NextNOW Fest 2019

NextNOW Fest is an inspiring experience where creativity and community converge. By amplifying the voices of intriguing, inventive artists from around campus and the country, NextNOW Fest creates a forward-looking microcosm where art shapes and transforms our future.

2019 Festival Lineup

Priests

Entering their eighth year as a band, Priests—Daniele, vocalist Katie Alice Greer and guitarist G.L. Jaguar—remain an inspired anomaly in modern music. A band on its own label, Sister Polygon Records—jolting the greater music world with early releases by Downtown Boys, Snail Mail, Sneaks and Gauche—they are living proof that it is still possible to work on one’s own terms, to collectively cultivate one’s own world. Bred in punk, Priests play rock’n’roll that is as intellectually sharp as it is focused on pop’s thrilling pleasure centers, that is topical without sloganeering.

Maryland Community Band

Join the Maryland Community Band on a global odyssey filled with music that will inspire your imagination!  Soar above the magnificent peaks of the Himalayas or sweep down into the valley along the beautiful Shenandoah River. Perhaps strolling down a country lane with Copland or the symphonic overtures of Gershwin is more your style? In a more traditional mood? Jump across the pond to hear selections from the rich Celtic tradition or travel halfway around the globe to hear variations on Korean folk songs.

Emma Weisbaum: TURNED ON (Read Receipts)

Emma Weisbaum's TURNED ON (Read Receipts) is a black light installation that shows a woman's perspective on the dating and hookup scene in today's technological age. The acrylic paintings feature references to viral vines, memes and tweets representing our collective relationship with social media and its inherent influence on larger society. Artist  Emma Weisbaum is an honors studio art student at the University of Maryland. She studies graphic design, acrylic painting and animation.

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