Though the school's got negative fashion sense, very little social normalcy and entirely too much emphasis on academics, Carnegie Mellon University sure knows how to pick its live bands.
While Pitt will be aurally bludgeoned to death by the likes of The Academy Is... and the insufferable Secondhand Serenade for its free spring concert, CMU bagged Ted Leo & The Pharmacists and The New Pornographers.
I knew there was a downside to attending a state school.
Nonetheless, the show is going down at 8 p.m. on CMU's large lawn in the center of campus on April 17.
And it's free. Did I mention that?
If you're not a fan already, it'd be a marvelous idea to familiarize yourself with either of these two truly great bands. Here's a start:
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I know, first Pitt has motion city soundtrack and whatever that other emo band was, and now this academy is b.s. I'm seriously getting pissed. What happened to the days of Ben Folds? Even Jason Mraz was cool at the time. At least N.E.R.D. seemed like a good choice for the hip-hop show, although I didn't go, it'd be neat to see a Beastie Boys. Also, I thought Weezer would've been a killer choice for Bigelow this year. WTF, Pitt?
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