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Willowbrook High bands battle for charity

Posted January 27, 2008 10:00 pm

By Elisabeth Mistretta

Room 313 band members Jack McGurk, left, drummer Michael Van, Matt Modelski and Andy Lapinski performed among five other groups during Willowbrook High School's Battle of the Bands. The event winner was the student band Commotion on the Jury. Ed Lee | Staff Photographer

After duking it out with their guitars for a chance to win $400 worth of studio time for their bands, six student bands at Willowbrook High School also raised more than $500 for charity.

The Willowbrook Key Club hosted the fifth annual battle this month at the school to raise money from admission proceeds for the American Cancer Society and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

In front of about 200 classmates, the student bands went head to head to win a chance to record a song in a professional studio, Coerce Recording Services in Villa Park.

Participating bands were: Commotion on the Jury, Damage Industry, Room 313, Senioritis, This Just for Dallas and Up to Code.

Commotion on the Jury took the prize, thanks to audience applause and nods by guest judges (and Willowbrook alumni) Kevin Mucha, owner of Coerce, and Chris Fry, a producer for Coerce.

More than 200 students attended the annual Battle of the Bands at Willowbrook High School, where Andy Lapinski of the band Room 313 rocked the house in an effort to win free time in a recording studio. Ed Lee | Staff Photographer

Jack McGurk of the band Room 313 performs during the fifth annual Battle of the Bands this month at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park. The event raised money for the American Cancer Society and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Ed Lee | Staff Photographer

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