The Thought Lot Contemporary Arts Center is a place where local bands get together and play both their original songs and covers. The concerts are available for anyone to attend, but it’s most popular with local college students. The Thought Lot has a very contemporary, coffee shop feel. It is a big, open room with paintings hung on the walls and people sitting on couches and chairs in front of the stage.
There was a show held Friday, April 18. It started at 7 p.m., and it was $5 to get in. The main show of the night was indie/alternative rock band Shin High Foxes, but a solo and two other bands performed, as well.
The first act was singer Andrew Von Darch, who attends Shippensburg University. Von Darch sang his own version of Maroon 5’s “This Love” and “Pokerface” by Lady Gaga. He will be performing at Shippensburg University on April 22 at the Environmental Club’s Earth Day event.
The next performer was pop/rock band Common Wealth. They sang a lot of their own songs, but they also did a cover of “Love Song” by Neyo. They are going on tour and have a full show coming up in Hagerstown, Md.
The next performance was by the band Young Poet. They have a pop core and punk style and sang a lot of their own songs, along with their own spin of “Anyway You Want It” by Journey.
The Thought Lot is located at 37 E Garfield St. in Shippensburg. All of the concerts times and bands are located on The Thought Lot’s Facebook page.
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