Venue: Commonwealth Ballroom (Squires), Blacksburg
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2014
Time: 7:30 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
Advance Tickets:
• General Public: $15.00
• VT Students (with ID): $8.00
At the Door:
• General Public: $20.00
• VT Students (with ID): $10.00
• General Public: $15.00
• VT Students (with ID): $8.00
At the Door:
• General Public: $20.00
• VT Students (with ID): $10.00
Description:
Hillel at Virginia Tech presents the 9th Annual Daniel Pearl Music Day featuring Action Bronson with The Band Concord and Yoshi the Poet on Thursday, November 6th at the Commonwealth Ballroom inside the Squires Student Center.
Arian Asllani, better known by his stage name Action Bronson, is a rapper from Flushing, Queens, New York. He is signed to Vice Records and Atlantic Records. He has released various mixtapes such as the critically acclaimed "Rare Chandeliers", with The Alchemist, before releasing his major-label debut, an EP titled Saaab Stories, with frequent collaborator Harry Fraud, in 2013.
Before entering the rap scene, he was a respected gourmet chef in New York City. Bronson frequently raps about food in his songs and hosted his own online cooking show entitled "Action in the Kitchen". He has gained fame for lyrically and stylistically resembling rapper Ghostface Killah one of his heroes and role models.
Links:
• http://www.actionbronson.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/ActionBronsonMusic
The Band Concord is an Americana band based out of Blacksburg, Virginia. The quintet includes influences such as The Avett Brothers, Fleet Foxes, The Head and the Heart and The Lumineers. Fun lyrics and great sounds from the guitar, mandolin and banjo!
Links:
• http://the-band-concord.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/thebandconcord
Tickets will go on sale starting on October 15th. Tickets can be purchased at the Student Center and Activities Ticket Office located on the first floor of the Squires Student Center or call 540-231-5615. To purchase online, visit: ttps://tickets.artscenter.vt.edu/studentcenters/online/
Doors open at 7 pm.
The concert is part of an international movement out of the Daniel Pearl Foundation to spread awareness to the community that music can transcend cultural intolerance and bring diverse groups of people together in harmony.
To view the event flyer, visit the NextThreeDays Pinterest Pin at: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/560276009867198524/
For more information, visit: http://hillelatvirginiatech.com/i-love-this-video-about-daniel-pearl/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/287705401436189/
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