Rubenstein Drive By is first band to perform for Battle of the Bands.
The Battle Begins
November 1, 2016
A collection of Battle of the Bands updates day by day.
Day One: Rubenstein Drive By
Battle of the Bands commenced on Halloween during lunch this year. The first band to perform was Rubenstein Drive By, an alt rock band. The band, which consisted of juniors Aiko Woody on guitar, lead singer Gus Adgate, AJ Schumann on keyboard, Sam Goldsmith on drums and Niko Jones (an LCC student) on bass, performed all original songs.
Adgate said, “I felt like [our set] went pretty well. It’s a lot better to play than practice. It was a good time.”
They were the only band to perform on the first day because of conflict with the costume contest which took the second half of lunch. The second day is on Thursday because there are no performances on minimum days or hour lunches.
Day Two: Shawlin Supreme and the Kick Back Boys
Battle of the Bands finally resumed with a bang as Shawlin Supreme and the Kick Back Boys took the stage, on Nov. 3. At lunch, the second band performed three covers, “Uptight” by Stevie Wonder, “Don’t Let Me Get Lonely” by The Record Company and “Hold On I’m Coming” by The Temptations for their set at Battle of the Bands. The band consisted of 10 boys: seniors Austin Dilley on trombone, Ryan Martinez on bass, Cameron Stearn on tenor saxophone and Gavin Susalki on trumpet as well as juniors Nate Cange on alto saxophone, Parker Smith on bari saxophone, Rokas Vietas on guitar, sophomore Caden Schlosser on drums and freshman Shawlin Tucker was the vocalist.
Tucker said “I think [our set] went as well as it could go,” as he was surrounded by friends congratulating him on a good job.
Day Three: The Elements
The Elements rocked the stage on Nov. 4. The last band of the week performed a three song set. during lunch. The performed “Can’t Stop” by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Psycho Killer by Talking Heads with an original song, “Slowly the Time,” in between. The band consisted of four sophomores, Julian Boyer the main singer, Evan Butler on guitar, Cooper Waite on bass and Dylan Herrera on drums.
Boyer said, “I couldn’t really hear myself; I guess I hope it went good,” about the set.
This is the last day that only one band performs. Starting next week, two or more bands will be performing each lunch.
