If you were present or paying attention to social media this weekend, you know by now that ska band Wondershop Showdown and DJ Keegan Tawa won Battle of the Bands and will be opening for the Avett Brothers and Ludacris at Movin' On. These two acts are each talented in their own right, but were clearly not the right decision when measured up with all the other performers Saturday night. If you missed it, allow me to recap the evening and explain.
Have you been wondering what happened to the weekly Friday afternoon concerts in the HUB's first floor lounge? Well, after a short hiatus, the SPA Student Noontime Showcase will be back in action this week. It's time to break out your acoustic guitars and put on a little show for anyone that makes their way to the HUB on Friday, April 13 between 12 and 2 p.m.
Brothers Grant (Neil Brookshire) and Ancel (Aaron Toronto) Fox make a pact, no, "The Pact", swearing off females for a year in this short film directed by Penn State School of Theatre professor Matt Toronto. Written along with his brother, Aaron, who also stars in the film, and a little help from his wife Jordan, it was based off of a real pact that the Toronto brothers had made during their college days. Filmed in Brookings, South Dakota, "The Pact" has been shown at 13 festivals and is now being screened at the State Theatre.
On Friday, SOMA and VASA came together to produce Penn State's Arts Crawl 2012. Find out how awesome it was after the jump.
Nothing was safe last night when stand-up comic/angry old jewish bastard, Lewis Black, took to the stage at the Eisenhower auditorium. The veteran to the comedy game went after Mark Zuckerberg, the GOP candidates and even the newest social media activism icon, Treyvon Martin. Read more about Black's controversial stand-up act after the jump.
Twelve student musical acts will compete in Movin' On's Battle of the Bands this Saturday at 9 p.m. in Alumni Hall. Two winners will be opening for the 2012 lineup on Friday, April 27. Find out more about the competitors after the jump.