By Daniel Deza

Despite last night’s Red Sox game, the sounds of the piano drew students to afterHOURS to see Chris Garneau and Jacquelyn Wells.

The Northeastern chapter of the Music and Entertainment Industry Student Association (MEISA) sponsored another crowd-pleasing show, as indie-folk singer Garneau and the soulful Wells delivered their personal lyrics as part of MEISA Live.

Wells, a middler music industry major who was performing at afterHOURS for the fifth time, hit the stage first with her piano and cello. Wells writes her own songs and created an EP album this summer called Drive.

“[My music] is all about relationships and assholes. And I only write them when I am upset. I get my inspiration when bad things happen,” she said.

She also covered two Fiona Apple songs, “Love Ridden” and “Never Is a Promise” during her performance.

Audience members said they enjoyed the mellow atmosphere of her show.

“I thought she was awesome. I haven’t heard of her before but it was great,” said sophomore pharmacy major Matthew Newman. “Her voice is really powerful and it was good to hear her do the cover [of] Fiona Apple’s song because you can see that she can put her personality into a song even if she didn’t write it.”

When the soft-spoken Garneau started his performance, his strong voice took over the room despite his small stature and his habit of mumbling.

“Everything I write is very personal and very true to my life whether it is about my liberal experiences, family, friends, complete strangers or even more abstract things like ghosts or mystical things,” Garneau said.

He performed songs like “Baby’s Romance” and “Not Nice” from his album Music for Tourists, and he revealed a new song called “Dirty Night Clowns” from his new album expected to hit stores soon .

Jason Black, MEISA Live coordinator, organized last night’s performance.

“It was a lot less pressure and allowed us to get a lot of leeway, we want to really promote more smaller, independent bands,” Black said.

As the show ended, students clapped and Garneau bowed. In a low voice, he thanked the crowd for coming.

“It was really good and I enjoyed the intimate setting and I am really glad he performed ‘Not Nice,'” Newman said.