Mississippi State University will bring national touring acts Trey Songz and Amos Lee to campus for this year”s Old Main Music Festival. Presented by the three most prominent student organizations on campus, the festival is part of MSU”s Super Bulldog Weekend. The festival is set to follow the spring football game and will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Old Main Music Festival, named in honor of the Old Main dormitory that burned more than 50 years ago, is free. In its third year, the festival is a collaboration between the Campus Activities Board, Music Maker Productions and the Student Association. It is also sponsored by several local businesses.
Hobo Hippie, winner of the CAB Battle of the Bands competition, will play an opening set at 7 p.m. Megan McCormick performs at 7:50 p.m.
About the artists
Trey Songz is described by Ahmet Ertegun, the late Atlantic Records founder, as “the most promising R&B artists we have had since we started the company 60 years ago.”
Since making his recording debut in 2005, Trey Songz has patiently and artfully crafted some of the most acclaimed and compelling R&B music of the decade. His first two Songbook Entertainment/Atlantic albums, “I Gotta Make It” (2005) and “Trey Day” (2007), yielded a trio of Top 10 singles, “Girl Tonight,” “Last Time” and “Can”t Help But Wait,” and a Grammy nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
American singer-songwriter and guitarist Amos Lee hails from Philadelphia, Pa. His musical style encompasses folk, soul and jazz. He has released three albums on Blue Note Records, “Amos Lee,” “Supply and Demand” and “Last Days at the Lodge.”
He has been on tour with musicians such as Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Norah Jones, Paul Simon, Merle Haggard and John Prine. Lee performs with drummer Fred Berman and bassist Jaron Olevsky. Some of his musical influences include Stevie Wonder, John Prine, Bill Withers, and James Taylor.
Lee performs at 8:50 p.m.; Trey Songz goes on at 10:15 p.m.
For more information about Old Main Music Festival, go to www.oldmainmusicfest.com.
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