Skidmore alum, Calder Wilson ’11, was hired by Skidmore to lend his considerable photographic skills to capture acts from Beatlemore Skidmania. Check out the videos on youtube! Wow, the Beatles, am I right?
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Relive the Memories! Again and Again and Again and Again…
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011Flora & Fauna Continues Storied Skidmore/Wesleyan Music Tradition
Monday, May 2nd, 2011
In the golden days of yester-yore Skidmore and Wesleyan were musical fuck buddies, trading bands and promotional efforts throughout the year and populating rotating rosters of bands between the two campuses. Since then everyone has moved to Greenpoint, Famous Class records started, Snakes Say Hisss got in bed with Jim Jones, Tony Castles quit their day jobs and all that remains is a defunct Facebook group.
While those promiscuious days of liberal arts music making seem to have died down since their Fall of 2007 heyday (??) it seems Casey Baird ’11 and friends are reviving the tradition. Flora and Fauna, Baird’s mostly-Wesleyan-but-also-kinda-Skidmore based band that you probably saw open for Railbird at Putnam Den recently, just released a new, free two-sing EP on their Bandcamp and they’ll be opening Wesleyan’s Spring Fling on Thursday. Download it now or you’ll look like a chump.
Aural Explosion
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Too Rad
Yo Motherfuckers, if you’re not totally popping wood about all the good music coming to campus this weekend you must be a serious wet blanket. Thursday night Lively Lucy’s brings you a free show with April Smith and the Great Picture Show and The Van Buren Boys and then Friday night is SEC and Benefaction’s biannual Benefit Concert with sets from VERBS, Silent Kids and Mutual Friends. After all that madness there is this little party called Moorebid Ball featuring LightsDownMusicUp on Saturday Night.
I just want to let everyone know now so we can collectively avoid all those what-are-you-doing-tonight text messages.
Verbs: Living Room
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
Verbs, a relatively new Skidmore band, has released their debut album “Living Room” (it was not recorded in a living room, I believe). Verbs is comprised of five Skidmore students: Nate Terepka ’10, Matt Kirby ’10, Andrew Clinard ’10, Garrett Cook ’10, and Casey Baird ’11, who used to play under the name “Pistol Shrimp.”
Living Room is available online for a free download at Verbstheband.com. Check it out and let them know what you think below.
WSPN Presents: Famous Class Reunion
Friday, March 27th, 2009
Poster by A. Citrin
WSPN is hosting a reunion of sorts: Famous Class labelmates and Skidmore alums Snakes Say Hisss, Boogie Boarder, and Muggabears return to Falstaff’s tonight to play a free show. Doors open at 9:30 and the first band plays when the clock strikes 10. The show is free but if you can spare the cash Famous Class will be pitching their goods. (fbook)
A Shared Sophomore Recital
Saturday, March 21st, 2009
(fbook)
Spillway and Mutual Friend @ Lively Lucy’s
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
Skidmore bands Spillway and Mutual Friends will be performing Thursday night (1/29) thanks to Lively Lucy’s. Previously we’ve reported on Spillway and were major fans of Mutual Friend’s recent performance at Jones Road.
Falstaff’s
Doors at 9.
(fbook)
Get Crazy Yall!!!!!!
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
In an attempt to bring some energy to the mostly sedentary Skidmore home games the Athletics Department is taking a page from Nick Cannon’s book and introducing a pep band:
“In an effort to bring increased energy and spirit to some of our
sporting events we send this email to you to announce the starting of
the first Skidmore Pep Band. We hope you will join in the fun and help
us bring the crowds to their feet and add an extra air of excitement and
celebratory atmosphere to the sporting events.
All musicians are invited to join that are current Skidmore students,
faculty, staff, alumni and retirees. Band members must be able to
rehearse once or twice per week and play at selected men’s and women’s
home basketball games and men’s ice hockey games.
cmerrill@skidmore.edu for more information.
The first practice is Tuesday, December 2 at 8:00 pm in the main gym of the Sports Center.”
Yea that’s right I referenced Drumline. No big deal.
Spillway Train to Wesleyan
Sunday, October 26th, 2008
This weekend, Skidmore student and environmentally conscious bad ass musician, Doug Barber, took the train to Wesleyan University, located in the heart of Connecticut, to play a one-manned acoustic set under the name Spillway. Following an act by longtime friend Robby Hardesty of The Spools, Barber took the stage at WestCo Cafe, an establishment similar to Falstaffs, the Spa, or that area in front of the D-hall fireplaces where some people think it’s okay to play music. He played some solo acoustic versions of songs from his band “Spillway” (Barber and friend Jack McKool).
Spillway proper has yet to performer here on campus (we assume travel logistics and whatnot have kept these two apart), but Barber has been known to pop up in between spoken word sets at Lively Lucy’s. Spillway, who spent this past summer recording and touring around their home state of Texas, has an album available for free download here.
Check out the Spill-space
This Land is Harland
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Hailed as one of the top drummers of our generation, Eric “Hercules” Harland will be on campus today and tomorrow hosting a slew of master classes, as well as putting on a concert. Harland is a part of what’s considered an all-star jazz ensemble, the SFJAZZ Collective, but will instead be playing in a quartet along side 2-time Grammy nominee pianist Taylor Eigsti, guitarist Julian Lage, and bassist Harish Raghavan. Tomorrow’s jazz super-show will take place in the Filene Recital hall, beginning around 8pm and lasting until roughly 10pm, depending on how long it takes you stoners to find your way to your seats. The show will cost a small, yet unfortunate $2 for students (and senior citizens), so don’t be afraid to steal some Saratoga Elementary student’s lunch money if need be.
The Filene Concert Series has brought in many notable acts in contemporary Jazz including Brad Mehldau, Chris Potter, and John Scofield.
Check out Harland’s ‘space
