DJ Night Wednesdays
Day Walker, Diversi-Leek and Space Race
Club Orion
Wednesday, April 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30
DJ Night Wednesdays at Club Orion is the first event to “flower” this month.
Sophomore Donovan Duvall, junior Malek Williams and senior Mace Smith mix it up at Club Orion every Wednesday in April.
Duvall starts off each evening as DJ Day Walker, spinning everything from deep house to electronic dance music.
“I’ll play French house, moombahton, and then, ‘oh, let’s play some Sean Paul,’” said Duvall. “I don’t like to be confined to one genre.”
Williams follows Duvall as DJ Diversi-Leek, usually peppering the evening with electronic music and old-school hip-hop.
Finally, seniority ruling, Smith blasts off as DJ Space Race with an energetic set of electronic and trap.
“It’s a great way for students to get off campus during the middle of the week and support local DJs,” said Williams. “Plus, there’s usually no cover.”
What more can you ask you for?
Serendipity
Killer Mike, Ryan Hemsworth and more
Guilford College
Thursday, April 3 – Saturday, April 5
Can flowers grow out of concrete?
Can music bloom in the gym?
We’ll find out this weekend as headliners Killer Mike and Ryan Hemsworth play an indoor Serendipity.
Killer Mike is a critically acclaimed rapper from hip-hop hotbed, Atlanta, while Hemsworth arrives from our northern neighbors with some alternative electronic music.
Apart from Killer Mike and Hemsworth, Serendipity also features local talent like Guilford a cappella group Friend Sings My Mind, bluegrass duo Whiskey Fingers, and jazz-hip hop alchemists the Blue Roots Experiment.
Pines Closed Mic Night 2.0
Pines
Friday, April 11
Now, we’ve got a real wildflower of an event.
Tap-dancing, Styrofoam-crushing and hot-dog eating. What brings it all together?
The Pines Closed Mic Night, an evening of eclectic student performances.
“Do you have a skill/talent/unskill/idea that needs an audience?” advertises the event’s Facebook page.
The Pines Closed Mic night is that audience.
Students can submit a four sentence proposal to organizers junior Raina Martens and sophomore Marek Wojtala.
“Based upon the proposals, the best acts will be accepted,” says the page.
Last time, accepted acts included the more conventional — a soulful duet of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” from sophomores John Madden and Julia Beveridge — as well as the more avant-garde — Wojtala himself struggled to consume 12 hot dogs in one sitting.
This time, Martens and Wojtala want more acts that stretch the definition of the word performance.We’re looking for diverse acts and more performance art,” said Martens. “Less singer-songwriter, more eating hot dogs.”
Guilford Jazz Combos
Tate Street Coffee House
Monday, April 14
This next one is all homegrown.
The Guilford College Jazz Combos will play roughly five-song sets of jazz standards on Monday, April 14th at Tate Street.
From frenetic bebop classics like “Grooving High,” to Broadway ballads like “Could It Be You,” the music may be as diverse as the students themselves.
Some take the class as an elective, others play for their major.
Some are first-years, others have spent four years on the music.
Either way, it’s another chance to burst the Guilford bubble.
Shakori Hills Music Festival
Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Driftwood & more
Pittsboro, N.C.
Thursday, April 17 – Sunday, April 20
Finally, we’ve got a festival with its roots spreading in various directions.
Most obviously, there’s roots music.
From Africa to New Orleans, bluegrass to Cajun, this Pittsboro festival hosts traditional music from all different soils of the earth.
Then, look down. There are the roots beneath your feet.
Fest-goers have the option to camp in the forest that surrounds the four different main stages.
Finally, this festival roots well in a pinched pocket. Volunteer at Shakori for roughly three hours and get a pass for the day.
A free festival? That’s music to any broke college student’s ears.
More local music abounds in next month’s calendar, but in the meantime, don’t forget to stop and smell the roses.
