2008 Woodie Awards
CSU to host concert Friday
Issue date: 1/17/08
Section: Music
In an effort to help keep students on campus and out of bars, Minnesota State Student Leadership and Development and Impact are bringing a series of live concerts to MSU.
The series kicks off at 9 p.m. Friday when local band Off Like A Prom Dress will perform in the lower level of the Centennial Student Union.
Concerts will be held every Friday in the CSU except for March 7 and March 14. Many of the bands booked have local roots or come from the Twin Cities. Some of the better known bands include Parallax, which won MSU's Battle of the Bands in both 2005 and 2007, and Scarlet Haze, which has performed with Bon Jovi at the Target Center and won a Minnesota Music Award in 2006 for its debut album "Out of the Dark."
Pizza and pop are also being offered at the events. Refills for pop will be 50 cents while pizza will be sold for $1 a slice.
"The goal is to provide an alternative to going drinking in bars or restaurants," said Mike Altomari, a CSU/Impact graduate assistant who has been booking bands for the event. "It's a way to keep kids on campus, kind of like the Mavs After Dark program."
Altomari said planning for the concerts began last semester and will replace the open game room nights that were occasionally held in the CSU last semester.
The series kicks off at 9 p.m. Friday when local band Off Like A Prom Dress will perform in the lower level of the Centennial Student Union.
Concerts will be held every Friday in the CSU except for March 7 and March 14. Many of the bands booked have local roots or come from the Twin Cities. Some of the better known bands include Parallax, which won MSU's Battle of the Bands in both 2005 and 2007, and Scarlet Haze, which has performed with Bon Jovi at the Target Center and won a Minnesota Music Award in 2006 for its debut album "Out of the Dark."
Pizza and pop are also being offered at the events. Refills for pop will be 50 cents while pizza will be sold for $1 a slice.
"The goal is to provide an alternative to going drinking in bars or restaurants," said Mike Altomari, a CSU/Impact graduate assistant who has been booking bands for the event. "It's a way to keep kids on campus, kind of like the Mavs After Dark program."
Altomari said planning for the concerts began last semester and will replace the open game room nights that were occasionally held in the CSU last semester.
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