Contact: Annie Skertic
Tel. 812.855.7862
Cell: 219.616.4449
Email: askertic@wiux.org
WIUX PLEDGE DRIVE SHOW
Artists include Varsity, Wes Cook (of the Tourniquets) & Special Guest
BLOOMINGTON, In.--On Saturday, October 17th, WIUX Pure Student Radio will host its annual Pledge Drive
show at The Bishop, with performances by Varsity, Wes Cook (of the Tourniquets) & Special Guest. Doors
open at 7 pm and the show, which is 18+, begins at 8 pm. Presale tickets are $5 and available at the WIUX
station house (715/717 E 8th St.) as well as Landlocked Music. Tickets will cost $7 at the door.
Chicago’s Varsity, led by Stephanie Smith, was recently showcased in Bust magazine as “21 Female-Fronted
Bands You Need To Listen To.” Varsity’s indie-pop riffs and garage-rock hooks have caught the attention of
the Chicago Tribune as well as RedEye Chicago, who highlighted the band’s single “Cult of Personality” as a
song of the day in August. Their self-titled, full-length debut was released this spring and is rife with upbeat,
refined melodies and Smith’s catchy lyrics. Most recently, they’ve played shows throughout the midwest with
NE-HI and Diet Cig, and will perform at MidPoint Music Festival in Cincinnati later this month.
Wes Cook will perform a solo set, and one additional special guest is to be announced soon. A collection of
singles and demos can be found on Cook’s SoundCloud, and he has also released various EPs with Bloom-
ington psych-rock group The Tourniquets.
WIUX encourages the Bloomington community to help support student-run radio throughout the week of
October 12-17. Along with Saturday night’s concert, various events will be hosted by WIUX during the week in
order to raise money for station improvements and maintenance.
For more information about pledge drive events, please e-mail WIUX Special Events Director Ben Wittkugel
at bwittkugel@wiux.org.
