2008 Woodie Awards
OADN hosts AOTA, MadAve and groups from other universities at Jamnation
Affan Khokhar
Issue date: 11/14/08 Section: Life & Arts
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On A Different Note, the show's hosts, kicked off the show with their rendition of "You Know I'm No Good" by Aimee Winehouse. Given their array of gargantuan heels, they tottered on stage with commendable poise. By this point, the lights were still dark and the microphone was off, which detracted from the show. They performed the song and then scurried off, leading into All of the Above's performance. By the time AOTA took to the stage, someone had thankfully fixed the microphone and lighted the stage properly.
AOTA started its set with an entertaining version of "Quit Playing Games With My Heart" by the Backstreet Boys, full of silly energy and terrific solos. Liz Law ('10) led the song "Fidelity" by Regina Spektor with tremendous back-up from the rest of the group, who mimicked the instrumentals from the original perfectly. Law started off slow with her solo, but won over the audience as she built up her momentum.
Tom Basgil ('09) also had a terrific solo during "Catch my Disease" by Ben Lee, but Eric Valosin ('09) stole the show with his performance of "Take on Me" by A-ha. He flawlessly covered three octaves from a low to a high G. Even as he did the note progression a number of times, the audience still couldn't help but be entranced as he went through each octave over and over again.
Still excited from AOTA, the audience could not have been more ready for the next set. Massachusetts Institute of Technology's all-male Loga-rhythms almost went to war with the stage as they sprinted and howled their way from the back of the room, diving full-body onto the stage. They began their set with "Low" by Flo-Ride feat. T-Pain, catching everyone off guard. Though the whole group was made up of what one would expect from a clichéd MIT student, their outlandish attitudes surely shocked everyone in the Simon Forum. They were followed by the GWU Vibes, who had their own version of "You're a Rich Girl" by John Oates, and plenty others that were adorable, to say the least.
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