Bands to jam for free
Kristina Peters/Activities Reporter
Issue date: 11/3/06 Section: News
United Way is the chosen charity for Saturday's EIU Takes Action concert.
The concert, sponsored by University Board, will feature four bands: The Outbreaks, Forgetting Paris, Friday Night Villain and Snowsera.
All of the bands are playing at no cost and are lending their time to help support a charitable cause.
Tim Trsar, guitarist and lead vocals of The Outbreaks, said that the band likes to play for charities and has done so in the past.
"We just kind of play to have fun and we don't expect to get paid," Trsar said.
United Way is a national charity with over 1,300 smaller organizations. The charity has local ties, said Pat Lamorte, UB mainstage coordinator.
There is a United Way of Coles County and its office is in Mattoon. Common duties of the charity include helping children and youth succeed, promoting self-sufficiency, strengthening families and improving access to health care.
Lamorte picked the charity because of the local ties.
"I figured you might as well stay local," he said. "You (students) are helping out the Coles County area and EIU is a big part of Coles County."
Money will be raised through donations. No admission fee will be charged at the concert, which starts at 8 p.m. in the McAfee gym.
"You (students) don't have to donate a lot of money, just whatever you feel comfortable with," Lamorte said. "You need to come out and support the charity and the bands for doing this."
Two bands are from out of town and will not be paid for travel.
The Outbreaks are traveling from Barrington and Snowsera is from Champaign. Forgetting Paris and Friday Night Villian are local. Some of Friday Night Villian's members are Eastern Students.
All of the bands have their own sound, but indie and rock are a common theme.
The Outbreaks and Snowsera identify their music as indie-rock. Forgetting Paris' music is rock, and Friday Night Villain is indie-pop.
"They describe themselves as Iggy Pop on crystal meth," Lamorte said of Friday Night Villain.
The concert, sponsored by University Board, will feature four bands: The Outbreaks, Forgetting Paris, Friday Night Villain and Snowsera.
All of the bands are playing at no cost and are lending their time to help support a charitable cause.
Tim Trsar, guitarist and lead vocals of The Outbreaks, said that the band likes to play for charities and has done so in the past.
"We just kind of play to have fun and we don't expect to get paid," Trsar said.
United Way is a national charity with over 1,300 smaller organizations. The charity has local ties, said Pat Lamorte, UB mainstage coordinator.
There is a United Way of Coles County and its office is in Mattoon. Common duties of the charity include helping children and youth succeed, promoting self-sufficiency, strengthening families and improving access to health care.
Lamorte picked the charity because of the local ties.
"I figured you might as well stay local," he said. "You (students) are helping out the Coles County area and EIU is a big part of Coles County."
Money will be raised through donations. No admission fee will be charged at the concert, which starts at 8 p.m. in the McAfee gym.
"You (students) don't have to donate a lot of money, just whatever you feel comfortable with," Lamorte said. "You need to come out and support the charity and the bands for doing this."
Two bands are from out of town and will not be paid for travel.
The Outbreaks are traveling from Barrington and Snowsera is from Champaign. Forgetting Paris and Friday Night Villian are local. Some of Friday Night Villian's members are Eastern Students.
All of the bands have their own sound, but indie and rock are a common theme.
The Outbreaks and Snowsera identify their music as indie-rock. Forgetting Paris' music is rock, and Friday Night Villain is indie-pop.
"They describe themselves as Iggy Pop on crystal meth," Lamorte said of Friday Night Villain.
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