Doing our first full-on show with Piedmont Virginia Community College today. Helping produce. Helped promote. But ultimately helping make PVCC students aware of this great 500 capacity seated venue they have at their disposal. Where they can jump on stage, sing, dance, shout and make all sorts of general fools of themselves if they want. It’s pretty awesome. Tonight Magnus partners with 106.1 FM for another installment of their “CORNER LOUNGE LIVE!” where musicians are introduced to the city by playing a full set interspersed with an introductory line of questions.
Local young bluesmen ELI COOK, with a singing voice landing somewhere between Howlin Wolf and Layne Staley and wicked guitar chops to boot was tapped to showcase tonight’s event in V. Earl Dickinson Bldg. The Blues is where Eli’s rooted, but his inspirations are broad. Last Wednesday afternoon, during an impromptu preview performance in the Bolick Student Center, this PVCC math student joked about wanting to cover Motley Crue’s “Smoking In The Boys Room” but played “Hide Your Love Away” by the Beatles instead. Tonight set will be a 50/50 split covers / originals.
Opening the night is local alternative rock band GREY MATTER, who won PVCC’s Youth Mentorship Club’s Battle Of The Bands last April. GM have been playing out locally and throughout the state for 4 years. Their keyboardist Nicholas Mann is studying Computer Science at PVCC. It was their tight musicianship and command of their tunes completed dominated over the younger competitors, and subsequently won this awesome radio promo slot, but it was a spirited evening nonetheless. There was metal acts, soul acts, jam bands. All sort of students came outta the woodwork to share their talent. We’ll definitely let you know about it next year.
Grey Matter goes on tonight at 7:30 pm. Radio Jock BRAD SAVAGE will be emceeing the proceedings, introducing the bands and taking breaks with them during their sets to ask his questions.
106.1 The Corner Lounge LIVE Presents
SAT. NOV. 19th - ELI COOK BAND and GREY MATTER at Piedmont VA Community College’s V. Earl Dickinson Bldg. 501 College Dr, All Ages, Free for PVCC Students w/ Vouchers / $5 gen. pub., 7 pm doors, 434-961-5376
For folks who can’t make it, the show is being recorded and will be aired multiple times of 106.1 FM. The vibe’s gonna be great. It’s a “dry” event since it’s still on State-funded school property but it’ll let out by 10 so you’ll still be able to get something to eat and a nightcap for sure.
