In what year was the lead singer of the band that won the 2011 Battle of the Bands at the casino where the studio of WMOS is located born?
Mohegan Sun Mohegan Sun is one of the largest casinos in the United States, with 364000 sqft of gambling space. It is located on 240 acre along the banks of the Thames River in Uncasville, Connecticut. It is in the foothills of southeastern Connecticut, where 60 percent of the state's tourism is concentrated. It features the 12,000-seat capacity Mohegan Sun Arena, home of the New England Black Wolves of the National Lacrosse League and the Women's National Basketball Association's Connecticut Sun. It houses a 350-seat Cabaret Theatre, the 300-seat Wolf Den, and 100000 sqft of meeting and function room space, including the Northeast’s largest ballroom and 130000 sqft of retail shopping. It is also where the studio of WMOS is located.
Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson, guitarist/vocalist/songwriter, is from Shreveport, Louisiana. He was the winner of the 2011 Robert Johnson Blues Foundation/Gibson Guitar New Generation Award. Matthew's debut EP "Step Up" was released in 2012 and produced by bassist Joe Osborn. It was followed by his 2014 EP "Cross My Heart". Matthew was nominated for "2012 Best Emerging Artist" by OffBeat (music magazine) in New Orleans in their annual "Best of the Beat" Awards. He is a former student of Caddo Magnet High School in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is currently a student at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. His band has logged dozens of shows in and around Nashville at places such as Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, The Valentine, Whiskey Rhythm, Cerveza Jack's, and the Tin Roof in nearby Louisville, Kentucky.