The Spectrum

Issue date: 3/23/06 Section: A & E

Media Credit: The Spectrum/ Dana Cannizzaro The Gun Stays, from Long Island returns to SHU for another performance.

Saturday night in the Outpost, SHU's Indpendent Music Club, IMC, presented their final rock show of the year.

Independent Music Club's main priority is bringing rock and roll to our school, and Saturday night they did just that. The stage was set, the lights were low, and you could hear the music from down the hall.

Playing in the Outpost were three bands who were all from the tri-state area. The first to perform was Under a Falling Sky, a screamo act from New Haven.

The following band, The Gun Stays, was back for a second time at SHU. The Long Island hardcore band had played here once last semester and both times, they put on a great show.

The last band to perform was one that is no stranger to SHU. Twilight City Fracture, a south Jersey hardcore act, has played Sacred Heart three times and is one of the club's favorites.

This was one of the harder shows that the IMC has presented to the school this year. There was an involved crowd, consisting of fans, students and the bands that had played.

All of the bands were excited to be here; they supported each other during their sets and sang along.

The club is mostly known for putting on hardcore shows, but this year it wanted to bring more of a variety of rock and roll music to SHU.

Earlier in the year, IMC presented a ska show, which included bands like The Argyles, Long Shot Hero, and Stealing From Peter.

The club's previous show, was an acoustic one. This show was the most mellow sounding that the club has presented this year. Bands that played included Firma and the Jake Incao Band.

Since this was the last show that the IMC will be putting on this year, the club wanted to conclude with a good one.

"This has been IMC's most productive year so far, and I think it went pretty well. It's sad that this is possibly the last show, but it ended strong," said club president Laura Day, senior, Worcester, Mass.

General club members were also pleased with how well the show went.

"The bands are really good. I think that this is one of the more talented shows that we've put on this year. We'll hopefully have these bands back sometime next year," said Jen Murphy, junior, Milford.

As the club looks forward for the next year, they are pleased with the outcome of the present, and especially pleased with Saturday night's show.

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