APRIL 9, 2009 ISSUE
Pop Songsters Mike Alvarado Band Plays Habitat Benefit at Legends April 15
Local pop sensations the Michael Alvarado Band will take the stage at Legends on Wednesday, April 15. The show is a benefit for Watauga County Habitat for Humanity.
On Wednesday, April 15, local singer-songwriter Mike Alvarado and his band will join forces with fellow ASU student and singer-songwriter Alexis Worthington for a benefit show at Legends. Funds raised at the show will benefit Watauga County Habitat for Humanity. The concert will start at 9:00 p.m.
The concert is sponsored by the Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS) Club Shows council and campus radio station WASU.
Inspired by modern pop acts such as Maroon 5, Jason Mraz, Colby Callait, The Fray and Gavin Degraw, Alvarado has become one of ASU’s top draws. The winner of the Music and Entertainment Industry Student Association’s 2008 singer-songwriter contest, Alvarado released Waste The Day in 2008. Alvarado recorded the four-song EP at ASU’s state-of-the-art recording facility using time he won at the contest and some of his own cash.
In addition to Alvarado on lead vocals and keyboards, the Michael Alvarado Band includes bassist Joe Brown, drummer Kyle Wilkerson, guitarist Dayton Cole and back-up singers Katie Henry and Samantha Crowder. The Raleigh native and his bandmates are planning to enter the studio next month to record a follow-up to Waste The Day.
Thanks to a burgeoning Facebook group and word-of-mouth promotion, Alvarado’s irresistible pop tunes have been finding their way to eager listeners throughout the High Country and beyond. The junior music industry major and his band have already performed in New York City and are currently planning an East Coast tour for later this year.
To hear music by Alvarado, click to www.myspace.com/michaelalvaradomusic.
Want To Go?
Date: Wednesday, April 15
Time: 9:00 p.m.
Location: Legends
Cost: $5 in advance/$7 at the door
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