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"Get down" and "get funky" with Transmissions |
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"Get down" and "get funky" with Transmissions Kim Singletary Staff Writer __A new kind of musical sound is penetrating Columbia like cold air that leaks through sweaters and jackets. __It's called Transmissions, and it's transmitting now. __MU students who enjoy house, jazz, techno or jungle music now have a place to get down and get funky. Transmissions, an open-mic club event held every Wednesday at the Down Under Bar, will showcase different musical tastes from KCOU's volunteer DJs. Transmissions will feature a different act each week. __MU junior Harry Self, a specialty show host for KCOU, is one of the main promoters for Transmissions. Self said Transmissions has different DJs to promote different types of musical tastes. __"The goal is to provide a venue for more unusual and more eclectic dance music than most of the other dance clubs in Columbia," Self said. __Transmissions, which returns from a brief hiatus, has already showcased acts playing classic and modern jazz, underground jungle music, trip-hop, house and techno music, progressive electronica, and true school funk, soul, disco and house. __Self, who plays funk, soul and disco, works with Chris Widman, promotions director for KCOU. Widman, who is partial to Dizzy Gillespie, said students who listen to diverse music need Transmissions. __"We wanted to get music that wouldn't normally be played on the dance floor," Widman said. __Transmissions starts about 11 or 11:30 p.m. DJs ask for a donation of $1. |