Groups like Uharmonies perform at Hawks Nest to entertain students on week nights. Courtesy of facebook.com/thehawksnest

Hawk’s Nest hosts bands to play Monday through Thursday at 8 p.m.

On April 4, the band Nine Days with their hit song, “Absolutely (Story of a Girl),” will be performing.

According to Dan Gonzalez, the Hawk’s Nest Programming Manager at SCA, he was able to get in touch with the band due to his friend’s connection.

“One of my bosses knows the lead singer and got in contact with him,” said Gonzalez.

When it comes to finding other bands to perform at Hawk’s Nest, the process involves getting in contact with a manager and getting them to sign a contract.

“We contact their manager or the band members depending if they are signed with someone or not. If they are an off campus band we contact their manager, ask them when they can perform and if they need compensation, just write up a contract and make sure its signed so you are guaranteed to perform and receive the money they need,” said Gonzalez.

For bands on campus that want to perform at Hawk’s Nest, SCA is still accepting bookings. There are two weeks in April opened before Spring Fling opened for bands to perform, whether they live on or off-campus.

On April 5, there will also be live bands performing all day in an Alumni Plaza. According to Gonzalez, six to eight bands will be performing.

Giveaways also take place at events and later in the semester, they will include t-shirt and iTunes gift car giveaways.

For updates about events taking place at Hawk’s Nest, students can like their page on Facebook called “Hawks Nest Events.”

For bands interested in performing at Hawks Nest, they can contact Dan Gonzalez, dgonzalez@hartford.edu, or Ashley Snyder at asnyder@gmail.com