The Troubadours Win The Battle Of The Bands; Andrew Morris Receives Best Solo Honors
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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After all the votes were counted, one band came out on top - The Troubadours - with 105 votes. The seven members will split $500. Members include Tim Savage, Westley Valukevich, Nate Cindrinch, Jared Boze, Jason Cotton, Nick Utter and Tim Young.
Each person who bought a ticket for the Battle of the Bands voted with their ticket for the best band.
The Troubadours performed five different songs, with guitars, brass and woodwind instruments, keyboard and drums. They started out their set with "Misirlou," followed by their original song "Daniel's Beeson," then "Revolution," "Combat Chuck," "Caught Inside," and finishing off with a reprise of "Misirlou."
Second place was won by Pluto's Ladder, with 75 votes, and received $200. Other scores were The Pope's Dirty Secret with 58 votes, Krimson Friday with 40 votes, and The Paraplegic Millipedes with 36 votes.
Winning $50 for best solo was junior Andrew Morris. Morris is a member of both Pluto's Ladder and The Pope's Dirty Secret.
Morris was highly energetic on the stage, moving about like Iggy Pop, but playing his guitar with a natural talent. He played his guitar behind his head, behind his back, and at one point took off his belt and used it to play his guitar. When his performance with Pluto's Ladder was finished, most of the audience gave him a well-deserved standing ovation.
After the Battle of the Bands, Morris said he has been playing only four years, though he plays the guitar like the hands of music gods is moving through him.
Asked to describe his style, Morris said, "The blues, and whatever I think will sound good."
Being in two bands, he said he doesn't get to devote as much time to both as he'd like. "It's difficult because you want to divert time and energy to both bands," he said.
He said he's been playing with Pluto's Ladder for two years, and The Pope's Dirty Secret for four to five months. One of his bandmates in The Pope's Dirty Secret is Nick Walmer, who won the best solo award for the last two years.
As for the way he moves on the stage, he said, "It's the music. You start playing the music and if you really feel what you play, nothing seems real. I just do whatever I feel."
He said he hopes to include music in his future plans. That could include working in the music business, or playing the blues out in bars until he's 75.[[In-content Ad]]
After all the votes were counted, one band came out on top - The Troubadours - with 105 votes. The seven members will split $500. Members include Tim Savage, Westley Valukevich, Nate Cindrinch, Jared Boze, Jason Cotton, Nick Utter and Tim Young.
Each person who bought a ticket for the Battle of the Bands voted with their ticket for the best band.
The Troubadours performed five different songs, with guitars, brass and woodwind instruments, keyboard and drums. They started out their set with "Misirlou," followed by their original song "Daniel's Beeson," then "Revolution," "Combat Chuck," "Caught Inside," and finishing off with a reprise of "Misirlou."
Second place was won by Pluto's Ladder, with 75 votes, and received $200. Other scores were The Pope's Dirty Secret with 58 votes, Krimson Friday with 40 votes, and The Paraplegic Millipedes with 36 votes.
Winning $50 for best solo was junior Andrew Morris. Morris is a member of both Pluto's Ladder and The Pope's Dirty Secret.
Morris was highly energetic on the stage, moving about like Iggy Pop, but playing his guitar with a natural talent. He played his guitar behind his head, behind his back, and at one point took off his belt and used it to play his guitar. When his performance with Pluto's Ladder was finished, most of the audience gave him a well-deserved standing ovation.
After the Battle of the Bands, Morris said he has been playing only four years, though he plays the guitar like the hands of music gods is moving through him.
Asked to describe his style, Morris said, "The blues, and whatever I think will sound good."
Being in two bands, he said he doesn't get to devote as much time to both as he'd like. "It's difficult because you want to divert time and energy to both bands," he said.
He said he's been playing with Pluto's Ladder for two years, and The Pope's Dirty Secret for four to five months. One of his bandmates in The Pope's Dirty Secret is Nick Walmer, who won the best solo award for the last two years.
As for the way he moves on the stage, he said, "It's the music. You start playing the music and if you really feel what you play, nothing seems real. I just do whatever I feel."
He said he hopes to include music in his future plans. That could include working in the music business, or playing the blues out in bars until he's 75.[[In-content Ad]]
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