Battle of the Bands - Heat #3

Name of Band/Act: Gorelami & Co.

Genre: Folk pop rock

Musical influences: Laura Marling, Marilyn Manson, Labyrinth, Arcade Fire

About the band: Formed in 2012, a multi-instrumental duet that has only performed once live, which is unrelentingly the same as lots of other stuff you've heard before. Attractive but without talent. Lower your expectations. Lower them again.

 

Winner of Heat #3 

Name of Band/Act: Business As Usual

Genre: Indie

Musical influences: Radiohead, Yann Tiersen, Patti Page, Blur, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones.

About the band: Songwriters Joe and Tom hail from the little known county of Essex where they attended the same school and promised each other that one day they would be in a band. After a three year hiatus of musical incubation, and with Jon on bass and Mark on drums, that promise has finally been fulfilled. 2015 marks the start of a great career for this frightening and compelling foursome.

 

Name of Band/Act: +65

Genre: Alternative

Musical influences: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse

About the band: A group of first year musicians with similar interests in rock music banded together to jam and perform with each other. We hope to give those at the show a good time!

 

Name of Band/Act: Ollie McGrath

Genre: Jazz and Funk

Musical influences: EST trio, Benny Greb, Periphery, Bad Bad Not Good

About the band: A trio set up last term consisting of 3 first years. We have the pianist (Ollie McGrath), electric bass player (Ollie Wheeler) and drummer (Leon Plouviez). We met at imperial in first term and wanted a small group to play in for recreational purposes, but realised that we gelled well and now want to get out and start playing some gigs.