Bern and the Brights
My cousin Nicole is in a band called Bern and the Brights. They are this awesome indie band, in the vein of like Rilo Kiley or Tegan and Sara.
Recently they were competing to win a spot at The Virgin Mobile Free Fest. Well, after tallying all the votes, they announced the results of the competition the other day and they came in 2nd place out of 1,400 bands!!! Which is huge cause it just goes to show you, through all their hard work, how amazing and popular they have become.
The song they submitted for the contest, “Sleepless Aristotle” is SO good!! The melody and percussion is great, the singer’s voice is beautiful, and the violin just makes the song gorgeous. It’s such a catchy and fun song that I have been listening to it all week and totally humming it when I’m not.
I’m really proud of Nicole that she helped make something so good. I know how dedicated to her music she is and how hard she works. She definitely deserves to share in all the success they have gained and I know will continue to gain in the future.
Here’s a video of them performing “Sleepless Aristotle” at the Boro 6 Indie Music Fest in 2009. Nicole is the violinist!
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You can also read a great bio about the band here.
