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WLOY Coffeehouse: Angela Sheik 4/6/17
Friday, March 31st, 2017 by WLOY Staff
We are getting experimental this Thursday with Angela Sheik! Angela will be playing her unique electronic music outside of Starbucks between 8-10pm. Her great songs are a mix of a little but of everything including electronic music, indie, folk, pop, and instrumental. But, by far Angela’s favorite music style is looped songs, which she has a major talent for. Watching this looping mastermind play in person is an experience you won’t wan tot miss! You can check out her trippy music here and make sure to witness the genius live on Thursday!
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WLOY Coffeehouse: Songwriter Skirmish 3/30/17
Sunday, March 26th, 2017 by WLOY Staff
The Songwriter Skirmish has finally arrived! Those chosen will be battling it out on Thursday, March 30th from 8-10pm outside of Starbucks! Come out to support some of the eleven great Loyola rappers, songwriters, duos, and mixers and find out who will kick off the fun at Loyolapalooza. Those participating are Olivia Gordon, Beatrice King and Alex Neave, Shay Kumar, Caroline Hermance, Jordan Parrish, Matthew Heim, Kunle Soniregun, Steve Bisson, Ryan and Jen, Jeleel Yussuf, and Finn Conley (FC the MC). With music ranging from rap to EDM to rock there will be something for everybody and some artist for everyone to rouse for in this cutthroat competition.
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WLOY Coffeehouse: Matt Hutchison 3/23/17
Friday, March 17th, 2017 by WLOY Staff
Matt Hutchison, a Loyola favorite, will be back this Thursday from 8-10pm outside Starbucks! Inspired from a young age by the sounds of The Beatles and other British Invasion bands, Matt went to England to study Rock and Roll. He then moved out into the wilderness of West Virginia to learn about Country Western music and develop his own music into what it is today. These genres influenced Matt’s alternative, classic rock music style in his awesome songs, which you can listen to here. He enjoys writing songs that tell a good story, so don’t miss the stories and the sounds of Matt Hutchison this Thursday!
Starbucks will be staying open for the length of the Coffeehouse and will be having drink specials like $3 Frappiccinos. Grab yourself a cup of joe or a tasty frap and enjoy the show!
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Concert Review: The World is a Beautiful Place @ The Metro Gallery
Thursday, March 16th, 2017 by WLOY Staff
On January 29th I got to see The World is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, along with the local openers Us &Us Only and Purrer. Although The World is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die wasn’t the reason I wanted to go to the show, the whole concert was an all-around great experience. (more…)
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Canopy Returns to Coffeehouse 3/16/17
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 by The Professor
This Thursday at the Starbucks area, check out the return of the etherial, amazing, unique awesomeness that is Canopy! Canopy is a Baltimore-based band comprised of Matt Muirhead and McKenzie Ditter. Matt Muirhead is a well-known Baltimore artist (and creator of the van t-shirt for WLOY!!). He creates both eclectic paintings and music, not to mention builds most of his own instruments. McKenzie Ditter is a photographer and illustrator with wonderful books and clothing creations. Muirhead and Ditter make quite the creative duo!
Canopy comes to stage prepared to improvise and create new music as they go along. They encourage the audience to experience their instruments and joing them on stage for musical adventures or chill and enjoy your coffee. Their music ranges from chill EDM fusion to tropical sounds. Hopefully Matt will even bring one of his amazing crankie projects. Give them a listen before the show and get hyped and come enjoy their wonderful show! As always it’s a FREE show, 8-10pm.
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Coffeehouse 3/2/17: Peter Royall
Friday, February 24th, 2017 by WLOY Staff
Loyola alumnus and singer songwriter Peter Royall is back to perform outside Starbucks this Thursday from 8-10pm! Getting his start as Peter Whitaker at WLOY open mic nights, Peter has been growing his song collection and musical talents since graduating in 2015 and we are proud to have him back. So come chill out to his acoustic songs like ‘Jealous Wind,’ or sing along to his pop covers like “This Town“. These tunes will be great to study to or to listen to while you grab a coffee with your friends, so make sure you don’t miss it!
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Late Night Concert: Stacked Like Pancakes PJ Party 2/23
Monday, February 20th, 2017 by WLOY Staff
WLOY is keeping the lineup stacked this Thursday with the local band Stacked Like Pancakes! The band is bringing breakfast to McGuire from 8-10pm where their bassist will be making pancakes on stage. This energetic local band has toured with Reel Big Fish and flipped their pancakes off stage all over America. Now they’re bringing their upbeat ska music (which you can find here) to Loyola for a Late Night PJ Party. Come out in your PJs to hear Stacked Like Pancakes live, enjoy some breakfast food (pancakes and other classics), and enter into our PJ contest. Although everyone will be a winner Thursday night when hearing this great band, one person will win tickets to the Baltimore Soundstage for wearing the best PJ outfit. So break out that onesie and make sure not to miss this fun concert!
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Studio Seizure: Mongoloidian Glow
Monday, February 20th, 2017 by The Professor
This week we hand the studio over to the ladies of Mongoloidian Glow! Dark and industrial, passionate, sonic and raw, with a sense of playfulness, Baltimore-based, Mongoloidian Glow, known for their explosive live performances, is made up of two women-Annbidextrious, on bass/guitar and Katha (kay-tha) on drums, with both harmonizing on vocals. The sound created by these women is massive as if listening to a five-piece band. Listen in and see what sort of a playlist they’ve got for us. Early indications include polkas, The Smiths, Stone Roses and much more. Hosted this week by Earl Crown from WLOY’s Crucial Cuts.
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Studio Seizure: Stacked Like Pancakes
Monday, February 13th, 2017 by The Professor
Tonight 7-8pm, we hand the studio over to the funky madmen of Stacked Like Pancakes! Fresh off their tour with Reel Big Fish and sporting all sorts of new stories, we’re going to let them spin their favorite tunes and dish on some good road stories.
They played our fundraiser for The Book Thing last year and blew us all away with their live energy! ”Reinvigorating the sounds of classic ska, Stacked Like Pancakes (SLP) piles on boisterous horns and punk rock attitude to create high energy music synthesizing the vibes of Reel Big Fish, twenty one pilots, Foo Fighters, Paramore, Cage the Elephant, and an untraceable amount of other artists and genres. Since 2007, SLP has shared the stage with national and international acts, toured on the Vans Warped Tour, headlined their own self-booked tours, released their latest crowd-funded 15-track monster-album THIS IS US in December 2015, and in 2016 went on the road with Reel Big Fish for a month-long nation-wide syrupy tour.
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Open Mic Night 2/16
Friday, February 10th, 2017 by WLOY Staff
Did you recently write a poem for your significant other in honor of Valentine’s Day? Then come read it this Thursday at WLOY’s Open Mic Night! Outside Starbucks from 9-11pm, you can showcase your newly written love song, a classy cover, or that romantic poem to all your fellow Loyola students. Not feeling that tortured, romantic artist vibe? Come out anyway with your favorite instrument to play, or break out some dad jokes to tell the audience. No matter what you choose to do or if you choose just to watch, the February Open Mic Night is definitely not a WLOY event to miss!
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