UPDATED:Feb.3, 10:02 p.m.

Electro-pop artist St. Lucia will headline University Union’s first spring semester Bandersnatch concert.

The show will take place on Wednesday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. ASTR will support St. Lucia in the first show of UU’s indie concert series.

Tickets will cost $5 for Syracuse University and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students and will go on sale at the Schine Student Center box office Tuesday at 11 a.m.

Jean-Philip Grober, who uses the stage name St. Lucia, plays “tropical pop,” said Mitchell Mason, UU’s director of public relations. St. Lucia’s first album, “When the Night,” was released in 2013 and included popular tracks like “Elevate” and “All Eyes on You.”

St. Lucia, a South African musician, incorporates elements of contemporary electro-pop while drawing on music from past decades, Mason said.

“We really wanted to bring a different sound to Syracuse,” he said.

ASTR, like St. Lucia, is signed to Neon Gold Records, Mason said. He added that the artists share similar sounds, and St. Lucia provides production for ASTR.

Mason said he hopes the artists’ complementary sounds will create a fresh show for SU students.

Said Mason: “I think it’s going to be a very exciting show.”

Published on February 3, 2014 at 8:40 pm

Contact Jacob: jspramuk@syr.edu