This semester was a great one for music on campus. Rowan has developed an incredibly robust music scene in the past two years. Off campus house shows run by the Student Government chartered club Rowan Alternative Music, and the unaffiliated, but student run venue known as 4333 have brought some of the most lively college … Continue reading Final Project – Music Venues End of Semester Review
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Farewell Post
This is a farewell. I’m ending the blog not on a sad note but on a note to reflect what I’ve learned throughout all these couple of months. The first thing I learned. Don’t make fun of people who run blogs. It’s a process. It’s a craft. It takes time to develop and it takes … Continue reading Farewell Post
Video Post – The Halls of Wilson Hall
Wilson Hall is the place where all the musical ideas gather and thrive. I spend a lot of time in this place practicing music and so does every other student who participates and gets involved in Rowan Music clubs. In this building there is a strong presence of the Rowan Music Group or RGM. RGM … Continue reading Video Post – The Halls of Wilson Hall
Free Post – What I’m listening Right Now – Jain
A couple of days ago I was listening to a playlist in Spotify called "Chris' Playlist." The playlist is a fun list of songs that Coldplay's Chris Martin curated to share with the world. In this playlist I listened to Jain a french artist with a multicultural background. The first song I heard was Makeba. … Continue reading Free Post – What I’m listening Right Now – Jain
Audio Post – Anecdote – Nematode Band
I've been going to house shows for a good part of the last year and one of the most pleasant surprises was seeing Nematode for the first time. Nematode is a band that is based in Philly. They have played a couple of House Shows here at Rowan and here's the Anecdote of how it … Continue reading Audio Post – Anecdote – Nematode Band
Rowan Alt – Emo Night – Photo Gallery
Last Saturday, The Rowan Alternative Club, in collaboration with The Rowan Arts Collective, hosted Emo Night. "An event in which students celebrated Emo culture by singing and covering songs of their favorite punk rock bands." View this post on Instagram THIS SATURDAY - Rowan Alt + @therowanartscollective are hosting a first ever Emo … Continue reading Rowan Alt – Emo Night – Photo Gallery
Rowan Music Department
Of course, if you want to find live music at Rowan University brought to you exclusively by students and faculty there's no other place like The Rowan Music Department. The Rowan Music Department puts out multiple concerts a week and a lot of people show up to them. Usually, the events are focused on genres … Continue reading Rowan Music Department
Q+A With Danny Minshall
Danny Minshall is frequent goer to events from the 4333 house shows as well as the Rowan Alt Shows and I sat down with him to talk about his experiences. Why do you like going to these events? I am obsessed with music to the point where I'm looking for a concert fix anywhere I … Continue reading Q+A With Danny Minshall
4333 House shows
One of my friends a couple of months ago went to another school in New Jersey and saw a particular scene that he really enjoyed. He went to a basement house show and was amazed about how it brought the student community together to gather and live the arts and culture of the region, as … Continue reading 4333 House shows
The Rowan Alternative Club
The Rowan Alternative Club started as a Facebook group a couple of years ago and the idea was to bring students with similar interests to communicate and collaborate with each other. Students were sharing music and forming bands. It grew to the point were they became an SGA chartered club and that allowed them to … Continue reading The Rowan Alternative Club
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