Four years after their formation, the Beltones at Belmont were in an unfamiliar situation last weekend. Near the end of the International Collegiate A Capella Association quarterfinal at Duke University Saturday, the student-led group thought they had a chance to do well in only their second year in the competition. [...]
Delicate piano melodies, guitar strums, easygoing vocals, and a catchy pop/rock sound generate through the computer’s speakers; the soothing sounds come from “Nomad Heart,” (echolove)’s first full-length album, set to release in early April. “I think of ‘Nomad Heart’ as a search for satisfaction, fulfillment and meaning in life, and [...]
Music students hear many instruments throughout the practice rooms at Belmont University, but the once-distinctive strum of the guitar has become silent. With the size of the guitar department at Belmont expanding and Belmont Heights Baptist Church under renovation, guitar students and faculty have been relocated to a house on [...]
Plenty of songs are about love, breakups, and maybe getting “low” at a club – perhaps while wearing boots with the fur. But songs about everything from the fascinating array of Wal-Mart shoppers to the perils of airport security have helped to launch a career for one Belmont sophomore. “My [...]
Four screaming guitars, a loyal following of rowdy fans and a name that is anything but typical. Diarrhea Planet, or, as it’s known to the more faint of heart, D.P., is a band comprised of six best friends who’ve all attended Belmont at some point. Casey Weissbuch plays drums, Mike [...]
Before coming to Belmont, future roommates Grady Wenrich and Sam Gidley knew they both were interested in music, but had not yet had the thought of forming a band. As incoming freshmen, the two Maddox Hall residents began recording tracks before meeting John Paterini, a singer/songwriter across the hall. “Sam [...]
From an idea to paper to the recording studio. This process may seem all too familiar for many Belmont musicians. But for Ainsley Britain, a junior mass communications transfer from LSU, the process is all too new. On Sept. 17, Britain released her first, and maybe last, EP with one [...]
Oklahoma Outfit has a history — a really short history. Their performance at this year’s Rock Showcase put them on the radar of many Belmont students, but there’s another story behind their performance. Technically, the group’s first gig was the audition to be in the showcase. Besides the tryout, which [...]
Belmont sophomore Lea Marie Golde is one of the most buzz worthy musical acts on campus. With such a mixed following of admirers, analysts and onlookers offering both support and criticism, the sophomore songwriting major’s popularity — and posters — cannot be ignored. Golde, more widely known as Lea Marie, [...]
Most Belmont musicians wait until after graduation to make waves in the music scene. But Lee Williams, a previous Belmont student and current bass player of the up and coming band Sleeper Agent, left the comforts of his dorm halfway through his freshman year for a life on the road. [...]
The Belmont music scene, like others, has seen its fair share of hits and misses when it comes to student musicians. It’s also had some great success stories in the industry. And now Bayland, formerly known as Foxes Have Foxholes, is a new hopeful that has burst onto the Belmont [...]
Neuhoff Factory Party Stage kicked of the final day of SoundLand starting with performances from some minor bands like Royal Bangs and Tristen leading up to the main performance of Jeff the Brotherhood, Nashville’s second most famous rock band after Kings of Leon. Other venues’ line-up included MyNameisJohnMichael, Paper Route, [...]
Creigh Reipe never expected to get a big break through karaoke. The junior audio engineering major and country-rock artist has been writing and performing his own songs for years. A return to covers, however, gave him an opportunity to perform on a national stage. Reipe is now a semifinalist on [...]
Tucked away in an industrial park sits an old white warehouse that has seen better days. Inside is the home of ecletic, indie venue Club Roar. A mixture of furniture and odd knick-knacks makes the interior resemble an organized storage unit. Students mill around, chatting among themselves, waiting for the [...]
Sometimes a bad situation can lead to a better one, one that fulfills an original dream – at least it did for Sean Giddings. “It’s a completely new phase in my life,” said 2009 Belmont alumnus Giddings. Giddings came to Belmont as a commercial voice major, but changed to English [...]
04/19/2012
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