Local bands rock out
On Sept. 28 from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., high schoolers from across the Conejo Valley gathered at the Fall Jam Fest to watch local bands perform. The event took place at the Thousand Oaks Teen Center, located off of Janss Road near the Thousand Oaks Library. The event cost $10 to get in at the door, or $8 when buying tickets from the band members themselves.
Jack Martino, sophomore, is the lead guitarist of Stereo Fidelity, a local band that performed at the Jam Fest.
“The Fall Jam Fest is about the community coming together,” Martino said. “I made so many new friends from the crowd and other bands.”
Along with Stereo Fidelity, five other bands performed at the Fall Jam Fest: Rebel Romance, Madam Bombs, Carpool League, Liquid Indigo and The Michael Cain Experience.
“The best part about the event was meeting new bands and their fans. Of course playing is always a highlight and showing people your work, but meeting new people is always refreshing,” Martino said.
Max Lagerquist, sophomore and drummer for Stereo Fidelity, believes that the Teen Center is the perfect place to perform because of its carefree environment.
“Performing at the teen center is usually super relaxing to me because the teen center shows are a really great time to just hang out with your friends, have a good time and just mess around,” Lagerquist said.
Sini Utermohlen, sophomore, was just one of the many people that decided to drop by and listen to the bands perform.
“My favorite part about jam fest was definitely being able to watch people do something they truly love,” Utermohlen said. “Literally just watching how passionate [the bands] there were about their music was so beautiful and refreshing.”
As the night grew late, the audience only seemed to get more and more excited about the bands and their music.
“The audience was so happy and there was a positive energy in every inch of the room,” Utermohlen said. “Everyone was smiling and dancing and I could tell that nobody had a single worry on their minds. It was just them, their friends and the music in that moment.”
