2008 Woodie Awards
Kappa Sigma brings the noise, funk
Ricky Thompson
Issue date: 4/6/05 Section: The Inside
Less than a year ago, Chad Urmston was performing before a crowd of 110,000 fans along the Charles River at the Hatch Shell.
Last Friday, Kappa Sigma brought Urmston - formerly of the seminal rock trio Dispatch - back to his native Boston, only this time the venue of choice was afterHOURS.
"I like the intimacy of this a lot," he said of performing on the college circuit. "Some of the shows toward the end of Dispatch were so hectic that it would just get to a size that sort of becomes faceless. It's not really better or worse, it's just a different animal."
Urmston's latest project, State Radio, served as the headliner for the 10th show of the fraternity's Spring Concert Series, which has provided two shows a week since early March.
Kappa Sigma Public Relations Chair John Guilfoil.approached afterHOURS manager Jackie Indrisano about Kappa Sigma getting involved in the concert lineup at the on-campus nightclub.
Indrisano, the manager and talent buyer for the campus nightclub, said she saw potential for the series to benefit campus life as a whole.
Guilfoil said the proof is in the numbers when it comes to the program's popularity.
"Attendance has been great. It's a lot higher than in previous years and even in the fall," he said. "We've been able to bring a lot more students here and they're staying for the entire time."
The series is that it embraces local musicians and the university's Music Department, two characteristics Guilfoil and Indrisano said they set out to achieve from the beginning.
Indrisano said attendance this year has been "up at least 50 percent" compared to last year.
In addition to State Radio, last Friday's concert presented two other bands, each possessing a Northeastern connection.
In Simplest Form, a duo featuring freshman Alex Schneiderman and sophomore Ramon Narvaez, kicked off the show with an hour-long acoustic set. By the third song, the audience was singing along to the group's catchy lyrics, enjoying its Jack Johnson-like rhythm.
Last Friday, Kappa Sigma brought Urmston - formerly of the seminal rock trio Dispatch - back to his native Boston, only this time the venue of choice was afterHOURS.
"I like the intimacy of this a lot," he said of performing on the college circuit. "Some of the shows toward the end of Dispatch were so hectic that it would just get to a size that sort of becomes faceless. It's not really better or worse, it's just a different animal."
Urmston's latest project, State Radio, served as the headliner for the 10th show of the fraternity's Spring Concert Series, which has provided two shows a week since early March.
Kappa Sigma Public Relations Chair John Guilfoil.approached afterHOURS manager Jackie Indrisano about Kappa Sigma getting involved in the concert lineup at the on-campus nightclub.
Indrisano, the manager and talent buyer for the campus nightclub, said she saw potential for the series to benefit campus life as a whole.
Guilfoil said the proof is in the numbers when it comes to the program's popularity.
"Attendance has been great. It's a lot higher than in previous years and even in the fall," he said. "We've been able to bring a lot more students here and they're staying for the entire time."
The series is that it embraces local musicians and the university's Music Department, two characteristics Guilfoil and Indrisano said they set out to achieve from the beginning.
Indrisano said attendance this year has been "up at least 50 percent" compared to last year.
In addition to State Radio, last Friday's concert presented two other bands, each possessing a Northeastern connection.
In Simplest Form, a duo featuring freshman Alex Schneiderman and sophomore Ramon Narvaez, kicked off the show with an hour-long acoustic set. By the third song, the audience was singing along to the group's catchy lyrics, enjoying its Jack Johnson-like rhythm.