Coming to the Barn next week will an amazing show featuring some of the world’s finest acoustic troubadours.

Opening up the night will be Audra Mae. Formerly from Oklahoma, the now LA based singer/songwriter has slowly been gaining notoriety through out the southern California area. Audra Mae recently made a small storm on the internet when it was found out that she penned a song for “Britain’s Got Talent” Runner up Susan Boyle. Audra Mae is planning to release her debut album on the LA based label, Side One Dummy Records in the coming months.

Headlining the night will be the UK’s Frank Turner. Frank is the former vocalist of the now defunct hardcore punk act, Million Dead. Shortly after the demise of the band, Frank began performing as a solo musician. After 3 albums, constant touring around the world, not to mention being featured on CNN; Frank is now about to embark on a new tour opening up for the long standing punk act Flogging Molly.However, before this tour starts he will be playing a special show here at the Barn

As always the show is free and all ages. Alcohol will available to those of age and happy hour food specials will be available throughout the night. Parking is available for $5.

The UC Riverside Barn Concert series kicks off this Wednesday, September 30th with a night of live hip hop and funk, featuring Oakland’s Crown City Rockers, Slang (Soul Love ‘N’ Groove) and DJ Paul Barrera of KUCR’s Rap Up.

The Crown City Rockers fuse elements of jazz, soul & funk with hip-hop rhythms and their latest studio effort, The Day After Forever  will be sold at today’s show as it will be their Riverside CD release show.

Local favorites Slang will open up the party with funky jams, and DJ Paul B. will be spinning some fresh beats.  So be sure to come early and catch the whole show.

It’s been a long season without some live music going down at the barn, so we’re definitely bringing it back in style at a show you won’t want to miss! Doors open at 7:30pm, with music starting at 8:00. This is an all ages show. The Barn is located off University Ave. on West Campus Drive. Parking is $5 dollars. The Barn can be located on the campus of The University of California, Riverside 900 University Ave. Riverside, CA 92521.

FALL 2009 BARN CONCERT SERIES

09/30-Crown City Rockers / Slang (Soul Love ‘N’ Groove) / KUCR DJ Paul Barrera

10/07-Wailing Souls / Beyond Rhythm / KUCR Reggae DJ’s The Joint & Distant Drum

10/14-Darker My Love / Norse Horse

10/21-Kill Memory Crash / Biomass / walter ovtha woodz

10/28-The Start / Girl In a Coma

11/04-Abe Vigoda / Foreign Born

11/18- Fashawn / Aloe Blacc + Exile / Intuition & Verbs / DJ Jimbo Jenkins

THE BARN @ U.C. RIVERSIDE

ALL SHOWS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS START @ 8PM

FREE ALL AGES SHOWS OPEN TO STUDENTS & THE PUBLIC. FOOD, BEER & WINE / HAPPY HOUR

KUCR RADIO 88.3 FM in the Inland Empire

info: (951) UCR-KUCR / 827-5827 kucrinfo (at) kucr [dot] org

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Enter Via East on University Ave., Right on West Campus Drive, $5 Parking on RighT

University of California, Riverside

900 University Ave. Riverside, CA 92521