TIMEFLIES SAMANTHA CAULFIELD Cal Shaprio and Rob Resnick (Rez) make up both halves of the musical duo, Timeflies. On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 they took the stage at Ohio University’s Memorial Auditorium for a weeknight performance. Students were surrounded with a techno/pop atmosphere as Rez, the music producer, mixed wellknown tracks and Cal provided the vocals. Around 7:30 p.m. opening act and Ohio University student, Bailee Moore, kicked off the show. After her set, the boys took their places on stage—Rez behind the computer equipment, Cal behind the microphone— and began over an hour-long set. Before performing their first song, Cal addressed the audience to “get close to the stage” and, despite the Mem Aud ushers’ efforts, frantic fans rushed to the front of the floor area. With a much more intimate setting,
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Timeflies played familiar favorites along with their own singles, “I Choose U” and “Swoon.” The crowd waited in anticipation as Cal announced he would do his freestyle that night with a twist— by using a list of Athens-related topics that were written down for him. Rez played a remixed version of Ke$ha’s “Die Young” as Cal freestyle-rapped about uptown restaurants, OU Twitter accounts and other Bobcat themes. Junior Education Major, Julie Zink, is a big Timeflies fan and couldn’t wait to attend the concert. “The concert was amazing! Timeflies is amazing! They really interacted with the audience so well and their energy on stage was insane!” Zink commented. The duo completed their set with some of their first Youtube hits, “Under the Sea” and “Wayward Son,” much to the audience’s delight.
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