Straight No Chaser
Doors open at 7 pm
Cabaret fare, dessert & cash bar
If the phrase “male a cappella group” conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses… think again. Straight No Chaser (SNC) are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsch. As original member Randy Stine comments, “We take the music very seriously; we just don’t take ourselves too seriously.” In the process, they are reinventing the idea of a cappella on the modern pop landscape.
Originally formed over a dozen years ago while students together at Indiana University, the group has reassembled and reemerged as a phenomenon - with a massive fanbase, more than 20 million views on YouTube, numerous national TV appearances, and proven success with two holiday releases, 2008’s Holiday Spirits and 2009’s Christmas Cheers as well as With a Twist, released this spring. In an era when so much pop music is the product of digital processing and vocal pro-tooling, Straight No Chaser is the real deal - the captivating sound of ten unadulterated human voices coming together to make extraordinary music that is moving people in a fundamental sense… and with a sense of humor.
Ticket info: jorgensen.uconn.edu
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
2132 Hillside Road, Unit 3104, UConn, Storrs, CT 06269-3104
860.486.4226
Facebook: @JorgensenUConn