Roaring Loud
Thanks to everyone in the PNW community who joined us April 19 for Roaring Loud featuring Yung Gravy!
The night of fun and music celebrated how you’ve Powered Onward through another year of hard work, new experiences and amazing accomplishments.
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Featured Artist: Yung Gravy
Only the best things get better with age — wine, cheddar, 401ks, the list goes on. It turns out Yung Gravy gets better with age too.
When you think about it, the name Yung Gravy says a great deal. It’s perpetually youthful, and it oozes “sauce.” As such, Yung Gravy uses his own special recipe to bring originality and positivity to make his one-of-a-kind impact on the genre.
Gravy flexes his passion for soul music and oldies in his production, sampling a wide range of musical styles dating from the 1940’s to the present-day. Nostalgic and often-jubilant melodies paired with heavy trap drums form the usual canvas for his signature baritone voice — reminiscent of Barry White.
Showcasing effortless flows and endlessly quotable lyrics, Yung Gravy paints something truly unique while clearly having a good time doing so. In the span of six short years, Gravy has transformed from Soundcloud stalwart to platinum powerhouse.
To date, his accolades include three platinum and four gold singles, as well as 10 sold-out tours of North America, Europe, and Australia. He has collaborated with his self-proclaimed musical heroes, including Lil Wayne, Chief Keef, Juicy J, T-Pain, and the late Young Dolph.
Gravy became the soundtrack, and unofficial second mascot, of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and was given an honorary Stanley Cup Ring. He starred in a worldwide commercial campaign with Martha Stewart, and weeks later performed for the VMAs and Jimmy Kimmel Live. Not to mention, he partnered with Samsung and Jimmy John’s for campaigns. Tallying 6 billion streams and selling 5 million units thus far, he’s notched four entries on the Billboard 200, two in the Top 30 of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart, and two on the Top 20 of the Top Album Sales Chart. He’ll hit the stage at Bottlerock and Hangout Music Festival in 2023.
For all of the swagger and style he exhibited upon his arrival, he managed to become even smoother since his introduction in 2016. After streams in the billions, packed venues, and “side missions” with Martha Stewart, he stirred up his tastiest sauce yet on his 2022 third full-length opus, Marvelous [Republic Records] introduced by the chart-topping platinum-certified Billboard Hot 100 Top 30 single “Betty (Get Money).”
To request a disability related accommodation for this event, please contact the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at edi@pnw.edu or (219) 785-5545 five days prior to the event.
Looking Back at Roaring Loud 2023
Leo jams out with opening act alternative band Cxpital.
Audience members cheer for opening act Cxpital.
PNW hosted its second annual Roaring Loud concert as a marquee event to close out the spring semester.
Audience members record the fun on their cellphones during the Roaring Loud spring concert.
Headliner Beach Bunny takes the stage during the Roaring Loud concert.
Audience members create a sea of cellphone lights during Beach Bunny’s performance.
Beach Bunny and the crowd pose for a photo during the Roaring Loud concert.
Concert attendees were able to grab limited edition gold Roaring Loud t-shirts.
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To request a disability-related accommodation, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity at oie@pnw.edu or (219) 989-2163 five days prior to the event.