Overall I think there is a general ignorance in the student body as to the importance and impact that the community has on Dixie State and its students. I also know that the permanent residents should be able to feel comfortable and safe with their families in their homes. I respect the idea that students should be allowed to expand and bring their own unique culture to the area. Because of that, the rain was a blessing! His themes may speak of tolerance and avoid much of the violent themes of most hip hops artists, but his language and the way he presented the themes of tolerance that night were adult-like in nature and not appropriate for young children to be exposed to …and young children were exposed because you could clearly hear every word for blocks around inside or outside of your home. And in your article here, you down play that as well. Shame on DSU student association for such a lack of consideration for the community that supports them. It was great for the university to host a big name artist, but poor judgement was exercised on which venue to have this at. I’ve spoken to many people in the community who share this same viewpoint. It’s a great idea, but they need to be more responsible to the community when booking artist’s that have adult themes and language being presented. I, for one, am completely disappointed with DSU on this. This could have been booked at the arena and done inside where the appropriate audience could have enjoyed it just as well without exposing our youth to such extreme language. The language and themes of this artist in concert that night was completely inappropriate to be staged at an outside venue where it rang through the homes and surrounding neighborhoods where children could hear the vulgarity. It was unfortunate that the university was so inconsiderate of the surrounding neighborhood with this concert. Independent artists tend to make more sacrifices to assure a great performance, and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are no exception.Ĭlick on photo to enlarge it, then use your left-right arrow keys to cycle through the gallery. The two even stayed for a meet and greet with select fans, before rushing to Las Vegas to get medical attention before their show in Arizona the next day. Lewis had suffered a ruptured ear drum prior to the show, but the show still went on. Macklemore will also perform at The University of North Colorado and Northern Arizona University as part of the tour. The show was an official stop in the MTV-U Woodies Tour, a series of shows featuring music that appeals to the college demographic. “ He built his own brand and pushed his own thing. “The reason why I dig Macklemore and really pushed to be on this show was because he is independent,” DJ Marcus Wing said. This creates a lot of off-stage work for artists, but evades the division of revenue and lack of control. “And I want to be respected for that.” Reknown Utah DJ Marcus Wingįurther breaking the hip-hop culture norms, Macklemore is a self-signed artist, as opposed to signing with one of the large record labels. “Music is my creative outlet in terms of expressing what is important to me what has importance, what has a value.” Macklemore said. To many fans, this is a breath of fresh air from the normal themes of violence and drug advocacy rampant in the hip-hop music culture. Furthermore, in songs such as “Same Love,” he pushes for tolerance and a sense of humanistic unity. Macklemore, with his experiences in the music world, has seen a lot of people get caught up in drugs, and has a strong anti-drug theme in his music. In what looked like a flashback to Black Friday, tents and camp chairs lined the street in front of the Hansen Stadium, students waiting to battle for position for the closest positions in the general admission area. Hip-hop artist Macklemore entertains crowds, both undeterred by rainĮven though the weather forecast had been indicating rain the night of the concert, students remained undeterred. Thousands of loyal fans packed the rain-soaked field, donning furry thrift store finds and an overwhelming amount of school spirit. GEORGE – Despite the untimely deluge of rain, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, along with DJ Marcus Wing, delivered one of the most memorable shows Dixie has ever seen.
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