By Erin Engelson

Northeastern-bred band Logan took home the grand prize in the final round of afterHOURS’ Battle of the Band Friday, beating five other bands in front of a packed house.

Josh Baird, Ryan Karp, Scott Dyke, Mark D’Alfonso and Dan Holmes of Logan were awarded the prize, a $750 to Daddy’s Junky Music.

“I think we did really well, the crowd really seemed to be digging it,” said Holmes, Logan’s drummer. “afterHOURS is not the easiest room to play in and I think, especially considering that, we did well.”

Animal Suit Driveby came in second, winning $500, and The Futon Police was awarded the $250 third prize.

The three placing bands along with three others – Brilliant Misstake, Project 1.9 and Bullfrog Tribute — were the bands that advanced from the preliminary round held Oct. 9.

The bands were judged on originality, musicality, crowd response and overall performance by Winnifred Chane of Powder Finger Promotions, Kim Campbell of the NU Music and Entertainment Industry Students Association (MEISA) and Colleen from WFNX. “Logan presented themselves very well. Their demeanor onstage was really mature, and that impressed the judges. All three winning bands had great crowd reactions and good stage presence,” Campbell said.

Sponsors said that they have received a lot of positive feedback on the event and students are anxious for the next battle.

“The competition was definitely a success. There were a ton of people there, everyone seemed into it and we had a lot of people asking us to do another battle in the spring,” said Jess Peterson, CUP Showcase Chair.

Smith Anderson, a middler biology major and member of RSA, helped organize the event. “All of the bands did an excellent job,” he said. “I hope to see the same caliber talent if we do another battle in the spring.”

The talent of the six bands performing helped make the competition exciting, even for the bands that did not win.

“I was able to hear a couple of the other bands and they were really good,” said Nulty White of Bullfrog Tribute. “They were good competition and tough to play against.”

Logan band-members said they are currently trying to turn their gift certificate into cash. They want to use it to help produce their album, which is in the works right now. Logan is working with music legend J. Geils (of the the J. Geils Band who had a hit wiht “Angel in the Centerfold) on their upcoming release.

“Producing our album is going to cost thousands of dollars, so I guess this is a good jump start,” Baird said.

The Battle of the Bands was sponsored by WRBB, the Council for University Programs, the Resident Student Association and afterHOURS.