No longer will you be bothered by tons of frat boys trying to get you to buy a ticket outside of Sturm because the bash of the year took place on May 2. Every year Lambda Chi Alpha puts on DU’s biggest funk concert for their philanthropy event, Mustache Bash. The ticket proceeds went to the Nation Sports Center for the Disabled, which is a charity that focuses on empowering the human spirit through sports. The National Sports Center for the Disabled is one of the largest therapeutic recreation agencies, and they offer many different sports and activities for their athletes throughout the year. For only $25, I got to support a great cause, listen to fun music and dance around with my friends.
The night started at the fabulous Don Quixote’s True Blue, also known as Border, where the music started bumping and the drinks started pouring. Once everyone was ready for the concert festivities, the yellow school buses rolled in and hundreds of bell bottom wearing partiers ran onto the bus to attend the Bash. After waiting in a line that was ridiculously long, we were finally let into the venue.
The Lambda Chi Band opened for the event and played everyone’s favorites from the 70’s. With everyone decked out in 70s style clothes, Lambda created a great atmosphere for the DU community at Herman’s Hideaway, a casual club venue that was the perfect place for everyone to get groovy. After the Lambda Chi Band, Lambda’s very own Matt LaFemina kept the crowd pumped up and showcased his DJ skills while the audience sang along, danced and cheered him on as he played unique remixes of many well-known songs. After LaFemina’s set, Lambda’s favorite cover band, Slidewok, got on stage and blew everyone away with their enthusiastic energy and amazing talent. The band played the theme song from “That ’70s Show”, “In the Street,” which definitely was the biggest hit of the night. Slidewok really knows how to get a crowd going, because everyone at Herman’s was feeling their jams and their alternative look was the perfect addition to Mustache Bash.
Although many people claim that they liked last year’s venue better, which was downtown at a live music venue called Cervantes, Lambda put on a very entertaining concert, supported the National Sports Center for the Disabled and were able to donate $10,000 to the recreation agency. Attendees danced all night long as they belted out every ’70s classic. All in all, the Mustache Bash never fails to disappoint and now that it is over, bashers are already looking forward to next year’s concert.
