ALTERNATIVE ROCKERS ATHENAEUM TO PERFORM IN THOMAS

The alternative-rock band Athenaeum, called "one of the best little bands in America" by MIT's The Tech , will perform in Thomas Great Hall on Saturday, Jan. 24. The concert, funded by the undergraduate Self Government Association's Special Events Fund (see related story), is open to the public. Doors will open at 8:30 p.m. and the concert will begin at 9 p.m.

Concertgoers can request tickets online at www.brynmawr.edu
/activities/athenaeum.html. Tickets will also be sold Jan. 21-24 in the Campus Center, and if tickets are still available, at the door at the concert. Tickets are $10 for the general public, $5 for Campus Philly members and $3 for Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore college students, faculty and staff. For more information contact MaryBeth Horvath at (610) 526-7332 or mhorvath@brynmawr.edu.

Sophomore Jamie Krems suggested the band to the SGA cmmittee that reviews applications to the Special Events Fund. Says Krems: "Athenaeum is one of the most amazing bands I have ever heard in my life. From their cult hit 'Sweeter Love,' a song so moving that I savor every note with eyes closed, to 'Anyone,' an anthem of early high-school years for me, Athenaeum has fused emotion with credible rock and has added substantially to musical foundations laid by bands like Toad the Wet Sprocket and Radiohead."

Athenaeum is known for its top-ten hit What I Didn't Know, from its first major-label release, Radiance. Its songs were featured in the movie Varsity Blues. The band, which has been compared to Weezer and The Gin Blossoms, released its self-titled CD in 2000 to critical acclaim. For more information, see www.athenaeum.net.

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