Wintersleep awaken the nish music scene

On a cold night, in the heart of an Atlantic Canadian winter a small town in Nova Scotia decided to have a party. Antigonish boiled over with anticipation for one of the countries most impressive up and coming musical talents in Wintersleep. They delivered.

The Halifax natives took to the stage to a roar of applause not heard since Emily Hanes and her Metric team in the fall of 07. The men did not disappoint, blowing the roof of the MacKay room and the minds of all in attendance.

"This is what it's about," said VP Activities Corey Bradbury during the show, "exposing people to new music and having a good time. I think we succeeded on both tasks this evening." Bradbury, in his second year as VP Activities, has a unique view on creating events. "We are constantly putting together fun, engaging shows that leave people satisfied and happy. Standing outside tonight after the show, asking people if they enjoyed themselves is a highlight for me and I gotta say, i loved their answers."

The news was not all good. The show did not break-even and in fact lost a bit of money. VP Communications Neil Stephen elaborated on the situation. "You can't always win. What we saw tonight was a great product put off an amazing performance. Not enough folks went through the gates and the reality is we have to communicate the message better. There is always next time and we'll be fighting for a sell-out."

The U has many shows on the way with Classified, Jill Barber and others coming in February. Stay tuned to TheU.ca for more info.