It's hard to talk about the arts on campus right now without talking a bit about the terrible tornado that graced itself in Hattiesburg, MS Sunday evening. Estimated as an EF4, the Tornado that hit Hattiesburg tore up everything in it's path, including the Jazz Station music building and other buildings on USM's campus as well as around town.
This catastrophe has greatly affect all the USM music students as many students stored their musical instruments in these buildings and now may never see them play again. The destruction of the Jazz building has also brought the morale of USM students, especially music students, way down. Classes have been cancelled along upcoming orchestra performances and music events.
This tragic natural disaster may have had a negative impact on the morale of students and Hattiesburg residents, but it has not broken us. In light of these horrible events many are banding together to rebuild, restore, and raise money for those impacted around town, including the Southern Miss Jazz Bands.
Tuesday night at 10 pm, the Thirsty Hippo will be sponsoring an event featuring Brownout, a latin funk band from Austin, Tx. A portion of the proceeds from the event will go toward the USM Foundation to help rebuild. Music will be used to bring the Music Department back to life.
It's events like these that will help restore morale of those in the affected area. If you have a chance, please come out and help support this great cause while taking a load off, after all, it's been a long week.
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