Hailing from the DC area, The CooLots’ sound is a melting pot of rock, soul and funk. Expect a healthy dose of honesty and realness as they give voice to social injustice through their absolutely electric performance.
For more information about The CooLots, visit www.thecoolots.com.
Let Maryland Community Band take you around the world in this international travel-themed performance. The program includes music that evokes scenes from Latin America, Russia, Netherlands, France, England, Greece and the United States.
D.C. native and rapper Tarica June uses traditional hip-hop, folk music and spoken word to confront issues of local gentrification and misogyny in hip-hop. Check out her critically acclaimed mixtape Moonlight Revolution.
For more information about Tarica June, visit www.taricajune.net.
Experience the creativity of filmmakers under pressure! This screening features original six-minute films created in just 48 hours by teams of UMD students. Enjoy a screening of Jeff Krulik’s Harry Potter Parking Lot while the judges deliberate!
By pairing a melodic, seemingly simple sound with layered, deeply personal lyrics, indie rocker Mitski has created her own brand of soul-bearing rock. It’s no wonder Pitchfork calls her “one of the most compelling voices in the sphere of indie rock.” Be part of a live studio audience! The performance will be broadcast later. Presented in partnership with WMUC 88.1 FM.
For more information about Mitski, visit www.mitski.com.
With vocals and production by UMD alumni Max and Spencer Ernst, this D.C.-based electronic trio uses R&B-oriented synth and beats that showcase frontwoman Chelsea Lee’s powerhouse vocals. Presented in partnership with the UMD Hip-Hop Festival.
For more information about SHAED, visit www.shaedband.com.
Black Masala is a D.C.-based band that creates an irresistible dance groove packed with gypsy-punk and soul. With influences that range from Bhangra and New Orleans funk to Balkan brass, Black Masala’s infectious, high-energy grooves are sure to get you on your feet.
For more information about Black Masala, visit www.blackmasala.com.
It’s a dance party, shhhh! Armed with a set of wireless headphones, listen to one of two live DJs, both playing totally different musical styles. This silent dance party is surreal, bizarre and outrageously fun! Presented in partnership with UMD’s Student Entertainment Events (SEE).
To bring
- UID or other ID
When aspiring filmmakers Jeff Krulik and John Heyn visited the Capital Centre parking lot on May 31, 1986, they had little more in mind than to document a fan scene at full peak. What they ended up creating was a cult film now considered among the greatest rock documentaries of all time. Experience the pure joy of these heavy metal fans getting pumped up before a Judas Priest concert. Presented in partnership with the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library. Total screening time is 17 minutes. Krulik will be in attendance, speaking about his experience.
What can the female body hold, take, embrace, defend, expunge, remember, forget, and assume? What do we project onto the female body, and how has the idea of "female" changed over time? Journey through history and memory to understand from where we came and to where we may go through this projection installation performance. Contains nudity.
