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Beltones earn bid to a capella finals
UPDATE: The Belmont Beltones won the wild card round and will be attending the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella...
Lillie Burke
Apr 9, 20131 min read
‘Idol’ puts two with Belmont ties through televised auditions
Since “American Idol”’s television debut in 2002, aspiring artists have dreamed of receiving a “golden ticket” and starting down the path...
Lillie Burke
Mar 27, 20133 min read
Young Islands create up-and-coming synthetic sound
A three-man band with no a guitar or bass player to be found. For most groups, it’s a proposition that sounds improbable, if not...
Lillie Burke
Mar 20, 20132 min read


REVIEW: Timberlake’s ’20/20 Experience’ clearly meets hype
Far removed from his days as a teen heartthrob as a member of *NSYNC, Justin Timberlake has matured musically. And no one seems to be...
Lillie Burke
Mar 19, 20132 min read


REVIEW: ‘Temper Temper’ repeats same formula
There’s no doubt Bullet For My Valentine is one of the most recognizable metal bands in today’s music scene. With obvious influences from...
Lillie Burke
Mar 15, 20132 min read


Lonely Biscuits win MTV award, headed to SXSW
Three semesters after forming, Belmont-based band The Lonely Biscuits is headed to Austin, Texas to perform in South by Southwest after...
Lillie Burke
Mar 11, 20131 min read
Phillips coming to Curb for April concert
“American Idol” winner Phillip Phillips will come to campus guitar in hand in April for a Curb Event Center concert. Tickets for the...
Lillie Burke
Feb 25, 20131 min read


Grimey’s expands to ‘Too’ next door
When it comes to change, Grimey’s record store and its owners are no amateurs. The Eighth Avenue South music hub was founded in 1999 by...
Lillie Burke
Feb 20, 20133 min read


TowerMix rebrands as online campus hub
With a new relaunch, music business website TowerMix is trying to become Belmont’s hub for entertainment news, networking and events. The...
Lillie Burke
Feb 20, 20132 min read
Lonely Biscuits nominated for MTVu’s Woodie Awards
Belmont-based band The Lonely Biscuits have been nominated for a MTVu award that comes with a chance to play at South by Southwest next...
Lillie Burke
Feb 18, 20131 min read


PHOTOS: Country Showcase has crowd feeling ‘Old school country vibes’
Country Showcase 2013 in the Curb Event Center. Performers included Eddie Saenz, Josh Mirenda, Mignon Grabois, as well as Williams & Co....
Lillie Burke
Feb 16, 20131 min read
Freshman orientation bonds Acklen together
Even though Americana band Acklen has strong Belmont University roots, the four-piece group is they never intentionally named themselves...
Lillie Burke
Feb 12, 20132 min read


Sound the trumpet
Belmont freshman Emmanuel Echem may be soft spoken but manages to be heard campuswide when he practices his trumpet. #Belmontmusic #trumpet
Lillie Burke
Feb 12, 20131 min read


Freshmen’s ‘Les Mis’ flash mob goes viral
When freshmen Natalie Bell and Robert Nichols were ready to start a carefully-planned flash mob of a “Les Miserables” hit at the Caf...
Lillie Burke
Feb 8, 20131 min read


Mirenda balances budding musical career
Since his freshman year, music hasn’t always been senior Josh Mirenda’s calling card. During his time at Belmont, the exercise science...
Lillie Burke
Jan 28, 20132 min read


Freshman’s ‘Wendy’s Rap’ goes viral, makes ‘Today’
Friday morning was supposed to be a morning to sleep in for freshman Blake Mankin. But that all changed when his roommate woke him up to...
Lillie Burke
Jan 28, 20132 min read


Positive reviews give Torres indie cred
When December graduate Mackenzie Scott rebranded herself as Torres and released her first single, “Honey,” last month, the feedback was...
Lillie Burke
Jan 24, 20132 min read


Beat ‘n’ Track: Skeleton at the Feast
The Beat N’ Track plays on this month with senior audio engineering technology major Levi Gordon. Growing up in a Pittsburgh suburb,...
Lillie Burke
Nov 30, 20128 min read
Q&A: Artists must build brand through social media
So, your artist Facebook page only has 15 fans? Many budding artists meet the same problem: Gaining Facebook fans and expanding your...
Lillie Burke
Nov 28, 20125 min read


MULTIMEDIA: Dark, bold and quirky take the stage at Rock Showcase
The Rock Showcase, the final showcase of the fall semester, brought hundreds of rock fans to the Curb Event Center on Saturday. According...
Lillie Burke
Nov 11, 20122 min read
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