Loud Love’s Benefit for WRVU
by Dave Sharp on Mar 29th, 2011
Loud Love's Benefit to Save WRVU
The effort to save WRVU-FM, Vanderbilt’s student-involved and community-run radio station, continues its benefit concert series with Loud Love’s punk and hardcore showcase at the Muse.
Following their successful Big Poppa’s Underground showcase at Exit/In in January, DJ D. Rue and Jame Misplaces host Gnarwhal, Diarrhea Planet and Evan P. Donohue among others to garner funds and build awareness in support of saving WRVU.
WRVU staff will be on hand to answer questions and collect a minimum $5 donation at the door, which opens at 7pm.
This weeks podcast of DJ D.Rue’s podcast, for which this event is the namesake, as well as downloads from all the featured artists and the press release are included below. All of the bands featured at the show are played on his podcast.
As was reported in Sinizine.net’s Records and Raman feature on WRVU DJs Anna Lundy and Emily Hines, there are a few ways you can help Save WRVU:
- Send correspondence to the VSC Board and provide compelling reasons to keep WRVU on the air.
- Join the WRVU Facebook page, invite friends and help it go viral.
- Go to Grimey’s and purchase a Save WRVU t-shirt for $10
- Read this interview, get to know Anna and Emily and the reasons they are such staunch supports of WRVU then start talking to people about the impact the station has on individuals and the community.
- Go to SaveWRVU.org to learn more and find other ways to help.
R Stevie Moore – Carmen Is Coming
Gnarwhal – In the junk sick morning
Flesh Vehicle – Everybody’s Dead and No One’s Talking
Evan P. Donohue – My Odds
Diarrhea Planet – ghost with a boner
Black Patch – Melrose
Press release:
The campaign to keep WRVU-FM on the Nashville airwaves gets a bit louder! On Sunday, April 3rd, at The Muse (835 4th Ave. South, Nashville, TN) the next Save WRVU benefit concert will be held, with an impressive and diverse lineup of Nashville bands dedicated to helping keep the long-running Vanderbilt free-form, non-commercial, radio station on the air. Presented by DJ D.Rew of the Loud Love show, the concert will feature up and coming rockers Gnarwhal, Diarrhea Planet, Evan P. Donohue, runner-up at this year’s Road to Bonnaroo, Nashville veterans Black Patch (Jo Garcia of Bad Friend, John Adams of Bad Friend, High on Life, and Nathan Vasquez of Deluxin’, Cheap Time, Be Your Own Pet, etc.), Flesh Vehicle (Tom Pappas of Superdrag, Jeremy Asbrock of the Shazam, and Steve Latination of Agent Orange) and Legendary DIY pioneer and former WFMU DJ R. Stevie Moore!
The doors for the April 3rd concert will open at 7pm and admission is a $5 minimum donation. Vanderbilt students will be admitted to the concert for free with a valid Vandy student ID, although donations will be appreciated. This is an all-ages show, so everyone can experience these great bands and help keep WRVU on the air! The show is officially sanctioned by, and proceeds from the event will go directly to, the WRVU Friends & Family Association Fund to be used in the campaign to keep WRVU on the airwaves at 91.1 FM in Nashville. Donations to the WRVU Friends & Family Association Fund may also be made at any Nashville area Fifth Third Bank location.
For those unable to attend the concert the Muse will be streaming the concert at www.themusenashville.com For additional concert, artist and special guest updates as well as info on how to help save WRVU visit SaveWRVU.com and WRVU.org . And be sure to join our Facebook
WHEN: Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
WHAT: WRVU Benefit at The MUSE
WHERE: The Muse
ADDRESS: 835 4th Ave. South, Nashville, TN
TIME: Doors @ 7:00pm
PHONE: 615-251-0190
ARTISTS: Gnarwhal , Diarrhea Planet & Evan P. Donohue, Black Patch (Jo Garcia of Bad Friend, John Adams of Bad Friend, High on Life, and Nathan Vasquez of Deluxin’, Cheap Time, Be Your Own Pet, etc.), Flesh Vehicle (Tom Pappas of Superdrag, Jeremy Asbrock of the Shazam, and Steve Latination of Agent Orange) and Legendary R. Stevie Moore!
INFO:$5 minimum donation. Vandy students free w/ Vandy I.D. (any donation appreciated). Donations go to the WRVU Friends & Family Association Fund and used in the Save WRVU campaign to keep 91.1 FM on the air. Save WRVU merchandise will be available for purchase. Event is all ages.