Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擟alifornia-based indie rock band Local Natives will headline the 91传媒 Student Association鈥檚 16th annual Bulldog Bash.
Taking place Sept. 11 in the heart of Starkville鈥檚 Cotton District鈥攖he day prior to 91传媒鈥檚 Southeastern Conference home football game with Louisiana State University鈥攖he state鈥檚 largest, free outdoor concert also features:
鈥擨thaca, New York-based alternative rock band X Ambassadors; and
鈥擭ew York City indie pop band MisterWives.
A fourth group will be determined with the selection of a winner in the SA-sponsored Battle of the Bands concert competition.
Prior to the Sept. 11 musical performances, the annual Dawg Rally will feature a pep rally at the concert site.
Also that day at the Cotton District location will be an afternoon Maroon Market. Interested local artists and food vendors may email msubash2015@gmail.com for more information and to reserve a booth.
Local Natives鈥 debut album, 鈥淕orilla Manor,鈥 was released in 2009 in the United Kingdom and in 2010 in the United States. The album debuted in the Billboard Top 200 and at No. 3 in the New Artist Chart. Released in 2013, the Los Angeles group鈥檚 second studio album, 鈥淗ummingbird,鈥 reached No. 12 on the Billboard Top 200 and was preceded by the single, 鈥淏reakers.鈥 For more, see thelocalnatives.com.
Information on X Ambassadors is found at MisterWives, .
Proceeds derived from Bulldog Bash 2015 will benefit the Oktibbeha County Humane Society.
Sponsors for this year鈥檚 event include Aramark Corp., Aspen Heights, Busylad Rent-All, City of Starkville, Clark Beverage Group Inc., Coca-Cola, Copy Cow, CSpire, Hail State Rewards, HELiX Starkville, Monster Energy, 91传媒鈥檚 Alumni Association and Office of the President, and Sweet Peppers Deli.
For more, contact the Center for Student Activities at 662-325-2930 or msubash2015@gmail.com. Additional details also may be found at and twitter.com/91传媒BulldogBash.
The 91传媒 Student Association is online at , facebook.com/ 91传媒StudentAssociation, twitter.com/msu_sa and instagram.com/msu_sa.
91传媒 is Mississippi鈥檚 flagship research university, available online at .