Band to play during lawn party in quad

Students can listen to music, play games and win prizes today in the South Quad.

The University Board is having a Lawn Party for students to attend to play games and listen to the band Lloyd Dobbler Effect.

The Lawn Party will be 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the South Quad.

Lloyd Dobbler Effect is made up of five band members: Phil Kominski, Donnie Williams, Chris Bruno, Patrick Hughes and Carlos Nalda.

Kominski is a singer, plays guitar, percussions, banjo and accordion. Williams is a drummer. Bruno plays the electric guitar, vocals, mandolin, lap steel, keyboards and percussion. Hughes is a bass player and singer. Nalda plays auxiliary percussions and is a singer.

Khelan Todd, the mainstage coordinator for the University Board, said the Lloyd Dobbler Effect will be performing some of their favorite music, as well as some of their original music at the Lawn Party.

Todd said Lloyd Dobbler Effect has played in more than 13 different countries and all over the United States.

The band has also performed in the Kahunaville “Battle of the Bands” and got to perform alongside Simple Plan and The Mighty

Mighty Bosstones in the Boston Snow Jam. They were also voted one of the top 10 bands in Washington D.C. in 2005.

Lloyd Dobbler Effect will be playing different types of music, so there will be a music style for everyone, Todd said.

There will also be games and prizes for students while the band plays.

Samantha McDaniel can be reached at 581-7942

or [email protected].