WRGW Hosts Student Showcase

WRGW hosted a student performance showcase in University Yard on Sunday to kick off Octoberfest, a month-long event at the radio station that features various interviews and in-studio performances.

The event, hosted by Sports Director Greg Shapiro, included many different student performers, including pianist and singer Shelby Hartman, who kicked off the event with a sultry cover of Norah Jones’ “Don’t Know Why,” guitarists Eshawn Rawlley (who did an acoustic cover of Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody") and Imran Mahmud (who teamed up with Rawlley to do an acoustic cover of "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” by the Postal Service), Max Feinblatt, Alyssa Hart, Jeremy Jacobson, and Jose Ginarte with his band, Plumsucker. Shapiro also performed, and invited the other performers back onstage for a “jam session” as a finale.

The showcase drew a small but enthusiastic crowd that fluctuated from 20 to 50 throughout the afternoon; many students passing through the Yard during the event paused on their walk to check out the performances. Coffee and donuts were served to attendants, and guests were given an opportunity to sign up for an email listserv to learn more about WRGW and Octoberfest.