Category: Music

Red Jumpsuit Apparatus performed on Student Night at the 2013 Soybean Festival. In the past, bands such as Uncle Kracker and Bowling For Soup have performed on student night. The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is an alternative rock band that originated in Florida. In 2006, RJA released their first LP entitled “Don’t You Fake It” and… Continue reading Red Jumpsuit Apparatus performs at Soybean Festival

With lights flashing, the starship landed in Martin, the band that is. The concert was not supposed to begin until 9 p.m., but there was already a crowd gathered who had listened to the previous concert, The Peacemakers. As 9 p.m. approached, more people arrived. Unless the word had spread quickly, most of the crowd… Continue reading Starship performs in place of Survivor

Patriotic tunes and applause filled the UC Ballroom 7 p.m. Thursday, June 27, as the Martin Community Band continuing its summer series performed “A Star-Spangled Celebration!” to an enthusiastic crowd. This third concert of the series was guest conducted by Steven Westbrook, Peabody High School band director and UTM alumnus. Westbrook graduated from UTM in… Continue reading Martin Community Band concert kicks off patriotic season

This past Thursday, Martin community members gathered at Festival Park to enjoy the summer heat with some easy-going tunes from the House Band, a group made up of UTM’s Dr. David Coffey, Dr. David Carithers, Dr. James Fieser, Dr. Chris Brown and alumnus Micah Barnes. Along with a variety of covers that included the Allman Brothers Band, Bob Dylan and… Continue reading House Band takes part in summer series

On June 13, continuing its summer series, the Martin Community Band gave downtown Martin a 20th century circus experience at Festival Park with the theme, “Circus Life.” This is the second of four concerts the band plans to give, the next two being “A Star-Spangled Celebration” and “Music from the Stage and Screen.” For this performance, UTM Director of… Continue reading Martin Community Band gives town circus show

Daniel Musgrave and The Do-Rite Daddys held a concert in downtown Martin on Thursday, June 6 at 7 p.m. in conjunction with Martin Community Band’s summer concert series. The band performed the first of two summer concerts, which are to be held between Martin Community Band’s biweekly performances. The band is comprised of three young men, Daniel Musgrave, JakeFlippin and Kyle… Continue reading Musgrave and The Do-Rite Daddys give downtown show

On Thursday, May 30, the newly-formed Martin Community Band performed its first concert in the UC Ballroom at 7 p.m., giving audience members a taste of the South with the theme, “Southern Hospitality.” Even though the ensemble, made up of both UTM students and faculty and community members, began this summer under the direction of UTM Director of Bands Dr. John Oelrich, the idea has been circling around… Continue reading Martin Community Band launches summer concert series

Don’t call it a comeback; call it a takeover, because that’s exactly what singer Justin Timberlake did with his newest album “The 20/20 Experience.” Released March 15, 2013, Timberlake comes back with a mission to reinvent R&B music like no other. With the help of friend and business partner Timberland, Timberlake gives audiences a new,… Continue reading Timberlake’s ‘The 20/20 Experience’ reinvents R&B