2011 Battle of the Bands IS ON!
February 18th, 2011 by The Professor
It’s time for the Battle of the Bands! For those that are new here, this is how you get the chance to be the opening act at the Loyolapalooza concert. We don’t want to give anything away, but how Fun might it be to open for a band that had people named Matt & Kim in it? Loyola’s Battle of the Bands will be taking place Thursday, March 31st at 8pm in McGuire Hall. Hurry up! Call your mom so she can ship your bass down from home! Text your buddy in Newman and ask if he wouldn’t mind you using his common room as a practice and storage space for your roommate’s drumset.
Submissions this year will done online through WLOY.org. If you want to participate, you have to fill out the form and link up some of your best tunes.
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Top 40 of 2.18.11
February 18th, 2011 by Eric Loose
The Cold War Kids’ reign as Top 40 kings ends here, contends Conor Oberst &Company. This week, with its weirdly sunny weather, sees an equally new flavor of music to complement the weather in the form of The People’s Key. So between sessions of tanning in the winter sun and gorging on Radiohead’s new album (it’s been released a day early!!), give a few of these a spin, you won’t regret it. Read the rest of this entry »
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Willie and Lobo Interview
February 18th, 2011 by Kate Marshall
Willie and Lobo are a fantastic duo of Willie Royal and Wolfgang “Lobo” Fink. They first met in 1983 while working at Mamma Mia’s restaurant in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Willie plays the violin while Lobo plays the flamenco Guitar. They have not produced new music since 2005 but are currently touring North and South America.
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Virginia Coalition Interview
February 18th, 2011 by Kate Marshall
Forming in Alexandria, Virginia in the late 90s, Virginia Coalition released their first album in 1998. Their 10th album, Home This Year, was released in 2008 and got rave reviews. They will be performing around the US in early 2011.
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TJ Leyden Interview
February 18th, 2011 by Kate Marshall
TJ Leyden, a former neo-nazi, white supremacist activist and recruiter spent 15 years of his life as a self-proclaimed Skinhead. He and his wife, Julie founded StrHATE Talk Consulting in 2000. He speaks all over the country educating and training members of the FBL, military, law enforcement and students.
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Stephen Kellogg Interview
February 18th, 2011 by Kate Marshall
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers formed in Massachusetts in 2003. Stephen released 4 solo albums before meeting Kits and Boots at UMass. Last year the boys accepted an invitation to tour military bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Turkey, Portugal, Italy, Germany (with Sugarland) and NATO bases in England and the Netherlands.
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Matt Nathanson Interviews
February 18th, 2011 by Kate Marshall
2008 LoyolaPalooza performer, Matt Nathanson, has been on the scene since 1993. With 8 albums under his belt, his blend of folk and rock continues to soothe the souls of many. With a new album coming out in 2011, Matt has many fans looking forward to his new material. WLOY has interviewed Matt on two occasions. Here how things have changed between 2003 and 2008!
The 2003 Matt Nathanson Interview
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The 2008 Matt Nathanson Interview
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Lewis Black Interview
February 18th, 2011 by Kate Marshall
Our very own, locally born, Lewis Black is covering all his bases as stand up comedian, author and actor. He performs 200 nights a year all over the world. He has been a guest on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show and performed 2 HBO specials, Black on Broadway and Red, White and Screwed. He won Best Male Stand-up at the American Comedy Awards in 2001.
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Les Nubians Interview
February 18th, 2011 by Kate Marshall
With the release of their third album in 2009, Les Nubians have been entertaining fans for a decade with their Afropean style. In those 10 years they have received a Grammy nomination, two Soul Train Lady nominations and two nominations for the NAACP Image Awards. They have one of the leading French-language albums in the past 20 years.
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Brothers Past Interview
February 18th, 2011 by Kate Marshall
Philadelphia natives, Brothers Past, have a hard time fitting into one genre. Their strength is their seamless mixture of electronica and rock that paves the way for future types of music. Their latest album, This Feeling’s Called Goodbye, was nominated for “Album of the Year” at the 2009 Jammy Awards.
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