Play at The Granada at Jayplay Live on April 13 & win a $250 Cash Prize
Email or submit demos to Rm 119 Stauffer Flint by March 13 at 4pm
Three bands will be chosen and featured in Jayplay and Kansan.com, as well as get an opportunity to play at The Granada and compete for a $250 Cash Prize.
Past winners include: Tri Point Paradox, Tanner Walle Epiphany & Groovelight
Reggae meets Orthodox Judaism
Matisyahu's tour of faith
The scene: a breezy Wednesday evening in Kansas City, Mo. Music fans from across the Midwest flock to the City of Fountains to enjoy a night of pure musical bliss. The venue is the Beaumont Club, in midtown Westport. The line of fans stretches for two blocks and the crowd becomes anxious with anticipation of the arrival of an eclectic reggae band known as Matisyahu.
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Matisyahu (Hebrew for Mathew), otherwise known as Mathew Miller, was born in Westchester, Penn. From the beginning of his music career, starting with his debut album Live at Stubb's, the young musician has continuously brought orthodox Judaism to the stage through intelligent lyrics and an amazing array of sounds. Matisyahu combines reggae with elements of rock and hip-hop. Band members include Matisyahu, vocals and beatbox; Jonah David, drums; Aaron Dugan, guitar; and Josh Werner, bass and keyboards. They create music packed with energy and soul.
"Lyrically, I wanted to expand on ideas that I touched upon on the first album, to get deeper into those things, to get to the essence," Matisyahu says in his bio. "Members of the band wrote the music together, different people brought different things to the table and everyone contributed creatively."
Along with the mixture of musical genres, Mattsyahu combines his music with spirituality. Mattsyahu's goal as a musician and as a person of faith is to voice his message "of peace and unity"
through his music and touch his fans through his lyrics. Songs such as "What I'm Fighting For," which consists of raw acoustic guitar melodies, and "Jesusalem,"which combines a vast array of banging drum and base beats, brings a diversity of sound, tempo and rhythm to the stage. The band is currently on tour across the United States.It's new album, Youth, was released March 7.
Kansas City's venues are notorious for hosting some of the most talented rock musicians, like Matisyahu, and country singers, DJs and MCs that are locally, nationally and internationally known. However, Lawrence also hosts a substantial amount of music events every week. Matisyahu hasn't come to Lawrence yet, but the Granada held a Matisyahu Listening Party last Thursday. I predict the band's influence, energy and positive vibes will continue to reach and inspire music fans the world over.
David Heller
MTV WANTS YOU MTVU.COM HOSTS A CONTEST AND YOUR BAND IS ELIGIBLE
All you hardcore rockers, MCs and country-western singers, listen up. MTV wants you. That's right. MTV is sponsoring a Best Music on Campus contest. Although the University of Kansas is not yet an official mtvU school, the contest is open to all KU students and it's free. All you have to do is go to mtvU.com and send in three original songs, lyrics and a photo by March 13.
The top 50 musicians will be granted a Web page on www.mtvU.com with the ability to post music, lyrics and news. The mtvU audience will cast online for their favorite band, singer or rapper.
Ross Martin, vice president of programming
at mtvU, says he is currently working with the KU campus administrators on integrating the University into a mtvU."We know and have heard about a ton of bands in Kansas," Martin says."I'm absolutely psyched about this upcoming contest, and we're all huge fans of KU here at mtvU."
Martin elaborates by saying that when KU joins the mtVu family it will open up a tremendous amount of opportunities for new and fresh musicians in Kansas. So, lets make sure that Kansas and the rest of the Midwest continues to produce exceptional talent from local musicians. Rock on!
David Heller
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