With President Patrick shipping off for a stint overseas Julia Brenner—the current vice president—will be taking the reins of SEC for the rapidly approaching spring semester. Her first official order of business was the creation of this discussion forum where students can offer up some of their opinions.

All you kids grumbling about the choice of bands and frequency of shows don’t even have to get up off your asses to share your opinions anymore. Have at it boys!

a rare photograph of Here We Go Magic taken during an earthquake

The rad dudes and dudettes at SEC bring you goodtime psychedelic folkies Here We Go Magic this Friday with support from Saratoga’s own Railbird.

Here We Go Magic is one of those bands that makes you feel good on the inside—talented, poetic, wonderful instrumentation, the whole deal. Railbird is a local band with some of the dudes from One Caroline and they’re fucking rad. If you’re 21 (or have a decent fake) you’ve probably seen them at Putanm Den already and liked them. In conclusion Friday night is going to be great.

Friday Night, Doors at 8pm. Falstaff’s
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these dudes are so serious

Tonight is SEC’s Big Show with Grizzly Bear and special guest Gang Gang Dance in the Big Gym. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door at their original prices. The doors will open at 8pm for what promises to be a memorable night—make sure you can remember it.

Remember that neither rotgut refreshments nor smoking are allowed in the Big Gym. Students who are obviously intoxicated will be escorted out and then whispered about at breakfast. Grizzly Bear is arguably one of the better acts currently touring but they will not make you want to rub your unmentionables against other people; students who get excited by friction will however enjoy Gang Gang Dance—an act not to be missed.

SEC will be collecting tickets at the main door of the Sports Center, people who tell you it is possible to sneak in don’t understand how things work and are best left alone.

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The Grizzly Bear and Gang Gang Dance show is tomorrow! Get your tickets today in Case between 11 and 4 so you don’t have to  wait on line drunkenly clutching a 5 dollar bill tomorrow night.

The Grizzly Bros

Today begins the final countdown to the first-semester-spectacle that is SEC’s Big Show. Skidmore will host Grizzly Bear and Gang Gang Dance this Friday at 8pm. Just like last week, tickets will be on sale in Case Center from 11am-4pm and will set you back $5 for students and $20 for the public.

Since this is one of those rare opportunities where you get to see two amazing bands for the price of one mediocre band the SEC head honchos anticipate selling out of public tickets so it is recommended that you hastily secure your admission. If you can’t make it to campus to procure your tickets they can also be purchased online here.

SEC meets every Monday night at 8pm in Ladd 307
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Tickets for next Friday’s Grizzly Bear and Gang Gang Dance show are now on sale in Case Center 11am-4pm Monday through Friday and will remain on sale until Sept. 25^th. SEC accepts both cash and SkidID

Skidmore Students (with ID) $5
Public: $20

Tickets for the public are also available for purchase online here and will be held at will call until the day of the show.
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SEC—the fine folks who brought you Saturday’s Felice Brothers show—will have their first open meeting Monday evening at 7pm in Ladd 307. Freshmen and upper classmen alike are welcome to come find out how to help bring music to campus. Grizzly Bear is next Friday so there is no shortage of preparations.

that one guy kind of looks like a puny andy samberg right?

The Felice Brothers will play Falstaff’s on Saturday September 12th. Freshmen take notice: enjoying a concert at Falstaff’s is good respite from the nightly congregating you will be doing at the Scribner staircase. The former subway buskers play raggedy–ass electric folk ala The Band and will not disappoint. The extraordinary Garrett Cook ’09 will open for the F-bros with an all-acoustic set.

Those of you looking to gather some information on the 5-piece so you can impress your amigos would be interested in this interview with LAist or opening your ear drums to their myspace.

Saturday 9/12 8pm @ Falstaff’s
Students only
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Gang Gang MOTHERFUCKING Dance

SEC announced via email this weekend that Gang Gang Dance will open for Grizzly Bear at September’s Big Show. Like Grizzly Bear, Gang Gang Dance has made waves after their most recent LP landed among the Pitchfork upper echelons. Gang Gang are a great addition to the bill that—while fucking fantastic— previously lacked any guarantee of danceability. Those of you worried about your ability to gyrate your pelvis to the ethereal harmonies of Grizzly Bear will be happy to know that Gang Gang Dance’s Middle Eastern, grime, African rytham aural cocktail has (on multiple occasions) resulted in me “grinding” with people.

The show is scheduled for 8pm on Sept. 25 and will be open to the public. No news yet regarding ticket prices but as always the cheapest and most exciting way to see a show is from the warm glow of love provided to those who volunteer to help SEC run the event.

For more information on Gang Gang Dance check out their Myspace.com social networking profile.

Everyone’s favorite band Grizzly Bear is slated to headline SEC’s fall semester Big Show scheduled for  September 25th.  Grizzly Bear is a fantastic snag for Skidmore; the band was recently rocketed to stardom after their most recent album—Veckatimest—made its way to the Billboard Top 100 albums chart after previous independent success.  The Brooklyn-based foursome is known for their beautifully creepy harmonies and intricate instrumental arrangements and stand in sharp contrast to previous Big Show headliners like Ghostface Killah and Girl Talk. Openers for the show are as-of-yet unnamed but apparently the recessionistas as SEC scored Grizzly Bear “mad cheap” and have some wiggle room when it comes to hiring.

For more information on Grizzly Bear check out this NYMag piece about Droste and Company or hit ‘dem up on TheirSpace.