By Hayley Miller

When The Passion Pit, the scheduled opening band for Tastemakers magazine’s show at afterHOURS Monday, pulled out last minute due to health issues, the concert was almost short an act. Luckily, local band The Blue Pages was able to fill in, and the line-up was complete.

Tastemakers, Northeastern’s monthly music magazine created by the Northeastern chapter of the Music and Entertainment Industry Association of America, hosted the show. Magazine members set up a booth in the club where they were handing out advanced release copies of the latest issue.

The show featured two other local bands in addition to The Blue Pages: Adrien and The Peasantry. All three bands are made up of Berklee College of Music students.

The first band to hit the stage was the newly formed folk-rock band, Adrien, which consists of five members, including a violinist. The band’s attire matched its folky sound as lead singer Adrien Saporiti danced on stage while playing his guitar and keyboardist/egg shaker John Calanchini joined in.

“I think it went well,” said Renee Izzi, Adrien’s violinist. “It’s our first gig as a band. Most of us joined last semester.”

Several students said they enjoyed Adrien’s folk vibe.

“I liked the melodies,” said freshman English major Ben Rosenbaum. “I liked the way the violin added to their sound and made it more folkish.”

Following Adrien’s performance, The Blue Pages took the stage. The four-piece pop-rock band showed off its new bassist, whose first show with The Blue Pages was last week at the Middle East Upstairs.

“They were really enjoyable. Fun to dance to,” said Justin Jackson, a freshman undecided major.

Other students also seemed to enjoy The Blue Pages’ set.

“I thought they were really tight for having just gotten a new bassist,” said Tastemakers co-founder Kelsey Tucker, a sophomore music industry major. “They definitely turned up [the show] with their music and were a nice segue way to The Peasantry.”

The final act of the night, indie-rock band The Peasantry, had the most experience of the three bands. The group formed in 2006 and has performed at the NEMO music festival and completed an East Coast tour.

The Peasantry is made of Elliot Michaud and Stephen Konrads on vocals, guitar and piano; James Bookert on vocals, guitar and banjo; Jeff Apruzzese on bass; and Nate Donmoyer on drums.

A self-made video comprised of clips from old Nickelodeon shows and retro cartoons from the late 1990s played on a screen during the performance.

“I’m not really into indie music usually, but I really liked them,” Jackson said. “It’s cool that they are local.”

The band’s energy was mirrored in the crowd as Peasantry followers danced and mouthed the words to many of their songs.

Its set ended around 10:45 p.m. with the crowd chanting for “one more song.”

This concert was the second put together by Tastemakers. The magazine was founded in Fall 2006 by three Northeastern students and features interviews with local bands and a calendar of upcoming shows in the area.

“We are trying to differentiate ourselves by promoting live music,” Tucker said. “Our idea behind the show was trying to get people to come out and see some live music.”

Tastemakers hopes to host at least one show per semester next year to showcase local talent and draw students out of their residence halls or apartments.

“We are still trying to get [the shows] off the ground,” Tucker said. “It’s great that people are supporting bands they’ve never heard of, too. It’s really cool to be able to tie them in with our publication.”

Freshman music industry major Jacob Moyers said he agrees with the idea of promoting Boston-area bands.

“It was a solid show,” he said. “I wish we could get more support for local bands and shows at afterHOURS from students.”