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Battle of the Bands Spotlight: Love Hurtz
Thursday, April 11th, 2024 by Liz Kosik
by Liz Kosik ’25
And to wrap up our featured bands, we present Loyola’s own, Love Hurtz!
Love Hurtz is a four person pop band consisting of Julia Marks (‘25) as lead singer, Anna Polk (‘26) on keys, Evelyn Donovan (‘27) on acoustic guitar, and Michael Smith (‘25) on drums. Starting in January 2024, the four met as students at Loyola. They are excited to perform for the first time ever at battle of the bands!!! We look forward to their performance. 🙂
You can follow the Love Hurtz members on Instagram: @annaapolk, @evelynd_0514, @_juliamarks03, and @officiallymichaelt.
WLOY thanks all the amazing artists for this week and don’t forget to show your support at Battle of the Bands on April 13 from 7-9 PM in McGuire!
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Battle of the Bands Spotlight: Hamiliton Outlaw
Wednesday, April 10th, 2024 by Liz Kosik
by Liz Kosik ’25
Continuing with our Battle of the Bands lineup, we introduce Hamiliton Outlaw!
Hamilton Outlaw is a band of blue-collar city boys playing some dirty rock/blues with a punk edge. The members all come from punk/ska and metal backgrounds. How it started: Mike Dee, singer for grind-n-roll band Monger, and singer/guitarist for punk rock band Head of Power decided he needed an outlet for some bluesy/rock stuff he had been writing. He banded together Sam Shapiro and Mike Clark (both in Head of Power) and Matt Hoey (Monger) to form Hamilton Outlaw.
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Battle of the Bands Spotlight: LOLLIPUNX
Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 by Liz Kosik
by Liz Kosik ’25
We’re back with your favorite Loyola artists presenting our next band of the week, LOLLIPUNX!
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Battle of the Bands Spotlight: 242
Monday, April 8th, 2024 by Liz Kosik
Liz Kosik ’25
In honor of the best day of the year, WLOY is excited to announce of first Battle of the Bands spotlight: 242!
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AOTW: Omar Apollo – “Live For Me”
Thursday, April 4th, 2024 by Liz Kosik
by Fiona Galang ’27
Album of the Week: Omar Apollo – “Live For Me”
Released: October 2023
Rate: 8/10
RIYL: Frank Sativa, Noah Guy, Bruno Major, Clairo
“Live For Me” by Omar Apollo is his newest alternative pop album. Apollo’s breakthrough song “Ugotme” got about 20,000 streams a day when it first came out in 2017. He’s released several EPs like Stereo (2018), Friends (2019), and now Live For Me (2024). In 2022, he released his first debut album called Ivory and he’s had various hit singles. He was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2023 Grammys.
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AOTW: Declan McKenna – “What Happened to the Beach?”
Thursday, March 28th, 2024 by Liz Kosik
by Fiona Galang ’27
Album of the Week: Declan McKenna – “What Happened to the Beach?”
Released: February 2024
Rate: 6/10
RIYL: Djo, Domonic Fike, Surf Curse, The La’s
Declan McKenna is an Alternative/Indie UK singer and songwriter. He’s most known for his song “Brazil” which was actually criticizing the FIFA 2014 World Cup. McKenna is known for writing his music about things he feels strongly for and things that happen in his life. He released “Zeros” (2020) and now “What Happened to the Beach?” (2024).
This album features songs that fall under psychedelic pop, lo-fi, alternative funk, and more. It’s definitely one of his more experimental albums, the lyrics being more up to listeners’ interpretations rather than telling his own stories and opinions. Track 7 “Nothing Works” almost reminds me of Kid Cudi without the rap because of its psychedelic feel. My favorite by far is Track 5 “Mulholland’s Dinner and Wine,” it’s mellow but still upbeat.
I would listen to this album when I need to chill and contemplate life, some songs honestly feel a little sad. If you enjoyed “Brazil”, definitely check out his new album!
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Upcoming Event: Sign Up for Songwriter Skirmish
Monday, March 18th, 2024 by Liz Kosik
Do you want to perform at Loyolapalooza? Here is your chance! Enter to compete in Songwriter Skirmish. Songwriter Skirmish is open to solo or duo acts such as rappers, songwriters, duos, and mixers.
To enter, you must be or have at least one active member connected to Loyola University Maryland. They can be employees, current students, or alumni. By entering, you are confirming that you are able to perform at Songwriter Skirmish (3/23) and are able to perform at Loyolapalooza on 4/28.
Songwriter Skirmish will take place on Saturday, March 23 and the winner will be the first act of Loyolapalooza. Loyolapalooza takes place Sunday, April 28th. Think you have what it takes? Enter for Songwriter Skirmish or Battle of the Bands HERE!
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Baltimore Sports History: Leon Day
Thursday, February 29th, 2024 by The Professor
by Andrew Ciofalo, host of After The Whistle
In celebration of Black History Month this year, I’d like to look back at the history of Negro League Baseball in Baltimore and some of the stars that helped break the color barrier to the MLB alongside of Jackie Robinson.
It is sad to see the records of Negro League Baseball players who barely missed out on the chance to play in the Major Leagues. There were so many talented players who had the skill to play that were a year or two away from the MLB color barrier being broken.
Leon Day played in the Negro Leagues for 10 years and like many others, never got his chance to show the rest of the country his skill. Day was a pitcher that some say was as good as, if not better than, Satchel Paige in his prime. I covered Paige in last week’s column in case you missed it! Paige got all the attention while he was playing, partly because he wanted it. Day was a more soft-spoken player and not one to seek the limelight. His focus was on his play, at which he excelled. (more…)
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Goodbye Honfest :(
Monday, February 26th, 2024 by The Professor
The folks that created and ran Honfest have called it a day after nearly 30 years of events. WLOY was proud to have been a part of the event from 2010 onward and to have built up an amazing stage at the Chestnut St. end of the festival from 2014-2023. We are grateful to Denise and Lisa for all their work and support of us in bringing tons of great bands up on the stage. Check out our full list here. We will miss the fun this June, but we hope to see a new festival spring up over the summer. Until then, there is Hampdenfest every fall!
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Baltimore Sports History: Negro League Baseball
Thursday, February 8th, 2024 by The Professor
In our new series Baltimore Sports History, WLOY Sports Director Andrew Ciofalo, host of After The Whistle will explore some of the great lost history in our Charm City. People know about the O’s and the Ravens but maybe not so much the Elite Giants or famous players that passed through our teams. In celebration of Black History Month, we are covering some of the too little known history of Black sports in Baltimore. Check in every week for more.
Baseball has a rich history in Baltimore, dating all the way back to the 1870s. Today we see the Orioles as the big team in town, but this wasn’t always the case. Before the birds landed in 1954, the only professional baseball Baltimore had was Negro League Baseball. Between 1900 and 1950, no white professional baseball team had seen more than 2 full seasons of baseball (and that’s being generous.) (more…)
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