The Music Industry Club showed up and showed out with the talent they had lined up for their Monster Mash Halloween Show on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Despite Sock Drawer not being able to attend and the concert starting 30 minutes later than expected, there was still a large number of people that flooded the German Club.
The first performance of the evening was delivered by Elephant Sound Machine, who was dressed up as Star Lord from “The Guardians of the Galaxy.” The lone performer played guitar and delivered powerful acoustic playing of original songs and covers such as “Creep” by Radiohead, which he dedicated to his “good friend” Rocket Raccoon.
During all the performances, the colored lighting was heavily utilized to switch between Halloween colors. When Elephant Sound Machine performed, the overhead and background lights switched from orange and purple, respectively, to green and orange, then back.
Up next was Sarah Serkosky and her band, who dressed up as undead ghouls. They performed original songs such as “you, again” and “rear view mirror.” The crowd went wild for Serkosky’s beautiful vocals and instrumentals. The colored lighting made another highlight during this second performance when the overhead lights turned blood red, then began to flicker black and white at some parts.
The third performance of the evening came from RDL, a trio of performers all dressed in orange prison jumpsuits. They performed their original song “Jawbreaker,” a country-rock theme, then continued with love ballads sung amazingly by the lead singer. The lyrics, vocals and singing alone had reeled the audience in and did not need to be assisted by visual specs like lighting. There was also an instrumental-only portion of their performance that truly showed their talent.
It took some time before the next band Tape Ministry set up on stage, so emcee JJ Dionisio pulled out a sound board and remixed popular songs. This hyped up the audience, especially when they all heard the theme song from the television show “Gravity Falls” play.
Dionisio’s DJ skills got the audience excited and ready for Tape Ministry, who played songs reminiscent of 1980’s synthetic pop. The band’s original songs such as “Might as Well” and “Drowned out by White Noise” were played between the humorous and talented vocals of the lead singer and the instrumental portion.
The final performance of the evening came from No Rush!, as the lead guitarist dressed up as a police officer and the band as old school prisoners wearing black-and-white striped jumpsuits and hats. Attendees went wild for No Rush! to the point that they crowded near the stage to hear them perform with extreme passion and talent.
No Rush! also urged the audience to purchase band T-shirts placed on a table near the entrance for $10.
The two-and-a-half-hour concert provided an epic, spooky bash for students to attend, which got many people pumped up for Halloween.

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Evan Pecorale

MIC's Monster Mash concert, West Haven, Oct. 25, 2023.