhat nerdy character Troy from the hit NBC show “Community.” But the 28-year-old rapper, actor, writer and comedian, who offstage is known as Donald Glover, is no stranger to the rap game.
Artists like to think of their popularity as solely a product of their own doing. But although they don’t like to admit it, sometimes they could use some help in finding fame and fortune. And more than once, the hit television show “Glee” has been an artist’s aid.
Music education sophomore Matt Nabozny, left, music freshman Reilly Spitzfaden, center, and music education Alexey Levigne, right, practice the marimba for their studio recital Monday at the Music Building. The trio has been practicing six hours a week for the upcoming performance.
While Nicholas Dansby sat under the sun Saturday afternoon reading a newspaper and enjoying a cup of coffee as he often does, he noticed something wasn’t quite the same.
It is almost the weekend. Classes are ending, and students are ready to unwind. Here is a roundup of events to attend during the weekend respite.
Rap artist Childish Gambino will perform at 7:30 p.m.
Oddities such as blue men and puppeteered horses are among just a few attractions to be featured at Wharton Center during its 2012-13 season.
In a sea of electrified students, Michael Gonczar wobbled back and forth to the beat in the middle of Jenison Field House on Saturday evening. The environmental studies and agriscience senior was one of many attendees at the first-ever Cultural Remix who participated in a line dance number at the event. “It was a lot of fun,” Gonczar said.
It is almost the weekend. Classes are ending, and students are ready to unwind. Here is a roundup of events to attend during the weekend respite. Billy Bell: Student Performances Choreography developed by Billy Bell of Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance” will be performed at 6:30 p.m.
To experience success with their current band, Dillon Gorden and Drew Irwin first had to let another one fall apart. Lansing resident Gorden and East Lansing resident Irwin both were members of alternative act A Letter to You, which broke up about two years ago, before forming their new group, Redbird.
After greeting an entirely seated audience on Friday night, four-member alternative and pop band Last Night Saved My Life was determined to do everything it could to get members of the crowd on their feet, including running through the audience several times during the performance. “We’re used to playing shows for people who are standing and moving,” marketing sophomore Wilson Shaner, the band’s lead singer said.
Drumsticks in hand, Adam Phelps started learning to play music before he even was able to walk. Before his second birthday, the LCC alumnus already was being taught to play the drums by his father, who also was a musician. “He gave me the influence that I have today,” he said.