Awesomefest provides tunes, relaxation before finals

Though the gloomy weather and Easter holiday played a part in the number of attendees at Sunday’s Awesomefest, coordinator Sven Carlsgaard was very pleased with the turnout.

“For my first event, I’m really happy with how it all came together,” Carlsgaard said. “I feel like all the right people showed up.”

Awesomefest was scheduled to take place in the Collins LLC courtyard from 5 to 7:30 p.m. but was relocated to the coffeehouse due to the rain.

“When our events are outdoors, we usually attract students walking past,” Collins resident Rachael Roof said. “But most of us here tonight either live in Collins or know someone in one of the bands.”

Last night’s lineup featured the bands Fluffer, Lost Languages, Modern Moods and Little Timmy McFarland of Flight 19. A majority of the musicians were Collins residents themselves, which helped to generate buzz throughout the dorm.

“There weren’t many signs posted up around campus,” sophomore Taylor Campi said.

“I’m here because I am friends with some of the members of Modern Moods.”

Details about Awesomefest were also given through the Facebook event page.

Carlsgaard said the concert only took three weeks to plan, which didn’t give the musicians much time to rehearse. This proved to be particularly challenging for freshman Kate Haldrup, who played drums for both Modern Moods and Lost Languages.

“We were really short on rehearsal time these past few weeks, but we made it work,” Haldrup said. “Playing two different sets forced me to improvise a little bit.”

Awesomefest turned out to be the perfect remedy for the rainy blues, and Campi said it gave her some much-needed relaxation before dead week.

“For those of us who stayed in town this weekend, Awesomefest gave us a chance to do our own thing together.”