Alternative rock band X Ambassadors will perform at the Schine Underground on Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. as the first Bandersnatch concert of the semester, according to the University Union Twitter account. Tribe Society will open for the band. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and Tribe Society is set to hit the stage at 8 p.m.

Tickets are available at the Schine Box Office Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. for $5 at the Schine Box Office.

X Ambassadors  is best known for its hit song “Renegades.” From Ithaca, New York, the band is comprised of vocalist Sam Harris and his brother and keyboardist Casey, who was born with Senior-Loken Syndrome, causing him to be blind since birth. Guitarist Noah Feldshuh and drummer Adam Levin round out the group.

At 23, Casey received a kidney transplant from their mother. This situation inspired their song “Renegades.” The song stayed at number one on the Alternative music charts  for 11 weeks. It is currently number two.

The opening act, Tribe Society, hail from New York, New York. The up-and-coming alt-rock band features lead vocalist, Gavin McDevitt, bass and guitar player Rory Given, keyboardist and synthesizer Bradford Alderman, drummer Phil Boucher and flute and synth player Seth Hachen.

The band has a grungier sound than X Ambassadors, and are influenced by industrial grunge and hip hop.

“We want this music to grab you and let you look at things in a way you may have never looked at them before,” Alderman said in a University Union press release.

Past Bandersnatch performers  include:  Magic Man, Panama Wedding, Isaiah Rashad and Chance the Rapper.

Published on September 28, 2015 at 8:04 pm

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