3/27/2012
 

Breathe Carolina and The Ready Set to perform at UW-Stevens Point

Two Top 40 bands will headline a concert at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Friday, April 20.

Breathe Carolina and The Ready Set will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Laird Room of the Dreyfus University Center, 1015 Reserve Street, as part of their Blackout Forever Tour. The concert will feature the opening acts of Matt Toka, Ashland High and IT BOYS! The concert is sponsored by Centertainment Productions, a student-run programming service at UW-Stevens Point.

Tickets are available for $19 in advance and $24 on the day-of-show (plus a service fee) at the Information and Tickets Office at the Dreyfus University Center. Tickets may also be purchased by calling 715-346-4100 or 800-838-3378 or online. Visa, MasterCard and Discover are accepted.

Hailing from Denver, Colo., Breathe Carolina is made up by David Schmitt and Kyle Even. Under Columbia Record’s Fearless label, the band put out the album “Hell Is What You Make It” featuring their hit single “Blackout.” Breathe Carolina’s first album features a bevy of
80s-tinged electro melodies and infectious driving beats.

The Ready Set is singer/songwriter Jordan Witzigreuter from Fort Wayne, Ind. In 2010, the album “I’m Alive, I’m Dreaming” featuring the hit single “Love Like Woe” was released under the Decaydance Records label, followed in October 2011 by a second album, “Feel Good Now,” that included another hit single, “Young Forever.” Witzigreuter creates music with influences from pop, techno and rock. While he plays every instrument on both records, he plays with a backup band while on tour.

Supporting act Matt Toka hails from Youngstown, Ohio. After his band, Cherry Monroe, was dropped from Universal Records after a year, Toka began performing on his own and later signed with Reprise Records. Toka’s single “Say10” was released in September 2011 and his album, “Straight to Hell,” is due out this year.

Ashland High, based in Hollywood, Calif., is an electro-pop band started by Trace Dempsey Cyrus, the former guitarist and vocalist of the band Metro Station. Ashland High’s first single, “French Kiss,” was released in 2010. The band is currently working on their first album.

IT BOYS! is also based in Hollywood, Calif., and play upbeat and energetic music that has both dance and rock influences. The band recently released their first single “Guys Don’t Like Me” on MTV, and are currently working on their debut full-length album due out under Hollywood Waste Records.