Three concerts, three venues, one night.
At its weekly executive board meeting Tuesday evening, Duke University Union discussed a possible Small Town Records event for the Spring.
Senior Colin Tierney, co-founder of Small Town Records, presented the idea to the rest of the board and sought feedback for the event, which is still in its preliminary planning stages.
"The idea is to get multiple venues on Main Street and to have three simultaneous concerts featuring Duke talent, local talent and signed local talent," he said. "This could be a pretty big production because we could get a lot of big names locally to come in and get a big Triangle crowd coming."
Each venue would host artists of one specific genre, such as jazz and blues, indie rock or electronica and hip-hop, Tierney added.
For the most part, Union members responded enthusiastically and said they thought the concept would be successful, although some expressed logistical concerns about coordinating such a large event. For example, DUU might need to hire city police to be on hand, some mentioned.
So far, Small Town Records has identified three venues-Alivia's Durham Bistro, Devine's Restaurant & Sports Bar and James Joyce Irish Pub Restaurant-that seem the most suitable for this type of event, Tierney said.
He added, however, that because this idea is still in brainstorming stages, no final decision has been made concerning a date, venues or artists.
DUU President Chamindra Goonewardene, a senior, said the event was a "fantastic idea" and added that it would help DUU expand beyond the campus of the University.
"The cool part about this is that if it's on a Friday or Saturday night, there will be a gigantic audience," he said. "There will be people that will be going to Alivia's or the Joyce anyway, and it'll capture a crowd that doesn't really get to see local bands on a regular basis."
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