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A Rare Acoustic Evening with Jason Mraz with Special Guests Raining Jane
Venue: Burruss Auditorium, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Time: 7:30 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
Virginia Tech Students: $25.00 Virginia Tech Faculty/Staff: $35.00 General Public: $45.00

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Description:
The Virginia Tech Union presents A Rare Acoustic Evening with Jason Mraz with special guests Raining Jane on Wednesday, October 16th in Virginia Tech's Burruss Auditorium.

Tickets go on sale on Wednesday, September 25th at the Virginia Tech Ticket Office located in the Squires Student Center.

To purchase tickets online, visit: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=21575&pid=7590021

Musician Jason Mraz was born and raised in Mechanicsville, Virginia. Mraz's stylistic influences include reggae, pop, rock, folk, jazz, and hip hop.

A few years ago, the Grammy winning singer and songwriter, Jason Mraz released an album that would change his life – the multi-platinum best-selling, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The album featured the record breaking “I’m Yours” – a buoyant, reggae-flavored love song which captured the hearts of people across the globe, surpassing twenty-one million sales worldwide and setting a record for the longest-running song in the 51-year history of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart with 76 weeks on the chart. The track earned Jason a Grammy “Song of the Year” nomination, was ASCAP’s 2010 “Song of the Year” and led to Mraz being given the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s prestigious “Hal David Starlight Award,” which is presented to songwriters who have made a significant impact in the music industry with their original songs.

In 2010, Jason garnered two Grammy wins to add to his long list of accomplishments winning “Best Male Pop Vocal Performance” for “Make It Mine” and “Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” for “Lucky,” his duet with Colbie Caillat, both from We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.

For more information, visit: http://jasonmraz.com/

In an era of over-night sensations that fizzle as quickly as they spark, and a time when music seems often overshadowed by a side show of special effects and lip-synching illusionists, it's a relief to know there are still bands out there that are The Real Thing; bands who play their own instruments, write their own songs, and have the musical chemistry that can only come from playing and touring together for over a decade. This is Raining Jane.

It wasn't long after their first show at UCLA in 1999, that the four women of Raining Jane hit the road to make music their full-time gig. With their original blend of indie-rock-folk, they launched into a hefty touring schedule, performing over 120 shows per year (for 6 years straight), all independently booked and managed. From colleges to concert halls, from opening tours for Sara Bareilles to headlining their own shows, Raining Jane became an example of indie success.

For more information, visit: http://rainingjane.com/home.rj

Doors open at 6:30 pm with the show beginning at 7:30 pm.

For more information on this concert, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/720117468015315/