Community members and university students came together Friday night at the Bacchus Theatre to see local talent and support the university radio station's fund raising efforts.
The "Fly and Flashy" concert was part of the WVUD Radiothon, a program that sponsors several concerts and events in order to raise money for the non-profit radio station.
Reggie Hudson, WVUD general manager and concert host, said he hopes for students to get a good feel of the radio station's capabilities.
Hudson said this year the Radiothon events are geared toward students, but community members also take an active role in helping with the concert. One member of the community helped to collect tickets at the door.
DJ Amaze, a university alumni and deejay, entertained the incoming audience with a mix of rap songs. In addition to performing at events around the university, he will deejay at MTV's Spring Break. However, DJ Amaze said he believes these university events are important.
"It's good for the undergraduates to support the graduates," he said.
The opening act of the concert was Cartel, a university rap group comprised of four students. Members of Cartel have their own radio show on WVUD. The group performed two energetic songs, which encouraged many people to move to the music.
Stimulating Prose, Ideas and Theories was the second act of the night. S.P.I.T. performs various forms of poetry in events around the university campus, including Open Mic events and the Battle Between Emcees.
D. Goode, an alumni of the university, was the main act of the "Fly and Flashy" concert. He has been an R&B artist for approximately four years, but said he has been influenced by music since childhood.
"My father is a guitarist and plays the piano," he said. "I've been around music all my life."
D. Goode's supporters of all ages attended the concert, including some of his high school friends. Holly Sheffield, 24, went to high school with D. Goode and said this was her first time seeing him perform.
"He has wonderful music and a great personality," she said.
Approximately 75 people attended the Friday night concert, making the event seem more intimate.
"These events are good because you get to build your fan base with a small crowd,"
D. Goode said.
The songs chosen for D. Goode's performance reflected the Valentine's Day theme of the concert, with all the songs relating to love. Throughout his performance, D. Goode gave pink roses to women in the crowd, while serenading them with his music.
Sophomore Lauren Ceaser said she enjoyed this part of the show.
"I liked how he interacted with the crowd," Ceaser said.
The crowd favorite was the performance of the Temptations song, "My Girl," during which the crowd began to sing aloud with D. Goode and clap to the beat of the music.
The concert achieved its goal of raising money for WVUD, bringing the community together with university talent.
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