2008 Woodie Awards
An Evening of Rock and Roll
Matthew Libassi Staff Reporter
Issue date: 9/29/05 Section: A & E
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This past Saturday, Sacred Heart's very own Independent Music Club (IMC) held its first shows in the University Commons. The IMC is a fairly new club and only about three years old. Their main focus is to bring good and varied music to the students of SHU.
As the president of the IMC, Laura Day, senior, Worcester, Mass. said, "The main goal of the IMC is to connect students who share musical interests that seem to be rare at SHU. The club is really about having fun and bringing something we enjoy to the school, and a great way to get everybody actively involved is to bring bands from in and around Connecticut to play here."
The future looks bright with aspirations of continued shows and other venues to gain popularity and a general knowledge of the club. The first show included the bands Farewell To Arms (Conn.), Twilight City Fracture (N.J.), Four Year Strong (Mass.), Salute The Dawn (N.Y.), The Gun Stays (N.Y.), and Changing Directions (Bridgeport).
The evening started promptly at 7:30 p.m., opening with Changing Directions warming the crowd. Everyone started to feel the band after a few beginning songs, and requests from the band members for the crowd to move a little closer and loosen up.
Gun Stays band member, Jamyne Gonzalez, Long Island, NY said, "The show went pretty well. We made due with the big room and played better than we thought. The turnout was good and defiantly had a great time - we will totally be back."
The band members weren't the only ones having an excellent time. "I loved it. I had so much fun and I can't wait for more shows. I wish there were more punk bands though," said Erin Bulvanoski, freshman, Ocean Point, NY.
The Vice President of the IMC, Rina Catashprohe, senior, Bronx, NY said, "Since we have an entirely new E-board this year, we hope to show SHU a different side of IMC...we pretty much just hope to put on a lot more shows on campus and to make those shows as diverse as possible. We were also thinking of setting up group trips to a few concerts. The turnout for new members this year has been pretty fantastic."
President, Laura Day, urges anyone interested in the club to contact her via email at L-Day@sacredheart.edu, or stop by the Mahogany Room for their bi-weekly meetings. With the show going better than expected, the Independent Music Club is off to a good start. Catashprohe sums up the club and what the IMC's main goal is, noting, "What it all comes down to is putting on sweet shows and have a rockin' good time - YEAH ROCK N' ROLL!"