On a sunny day music could be heard across the usually quiet Saturday afternoon campus. In the Krentzman Quad, punk music, including a performance from The Explosion, could be seen. Students could snake through the Bulfinch Mall, the Snell Library Quad and out into the Centennial Commons – where hip-hop performers such as The Beatnuts could be heard.

“Everything went really well; we were almost right on schedule,” said Steve Serreira, DJ “Este 1,” a middler sociology major and organizer of the hip-hop portion. “The Beatnuts did go a little over their time, but the turnout was great.”

The Beatnuts, who formed in New York, have released eight works listed under their discography, including their latest release in 2001, “The Originators.”

During their high-energy performance, the band brought up several girls from the audience to encourage an encore. The band ended each song with a gunshot noise, and the audience knew the set was over when several continuous gunshots were heard.

“I chose The Beatnuts because, for one, they’ve been a consistent hip-hop group. Personally, they’re one of my favorites of all time,” Serreira said. “I had a good connection with their manager. With other groups, the price just wasn’t right with a few, or they wouldn’t return calls and I managed to get [the Beatnuts] right away. They stayed in contact, they were really easy to deal with, and, overall, a really good experience. They put on a good live show. I’d seen them twice before, that was a good decision, we all made the decisions.”

A blue-haired Blake Jenssen, general manager of WRBB, could be seen bicycling between venues and performances.

In Krentzman Quad, The Explosion performed. The Explosion is a Boston-based punk band on Jade Tree Records, who also represent Pedro the Lion. They are acquaintances of Rama Mayo, an NU graduate and owner of Big Wheel Records, Jimmy Eat World’s first label.

In a seperate event in West Village, West Fest featured a reggae band, a caricature artist and a tarot card reader.

For next year, WRBB says they will plan events for the fall because, due to semester conversion, there won’t be enough time for a second Spring Music Concert.

“In the fall, we’ll have something else,” Serriera said. “We’ll probably start planning by next week, but we’re taking it easy now … letting everything settle back to normal around here.”