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Making Music Sustainable: The Case Of Marketing Summer Jamband Festivals In The U.S., 2010, Melissa A. Cary Aug 2012

Making Music Sustainable: The Case Of Marketing Summer Jamband Festivals In The U.S., 2010, Melissa A. Cary

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Commercial music festivals in the United States have been growing in popularity since the 1960s. Today, many weekend-long music festivals are annual events spanning a variety of genres and often occur at the same locations each year. My research compares and contrasts how jamband music festivals are marketed as sustainable events and attempts to determine how the advertised sustainable practices are implemented and utilized at selected jamband music venues. The jamband genre of music emphasizes musical improvisation and borrows from other styles of music: rock, electronic, jazz, blues, folk, and bluegrass.

In addition, any impacts these festivals have upon the …


2012 Sustainability Report [Western Kentucky University], Christian Ryan-Downing, Wku Office Of Sustainability Jan 2012

2012 Sustainability Report [Western Kentucky University], Christian Ryan-Downing, Wku Office Of Sustainability

Sustainability Publications and Resources

The Office of Sustainability has occupied the house at 503 Regents for approximately four months. The space is used to house the Big Red Bikes mechanic shop and program, and other programs and activities. Eight students work in the Office of Sustainability in various roles including bike mechanic, student assistant, four PowerSave Interns, a student “handy-man” who works on various physical improvements, and a student that is completing his Honors Thesis on the project.

Much of the past four months have been spent setting up the bike shop, painting, installation of walkway and way finding sign, and otherwise improving the …


Ua12/2/2 Talisman, Vol. 83, Wku Student Affairs Jan 2012

Ua12/2/2 Talisman, Vol. 83, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

2012 Talisman:

  • Couch, Drew. Life Inside the Suit – Big Red
  • Waggoner, Tabitha. Mike Nichols
  • Plunkett, Amber. Rememberng 9/11
  • Cherry, Lauren. Understanding Each Other
  • Brown, Bianca. East Meets Western – Confucius Institute
  • Heyne, Richard. Cage the Elephant Comes Home
  • Clements, Kristin. Never Solo – Track & Field
  • Spees, Monica. Out on the Water - Hilltopper Bass Club
  • Simmons, Natasha. Kentucky’s Miss America – Ann-Blair Thornton
  • Alleyne, Zirconia. The Hungriest Fans – Football
  • Wood, Shane. The Making of a Game – Football
  • Duke, Alex. Building Confidence – Football
  • Henye, Richard. Clearing the Air – Cheerleading
  • Florence, Sara. Two-Wheeled Freedom – Bicycling …