Students Helping Honduras 1st Annual Benefit Concert
Venue: 130 Jackson (Jax Building), Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Friday, April 6, 2012
Time: 7:30 - 10:30 PM
Event Types: Music, Charity
Cost: $7.00

Description:
Virginia Tech Students Helping Honduras (VTSHH) presents their first annual Benefit Concert featuring Bison and Sweet Gymnopedie at the Jax Center (130 Jackson Street, Blacksburg)

All proceeds will go towards building Pimientera, the school that VTSHH started last winter.

Bison’s mountain-top chamber music combines elements of alternative indie-folk with classical sensibilities, bringing a fresh inspiring sound to the folk genre. The music of this seven member band grew organically in the family living room and around backyard bonfires giving it a rootsy quality and yet the complex arrangements and refined strings seem just as appropriate in the symphony hall. With recent airplay on WROX (Norfolk, VA), the popularity of the band is expanding rapidly. According to the stations program manager, “Switzerland”, the first single from their Debut album has prompted the biggest audience response of any tune in his five years at the station.

Ben Hardesty’s (vocals and guitar) songwriting bears sonic resemblance to groups such as Fleet Foxes, Mumford and Sons and The Decemberists. Incorporating traditional folk instruments with a reed organ, percussion and classical strings creates a unique hybrid sound that defies pigeon-holing the band. Bison has had the opportunity to headline the Norva (Norfolk, VA) as well as perform with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.

The Daily Press (Newport News VA) said of Bison’s live performance, “The stars of [the] show did not disappoint. Bison skillfully performed complex arrangements and delivered songs with passion and sensitivity. The crowd sang along with the group’s local hit “Switzerland” and gave a warm reception to many other tunes. Bison is a unique musical outfit that creates an unusual energy on stage. The fact that so many local fans are embracing its sound is good news indeed.”

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

Sweet Gymnopedie is a Indie, Folk and Alternative band that got their formed when the quartet met at Virginia Tech. The bands influences include Of Monsters And Men, Mumford & Sons, the Avett Brothers and Dustin Kensrue.

For more information, visit: http://www.facebook.com/sweetgymnopedie

Doors open at 6:30 pm. The show starts at 7:30 pm.

Tickets are $7 pre-order and at the door.

To order online, simply donate $7 to our fundraising page and bring your email receipt to the show to get your reserved ticket. http://fundraising.ceciskids.org/fundraising/profile.php?id=201

For more information, visit: http://www.facebook.com/events/317145861677136/

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