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Student band plays gigs on, off campus
Posted by Jennifer Lincoln, Staff Writer on Apr 18, 2013. Filed under Entertainment.
The theme of the evening is “funk.” The Kappa kreatures are out and the mood is charged with excitement as students gather around for another Friday night of losing themselves in music and letting go of weekday stresses. What better way to do this than listen to Ian Engels, Coleman Shipley, Bryan O’Malley and AJ O’Reilly, who together form the band Like-Minded People? Who jam in the courtyard with what their Facebook page description calls “soulful acoustic and electric sound, heavily influenced by the Grateful Dead.”
Their music, mostly influenced by jam bands and the blues, has received accolades from many students like Freshman Kevin Peterson’s one word reaction: “Groovy.”
Ian Engels ,left, and A.J. O’Reilly ,right, jamming. (photo by Lia Nydes)
Ian Engels and A.J. O’Reilly met back during Thanksgiving break. After a few visits over the holidays where they played some shows together, sometimes just the two of them, other sets with other musicians that wanted to jam they decided to start colloborating. Finally, A.J. decided to move down to St. Petersburg and says “everything’s just fallen into place.”
Freshman Julia Sparks has has seen them play on campus. “It was a refreshing change from the usual dubstep style music played at Kappa, and the funk vibe attracted a new crowd which created a different but still incredibly fun night” says Sparkshas.
Like-Minded People deserve all the positive reception they’re getting, considering all of the practice they get sitting outside of Kappa jamming in the courtyard, or out on Kappa Field, playing for the Eckerd College community. As well as playing music at Eckerd, Like-Minded can also be found in the St. Petersburg area at local bars and cafes, such as Beaks and Bula Kafe (which is right across the street from Taco Bus, so why wouldn’t you go).
Members of the band started out their musical careers early, with Ian beginning to play guitar at age ten and A.J. learning the piano at age four. All members of the band are approachable, laid back guys who genuinely love the music they create, and it’s easily noticeable in the sound the passion they put into it.
“This particular band means a lot to me because it consists of good friends, two of which I live with. It is also the starting point of something I’m building my life upon. There is nothing that I love more than playing to a crowd full of dancing people and making them all happy, even if it’s just for a little bit. It’s just about spreading the love” says Engels.
Like-Minded People is a great jam band that puts new life into the Eckerd music scene, offering a wide range of music to students and St. Petersburg residents alike. I recommend everyone check out their Facebook page to find out about upcoming shows, and to support them in their pursuit of music as a part of the Eckerd community.
“Like-Minded People’s” music can be found on SoundCloud, https://soundcloud.com/like-minded-people-1, and YouTube, www.youtube.com/user/LikeMindedPeople024?feature=watch.
Their Facebook page, which can be found by searching “Like-Minded People” includes updates on upcoming shows as well as new music and band photos.
Posted by Jennifer Lincoln, Staff Writer on Apr 18, 2013. Filed under Entertainment.
Exclusive interview with ECOS VPAA candidate James Patterson
The theme of the evening is “funk.” The Kappa kreatures are out and the mood is charged with excitement as students gather around for another Friday night of losing themselves in music and letting go of weekday stresses. What better way to do this than listen to Ian Engels, Coleman Shipley, Bryan O’Malley and AJ O’Reilly, who together form the band Like-Minded People? Who jam in the courtyard with what their Facebook page description calls “soulful acoustic and electric sound, heavily influenced by the Grateful Dead.”
Their music, mostly influenced by jam bands and the blues, has received accolades from many students like Freshman Kevin Peterson’s one word reaction: “Groovy.”
Ian Engels ,left, and A.J. O’Reilly ,right, jamming. (photo by Lia Nydes)
Ian Engels and A.J. O’Reilly met back during Thanksgiving break. After a few visits over the holidays where they played some shows together, sometimes just the two of them, other sets with other musicians that wanted to jam they decided to start colloborating. Finally, A.J. decided to move down to St. Petersburg and says “everything’s just fallen into place.”
Freshman Julia Sparks has has seen them play on campus. “It was a refreshing change from the usual dubstep style music played at Kappa, and the funk vibe attracted a new crowd which created a different but still incredibly fun night” says Sparkshas.
Like-Minded People deserve all the positive reception they’re getting, considering all of the practice they get sitting outside of Kappa jamming in - Eckerd College
Student band plays gigs on, off campus
Posted by Jennifer Lincoln, Staff Writer on Apr 18, 2013. Filed under Entertainment.
The theme of the evening is “funk.” The Kappa kreatures are out and the mood is charged with excitement as students gather around for another Friday night of losing themselves in music and letting go of weekday stresses. What better way to do this than listen to Ian Engels, Coleman Shipley, Bryan O’Malley and AJ O’Reilly, who together form the band Like-Minded People? Who jam in the courtyard with what their Facebook page description calls “soulful acoustic and electric sound, heavily influenced by the Grateful Dead.”
Their music, mostly influenced by jam bands and the blues, has received accolades from many students like Freshman Kevin Peterson’s one word reaction: “Groovy.”
Ian Engels ,left, and A.J. O’Reilly ,right, jamming. (photo by Lia Nydes)
Ian Engels and A.J. O’Reilly met back during Thanksgiving break. After a few visits over the holidays where they played some shows together, sometimes just the two of them, other sets with other musicians that wanted to jam they decided to start colloborating. Finally, A.J. decided to move down to St. Petersburg and says “everything’s just fallen into place.”
Freshman Julia Sparks has has seen them play on campus. “It was a refreshing change from the usual dubstep style music played at Kappa, and the funk vibe attracted a new crowd which created a different but still incredibly fun night” says Sparkshas.
Like-Minded People deserve all the positive reception they’re getting, considering all of the practice they get sitting outside of Kappa jamming in the courtyard, or out on Kappa Field, playing for the Eckerd College community. As well as playing music at Eckerd, Like-Minded can also be found in the St. Petersburg area at local bars and cafes, such as Beaks and Bula Kafe (which is right across the street from Taco Bus, so why wouldn’t you go).
Members of the band started out their musical careers early, with Ian beginning to play guitar at age ten and A.J. learning the piano at age four. All members of the band are approachable, laid back guys who genuinely love the music they create, and it’s easily noticeable in the sound the passion they put into it.
“This particular band means a lot to me because it consists of good friends, two of which I live with. It is also the starting point of something I’m building my life upon. There is nothing that I love more than playing to a crowd full of dancing people and making them all happy, even if it’s just for a little bit. It’s just about spreading the love” says Engels.
Like-Minded People is a great jam band that puts new life into the Eckerd music scene, offering a wide range of music to students and St. Petersburg residents alike. I recommend everyone check out their Facebook page to find out about upcoming shows, and to support them in their pursuit of music as a part of the Eckerd community.
“Like-Minded People’s” music can be found on SoundCloud, https://soundcloud.com/like-minded-people-1, and YouTube, www.youtube.com/user/LikeMindedPeople024?feature=watch.
Their Facebook page, which can be found by searching “Like-Minded People” includes updates on upcoming shows as well as new music and band photos.
Posted by Jennifer Lincoln, Staff Writer on Apr 18, 2013. Filed under Entertainment.
Exclusive interview with ECOS VPAA candidate James Patterson
The theme of the evening is “funk.” The Kappa kreatures are out and the mood is charged with excitement as students gather around for another Friday night of losing themselves in music and letting go of weekday stresses. What better way to do this than listen to Ian Engels, Coleman Shipley, Bryan O’Malley and AJ O’Reilly, who together form the band Like-Minded People? Who jam in the courtyard with what their Facebook page description calls “soulful acoustic and electric sound, heavily influenced by the Grateful Dead.”
Their music, mostly influenced by jam bands and the blues, has received accolades from many students like Freshman Kevin Peterson’s one word reaction: “Groovy.”
Ian Engels ,left, and A.J. O’Reilly ,right, jamming. (photo by Lia Nydes)
Ian Engels and A.J. O’Reilly met back during Thanksgiving break. After a few visits over the holidays where they played some shows together, sometimes just the two of them, other sets with other musicians that wanted to jam they decided to start colloborating. Finally, A.J. decided to move down to St. Petersburg and says “everything’s just fallen into place.”
Freshman Julia Sparks has has seen them play on campus. “It was a refreshing change from the usual dubstep style music played at Kappa, and the funk vibe attracted a new crowd which created a different but still incredibly fun night” says Sparkshas.
Like-Minded People deserve all the positive reception they’re getting, considering all of the practice they get sitting outside of Kappa jamming in - Eckerd College
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Created in Wauconda, IL, this trio of Ian Sky Engels, from Chicago, AJ O'Reilly, from Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, and Coleman Shipley from Indiana, creates a soulful acoustic and electric sound, heavily influenced by the Grateful Dead and other jam bands alike. We play a wide variety of crowd-pleasing covers mixed in with originals of numerous genres. Like-Minded People began on Black Friday, when Ian's rhythm guitarist cancelled. AJ was called to fill the slot and what happened after that was pure magic! From the first note played, both knew they had found something amazing in the other. As a result, Like-Minded People was formed. Since then, they've added Coleman on percussion, and they have played venues in Wauconda and Chicago, IL as well as in St. Petersburg, and surrounding towns in FL. Like-Minded People love to jam great music for their like-minded crowd!
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