Come see TCNJ's very own talent perform at student band night! Have some curly fries, relax with your friends and rock out to the sweet tunes of your peers doing what they do best!

Come see your friends and classmates rock The Rat!

Interested in stand up? Want to be crowned the King or Queen of Campus Comedy? TCNJ & CUBRat are proud to host the third annual NJ Comedy Festival! TCNJ is in a unique position this year seeing as the first and second year winners were TCNJ Students! Winners of the contest will perform at Rutgers University at finals. The winner of his contest will be crowned New Jersey Campus King or Queen of Campus Comedy”, receive a $1,000.00 grand prize, a scholarship to a comedy academy in New York City and perform as an opening act at one of New Jersey’s leading comedy clubs, The Stress Factory. To sign up, simply email cubrat@tcnj.edu with your name, email, phone number and year. Open to ALL interested students!

 

Do the sounds of Nintendo remind you of your younger years? Then come check out New York City natives Anamanaguchi at the Rat! This electro/punk band is dedicated to playing "loud, fast, music with a hacked NES from 1985." These guys are sure to put on a great show filled with lights and danceable tunes, so you won't want to miss this! Check them out at  http://www.myspace.com/anamanaguchi. Opener TBA!!

Stop by The Rat for dinner and a show as TCNJ's most talented showcase their work for us. Interested in performing at The Rat as a soloist or part of a student band? Email cubRAT@tcnj.edu.

Matt Santry is a PA native musician of the pop-rock variety who made the rare yet intriguing transition from social worker to musician. He has performed in over 400 venues from LA to NYC and his audience continues to grow. He is set to perform on NBC 10 to promote a Springsteen Tribute in late September! http://www.mattsantry.com/home.html
Alfa is a female singer/songwriter born in the Philippines and lives in New Jersey. Her music has been described as having an "old Jewel" and "intimate New York venue" feel. http://www.alfa-music.com

IndiePop Night features For the Foxes, a local band from New Jersey who's catchy pop tunes have even been featured on MTV and T-Mobile commercials!Come dance and be foxxy with For the Foxes! Check them out at http://www.myspace.com/forthefoxes.

PopRock Night at the Rat will feature performances by Love Automatic: a Pop-Rock group with House influences, and Jet Lag Gemini: an upbeat group that's fresh out of this summer's Warped Tour and who's danceable tunes are sure to entertain! Doors will open at 8PM (Love Automatic will open) and will end with headliners Jet Lag Gemini at 11PM. For more information, visit http://www.myspace.com/jetlaggemini

Doors open at 5PM. Lydia Rene, a soulful, R&B, and Indie singer/songwriter will open up the show. Following her is Shannon Corey (who has been featured on TV shows such as The Real World and Road Rules) will headline the show. The ladies will also have a special performance together to close off the show!For more information on both artists visit: http://shannoncorey.com/home.html, and http://www.myspace.com/lydia_rene

This is an off-broadway production about the Latina American experience. Six Latinas star in this play as they try to make sense of what it means to be a Hispanic woman in the United States. The event will include a 60min production followed by a 20 minute question and answer period.  The event coincides with Women's History Month and Latin Awareness Month.

Bus Trip to New Hope, Pennsylvania. Drop off will be on South Main Street. From there you can go to different shops, restaurants, etc!

Although the trip is FREE, we will require a $5 deposit.

8pm - The Visitor

10pm - My Blueberry Nights