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WSRE's StudioAmped Cranks Up Fifth Year of Local Concert Series

- Season 5 Band Lineup Announced -

Pensacola, Fla. — StudioAmped is WSRE’s concert series featuring regional bands performing their original material. For Season 5 of the popular local series, all eight concerts will be taped nightly -Monday through Thursday - over a two-week period beginning Monday, February 18 and ending Thursday, February 28. The concerts are held at the WSRE Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio on the campus of Pensacola State College and are free and open to the public. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the concerts begin at 7 p.m.

The concert series will offer a variety of musical genres including pop, rock, reggae, indie, country and more. Bands scheduled to appear are: February 18 – Boukou Groove, February 19 – Your Captain Speaking, February 20 – Gretsch Lyles, February 21 – Hotel Oscar, February 25 – Honeygun, February 26 – Sugarcane Jane, February 27 – The Helvetica Effect, and February 28 – Season Ammons Band.

All concerts are taped in high-definition by WSRE’s award-winning production team. Beginning April 4, 2013, WSRE will televise each concert on Thursdays from 9-10 p.m. with a repeat on the following Wednesdays from 10-11 p.m.

For more information on the StudioAmped concert series, visit wsre.org/StudioAmped or on Facebook at Facebook.com/StudioAmped for the latest updates on the series and the performers.

About WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast
WSRE is a PBS member station that is locally owned and licensed to the Pensacola State College Board of Trustees operating as a service of Pensacola State College. The public broadcasting station has been serving the needs of the Gulf Coast community through programming, educational services and outreach since 1967. WSRE produces, acquires and distributes programs that address local interests and reflect the diverse cultural, political, geographic and demographic characteristics of its audience. The Educational Services unit for WSRE serves as the connection to teachers, parents, caregivers and children to extend the rich resources found in public television. For more information about WSRE, its services, programs or available resources, visit wsre.org.

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