The Mill has it’s own screen printing equipment, so we made our own promotional items for the Fall show in the form of a tote bag which was printed with the show’s sponsor, Hartford.com.
Here’s a few shots of Mill kids at work, designing the screens, printing the bags and also painting the two promotional banners we hung for the show.
This shot of Dan Deacon, plus the great photo of the show in the concert review, are both courtesy of Brianna Diaz.
Oblangle fizz y’all! The Mill kicked off the semester by hosting the Fall Concert featuring Dan Deacon with Reptar and Time Flies. The concert was set to begin earlier than usual at 4 p.m with free food being provided from various restaurants that helped draw a crowd.
Time Flies opened the show. These boys know how to work their audience, with a repetitive chorus and audience interactions they managed to get the energy up.
This was emphasized all the more by the dynamite performance delivered by the next act: Reptar. These boys are blowing up, having performed at Lollapalooza, they’re currently on tour with Foster the People and Cults. Their whimsical melodies were accompanied by visual effects created by their own video artist, Ross Brubeck, and were recently featured in Rolling Stone Magazine.
They were the perfect setup for Dan Deacon’s life-changing performance. Unlike any other concert, audience members are a huge part of the show. Following orders from Dan, students participated in a dance off, the famous giant tunnel loop and so much more. Even if Dan’s music isn’t your style it was one of the best work outs I’ve ever had.
Stay tuned for the Mill’s next big show: A Dubstep Halloween featuring Comic Strips with Skitsnygg and Mother Brother October 28th at 9 p.m.
Signed,
Annalise Welte
Muxtape 
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Muxtape stopped allowing users to upload personal playlists a while ago, but their new platform of allowing users to upload their own work should be pretty sweet. They’ve been test-driving it with some fantastic artists.
Be sure to check out the two previously unreleased tracks by Dan Deacon, the latin-inspired folk sounds of Adron, and Anamanaguchi (think Nintendude, but it’s as if he decided to emerge from his mother’s basement, purchase a loft in New York City, and party like Andrew WK).
Also, please note that Reggie Watts doesn’t use instruments
