Vanessa Carlton, Sugarcult to perform at this year's spring concertThomas Field House will once again turn from a sports gymnasium into a concert venue, this time opening up its doors to Vanessa Carlton and Sugarcult.
Jodi Smith, Director of Student Activities announced to The Eagle Eye that the performers will grace the stage on Saturday April 23 beginning at 9 p.m. The doors will open at 8 p.m. Ticket sales information will be announced in the future.
Vanessa Carlton will be the first one to entertain the audience. Carlton released her most recent album, "Harmonium" in November 2004. She gained her popularity through the hit song "A Thousand Miles," which was on her 2002 album, "Be Not Nobody."
"The songs off her new album seem to tell a very personal story," Patti Pangborn, public relations spokesperson for Central Michigan Univeristy's student entertainment group told
www.vanessa-carlton.net. "They really display her skills as a pianist and vocalist.
Sugarcult, a punk rock band, is from Santa Barbara, California. Last fall the band toured with Green Day on their Idiot Tour. The group's debut album, Start Static, was issued on the Ultimatum label in August of 2001.
The Launch music website compares Sugarcult's music to that of Blink 182 and Green Day.
Their most recent album, Palm Trees and Power Lines was released in April 2004 by Fearless/ Artemis records.
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