There were three judges and eight bands with one winner on the night of Feb. 2 at the Eastern Washington University event for the Battle of the Bands. The event was supported by Eagle Entertainment.

The event ranged from having R&B, to soul, to hard rock and to acoustical bands.

“I thought this year’s [Battle of the Bands] was very interesting,” said senior at EWU, Anna Ratcliff. “This is my third year coming to this and my favorite band was The Twist. They actually brought in energy that meshed with [music] that was in the 50s and now-a-days.”
The winner was a seven-piece group called Rag Tag Romantics. They started up in the summer of 2014 and are from Deer Park, Washington. The prize awarded to them was a paid concert taking place in the spring.

The runner up was a three-man band called The Twist. This band consisted of two lead vocalists and a drummer. Their prize was a package valued of $250.

The band showed their energy on stage while also showing off many talents of being able to play the guitar as well as singing. “Feel free to get up and twist,” shouted the drummer.

The third place holder was the band named Left Over Soul. This band was described as an R&B, soul group, which played a number of instruments that included the tambourine, guitar, trumpet and drums along with vocals. The group started in 2011 in Spokane.
The laughter and applause from the crowded auditorium gave many of the band’s much enthusiasm.

“We tune for you,” one of the lead vocalists from the Rag Tag Romantics band said before performing.

From a band named Project X to a group called Wonder Band, who translated a written Norwegian song into English, the Battle of the Bands brought in a diverse spectrum of music.