Noontime Concert Series
Chair: Zachary Krieger
Meetings: Wednesday 6:00pm @ 223 HUB
For PICTURES of previous Noontime events that took place this semester CLICK HERE
Student Showcase - presented by The Noontime Concert Series, The Student Programing Association, and UPAC
This Friday, Oct. 9th from noon to 1pm the Noontime Concert Series will be having its first ever Student Showcase. The goal of this concert is to present to the student body - 4 of the best student musicians who have not gotten their names out in the public yet here at Penn State.
We will be having 4 performers who will all be playing for 15 minutes each. The performers will be announced on Thursday.
Please come and support your fellow students. Even if you are a musician at penn state who isnt playing, please come out and support your local music scene. Look at this as an opportunity for all psu musicians to come out, support each other and network.
Caleb Hawley will be performing Oct. 16th from noon to 1pm on the first floor of the HUB.
Caleb Hawley will be performing Oct. 16th from noon to 1pm on the first floor of the HUB. This is our 5th performance of the semester - and is sure to bring out a good crowd. Caleb is a guitarist from Brooklyn who has performing at universities and colleges all over the East Coast.
A little about the man...
Caleb Hawley has always wanted to be a professional baseball player. However, life did not grant him big muscles and outstanding eye contact. Instead, he was dealt the gift of fast fingers and massive vocal chords. After sadly realizing his circumstances, he set off to be a musician.
At 12, he learned his first Nirvana song on guitar. Due to the overwhelming response from the seventh-grade girls, he decided to learn more. First Metallica, next Pink Floyd. Then Dave Mathews or whatever else made people like him. Soon Caleb was the youngest bar hopper in Minneapolis, performing for “old people” all over the city.
A few years later, college came. He decided to head out to Boston and attend Berklee College of Music. He received a degree in jazz composition and was sent off to make a living in music, or in other words, die. He had to move fast, before his college loans got the better of him, so he re-located to New York City and in July of 2007, released his debut CD, “Greatest Hits”.
Since then he (along with his dog Fargo) has traveled miles upon miles performing at clubs, colleges, and festivals all over the country. In journey, he has had the opportunity to share the stage with the most famous of stars, though sadly due to crazy laws, we are not allowed to drop their names here on Myspace. In November 2008, he was a top five finalist in the annual New York Songwriter’s showcase. Things are moving along, though he still hopes to be a baseball player someday.
Oct. 23rd, noon to 1, 1st floor of the HUB : The Pennharmonics
The Pennharmonics is Penn State University's premier a cappella group. The music consists of a strong pop and rock collection. Some popular hits they perform include: Sweet Dreams, Viva La Vida, Somebody to Love, Before He Cheats, Don’t Stop Believin’, Fa Fa, Jumpin’ Jumpin’, and Hey Jude
The Penns, as their fans call them, are co-ed and have been revolutionizing the a cappella community since 1993. They have competed in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella several times, most recently placing first in their Mid-Atlantic Quarterfinal, Second in the Semifinal, and winning such special awards as Best Vocal Percussion, Best Choreography, and Best Arrangement. They have released several albums over the course of the years, most recently Acappocalypse, a new, innovative studio album.
The Pennharmonics Albums:
Premiere (1994)
The Day Our Instruments Died (2001)
The Best of Live: 2001-2002 (2002)
Penneration X (2003-04)
Pennmanship (2005)
(icyhotpinsandneedlespeppermintywondergood) (2006)
Acappocalypse (2007)
The concert is set for oct. 30th, noon to 1pm, 1st floor of the HUB
Find Vienna
Formerly known under the band name: Clarity
Their influences range from rock to pop. They sound very similar to bands like U2 and Coldplay. They reside in North Wales, Pennsylvania. They recorded their new album in Nashville on March 25th 2009, under the production of Dustin Burnette.
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The Philly suburbs are the proud home to the musical movement known as Find Vienna, formally known as Clarity. This extremely energetic band from North Wales, PA is known for its clean melody lines, probing lyrics, driving rhythms and enthusiastic performances. Sweetly placed pop melodies over an urbanized electronic rock sound are sewn together to create unique, infectious songs. As Clarity, The members of Find Vienna have been performing to inspire a wide range of fans through national and regional touring. Just off of a rigorous tour schedule, Find Vienna is now working on writing and recording their debut EP, "In Your Favorite Colors," to be released world wide in late September 2009.
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For those of you who do not know, Clarity was Voted Best New Artist by 93.7 WSTW.
Clarity also had the # 4 most requested song of the year, Sanity. Sanity has only been in rotation for 3 months. This is a huge achievement for the band!
Clarity was also runner-up in Best Band, Best Male Lead Vocals and Song of the Year.
You can check them out on their myspace music page:
http://www.myspace.com/findvienna
and check out their stuff on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/findviennamusic
Also, please follow them on Twitter:
and Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/findvienna
Nov. 6th, noon to 1pm, 1st floor of the HUB : Matthew and the Judes
Matthew Whittle: vocals, guitar
Andrew Visnovsky: drums, percussion
Jessica Radlow: keys and vocals
Ryan Coons: bass
Matthew and the Judes are an indie/powerpop band that has its origins in State College, PA. They still play in the area on occasion, with half the band residing in State College and the other half in Bucks County. They have released an album called, “Where on Earth?”.
You can check them out on their myspace music page:
http://www.myspace.com/matthewandthejudes
and check out their stuff on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mjudesmusic
Also, please follow them on Twitter:
and Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25675601857
What our critics had to say about "Where On Earth"...
"...the album is a towering triumph of the indie pop variety. Album opener “Waves” only has three lines of verses before it segues into a sea of chiming, orchestral beauty. It’s the kind of song to listen to when busting open the doors to greet a warm, summer morning. One can almost visualize the Pixar scene unfolding as the trumpet wails, an acoustic guitar strums and a flourish of melodious grandeur ensues. Truth be told, of all the songs that have come across my desk so far this year, few have an album opener as triumphant or cheery as "Waves."
- Greg Robson, Absolutepunk.net
"The interplay between these other instruments-- particularly the trumpet-- and the acoustic guitar manages to recall artists like Jon Brion and Neutral Milk Hotel..."
-Joe Hemmerling, SuburbanHorror.com
"Melodically eccentric, yet musically adept, the record totes a unique brand of mellowed pop. Clocking in at a mere nineteen minutes, the six distinctive selections feature multi-layered orchestration, including well-placed trumpet lines, violin strokes, and twinkles on the glockenspiel. “Waves” and “The Gardener” are prime examples; both are enjoyable instrumentals, with the latter sonically fit for a Charlie Brown Christmas special. “Winter Blues” is the creative gem and album standout, baiting with its addictive horn hook and subtle “ooh-las."
-Elie Perler, InsidePulse.com
Nov. 13th, noon to 1pm, 1st floor of the HUB The Makeup Call
The Makeup Call is made up of Shaun Novak, and Tommy Hopkin. They are from Uniontown, Pennsylvania and have been performing acoustic/pop music locally for the past year. Some of the songs they have perform range from Jesse McCartney's Leavin' to Fallout Boy’s America’s Sweetheart, and songs like Miserably Ever After, Worst Case Senario.
You can check them out on their myspace music page:
http://www.myspace.com/themakeupcall
and check out their stuff on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/themakeupcall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1cD9_4FqPE
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As of yet, there's not a lot to really say about "The Makeup Call". We're just writing songs between ourselves and hoping to get them out of there for people to hear. That's all we're really looking forward to for now. Eventually a full band, but hopefully that will come along the adventure. Until then, it would be super if you checked out our songs and whatever else we end up putting up on here. Thanks for checking us out! -The MC
Wake up, Wake up, it’s time to Makeup
Okay, so maybe you know who we are and maybe you don't. So for starters, I'll introduce myself: Thomas Andrus Hopton. I play guitar and attempt to sing sometimes in this so called "band". Shaun Novak is the singer and second guitar player to this phone-calling frenzy we have going on here. We've been playing together for roughly 4-5 months now, and it's been a great time. The song we have posted, "Worst Case Scenario", was written and composed by us (obviously). You may be wondering how the hell there are drums there, so I'll inform you how this happened. We used loops from Apple and several other loop distributors, mixed and matched them here and there and even did a little bit of "musical typing" here and there for things we wanted to adjust ourselves. For the most part we're experimenting. We have not yet decided a genre or anything like that, we're just playing whatever we feel sounds good and moves us, and hopefully moves you too. – Wed. Oct. 1st 2008
