Is it possible to get up close and personal with an amazing band? 737 Cafe is here to make it possible.

 737 Cafe is a concert series on campus that brings in national and local bands that students wouldn’t otherwise be familiar with to perform on campus.

The group consists of seven people right now and is open to anyone interested in bands or who want to learn about how booking bands and hospitality works.   

Despite the audiences uncertainties about the music “they end up having a lot of fun and liking it,” said Ben Robertson, president of 737. 

Along with enjoying yourself you can get up close and personal with band members.

“Because the venue is so small and you’re really up close, you can meet the bands,” Robertson said.

Their vision for this semester is the same as it has been in the past. They try to expose students to outside bands and student talents.  

“The community can come together and listen and enjoy music together,” Robertson said. 

As of right now they are working on booking big name artists, they are in the process of talking to agents. 

This semester they are going to have two open mic nights.  One will be a foreign language open mic that they are doing with the multicultural group. Students will have the opportunity to sing or perform in a different language. The second is a suicide and depression open mic. 

“It has been a tradition for 737 to have the suicide and depression open mic on Kurt Cobain’s death so we want to bring that back,” Robertson said.

At the second open mic they are going to be raffling off tickets to the Festival of Faith and Music at Calvin College. So if students attend they will have the opportunity to go to the festival for $25 instead of $75.

“Music can act as a meeting point for Cornerstone students and outside people,” Robertson said.

Planning is in the works for this semester.

“We are planning a couple of other concerts but haven’t set anything in stone yet,” said Zach Vinson, vice president of 737.

The members not only help book bands but they try to get students involved in the group.

“I try to work with the student body to get involved with the program,” Vinson said.

In a way the group wants to broaden the horizons of student musical interests.

“We want to open student’s eyes and ears” Vinson said.  There is a lot of great music out there that they haven’t heard before,” Vinson said.