terpstock 2015 press release

Student Entertainment EventsThe Stamp University of MarylandCollege Park, Maryland 20472

Contact: Emily CostaEmail: SEEpublicrelations@umd.eduFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 23, 2015

Student Entertainment Events Presents: Terpstock 2015 Featuring Cas Haley and Dale & the ZDubsThe runner-up on season 2 of Americas Got Talent headlines the Sixth Annual Terpstock

COLLEGE PARK, Md. Festival season kicks off in College Park with Student Entertainment Events Terpstock 2015 featuring Cas Haley and Dale & the ZDubs Sunday, April 12 at 2 p.m. in Nyumburu Ampitheater. The outdoor music festival, which marks SEEs sixth annual Terpstock, is free of charge and open to the public.

Headliner Cas Haley, the runner-up on Season 2 of Americas Got Talent, is a reggae guitarist with an acoustic soul. Since his appearance on the NBC television series, Haley has released two albums, Cas Haley and Connection. His self-titled album was the No. 8 best selling reggae album on the Billboard Charts in 2008. Haleys follow up album, Connection, debuted as No. 2 on Billboards Top 200 Best Selling Reggae Albums. Haley has toured the West Coast and Europe, showcasing his album Connection.

Dale & the ZDubs, the opening act for Terpstock 2015, is a reggae, rock band from Washington, D.C. The band includes University of Maryland alumni Eric Abrams, the lead vocalist, and Justin Master, the lead guitarist. Known for their hard rock tone and reggae vibe, DZD is a mash of music genres. The band is currently performing up and down the East Coast.

Terpstock is Student Entertainment Events annual outdoor musical festival, designed to showcase a variety of both rising and established talent in the music world. Past performers include Hoodie Allen, The Cataracts, Shwayze and The Ataris. The musical arts event celebrates its sixth year this spring.

To request an interview or receive more press information for this event, including press passes, please fill out the press pass request form at http://see.umd.edu/press-kit/. For other requests and questions, contact Student Entertainment Events PR Director Andi Hubbell via email at SEEpublicrelations@umd.edu. Student Entertainment Events is the University of Marylands main student programming board. All programming emphasizes the mission of service to the campus community and to the Adele H. Stamp Student Union Center for Campus Life. SEE considers diverse and broad-based interests when programming to the student body through concerts, comedy, lectures, performing arts, musical arts, special events, and cinema.###1