COIN, a Nashville-based alt-pop group, will perform for JCU students on the Main Quad at 8 post meridiem on Friday, Sept. 3. The annual fall concert is sponsored by the Student Union Programming Board ( SUPB ) .
be music is a longstanding custom at John Carroll. Performers ranging from Bruce Springsteen, Simon and Garfunkel, and Jackson Browne in the 70 ’ s all the way to T-Pain, Jesse McCartney, and Two Brothers in more recent years have entertained the student body on campus .
“ Our campus concerts have been an authoritative separate of the JCU student have for many decades, ” said Dr. Sherri Crahen, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students. “ They provide an opportunity for students to enjoy everything our campus has to offer while having fun with friends. We are thrilled to welcome COIN to John Carroll for a memorable nox. ”
COIN emerged as a fan favorite in the alternative genre in 2015 with their single “ Run, ” the fifth-most play song of the year on Sirius XM ’ s Alt Nation. Following their first gear breakthrough single “ Talk Too much ” in 2016, COIN has built a passionate following across the ball. Their subsequent liberation, 2017 ’ mho “ How Will You Know If You Never Try, ” saw COIN sling into Billboard Music ’ s Top Ten Alternative Songs chart, evolving the isthmus from opening act to headliner in shows across the United States, Canada, and the Philippines. After their following single, 2018 ’ randomness “ Simple Romance, ” COIN toured with Young The Giant and Fitz and the Tantrums.
Throughout the set ’ s celebrated youthful history, they have played in respective high-profile music festivals, including Lollapalooza, SandJam Festival, Bonnaroo Reading & Leeds, Firefly, and Music Midtown. Members Chase Lawrence ( vocals ), Ryan Winnen ( drums ), and Joe Memmel ( guitar ) are produced by Grammy Award-winner Jay Joyce ( The Head and the Heart, FIDLAR, Cage The Elephant ) and draw a bead on to remove the barrier between audience and band during their alive performances .
“ We ’ ve grown so a lot over the past few years, it ’ s been a work-in-progress to keep the feeling of a identical home-style appearance, ” Lawrence notes. “ every time we play, we want everyone to know that this is a condom place, where no one ’ second judge you for how you think or how you act. I grew up in church, and sometimes when we ’ re up there and they ’ re all singing back to us, it about feels like church to me. It ’ s a very extra thing for all of us to feel that close to the herd. ”
The SUPB Fall Concert is part of a series of events to welcome students spinal column to campus. View all of the “ Blue Streaks Are Back ” events here .
