Friday November 16th the Pendleton room in the Student Union turned into a stage for 5 Michigan Bands:
Through out the night there were 150 or so students who wandered in and out of this event, held by New Beat Happening. People seemed to enjoy the performances and were involved in the voting process, choosing the winner of this year’s Battle of the Bands.
I unfortunately missed the first two bands but I heard very good things.
Moon Roots
http://moonroots.bandcamp.com/
Popliteal Fossa
http://soundcloud.com/poplitealfossamusic/sets/ep
Rosepoem
has a sound similar to Radiohead, which is hard to pull off. Atherial vocals, lovely and creative guitar melodies etc. Unfortunately something odd was happening with the microphones and the vocalist’s higher notes were garbled. They were the winners of the Battle and will either be opening for New Beat Happening’s headliner in the winter semester or will have their own show sponsored by NBH.
http://www.reverbnation.com/rospoem
Joanah Baseball
mixes music, samplings etc. He is a University student and fun to dance to. However, he does need to work on some of his song transitions. Poor transitions can be the downfall of any DJ.
The last band Super Collider
consists of 3 guy’s on guitar, bass and drums. They are very good and were later the favorite to win the Battle (votes over road this enthusiasm) Their music is psudo sca. No vocals but excellent skill with instrumentals, which can make or break a band. Check them out, they really are excellent!
Link
http://supercollider.bandcamp.com/
Keep your eyes peeled for more NBH concerts and events, as well as concerts sponsored by EQMC and WCBN! Especially if you like good music, these people really know what they are talking about.
