R-Space Presents: SOJA featuring The Movement
Venue: Bondurant Auditorium (Preston Hall), Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Time: 8:00 - 11:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
Student Tickets: In Advance: $10.00 Day of Show: $15.00

General Public: In Advance or Day of Show: $15.00

Description:
R-Space presents SOJA and opening act The Movement.

Jacob Hemphill met Bobby Lee in the first grade in Virginia, shortly after Jacob returned from living in Africa with his family. The two instantly became best friends and found a common love for hip hop, rock and reggae music. Throughout middle and high school, they met Ryan Berty, Patrick O'Shea and Kenneth Brownell. Together they formed SOJA. In the formative years the band gigged locally in the DC area while a couple of the guys finished school. All the while making plans to hit the road after graduation.

In 2005 the band hit the road and they hit the road hard. Often dubbed road warriors, SOJA has brought their unique sound and stage show to nearly every city in North America, as well as many cities throughout Europe, South America, the Pacific Islands and the Caribbean.

With no signs of slowing down. SOJA is planning a world tour for 2011/12 in support of their upcoming album release. It's all about the message in the music for this band. "People think we write music about the earth for the earth's sake, but its not really like that. If we harm the earth, it will reject us. For all we know, its happened one hundred times before. This place gets too hot, that's it. Reset button. That's why I sing what I sing - to pull us all in the same direction, the same future. Without that, were finished (Jacob Hemphill)."

There is no doubt about it. This band is on the forefront of a Revolution with hopes to bring about positive change: environmentally, politically and socially.

For more information, visit: http://www.sojamusic.com

Rock, Reggae and Hip Hop: Each is definable, recognizable and at once familiar to people the world over--but never before have those three forms of musical expression been blended into a sound that is as indefinable as it is recognizable and familiar. Enter the Philadelphia quartet known as The Movement.

For more information, visit: http://www.themovementvibe.com

Student tickets go on sales January 18, 2012. Public tickets go on sale January 25, 2012.

Tickets can be purchased at the Bonnie Hurlburt Student Center Information Desk or by calling 540-831-5420.

To purchase tickets online, visit: http://www.TicketReturn.com

Note: There is a $1 purchase fee per ticket online.

No food, beverages or recording devices permitted. RU Students will be required to show their RU ID at the door.

For more information, visit: https://php.radford.edu/~rspace/?cat=1

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