Addison Trail hosts annual Battle of the Bands

Pictured is the band Sunday Afternoon, which won Addison Trail's Battle of the Bands on May 14. Members of that band are Addison Trail sophomore Ashley Fuentes, sophomore Melissa Morales, senior Natali Cabrera, junior Braulio Silva and junior Luis Medina. Photo by Addison Trail Orchestra Director Alex Stombres

On May 14, nine student bands competed in Addison Trail's annual Battle of the Bands event. The top four bands (listed below) won gear donated by Music & Arts.

1st place: Sunday Afternoon (sophomore Ashley Fuentes, sophomore Melissa Morales, senior Natali Cabrera, junior Braulio Silva and junior Luis Medina)

2nd place: Tres Leches (senior Sean Lee)

3rd place: Flicker (freshmen Alex Ledesma, Irving Hernandez and Sebastian Ruiz)

4th place: Can You Hear Me Now (sophomore Martin Lopez Jr., sophomore Marco Chaidez and junior Amanda Colon)

The other bands that participated are Still Questioning My Existence (sophomore Ashley Fuentes, junior Oscar Dominguez, junior Kevin Hochstatter, sophomore Ernesto Garcia Rodriguez and sophomore Kenneth Perez), The Corleones (sophomore Gerardo Moya and senior Lysander Ortiz), Cola Truck (sophomore December Barges and junior Christian Arellano), Tripknot (seniors Daniel Martinez and Roberto Soto) and Rubber (sophomores Ernesto Garcia Rodriguez, Kenneth Perez, Pablo Duran and Jennifer Martinez).