Arts & Entertainment
Musicians Mobilize for Justice at Ithaca Underground Virtual Concert
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Ithaca Underground provided a platform for artists to share their music and their political messages during this turbulent time.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/concert/)
Ithaca Underground provided a platform for artists to share their music and their political messages during this turbulent time.
One piece, “Rhapsody in Blue,” will even feature an acoustic grand piano that must be carefully wheeled outside. “It’s all about adaptation.”
Hippo Campus is also known for their support of the #MeToo movement, having donated to the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota in 2018 via a merchandise drive.
The Virtual Music Festival exemplifies how important it is for the Cornell administration to be more transparent about funding and allocation, especially in these uncertain times.
Even for those unfamiliar with his more recent music, watching a performance with thousands of other people is a type of social connection that most people would appreciate in the face of isolation — I know I do.
Swae Lee, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Rico Nasty and Matoma are set to play the Virtual Music Festival on May 14 and 15 at 8 p.m. EDT, Slope Day Programming Board announced on Facebook.
Students missing music on the slope will still be able to celebrate the end of the semester.
There is a playful intimacy to the livestreamed quarantine concerts which have recently cropped up across the internet.
Music can seem like it’s white dominated. But it’s not.
Cornell Concert Commission and the Multicultural Funding Advisory Board announced that Denzel Curry and Rico Nasty will be performing at Barton Hall on Sunday, March 22.