Enter Battle of the Bands or Songwriter Skirmish 2020!

Monday, March 9th, 2020 by The Professor

Do you want to perform at Loyolapalooza? Here is your chance! Enter to compete in the Battle of the Bands, or the Songwriter Skirmish. Songwriter Skirmish is open to solo or duo acts (rappers, songwriters, duos, and mixers), while Battle of the Bands is for bands of 3 or more. Songwriter Skirmish will take place on Thursday 4/23 from 8-10pm at the Black Box Theater. Battle of the Bands will take place on Thursday 4/2 in the Black Box Theater. The winner of Songwriter Skirmish will be the first act of Loyolapalooza, and the Battle of the Bands winner will open for the national headliner. Loyolapalooza is Saturday 4/25.

To enter, you must be or have at least one active member connected to Loyola University Maryland. They can be employees, current students or alumni. Bands entering for Battle of the Bands must be able to perform a 15-20 minute set of original songs to compete. By entering, you are confirming that you are able to perform at Songwriter Skirmish (4/23) or Battle of the Bands (4/2), and are able to perform at Loyolapalooza on 4/25.

Think you have what it takes? Enter below! Submissions for Songwriter Skirmish are due 4/10 by 11:59 pm and submissions for Battle of the Bands are due 3/27 by 11:59 pm.

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Open Mic Night at Starbucks 2/27

Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 by Erin McAvoy

It’s the last event before Spring Break!!  This Thursday from 8-10pm, WLOY will be hosting one of our many popular Open Mic Nights at Starbucks.  Open Mic Nights are always a great opportunity for you and/or your friends to show off some talents or even just to blow off some steam.  Any kind of performance is encouraged–from original songs, to covers, to improv, to comedy, to storytelling, and everything in between!  We welcome everyone and anyone to come to Open Mic Night, regardless of skill level, experience, or background; so come on out, bring your friends, let loose, and have yourself a great night!  Stop by anytime, this Thursday at Starbucks, between 8 and 10pm for a great time before break!  See you there.

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Musical Movie Night at 3rd Floor Common Room 2/20

Monday, February 17th, 2020 by Erin McAvoy

This Thursday, from 8-10pm at the third floor common room at the College Center, WLOY will be hosting a musical movie night.  Come join us for a viewing of Bohemian Rhapsody, a thrilling movie centering around the life of Freddie Mercury–played by Rami Malek–and the story of Queen.  It’s an incredible movie with great classic music and if you haven’t seen it already, you should definitely come.  It got 8 out of 10 stars on IMDb and an 85% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.  Don’t miss out on this free viewing.  There will also be popcorn, of course!  This will be a super chill event, so feel free to come or go whenever you want.  Grab your friends and stop by the third floor common room at the College Center for a fun movie night.  All are welcome! See you there.

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Open Mic and Making Valentine’s Crafts 2/6

Wednesday, February 5th, 2020 by Erin McAvoy

This Thursday, from 8-10pm at Starbucks, WLOY will be hosting an Open Mic Night with fun Valentine’s Day crafts!  Open Mics are always a great opportunity for you or your friends to show off some talents or even just blow off steam.  Anything is fair game for Open Mic: from original songs, to covers, to poetry, to rants, to comedy, to storytelling, and everything in between!  There will also be fun Valentine’s Day crafts with all supplies provided AND you’ll be able to buy tickets for our Share The Love Raffle!  We welcome everyone and anyone to come to Open Mic Night, regardless of skill level, experience, or background; so come on out, bring your friends, and listen to some chill music while doing fun crafts!  Don’t miss out.  We’ll see you there!

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Hang Out with WLOY at McGuire 1/30

Wednesday, January 29th, 2020 by Erin McAvoy

This Thursday, from 8-10pm in McGuire Hall, WLOY will be hosting our first ever Hang Out with WLOY!  This is a chance for anyone to come meet the staff, DJs, and whole WLOY team and find out more about what we’re all about!  There’ll be board games, coloring, music (of course), and pizza and the giveaways will be unmatched!  You could go home with anything from vinyl, to CDs, to digital downloads from artists like Prince, David Bowie, and The Doors.  It’s the perfect event for anyone who would just like to chill, eat food, and listen to music with our WLOY DJs and staff.  This event is open to the whole Loyola community so bring your friends!  Also, if anyone you know would like to be a DJ this semester, tell them to come along too!  We’d love to see you there.

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Skribe at Starbucks 1/23

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 by Erin McAvoy

Skribe returns to Loyola this Thursday for our weekly Coffeehouse.  Skribe has been a WLOY favorite for many years, bringing not only his great lyrics and melodies to his performances but many special treats, as well.  Skribe lead performer Aaron Yealdhall actually makes his own instruments, like his bass drum suitcase, gas can guitar and banjo, “canjo-zookie”, “merican canjo”, and “kazoobie kazoos”!  Try to say those three times fast.  His sound can be described as soulful “garage folk” and his music takes influence from The Great Outdoors.  Skribe will be at Starbucks this Thursday from 8-10pm, so be sure to stop by and don’t miss out on the magic!  We hope to see you there.

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Open Mic Night at 3rd Floor Common Room 1/16

Wednesday, January 15th, 2020 by Erin McAvoy

It’s the first event of the semester!!  This Thursday from 8-10pm, WLOY will be hosting one of our many popular Open Mic Nights at the third floor common room of the College Center.  Open Mic Nights are always a great opportunity for you and/or your friends to show off some talents or even just to blow off some steam.  Any kind of performance is encouraged–from original songs, to covers, to improv, to comedy, to storytelling, and everything in between!  We welcome everyone and anyone to come to Open Mic Night, regardless of skill level, experience, or background; so come on out, bring your friends, let loose, and have yourself a great time!  Please note that this is a different location than our usual spot by Starbucks, so don’t get mixed up!  Stop by anytime, at the third floor common room of the College Center, between 8 and 10pm for a good time!  See you there.

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Christmas Karaoke & Gingerbread Houses at Starbucks 12/5

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019 by Erin McAvoy

It’s the last event of the semester, and you won’t want to miss this!  This Thursday, December 5th, WLOY and CAB will be hosting Christmas karaoke and gingerbread house making at Starbucks from 8-10pm.  The night will entail an open mic with endless Christmas karaoke options and free gingerbread house making kits.  Everyone is welcome and anyone may participate in the open mic however they may please–whether that be with a Christmas carol, a song cover of any kind, original music, jokes, storytelling, or quite literally anything at all!  So stop by for some free food, Christmas festivities, and quality entertainment by your very own peers.  We hope to see you there!  This Thursday at Starbucks from 8-10pm.

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