THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Nelly performing at BJC tonight By Kate Levin COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER I knlll7@psu.edu Although the English depart ment may not approve, Nelly is bringing his "Country Grammar" to town. On tour promoting his 2004 double album release, Nelly's Sweat/Suit tour will be arriving in State College at 7:30 tonight for a performance at the Bryce Jordan Center (BJC). The first hip-hop act to grace the venue in the 2005 season, Nelly brings his entourage of the St. Lunatics as well as a myriad of other rap artists with his do ragged self. The evening's show begins with five opening acts including Avery Storm, Taylor Made, King Jacob, Chocolate Tai, Kmg Jacob and Prentiss Church. Accompanying Nelly in the main act is fellow "Shake Ya Tail feather" crooner Murphy Lee as well as rappers Kyjuan and Ali. Suit and Sweat, the number one and two albums on the charts following their late 2004 release, range in style and mood. Suit emerges as the smoother romantic dinner-type companion CD the alternative to your almost-played-out Al Green v onet4 cloesn t stretch for enough? u se Collegian Coupons.' WE ARE...PENN STATE! attempts to be the champion of seduction. Sweat, on the other hand its cover a dark black contrast to the cloudy blue one of Suit is more club-oriented. Those who are moved by the more soulful country-western influenced duet with Tim McGraw, "Over and Over," may think Suit is more enjoyable. Whether a fan of Suit, Sweat, Country Grammar or Nellyville, the Sweat/Suit tour has got many people covered. Dana Hartenstein of Event Resources Presents, a member of Nelly's publicity team, explained that while Nelly's set list will mainly draw from his two most recent albums, his old school songs will still be played for fans at tonight's show. "He's a new enough artist where about half of his songs will be new, but the show will cover most of his career," she said. Nelly's visit to the BJC is the third stop on the Sweat/Suit tour and his second trip to the venue. After receiving a great response to this 2002 tour pro moting the album Nellyville, Bernie Punt, BJC sales and mar keting director, said the Nelly camp was eager to have the per Doors open at .7 a.m. Thursday $6.00 Cover Live Entertainment ALL Day Free Hats and Beads for The First 100() People!! ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT "It's going to be the big thing on campus this semester. ... Students are going crazy for this show and are completely embracing it." former back in Happy Valley. "He did very well in 2002," he said. "It's going to be the big thing on campus this semester," Punt added. Punt also said student ticket sales have been doing well for the show, but emphasized that many tickets are still available. "Students are going crazy for this show and are completely embracing it," he said. Arkansas State University (ASU) was among one of the ear liest stops on Nelly's Sweat/Suit tour and, despite local controver sy and protests against the rap per's scheduled performance, the show was still able to go off with out a hitch. "The protests didn't stop the show and we got a very positive response from the community," said Tim Dean, director of the ASU Convocation Center. "We were only 200 tickets Bernie Punt Bryce Jordan Center sales and marketing director short of a sold-out show," Dean added. Punt said fans of rap and hip hop shouldn't miss the show "A hip-hop show is a totally dif ferent experience ... it's very bare-boned, very interesting," he said. "If you're into hip-hop, this is the place to be." Many $l5 student-discounted tickets are still available as well as $36 general public tickets. Tickets are available for pur chase at the Bryce Jordan Cen ter, Eisenhower Auditorium and the Penn State Downtown The atre location. If you go What: Nelly with St. Lunatics lime: 7:30 Date: tonight Place: Bryce Jordan Center Details: Tickets are still available and are $l5 and $36 Dr. Stephanie Shields, Dr. Aaronette White, Dr. Rena Mirallakban, and Alicia Anderson MI each ciscuss, based on their own unique personal and professional backgrounds, the expectations for and standards of beauty and their impact on females and society Voices on Standards of Beauty Wednesday March 16 7:oo pm HUB Auditorium Sponsored by the Commission for Women. University Health Serve Services, with support of the Laura R. Whitaker Fund al ARTS IN BRIEF Cook to bring act to State College Comedian Dane Cook will be coming to the Biyce Jordan Center on April 24 at 8 p.m. with Gary Gulman, Robert Kelly and Jay Davis. Cook has been named as Comedy Central's Favorite Standup Comedian and Stuff Magazine's Coolest Comic of the Year. Tickets are $lO with a Penn State ID and will go on sale Thursday at noon at the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office, Eisenhower Auditorium, the HUB-Robeson Center informa tion desk and the Penn State Downtown Theatre location. THE SCENE Bar Bleu, 114 S. Gamer St., will feature its Open Mic Talent Contest at 9:30 p.m. Specials include happy hour from 9 to 11 p.m. and $5 Molson Canadian pitchers until midnight (237- 0374). Crowbar, 420 E. College Ave., will feature Sublime tribute band Badfish with Zox at 10 p.m. Specials include half-priced every thing from 8 to 10 p.m. and $5 Yuengling Lager pitchers from 8 p.m. to midnight (237-0426). The All American Rathskeller, 108 S. Pugh St., will feature Dennis Fallon at 10:30 p.m. Specials include $2 Blue Moon pints and happy hour from 10 p.m. to midnight (237-3858). The Brewery, 233 E. Beaver Ave., will feature $4.50 Miller Lite pitchers until midnight, $1.75 shots and mixed drinks and $2 white Russians from 10 to 11 p.m. (237-2892). The Saloon, 101 Hiester St., will feature JP Mills at 10:30 p.m. Specials include happy hour from 9 to 11 p.m. and $1 Miller Lite drafts until midnight (234-0845). To have an arts and entertainment event listed here, e-mail Arts Editor Ann Doyle at aedlss@psu.edu two days in advance of the event TUESDAY, March 15, 2005 I 7
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