Wright State’s University Activities Board (UAB) will host MuseFest, a music festival that will feature a variety of acts Sept. 20 at Alumni Tower.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and admission is free for those with a valid Wright1 card.
This year’s Musefest will mark the first time the concert has been held as a standalone event. In the past, the concert has always been connected to another event.
“We took some surveys to see if we could find what we should try to get,” said UAB Major Events Chair Alisha Speaks. “Our campus is very diverse and so it has a diverse taste.”
The MuseFest scheduled last spring was slated to feature the pop punk act The All American Rejects, but was cancelled due to illness of one of the performers.
September’s festival will feature four different acts: electronic dance music mavens The Jane Doze, pop rock performers The Romantic Era, rapper OnCue and country singer Brynn Marie.
The Jane Doze is a pop influenced electro dance house duo from New York. The group consists of members Jen Mozenter and Claire Schlissel.
“We play a lot of music that influenced by top 40 and Billboard music to help get the audience moving and excited,” said Schlissel. “We’re both really excited to be playing in an area we haven’t been to before.”
The Romantic Era, a seven-piece pop ensemble, originated in northern Pennsylvania near Lake Erie and has been performing since they were in high school.
“The idea was started by myself and our drummer (Ben Griffith),” said lead vocalist Connor Kimball. “And as the band grew we added more members including my brothers.”
Kimball’s brothers, bass player Bryant Kimball and keyboardist Colin Kimball, joined Connor and Griffith when the band formed in 2010.
Connor mentioned influences such as Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury of Queen.
“Those guys really got the crowds moving and we try to do that as a band,” said Connor. “We’re really excited to be performing at Wright State.”
