{"id":13005,"date":"2011-08-24T04:59:31","date_gmt":"2011-08-24T09:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=13005"},"modified":"2011-08-24T07:20:46","modified_gmt":"2011-08-24T12:20:46","slug":"second-annual-music-fest-to-feature-pop-rock-band-cartel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/08_24_2011\/second-annual-music-fest-to-feature-pop-rock-band-cartel","title":{"rendered":"Second annual Music Fest to feature pop-rock band Cartel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you attend last year\u2019s Music Fest? Did you have fun rocking out to We the Kings? Then you\u2019ll love the band headlining this year\u2019s Music Fest: Cartel, which is touring the Midwest with We the Kings and other groups.<\/p>\n

\"music-fest-ad\"<\/a>Music Fest 2011, The University of Toledo\u2019s second annual free, public concert, will be held Wednesday, Aug. 31, in the field across from Memorial Field House on Main Campus.<\/p>\n

In addition to the American pop-rock headliner, this year\u2019s lineup includes a variety of artists, from \u201970s soul and funk to an up-and-coming country singer. <\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the success of last year\u2019s Music Fest, we want this to be an annual event at the University,\u201d said Lawrence J. Burns, UT vice president for external affairs and interim vice president for equity and diversity. \u201cWe hope Music Fest will join the ranks of our other proud traditions. It\u2019s a great way for students to join the community to enjoy something together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The outdoor concert will kick off with singer-songwriter Abigail Stauffer. Other performers will include country singer Glen Templeton, jazz artist Alexander Zonjic, and the funk band Ohio Players. WXUT, the student radio station, will provide entertainment between sets.<\/p>\n

The night will conclude with a colorful fireworks display after a performance by the headliner, Cartel, which is known for its song, \u201cHonestly,\u201d from its 2005 debut album, Chroma.<\/em> The band since has released two albums, Cartel <\/em>in 2007 and Cycles<\/em> in 2009.<\/p>\n

The schedule will be:<\/p>\n

\u2022 2:45 p.m. \u2014 Abigail Stauffer<\/p>\n

\u2022 4:15 p.m. \u2014 Glen Templeton<\/p>\n

\u2022 5:30 p.m. \u2014 Pep rally for the UT football team<\/p>\n

\u2022 6 p.m. \u2014 Alexander Zonjic and Friends<\/p>\n

\u2022 7:45 p.m. \u2014 Ohio Players<\/p>\n

\u2022 9:30 p.m. \u2014 Cartel<\/p>\n

\u2022 10:45 p.m. \u2014 Fireworks<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to read more about the artists and see videos.<\/p>\n

In addition to an outdoor concert, Music Fest serves as a community event to get students and the community excited about the school year on the eve of the first football game of the season. The pep rally with the Rockets\u2019 football team will take place at 5:30 p.m. with the players, Head Coach Tim Beckman, cheerleaders, the Rocket Marching Band and Rocky the Rocket to help both the team and fans get psyched up for Toledo\u2019s first game Thursday, Sept. 1, against the University of New Hampshire Wildcats. <\/p>\n

The new UT mascot will join in the fun with the official debut of Rocky the Rocket\u2019s new friend, Rocksy. Students and fans voted for her name in July, and Rocksy was the fan favorite with the most \u201clove\u201d votes \u2014 863 of 1,779.<\/p>\n

\u201cMusic Fest 2011 offers performances for all musical tastes, the debut of our new mascot who will head out into the community to represent and promote UT, and a fun pep rally to pump up our Rockets and encourage people to stay in town over the Labor Day holiday weekend and cheer them on at the game,\u201d Burns said. \u201cWe have a lot to celebrate at UT and are excited to bring the community on to campus for this annual event to help us do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event is sponsored by the Office of External Affairs, Office of the Dean of Students, UT Culture Ambassadors, Campus Activities and Programming, WXUT, Toledo.com, Yark Automotive, Learfield, The Blade, Buckeye Cablesystem, Verizon, Campus Oasis and Olde Towne University Apartments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Catch Cartel and the Ohio Players, meet UT’s new mascot, Rocksy, and psyche up for the Rockets’ first football game at Music Fest 2011 Wednesday, Aug. 31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":409,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13005"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/409"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13005\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}