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Printer-friendly version Bands to battle for year-long bragging rights at SlayterBy Jenny DolphStaff Writer Five local bands will compete for $200 and bragging rights for a year on Saturday on Slayter Hill. Part of Grand Prix weekend events, the Battle of the Bands will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Slayter Center. Bands will compete for a first prize of $200. Second place will receive $100 and third place will receive $50. Brett Howard, the director of concerts for the Purdue Student Union Board, thinks that all the bands are good, so the competition will be a close one. At least three judges will score the bands on different categories of their performance. Howard said this event should be a lot of fun for students and local residents because it is a free concert and everyone will be able to sit around and watch these talented bands perform. The radio station 96.5 WAZY will do a remote broadcast from the concert and will be interviewing the bands. The lineup comprises Exit Fowler, Free Raine, Kemble, Loose Change and The Malcontents. The Malcontents are an eight-piece ska/funk/rock band including two guitars, two vocals, drums, a bass, two trumpets and two trombones. John Richard, a 22-year-old valve trombone player for the band, said they "just wanna play a good show." Although Richard said the band isn’t worried about winning, he said if the band does claim one of the prizes, the money will go to the band fund to buy more copies of its album, buttons, posters, fliers and gas for traveling to different venues. The Malcontents competed in a Battle of the Bands last year in Indianapolis at The Patio and came in fourth out of 120 groups. Some of the band’s influences range from Less Than Jake to The Mighty. Some of the songs on its set list will include "A New Friend," "If You Don’t Like it You Can Get Out," "Trapped on the Right Track" and "What Has Really Changed?" Anti-racism action booths are often set up at the band’s shows for educational purposes. In addition to its anti-racism cause, The Malcontents will honor the drummer’s father, James Hall, who recently passed away. Richard is also excited that his parents and younger brother will be attending the show because his brother is underage and hasn’t been able to see the band play at bars. Printer-friendly version |
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