Battle of the Bands - Results!

From KUR Manager Mike Regensberger:

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE OUR BATTLE A SUCCESS!

A huge "Thank You" from co-sponsors KUR, Alpha Phi Omega, and KU Housing for making our Spring 2009 Battle of the Bands a raging success! Hundreds of folks came out on April 22nd and supported great music for a great cause. A nice chunk of change was made for the "Mary Therese Rose Fund" and Kaeyo was the winning band! Thanks again to everyone who made this wonderful event happen and thanks to all the fans and supporters who came out to support the cause!

Runner-up: 3 Second Lead

KUR Battle of the Bands - TONIGHT!

Yes. The Battle of the Bands is tonight. A long and strenuous journey is over and now our hard work will pay off - hopefully. The weather might be shitty, the bands might not sound the best, and a slue of other things could go wrong, but we're committed to pulling this off and gaining money for the Mary Therese Rose Foundation, which helps kids with genetic disorders. So I'll be there. So will Jim, among other KUR DJs. We promise great fun and a night of ... music. For more information, check out our homepage @ kur.kutztown.edu. The event starts tonight at 7 PM out on the DMZ. C-ya then!

The Big 2-0! + Additional Info

Rock 'n' roll radio lives on with Never Mind the Mainstream, every Friday, from 6-8 PM only on 88.3 FM KUR. While many other stations in the area are switching formats or just quite frankly playing God-awful singles, Jim and I provide you with the best of yesterday's, today's (and tomorrow's) alternative and indie rock (for you older rockers out there, "college rock"). April 3rd marks a month-long journey to the end of the semester, but we haven't lost our stride just yet! We got new tunes from M. Ward, Death Cab For Cutie, and Black Lips. We got classics from Billy Bragg and The Replacements. And the poster also points out that we're going to get all modern on ya with LCD Soundsystem and Say Hi, among so much more. Folks, the show's going to be good; rest assured, we wouldn't lie to you. So be sure to get at us on Friday, by tuning into our web-stream @ kur.kutztown.edu. Call in: (610)-683-4058 or IM us @ KURRequest.

In other news, the KUR Battle of the Bands is shaping up nicely. Mark your calendars: Wednesday April 22, 2009 (Earth Day! - I just found that out), 7:00-10:00 PM under a giant tent on the DMZ here at Kutztown University. Admission? We're not sure about that just yet, but we are taking donations for Alpha Phi Omega's foundation for a sick, little girl. So bring some bucks! The bands include local outfits 3 Second Lead, Welcome To Earf, The Hoodlum Circus, Shelbyville, and KAEYO. Come out and enjoy these punk/post-punk/rock(?) bands play live at KU! For more information, check our main page at kur.kutztown.edu. See you there!

KUR (& A Frat? Housing?) Present: 2009 Battle of the Bands!

Mario from Mario Kart 64: "Battle!"
*Actually, those are just UK punks having it out...our competition will include bands.

No poster yet, but soon! Anyway, here at KUR, we've been trying to pull this off since 2 years ago, when we suddenly stopped. Anyway, our original request was DENIED. And so, now we're teaming up with some frat (lame) and the housing department (?) and we're benefiting some kid who died from some weird disease (shit, I really should be more respectful and know the details...they're coming!).

So, here' the details we do have. And for the record, I'm heading this mofo, so I hope it's good!:

Untitled KUR "Battle of the Bands" Spring 2009 Details:
*A better name...that to come, too.

Committee Members: 16 (We got 16 dedicated folks who are really going to turn this out.)

Date: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009

Location: Under a massive tent on the DMZ of Kutztown University's South Campus (come from out of town!)

Host: Manny F., a great KUR veteran. & I'll say a few words, too.

Judges: A select few KUR members.

Admission: 2 bucks? 3 bucks? We want all your money.

Poster: Fellow KUR DJ, Andy Pal! He's going to make us a beauty.

Bands: We have a few willing, but we want more! Send us your submissions (atleast a couple of tracks and some background info to mpopa381@kutztown.edu or kur@kutztown.edu - do it now!)

Prize: Massive gift card for music equipment!

Rules (thus far): No KUR Member can play in the competition. Also, at least one member has got to be from KU. Play good music. & That's about it. Put on a good show!

More information to come within a few weeks! It's for a good cause, so please attend! It'll be fun, I swear. Keep it here!!! With a little luck, we could have it be as educational, romantic, and violent as THIS.