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The Daily OrangeSinger-songwriter Matt Wertz headlines first Bandersnatch show
By Jen McCaffrey
Posted: 2/11/08, 11:25 PM EST Section: Feature
IF YOU GO:
What: Matt Wertz and Andy Davis
Where: Schine Underground
When: Tonight, 8 p.m.
How much: $5 for students, $10 for the public.
Two singer-songwriters from the South's most heralded music city will star in upstate New York tonight.
The first Bandersnatch concert of the semester will feature two acoustic guitar-toting singer/songwriters - who both have connections to Nashville, Tenn. - Matt Wertz and special guest Andy Davis.
The Bandersnatch Music Series gets underway with its first concert tonight at 8 p.m. in Schine Underground. It'll be one of two Bandersnatch concerts this semester. The concert will be seated, only the second time it has occurred since Bandersnatch's creation in 2003.
"(Matt) has toured with Jamie Cullum, Gavin DeGraw and Jason Mraz," Sterling Proffer, University Union Concerts co-executive director, said. "He is also supporting his third full-length album."
Wertz has been touring for six years, drawing inspiration from artists such as Dave Matthews Band and James Taylor. He has been compared to John Mayer.
Supporting act Andy Davis, also a singer-songwriter, will complement Wertz with his piano-rock reminiscent of Ben Folds.
The two artists are part of a tight-knit music community of non-mainstream artists.
"The independent community helps promote each other," Ashley Bearden, a publicist for Andy Davis, said.
"Andy is an alternative pop artist who writes all his own music," Bearden said. "His songwriting is a lot like Billy Joel."
The Bandersnatch Music Series, a subdivision of UU Concerts, has been bringing independent and underground artists to Syracuse since its creation. They have brought artists such as Matisyahu, The Format and Straylight Run to the campus.
Although Bandersnatch has had multiple shows each semester in past years, Proffer said Student Association has allocated money for one UU concert and two Bandersnatch shows this semester.
"We're hoping for a good amount of people to show up tonight," Proffer said. "It's an opportunity for students to see emerging artists at the Underground."
jcmccaff@syr.edu
What: Matt Wertz and Andy Davis
Where: Schine Underground
When: Tonight, 8 p.m.
How much: $5 for students, $10 for the public.
Two singer-songwriters from the South's most heralded music city will star in upstate New York tonight.
The first Bandersnatch concert of the semester will feature two acoustic guitar-toting singer/songwriters - who both have connections to Nashville, Tenn. - Matt Wertz and special guest Andy Davis.
The Bandersnatch Music Series gets underway with its first concert tonight at 8 p.m. in Schine Underground. It'll be one of two Bandersnatch concerts this semester. The concert will be seated, only the second time it has occurred since Bandersnatch's creation in 2003.
"(Matt) has toured with Jamie Cullum, Gavin DeGraw and Jason Mraz," Sterling Proffer, University Union Concerts co-executive director, said. "He is also supporting his third full-length album."
Wertz has been touring for six years, drawing inspiration from artists such as Dave Matthews Band and James Taylor. He has been compared to John Mayer.
Supporting act Andy Davis, also a singer-songwriter, will complement Wertz with his piano-rock reminiscent of Ben Folds.
The two artists are part of a tight-knit music community of non-mainstream artists.
"The independent community helps promote each other," Ashley Bearden, a publicist for Andy Davis, said.
"Andy is an alternative pop artist who writes all his own music," Bearden said. "His songwriting is a lot like Billy Joel."
The Bandersnatch Music Series, a subdivision of UU Concerts, has been bringing independent and underground artists to Syracuse since its creation. They have brought artists such as Matisyahu, The Format and Straylight Run to the campus.
Although Bandersnatch has had multiple shows each semester in past years, Proffer said Student Association has allocated money for one UU concert and two Bandersnatch shows this semester.
"We're hoping for a good amount of people to show up tonight," Proffer said. "It's an opportunity for students to see emerging artists at the Underground."
jcmccaff@syr.edu
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