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Friday night the Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) sponsored a Battle of the Bands competition in The Rat. The featured bands were Kiss The Chef, The Project, Whitesweater, and Seemingfun. The concert was a competition to determine which bands would perform at ArtsFest this year. The winner of Friday's Battle of the Bands, Kiss The Chef, will join the winners of the other two Battle of the Bands competitions, Code: Motion and Hobbes, for a final competition to see who will play at Modstock. The third and final Battle of the Bands for this school year was met with a small but excited audience that was there to support their favorite local bands. The concert highlights a growing BC music scene; Julian Kiani coordinator of the concert and A&S '10, said, "We received over 20 demo submissions for the battle, which is incredible, considering that there is limited rehearsal space. You would never think that there were that many bands around campus."
Not only is there a good number of musicians on BC's campus, but there is a wide array of musical influences among them. In this Battle of the Bands exhibition alone, there were ska, punk, jazz, and pop influences present in the music, and most of the bands drew from a few of the genres to create unique sounds. Kiss the Chef, the winners of the night, boast rock, jazz, and funk influences. Battle of the Bands concerts highlight the musical talent here at BC, something that is difficult to do, Kiani says. "There are many talented musicians around campus, and there is a high demand for performance opportunities; however, it is unfortunate that Boston College doesn't offer more for student musicians like ample practice space and adequate performance venues. Hopefully in the future, administrators will realize how important music is at BC, and work to help the scene thrive more." Kiani went on to say that it is through the efforts of the BC Music Guild, a student-run organization at BC dedicated to the promotion of music on campus, that musicians on campus are able to find practice rooms and people looking to find BC musicians are able to do so. The three winners of the Battle of the Bands series, Code: Motion, Hobbes, and Kiss the Chef, will play at the 10th annual ArtsFest that begins on April 24. The ArtsFest, which highlights literary, dance, and musical talents, will be the last chance for the audience to determine who will win the coveted Modstock set.
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