Six degrees of Death Cab: how A&O makes it happen

For most Northwestern students attending Death Cab for Cutie’s Friday concert at the Rivera Theater in Chicago, the show will be a boisterous night of Billboard-topping, Grammy-nominated indie rock. For members of A&O Productions, it will be the culmination of more than four months of e-mails, phone calls, negotiations and the immense workload that goes into organizing a single night’s concert. Death Cab for Cutie / Courtesy of Barsuk Records. A&O (Activities and Organizations) brings several musical acts, speakers and films to Northwestern each year. “We’re the oldest student group on campus and one of the most well-known,” said Barry McCardel, co-director of promotions and public relations and Communication sophomore, “because our mission statement is to bring high-quality entertainment that appeals to the entire campus.”... [read full story]