Utah State University’s Independent Music Club is combining efforts with the fraternity Alpha Tau Omega to host the House Show: New Orleans Meets Logan. The concert will take place Thursday at 8 p.m. in the ATO house on campus and will be the first event the club and fraternity have held together.
The club was dormant last year but has since been revived by co-officers Benton Wood and Mekenna Malan.
“Our goal as club officers is to promote a musically-inclined campus through exposing students to both traveling artists as well as local artists,” Malan said.
The show, combining both traveling and local artists, features New Orleans bands Caddywhompus and Native America and Logan locals panthermilk and little Barefoot.
The New Orleans bands were first to approach the club in regards to a show in Logan. Both bands are participating in a music festival in Boise, Idaho, and the members wanted to book a gig on the way. They found Wood’s group, panthermilk, on the roster for the Boise festival and contacted him. He loved the idea and brought in little Barefoot to play as well.
Wood was hesitant to do an event with the fraternity. He had previously been asked to book bands for an ATO house party but Wood didn’t want the performers to play background music.
“There’s a time and place for that,” he said. “I don’t want to be bringing artists in from out of town just to not be listened to.”
When he was contacted a second time, the fraternity wanted to do an actual house show rather than a party and Wood agreed, proposing the concert’s four featured bands.
Malan said house shows differ from the club’s regular events because the atmosphere is more relaxed and admission is free.
“We love hosting house shows for this reason, especially to give college students the opportunity to broaden their musical horizons without worrying about admission costs,” she said.
The club encourages attendees to support the performers by purchasing their merchandise or donating gas money for traveling artists.
Malan is excited for the headliners coming from New Orleans. She believes Caddywhompus will be able to “shake things up” with its high energy and alternative music.
Wood believes the quality of a show is dependent on the band’s performance and an active audience.
“I try to provide a venue where the band can provide the atmosphere and everyone can pick up on it,” he said.
Wood wants those who attend the concert to realize they can go to a show in Logan and have as good of an experience as paying $50 to see a band in Salt Lake City.
“People should expect to come to this show with an open mind, prepared to be inspired by four different artists,” Malan said. “It's a great cultural experience and often eye-opening.“
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