Patrick Beckett's Band Snares Two Grammy Nominations!

As we've noted here last week, freshman Honors Student Patrick Beckett has a band called MACON that has been making quite a name for itself locally.

Well now it looks like MACON could be getting a lot more national attention. Patrick has a post on his blog about it. Here's the press release:

The National Academy of Arts and Sciences has placed MACON on the official ballot for the 2006 Grammy Awards. Macon is in 2 different catagories. Best Performace By a Rock Group or Duo with the song "If I Could"and Best Rock Song with the song "Sex."

Way to go, Patrick! For those who want to learn more about MACON, you can visit their website here.