Creatures gathered on Bradley’s campus, including demonic beings, villainous clowns, witches and the undead, were all to be found in Lydia’s Lounge. What were their intentions? To party, of course.
Spooky Sounds was hosted by Brave Sounds Entertainment, and consisted of live performances and a costume contest. Brave Sounds Entertainment is a student-run organization dedicated to promoting concerts, creating musing, and bringing entrepreneurial opportunities to Bradley students.
The musical performances for the night included acts such as Voight’s LeBaron, Ohm, Swimming with Sharks and The Royalist.
“We’re going for a punk Halloween vibe,” said Evan Fear, a senior business major and president of Brave Sounds Entertainment. “We’ve booked a bunch of local bands. A few of [the members] are actually affiliated with Brave Sounds.”
Fear said that the last time this event was hosted was in 2016. A lot of work has gone into the night to make it the way the student record label wanted it.
Lydia’s Lounge was transformed into a concert room with an orange and black accent to fit the theme. Once the music started, students expressed their enjoyment of the music in forms of head banging to small mosh pits in the crowd.
Lead guitarist from Ohm, Arin Fear, said that their band’s sound is influenced by pop-punk and grunge. They performed originals that night and a few from their most recent EP called “I Felt My Skin Change.”
While Ohm was one of the few bands performing, the band members were swept up in on the excitement of the event as well.
“It was a fun show because everyone is really nice out here,” Fear said. “We recorded our EP here, actually, in the Hilltop Studios. The bands that are playing tonight are really awesome.
“Swimming With Sharks’ lead singer mixed out [their] EP. Voight’s LeBaron had some really nice jamming vibes. The Royalist, I love [them]. I saw them three years ago and now we’re playing with them.”
Through the night, students were showing their excitement for the bands performing, but the show wouldn’t be done without the costume contest. Students signed up to model their elaborate garb, the winner, however, was a student dressed in a suit made from bubble wrap.
Elizabeth Breneiser, junior marketing and television arts major and marketing director for Brave Sounds, explained the outcome.
“Everyone gave their best,” Breneiser said. “Sometimes, [students will] be surprised by a couple of bubbles. I feel like in college if you go in [a contest] with bubble wrapped anything, then you’ll surely win.”
A friend of the bubble wrap winner, junior music entertainment industry major Addison Cole, said the costume was very versatile as a rain jacket as well.
Packing filling put aside, students seemed to enjoy a night filled with punk tunes. Students can contact Brave Sounds Entertainment on Facebook at https://www.facebook. com/BraveSoundsEntertainment/.
