BSR is now officially on the Colgate Maroon-News Website! Hit up maroon-news.com, scroll over "Links" on the right-hand side, and then click on us.
Keep spreading the word!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
BROAD STREET RECORDS -- NOW ON FACEBOOK!!!
'Sup sup sup y'all...
Broad Street Records now has an official Facbook fan page! Become a fan and you'll be able to link to new posts on here, and also get steady updates on what we're up to around campus.
Ch-ch-ch-check it out...
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Jango Radley: Not Your Average "Ango Radley"
Fresh off a successful fall which included a myriad of appearances around campus, Jango Radley is set to take to the stratosphere this semester, both on stage and in the studio. The group formed in early September, with the goal of bringing something to Colgate that has been missing for eons: some much-needed, rump-shaking, body-rocking, pure, unadulterated, fist-pumping funk (also rock, pop, jazz, hip-hop...funk fit best with the sentence).
Comprised of Liz Barnett (The Entrepeneurs, Cabaret) on the vox, Paul Bremer (The Entrepeneurs, Concert Jazz Ensemble) on the trumpet, Dan Lasker (Concert Choir, formerly "Dan Lasker") on the axe, Jake Musiker (Student Government Association, Philosophy Club, 2009 CJU Hanukkah Ball) on da bass, and Eli Raffeld (The Sonic Symposium, and pretty much everything else), the members of Jango Radley have been hard at work honing their craft, seemingly coming up with new songs by the minute as they play. So far, the roof has merely been nudged. Soon, it will be completely obliterated.
Stay tuned to this blog, and check out the band's Facebook page*, for updates on when and where JR will be rocking out in the coming months. And be sure to check out the first performance of the semester, at HOPE FOR HAITI, THIS SATURDAY (1/30) AT THE CHAPEL. Jango will be but one of many student bands performing from 6 to 11pm. Tickets are only $5, and all proceeds will be donated to various Haiti relief funds. Come for the cause, and for the music too!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Madlib Medicine Show Vinyl Screenings
The staggeringly prolific Madlib has released the first volume of the Madlib Medicine Show, entitled "Before the Verdict." The Medicine Show is a new twelve CD series where one volume is released each month. For those of you who have never heard of Madlib, he is a producer/rapper/instrumentalist signed to Stones Throw whose work spans across many genres, from hip-hop to jazz to West London broken beat. He has also released music under a variety of pseudonyms and alter egos, including Quasimoto, Yesterday's New Quintet, DJ Rels, etc. Any of his releases are more than worth checking out.
This in particular is a hip-hop album, with many of the tracks featuring Detroit rapper Guilty Simpson, whose full collaboration album with Madlib is due out in a few months. The video showcases an event that is happening tonight in Los Angeles, where VINYL copies of "Before the Verdict" are being hand pressed by members of the Hit and Run team of artists based on demand. If I were anywhere near the west coast at this moment I would drop everything I had and flock to LA ASAP.
CRRABS: The Bright Future of Colgate Music
CRRABS, aka, the "Colgate Rock and Roll Association for Brothers and Sisters," was started by various members of the class of 2012. Originally created to provide an outlet for musicians to jam together after class, CRRABS has evolved into a series of kick-ass rock bands. CRRABS has taken Colgate by storm over the past year, performing at Battle of the Bands 2009, SCOPE's Bandfest and opening for a number of various concerts on campus. Starting out as a cover-band, CRRABS has grown in popularity and have been recently working on a series of original songs. Take it from a BSR insider, that ish will be banannas. We are all anxiously awaiting a few new recorded tracks.
"The Resistance," (A Caitlin Grossjung Original Track), Up Til' Dawn 2009
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Mash-up, Battle of the Bands 2009
"The Resistance," (A Caitlin Grossjung Original Track), Up Til' Dawn 2009
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" Mash-up, Battle of the Bands 2009
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Earthman Embassy
Colgate band Earthman Embassy have undergone some changes in their lineup but are looking forward to recording new songs and continuing to play gigs in Hamilton and around NY. Here's a video of one of their newer songs "Mister Mystery Men" performed live at the Barge in Hamilton.
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