AB - Carnegie Mellon Activities Board

Sunday, 11/16 8pm	RocktakuFEST	RocktakuFest: Anime and Video Game Music Concert featuring Antimotion and Battlecake Sunday, November 16, 2008 Time: 8:00pm Location: University Center Rangos Hall at Carnegie Mellon University Ticket: $1 presale, $3 at door Cosplayer gets free admittance RSVP: rocktaku@gmail.com Tickets also available at UC info desk and table outside of Doherty see link for poster http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr247/rynaii/rocktaku_poster_web.jpg Listen to songs from all your favorite games like Chrono Trigger, Megaman, Castlevania, Mario, Final Fantasy, and more or if you're more of an anime person then come and hear your favorite songs from Deathnote, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Code Geass, Full Metal Alchemist, and Naruto, and more	More...

11/15/2008 8pm	Rjd2	The evening starts with the acclaimed alliance of Chicago DJs J2K and Autobot, better known collectively as Flosstradamus. Mixing their punk and hip-hop roots, the duo will be spinning the mash-ups and dance hits that have garnered attention from URB and MTV and that landed them spots at SXSW, Pitchfork Festival, and CMJ. Following Flosstradamus, DJ extraordinaire Rjd2 hits the stage to deliver his unique music that ranges from hip-hop to classic pop, mixing in everything else along the way. RJ's accolades and achievements range from his hip-hop Dead Ringer LP to the more pop-oriented The Third Hand, as well as producing records, scoring video games, and remixing tracks for artists like Astrud Gilberto. Look forward to lots of spinning vinyl and solid beats. Tickets are available now at the CMU University Center Info Desk and November 10 through Ticketmaster. Tickets are $12 (free w/ CMU ID). Show is November 15th at 8 (doors at 7).	More...

Thursday, 10/30 8:30pm	Willem Breuker Kollektief	This event will be held in: The Alumni Concert Hall, in the College of Fine Arts. The "Willem Breuker Kollektief" celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2004. Coming from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the Kollektief is one of Europe's finest ensembles playing contemporary and improvised music. They are equally at home playing in jazz clubs or concert halls. Led by saxophonist/clarinetist/composer Willem Breuker, the ten-piece Kollektief plays a hybrid of music which cuts through traditional musical barriers. The Kollektief's approach combines jazz and 'serious' (i.e. classical) music with many popular genres, from marching band and circus music to latin dance steps and music for film and theatre. The result is both humorous and surprising, full of false stops and starts, clean breaks, sudden shifts in musical mood, and above all, a fine sense of irony.	More...

Tuesday October 14 8	Villains w/ Cutups, Keeb$	Villains, cutups and keeb$ October 14th. UC Rangos $5. http://www.last.fm/event/789050 Villains (Electro / Club / Indie DJs from L.A.) http://www.myspace.com/wearevillains also check out their mixes: Vol 1: http://www.zshare.net/audio/161465960fa92f88/ Second Offense: http://www.zshare.net/audio/16147501d1888a40/ Cutups, Keeb$ Electro-Crunk-Pittsburgh DJs http://www.myspace.com/cutups http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=684261 Villains are the truth. It looks like America is finally stepping up to the plate and putting out some electro masterminds of its own, and Villains are easily the best US DJ’s I’ve heard in a longgg minute. Missing Toof has been killing it recently and all credit goes to them for the discovery, but the gospel of Villains needs to be preached far and wide, so I figured I’d throw them up on here too. Naturally, my introduction to the LA-based duo came as a result of their immense “Hunting For Witches” remix. “Witches” had truly amazing remix potential, but neither Crystal Castles nor Fury 666 (both of whom were commissioned to remix the track for the official single release) really got the job done. The RAC remix was a big step in the right direction, but nothing can top Villains’ Electro-Banger mix. Shit is out of control. http://www.goodweatherforairstrikes.com/test/2007/11/11/artist-profile-villains/	More...

Friday, 5/2 6:30 PM	Busdriver	Regan Farquhar, better known as Busdriver has built an ironclad rep for being a chop-maestro and style monster. In a genre where the fans herald groups for either their artsy pretensions, or risk free plain song, he manages the balance while acting as a torch bearer for the early '90's Los Angeles underground hip-hop scene. On the tenuous fringes of what can be deemed "rap" there lies the reviled LA maverick, who for years has been wowing unsuspecting audiences with his patented visceral onslaught of rants, rhyming and displaced musical sensibility. Whether sitting-in with such unlikely cohorts as Islands, Daedelus, Z-Trip, TTC, Boom-Bip, 2mex etc., or plowing through his enthralling solo sets, there is a distinct brand of showmanship employed by Busdriver and at least a handful of concert-goers who are maladjusted enough to submit to the sheer unadulterated thrill of it all. Busdriver (Boundary pushing mind-blowing fast rap from LA) w/ Therm and Soul (Local soul filled hip hop) FREE and open to the public. Come enjoy the evening of CMU's last day of classes.	More...

Sunday, 4/20 8 PM	Amon Tobin	AMON TOBIN (Swanky Bricolage Beatsmith on Ninja Tune Records) with XANOPTICON (Globe-trotting Break-core) and DISCUSS (Pittsburgh Down-tempo IDM) Montreal based Brazilian musician, DJ, and producer of distinctive sample-based music. Amon Tobin is a 'tinkerer' exploring the music that exists around him, deconstructing it and then fusing it together again appear to be his method of music making.	More...

Thursday, 4/17 8 PM	The Roots	AB CONCERTS proudly presents THE ROOTS with special guest Nouveau Riche as this spring's Carnival Concert. The concert will take place on the CFA Lawn on Thursday, April 17th, 2008 at 8 pm with "doors" opening at 7 pm (rainsite: Weigand Gym - rainsite wristbands available at the UC Info Desk on 4/2 for CMU students and on 4/14 for the public). This concert is free of charge and funded for by the CMU student activities fee. Grammy award winning hip-hop trailblazers The Roots are set for the Spring 2008 Carnival Concert at CMU on April 17th. Known for their prolific lyrics and live instrumentation, the Legendary Philadelphia crew is composed of Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter (vocals), Ahmir Thompson (drums), Kamal Gray (keyboards), Frank Knuckles (percussion), Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas (guitar) and Owen Biddle (bass). Garnering critical praise throughout their career, The Roots have firmly established themselves as a band with uncompromised artistic control and integrity. With Rising Down, a Def Jam Recording, the band's 10th album release and a new tour, The Roots continue to take bolder steps adding new depths and range to their repertoire.	More...

Sunday, 4/6 7 PM	Folk Rock and Roll Night	Annika Rosenvigne, Guy Russo and Nathan Zoob will be rockin the roof off of the coffeehouse. There will be guitars, music and flamethrowers...mostly just guitar and music though. Come and out and listen to good FREE performances.	More...

Friday, 4/4 7 PM	Open Mic Night	Come and watch some of your fellow CMU students show us what they have on stage! If you would like to perform contact tfitzger@andrew.cmu.edu for more info.	More...

Friday, 3/28 7 PM	Open Mic Night	Want to see and hear more of the talent we have at CMU??? Need a place to show your skills??? Come to the open mics at SKIBO!!! These Open Mic nites serve as a place for you to express your creativity as well as gain practice performing in front of an audience. FYI: Students who truly do an outstanding performance that leave the audience craving more will be invited back for a PAID gig. So try your best and come to multiple open mics so you can really get the hang of it. The Open Mics are held bi-weekly. Performances start at 7pm, Sign up begins at 6:45. Be promt and come prepared to rock the house. Bring your friends to see you perform!!! Or just come to eat and see the talent we have at CMU!!!	More...

Wednesday, 3/26 8 PM	Dragonzord, Hop Along, Queen Alsleis, M. Callen with Brian Brown and Austin Redwood	Come one, come all, for an amazing night of mid-atlantic musicianship featuring: DRAGONZORD, raw songs and weird sounds from Philadelphia, HOP ALONG, QUEEN ANSLEIS, rad folk songs from Baltimore, and M.CALLEN with BRIAN BROWN and AUSTIN REDWOOD, secret project unreal mindfuck from Pittsburgh. Please come out and support some friends and strangers. Besides, it's FREE!,	More...

Saturday, 3/22 8 PM	Eastern Blok: Balkan Fusion meets Jazz	Eastern Blok fuses elements of the Balkan music with jazz of the west. A extraordinary combo of guitar, saxophone, drums, and bass. Exotic flavor in the sound not to be missed.	More...

Sunday, 3/2 7 PM	TONE w/ Knot Feeder	Tone, who share the same label (Neurot Recordings) as famous ISIS, Om, Red Sparowes, and Neurosis, will be playing this upcoming Sunday, March 2nd, along with local Math Rock band KNOT FEEDER (with ex-members of Don Caballero & Tabula Rosa) Tone have proven themselves to be devotees to the math and science of the guitar through five albums prior to Solidarity. At the center of each record has been a precision that was present at the band's inception, a precision that has allowed (now) eight players to chase the same thing? one massive phrase, cycle, or as is with guitars, one massive riff. Tone now find their recordings subject to an unexpected axiom - the law of entropy. The band is moving from a more ordered to a less ordered state with every record. This is not to suggest the band has lost skill or focus, but rather that they use their knack for cacophony to cover a greater breadth, expanding the current roster to include five guitars, one bass, and two drummers. Tone's ever widening orbit around the riff has allowed the songs on Solidarity to carry even more emotional weight than 2003's Ambient Metals (Dischord), which staked a claim to sonic territory along side those with whom Tone so often share a stage: Mono, Explosions In The Sky, Tulsa Drone, Do Make Say Think, Maserati, and godspeedyou!blackemperor. This time around Tone capitalizes on the space provided by the doubled percussion to open the band to careful passages conversely, they allow a formidable counterweight to the enormous soaring attacks of five guitars. Solidarity expands the boundaries of Tone, whereas they once communicated a single new idea, they now communicate a new method of thought.	More...

Friday, 2/29 7 PM	Jazz Guitar Duo Joe Negri & Jimmy Bruno	Two jazz guitarist extraordinaire present a jazz concert at The Underground! Joe Negri is one of Pittsburgh's own treasures, featured on Mr.Roger's Neighborhood. Jimmy Bruno, is a hot shot guitarist in the Philly jazz scene.	More...

Sunday, 2/29 7 PM	Open Mic Night	Come and watch some of your fellow CMU students show us what they have on stage! If you would like to perform contact tfitzger@andrew.cmu.edu for more info.	More...

Saturday, 2/23 7 PM	Benefit Concert for FORGE	Join us for a benefit concert for student organization FORGE. All profit goes to fund children in poverty. Three bands will be performing: Mellow Motif, Tenessee Whiskey, and another guest TBA.	More...

Sunday, 2/17 7 PM	Skibo Bonanza!	Come see a free show featuring Anna Vogelzang, Tiger Saw and special guest Boca Chica!	More...

Friday, 2/15 6:45 PM	Open Mic Night	Come and watch some of your fellow CMU students show us what they have on stage! If you would like to perform contact tfitzger@andrew.cmu.edu for more info.	More...

Saturday, 2/9 8 PM	Andy McKee Trio	A self-trained fingerstyle guitarist and composer, McKee posted homemade videos of his tunes on YouTube last year, a move that has launched a staggeringly successful career. Since then, he has had over 20 million hits on YouTube.com, a packed touring schedule that takes him around the world, and he's made 29,000 MySpace friends. Knocking the late, great Johnny Cash out of the top spot as the highest-rated music video on the site, McKee has appeared by invitation on "Last Call with Carson Daly," is in the Top 10 on the iTunes Folk page, and is currently featured on Josh Groban's new album, Noel, on the track "Little Drummer Boy."	More...

Saturday, 1/26 8 PM	Sean McMillan	Sean, an up and coming DJ, has done numerous shows for clubs and activites on campus including Spirit and more recently the Winter Gala. Sean will be colaborating with other performers during his show at Skibo, creating interesting improvised sounds that are sure to make you "bob ya head".	More...

Friday, 1/25 8 PM	Open Mic Night	We are calling students of all levels to come and show their skills!!! We want poets, musicians, actors, actresses, comedians (basically any kind of creative performer) to come out and enrich the CMU community with thier talents. The open mic nites are bi-weekly so keep coming and support the arts here at CMU. Plus if you really rock the house, you will be invited back to play a PAID gig. If you want to perform show up by 6:45 to sign up for the night.	More...