{"id":1227,"date":"2016-05-05T18:04:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T23:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2016-05-06T11:42:13","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T16:42:13","slug":"unamused-dave-left-us-something-to-strive-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/2016\/05\/05\/unamused-dave-left-us-something-to-strive-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Unamused Dave Left Us Something To Strive For"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The sound waves were nearly visible leaving the speakers as they shook the gold chandeliers and left a ringing in your ears. No, this was not the backdrop of a new underground club, but merely an attempt at music by a band aptly named<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/unamuseddave.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unamused Dave<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Com 360 final videao\" width=\"352\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qv1R6mJ71Wk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Those few in attendants would turn away and plug their ears, as leader singer and guitarist Seth Wagers, belted lyrics into the microphone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bradley\u2019s Activities Council (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acbu.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ACBU)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> held the show, Rock Into Spring, as part of their Music Live concert series last Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we first planned the event, we were hoping to have it outside,\u201d Music Live Co-coordinator Sam Bondi said. \u201cGive people an opportunity to escape from finals and escape from their stress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though Unamused Dave left the crowd feeling much like their name,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wearethestrive.com\/\"> The Strive<\/a> stepped up the game.<\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City, Missouri band played the Student Center Ballroom as if it were Renaissance Coliseum. Raising the attendance numbers to about 90 people, as students would stroll in from the Student Center according to Bondi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople can always expect us to go full out for a show,\u201d lead vocalist Brendan Stevens said. \u201cThat\u2019s what sets us apart from other bands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Combining a mix of popular covers like, \u201cGirls Just Wanna Have Fun,\u201d \u201cI Write Sins Not Tragedies\u201d and \u201cStacy\u2019s Mom,\u201d just to name a few, The Strive had concert goers on their feet and singing along.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve been looking [The Strive] up on the YouTube and [they\u2019re] really good,\u201d freshman Jack Ellis said. \u201cIt\u2019s not necessarily my type of jam, I like acoustic more, so this is different than what I normally listen to, but it\u2019s totally cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band played original music as well, like Stevens\u2019 favorite song, \u201cSleepless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a very personal song about my mother\u2019s death,\u201d Stevens said. \u201cShe died when I was very young and it has stuck with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the night, Stevens interacted with audience members by asking if they were having a good time, encouraging them to clap along, and even speaking briefly about the resources for mental health at universities.<\/p>\n<p>After the show, The Strive stayed back to fans and even offered a little <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/kellee-maize\/how-i-made-it-in-the-musi_b_5024003.html\">music business <\/a>advice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaintain an independent mindsite throughout the entire [business process],\u201d drummer and sound engineer Nick Stacy said. \u201cThe best thing is to be independently operated and run.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the show, Tran said she, as well as the a few other members of ACBU, went out to dinner with The Strive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are very down to earth genuine people,\u201d Music Live Co-coordinator Mikki Tran said. \u201cWhich I was surprised about. With artists anything could honestly happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the crowd saw a team of ACBU coordinators running around in teal shirts, what they didn\u2019t see was the amount of preparation needed before a concert.<\/p>\n<p>The band was booked at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naca.org\/Pages\/default.aspx\"> National Association for Campus Activities<\/a> (NACA), a regional conference held in the fall and spring. According to Bondi, ACBU is able to book acts at a discounted rate through the conference, which is how they could afford to make the concert free for students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Last semester] we had to present the event ideas to SABRC and make sure they all think the event is good enough for the amount of money that we will spend,\u201d Tran said. \u201cThis semester, it was more so planning marketing and how volunteer positions would work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the day of, event coordinators set up green rooms and stock them with whatever the performers need. Not to mention, dealing with last minute surprises.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately with the weather, which is always unpredictable, we had to move the show indoors,\u201d Bondi Said. \u00a0\u201cWe were expecting it to be over 100 [in attendance] if it was outside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While coordinators were disappointed with attendance, concert goers like Teresa Hernandez showed excitement after the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really think they made this event a rocky atmosphere,\u201d Hernandez said.<\/p>\n<p>Bondi echoed Hernandez\u2019s sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone who was there had a good time,\u201d Bondi said. \u201cEven people who don\u2019t listen to that kind of music said we did a good job and that they enjoyed the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though the show didn\u2019t live up to ACBU\u2019s full expectations, advisor Lauren Smetana was still proud.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is always amazing to see what the students can do,\u201d Smetana said. \u201cIt\u2019s far from easy to organize and execute a show, but they somehow manage to do it every semester. \u201c<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1231\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2016\/05\/1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1231\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1231\" src=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2016\/05\/1-300x223.png\" alt=\"Unlike most bands who visit Bradley, The Strive opted to use their own sound equipment and played along with a background track.\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unlike most bands who visit Bradley, The Strive opted to use their own sound equipment and played along with a background track.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1232\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2016\/05\/2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1232\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1232\" src=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2016\/05\/2-300x225.png\" alt=\"Unamused Dave, a Peoria local band, loudly jammed while concert goers look visibly annoyed. \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unamused Dave, a Peoria local band, loudly jammed while concert goers look visibly annoyed.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1233\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2016\/05\/3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1233\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1233\" src=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2016\/05\/3-300x226.png\" alt=\"Once The Strive started playing, fans bum-rushed the stage to get closer to the lead singer. \" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Once The Strive started playing, fans bum-rushed the stage to get closer to the lead singer.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1234\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2016\/05\/4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1234\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1234\" src=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2016\/05\/4-300x225.png\" alt=\"ACBU members work together to set up banners and prize table to entice audience members. \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ACBU members work together to set up banners and prize table to entice audience members.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1235\" style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2016\/05\/5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1235\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1235\" src=\"http:\/\/com.bradley.edu\/newslab\/files\/2016\/05\/5-214x300.png\" alt=\"Brandon Stevens, The Strive lead singer, sang a set of covers to get the crowd excited.\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brandon Stevens, The Strive lead singer, sang a set of covers to get the crowd excited.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sound waves were nearly visible leaving the speakers as they shook the gold chandeliers and left a ringing in your ears. 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