Punk bands take stage, impress fans with music

By Ayall Sagi
Staff Writer

Punk officially took the stage tonight at Riehle Brothers Pavilion where four rock bands showed Lafayette what an energetic show consists of.

The evening started off with New York band, Exit, who were heckled by the crowd and nearly booed off stage. Nick Kuc, sophomore in the School of Science, said, "they got out to a shaky start because everything sounded distorted, but further into their set, they picked things up and rocked."

The next band to take the stage was Allister, who instantly won the crowd over. "I've never seen these guys before or heard their music, but they brought the energy that this punk show needed," said Kuc. Ellen McQueen, sophomore in the School of Consumer and Family Sciences, added, "Allister was very fun, energetic, and saucy."

The audience went wild when the band did a cover of Jim Henson's famous childhood song, "Fraggle Rock."

Due to the impression that Allister left on the crowd, they were a hard act to follow, but Sugarcult held up their own. Ricky McCar, junior in the School of Liberal Arts, who had previously heard of the band said, "They did a really good job, and sounded great." He added, "I loved the ending when they played a Ramones cover."

Before Reel Big Fish took the stage lead, singer Aaron Barrett made a few statements about the tour. "I think the tour is going really well," said Barrett. "The bands are getting along really well together, and the crowds have been great." He also added that after this tour the band is going to jump back into the studio to finish up their new album.

As soon as Reel Big Fish took the stage with their guitars and brass instruments, the crowd went nuts "The band was very high energy," said Dave Turer, sophomore in the Schools of Engineering. "They made you want to just move to the music." Rich Hyde, sophomore in the Schools of Engineering, agreed and added that they got the crowd really going, and put on an incredible set.

Although the venue wasn't nearly sold out, the audience loved the Atmosphere. Chrissi King, sophomore in the School of Management, thought that the crowd was really wild, and extremely fun and energetic dancing in front of the stage.

Overall, the night was a success. Hyde felt that all the bands did a great job, and the transition from one band to another was always moving up. "The first band was ok, the second and third were really good, and Reel Big Fish was awesome" he said. Tony Fischer, junior in the School of Liberal Arts, said, "I think this is one of the better shows to come to Lafayette."

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