Four-time Grammy nominee Hunter Hayes is heading to the Great Smokies on October 22! The Office of Public Relations has announced that tickets will be available for starting tomorrow at the Ramsey Center box office or online. Hunter Hayes will perform with Ryan Lafferty for Western Carolina’s homecoming concert this year as part of his “21 tour.” For more […]
Tim Montana and the Shrednecks visit Cullowhee
August 20, 2015 by
Western Carolina students came out to the University Plaza to enjoy the southern rock styles of Tim Montana and the Shrednecks. The band played songs ranging from country and rock to pop and hip-hop as well as their many hit singles. About 500 students visited the concert, some hung out with friends on the steps while others […]
WCU enjoys a “chaotic” Friday with the end of classes
May 4, 2015 by
The doors opened at 6:30 p.m. in the Bardo Arts Center at WCU to let in excited film enthusiasts and proud film majors for the seventh annual film festival, Controlled Chaos. Controlled Chaos features two senior thesis projects as well as several other films as short as 15 seconds created by WCU film students. Most of […]
Show Review: Matt & Kim @ The Orange Peel
April 27, 2015 by
Monday, April 20, 2015: the sun was darting between the darkest rain clouds, my best friend drove two hours to spend the day with me in Asheville, and I had two tickets for the Matt and Kim show at the Orange Peel. If you have heard Matt and Kim’s music even only once, you know […]
Jeanne puts the ‘Jolly’ into singing
April 24, 2015 by
Western Carolina University Friends of the Arts will hold its annual fundraiser on Friday, April 24 in the John W. Bardo Arts Center with a special performance by the singer-songwriter and WCU alumna, Jeanne Jolly. The show “All Night Long,” features Jolly who will be joined by WCU’s Catamount Singers and Electric Soul, a 12-member student instrumental […]
New Music Monday: Hiss Golden Messenger
April 20, 2015 by
Hearing a song by Hiss Golden Messenger for the first time, you might think you’re listening to someone from the Greenwich Village Gaslight Cafe Bob Dylan-y scene of the early 60s. The country/jazz/rock/folk sound of the band comes from a collaboration of singer/songwriter M.C. Taylor and recording engineer Scott Hirsch. Like one of the […]
