Don't Miss WVXU's Night Of Live, Local Music!
½ûÂþÌìÌÃ's very popular (videos of musicians performing at the desk of Bob Boilen, host of All Songs Considered, at ½ûÂþÌìÌà headquarters) recently spawned the Tiny Desk Contest, a chance for musicians to enter a one song performance video for a chance to do their own concert. Over the two years of the contest, 37 Cincinnati-area musicians/bands have entered the contest and now, 91.7 WVXU will feature some of them in the first Tiny Desk Showcase, a night of live, local music on Saturday, June 11 at in Newport.
This concert event will happen in the Sanctuary and Lounge of The Southgate House Revival and will present a wide-range of performers and genres. Here's the line-up:
SANCTUARY LOUNGE
9:00 Equator Bear 9:20 Kyle English
9:30 The Soft Peaks 9:55 Heather Hamlet
10:00 BAOKU 10:30 Adam Stone
10:30 Pike 27 11:05 Ellie Fabe
11:00 Kaitlyn Peace 11:40 Charlie Millikin
11:30 Elk Creek 12:15 Dan Van Vechten
12:00 Founding Fathers 12:50 Salty Candy
12:30 Comprador
Proceeds from the Tiny Desk Showcase will support 91.7 WVXU and all the news and public radio programs you love.
Additional details about the Tiny Desk Showcase and to purchase tickets ($12 advance/ $15 day of show), click here:
We hope you and your friends will join us!