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...strict noise rules, and at-times tepid peer response.Arts First weekend looks to celebrate all the acts that have overcome these obstacles. The schedule is peppered with a variety of performances from some of Harvard’s most talented (and quirky) student acts. With the bitter taste of Wyclef freshly washed away by the clean piquancy of Ben Folds, music at Harvard has never seen a brighter tomorrow. (All of the bands listed below have Myspace.com sites featuring more information and streaming tracks).Plan B for the Type A’sAs Harvard’s only all-girl...
...event, organized by the student-run Harvard Concert Commission (HCC) in conjunction with College administrators, contrasted with past unsuccessful HCC efforts, including pushes to bring rap artists Snoop Dog and Wyclef Jean to campus. Both of those efforts resulted in “fiascos,” according to HCC Director Tyler O’Brien...
...those songs that is catchy for about five minutes—then once you put it in your iTunes, update your iPod and run to class, you forget that it is there.” 4. “Take Me As I Am” by Wyclef “It is not the most influential song, but its message is greatly appreciated. Especially at Harvard, where perfection is not just academic, it is all encompassing...
...Brien ’07, chair of the HCC. The HCC has planned on-campus concerts for the past three years.Their methods have not gone without criticism; the most notorious—and certainly most recent—clash between the committee and the campus was over the proposed Wyclef Jean concert, where high costs and low student interest ultimately resulted in a last-minute cancellation of the event.Lauren P.S. Epstein ’07—who is promotion chair of the HCC and who also planned last year’s Springfest—acknowledges that previous events...
...reason the prospects for this concert look so much better than they did for Wyclef Jean’s infamous absence has to do with planning. The Office of the Dean of the College and Campus Life Fellow Justin H. Haan ’05 took over the bulk of the planning and funding of the event, leaving the Harvard Concert Commission (HCC) to do what it does best: negotiate with the artist and plan the production of the concert itself. This setup avoided many of the pitfalls that have plagued the planning of previous Springfests by the Undergraduate Council...