TBT – Scholastic – University of Notre Dame

#TBT: Singers in Stepan Lindsey Lonergan The Stepan Center walls have seen it all. From flu shots to first year formals, the dome of the east can proudly say that it’s multifunctional. Aside from being an SYR location, on Friday, April 1 the Stepan Center opened its doors to singer Tai Verdes and indie band Peach Tree Rascals — and, don’t be fooled, this was not a joke.  From hit songs “A-O-K” to “Stuck in the Middle,” Verdes gave students a show that would top their “LAst dAy oN EaRTh.” The irony of his hit song “Let’s go to Hell ” was not lost on the students of this Catholic institution.  The Peach Tree Rascals opened for Verdes, performing their song “Mariposa.” The alternative group instantly awoke the audience with their high energy performance. The irony of their new release titled “Song From Hell” was, again, not lost. The university’s SUB committee organized this concert to provide a little sound to the South Bend community. The “SOS,” or Sound of Sub’s, annual spring concert was — as it always is — noteworthy.  In the April 2006 issue of Scholastic, “Behind the Scenes,” author Michael O’Connor wrote about country music star…
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