{"id":6026,"date":"2024-03-29T01:47:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T07:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/socc\/?p=6026"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:21:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:21:38","slug":"battle-of-the-bands-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/socc\/2024\/03\/29\/battle-of-the-bands-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle of the Bands Round 1 Recap 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Yeowon Jung <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photography by Dan Schmidt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Amy Winehouse\u2019s Back to Black<\/em> captures the bustling audience\u2019s (and my) attention with its opening notes and rhythm. Timeless and smooth, Right Swipe reminds the excited crowd of a classic track and makes the stage their own. When I hear the saxophone sink its satin sound into the air, I observe a feeling of concrescence and behind it, a growing sense of anticipation. Then, Jabberwocky explodes onto the scene\u2013 a crowd energizer for sure, <\/em>I mentally jot down. Jaws that bite, claws that catch\u2026 maybe not what Carroll imagined but the twisty, rough vocals emanate such a monster. Jabberwocky is chased by The Salem Witches. I\u2019m excited for this and so is everyone else.  I overhear a conversation. \u201cSomeone\u2019s shit is getting rocked.\u201d It\u2019s an artful jumble of ecstatic movement, weighty noise, hands, and hair. And then it\u2019s over and we wait. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photography by Dan Schmidt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With clear harmonics that ring in the space, giddiness is almost tangible. Haven and Hollow are hypnotic, their song sway hips and hands. The people move like a wave\u2026 a happy, merry wave. Joviality lingers above heads as another band and another classic manifests: The Little Green Guys covering Gloria Gaynor\u2019s I Will Survive<\/em>. The wave gets bigger and then splits into mini ones (rings of dancers and singers) as the Guys sing the fan favorites. Then, Fly Me to the Moon<\/em>\u2026 I glance around, remembering my friend saying \u201cThis is my<\/em> song.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photography by Dan Schmidt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This next one might be a top three. Shop Dog radiates their own youth in a complete, perfected synergy. It is lively and lovely, fun and grand. Spaces that were left empty are filled with piercing aliveness until all my senses are focused devotedly on the figures on stage. I am enjoying this fully and contentedly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photography by Dan Schmidt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After the band departs, we are greeted by the next band playing the familiar notes of Declan Mckenna\u2019s Brazil<\/em>. Another dancing song (I think, I don\u2019t dance often enough). So the crowd dances and sings, and then I find my next favorite band. Strip is hardly stripped of anything at all. Rhythmic and smooth. I write down \u201ca good set up of environment.\u201d Each band\/singer\/musical group has its own environment, ecosystem, and if your ecosystem thrives, we can see it. Strip\u2019s synergy competes with Shop Dog\u2019s. I think they are both close to thriving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photography by Marina Malin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

These last two bands, in spite of their position, maintain the energy splendidly. Plastic Frog Offensive is powerful. I\u2019m thinking of plastic frogs jumping up and down, scrambling over each other when I watch the crowd. So then maybe the people are their offense (because I hope they are not wielding plastic frogs as their primary weapon)? I quite like the title and it\u2019s at this point where I start to look at the band names a bit more closely. Burgertown\u2026 I thought I had their name down with the Burger King crown but is it more than that? A town of burgers. I\u2019m thinking about what the burger represents but then I realize their music is a lot more interesting. Just like the Plastic Frogs, they holster energy at their sides and create a noisy expanse. Plus, the lead vocalist has a cute burger hat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winners: Little Green Guys, Shop Dog, Strip, Burgertown<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photography by Dan Schmidt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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