Shortage of food fail to disrupt Wing Night performer
Waynesburg students dined on wings while listening to the newest artist on campus.
Rachel Brown performed at Waynesburg University’s Wing Night held Monday in the Bee Hive. She played many of her popular songs including “Building Castles,” “Rockstar” and “Falling in Love Backwards.”
Brown said the Waynesburg crowd provided a great atmosphere to play in.
“They were awesome,” said Brown. “There was another Rachel Brown in the audience; that’s the coolest thing I’ve ever heard. They were very great and very sweet.”
The event was hosted by the Student Activities Board, offering wings music and a chance to share with friends, according to Paige Carter, freshman pre-law major.
“I think these wing nights really bring a sense of community to Waynesburg, and the combination of the food and the music, there’s just something for everyone,” said Carter. “It’s a great time to be social and do homework, and Waynesburg always brings in these great artists that are super talented, underground artists that make for a great show.
For Brown, her music is not classified under one specific genre; rather she said she likes to blend a variety of music to create a relaxed feeling.
“Usually I have a lot of instruments behind me that help blend things together, where tonight I did a lot more solo songs,” said Brown. “I blend genres like world, Caribbean, hip-hop an others to create a good feel.”
Brown said her inspirations for music could not be attributed to one event, but rather daily occurrences.
“I always dreamt of playing music and just began to learn it,” said Brown. “I use inspirations from things that happen in my life and put them into song in a clever way.”
Carter thought Brown had the talents of an everyday artist.
“Brown did a great job,” said Carter. “Her voice was beautiful and she sounded like someone that could be on the radio.”
Wings were offered to students and they could choose between garlic, barbeque and buffalo. The wings ran out rather quickly due to high demand, according to Gracious Shavers, junior human services major.
Despite the lack of wings, Carter thought it was a good night.
As the night drew to an end, Brown reflected to just share and enjoy the importance of music.
“I love to create music that is interesting and appreciated,” said Brown. “It’s interesting to create music that allows people to connect and express themselves in whatever way they feel.”