An act that will soon be opening for Jay-Z stopped by campus Wednesday night to put on a show at 7th Street Underground.

Matt Corey, who has been touring as a musician for five years, put on a show last night with his recently formed band. The band is a three-piece ensemble featuring Matt Corey on saxophone, Matt Vick on bass, and Chase Williams on drums.

The band played covers that can be heard on the pop and hip-hop charts.

They draw their inspiration from all over and record with long-established acts, such as The Ohio Players.

“We have original music, but we are not putting our music in our set till it’s on the radio,” said Corey, “Cause we don’t want to play music you don’t know yet.”

Last year’s open-mic winner, Renegade, opened for the band.

Once Corey and his band took the stage, Renegade was invited back to join them.

“He is bad ass, give it up for Renegade,” Corey said.

At one point they opened the floor to requests, names that were thrown out were Justin Bieber, jokingly, and Michael Jackson.

The next stop for Corey and his band mates will be Atlanta where they will perform at several clubs. Then they will make a few appearances in Iowa.

“I liked the drummer a lot,” said Sherry Seat, a nursing major. “I liked them both the rapper and the band.”

The University Board: Unplugged series planned the event.

“We will be hosting two events a month,” said Cassie Falco, the UB mainstage coordinator.

A schedule of upcoming events can be found on Eastern’s website under the UB link.

Marcus Smith can be reached at 581-7942 or e-mail

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