Dragon Chasers' has recently become a venue for live music with concerts almost every weekend.
Marcusfield said that they are trying to schedule more events at Dragon Chasers during the weekdays as well, rather than just on the weekends.
"I think [Dragon Chasers] has a lot of potential as a place for music at Penn State," Marcusfield said. "Something like this gives people the opportunity to play their music and gives other people a chance to hear it. It's good for music in general."
Hawk said Dragon Chasers is an appropriate venue for tonight's event.
"We try to provide a good atmosphere for people to go to," Hawk said. "When people come in, it's about them being in a comfortable atmosphere; you are just there to express yourself."
Chris Alvarado (sophomore-business administration) said he is looking forward to being back at Dragon Chasers with his band.
"It's a different environment," Alvarado said. "People there are very laid back as far as what we can play and how loud we are, and very open-minded about music. It's pretty small, but it's kind of big at the same time. It's small enough that if you bring in twenty to thirty people you feel the audience is really involved."
Jay Bundy (sophomore-philosophy) is the drummer for an "extremely new band" that will compete at Dragon Chasers. Tonight will mark Bundy's first gig with the band.
"Our guitarist is actually in high school," Bundy said. "I'm pretty excited about the fact that he's a young guy and already out there."
Terry Tomei (junior-media studies) started the band Junk, which will contend in tonight's battle of the bands. Tomei said Junk plays a blend of jam and funk.
"We try and do a combination of different genres," he said. "[Dragon Chasers] is so cool; everyone is very encouraging about the music and just about the arts in general."
Junk has played at Dragon Chasers in the past, and Tomei said the venue attracts good audiences.
"All these people just show up. They leave the doors open and people hear the music and just sort of come," he said.
Each band brings something unique to the stage. According to Tomei, Junk has a surprise in store for the audience.
"We're working with a trombone player this time," Tomei said. "We've been trying to get a diverse selection of instruments to do something different and original. We're still looking for a keyboard player though."
Josh Behun (senior-architectural engineering) and his rock/funk/jam band will play tonight as well.
"We're just gonna play the songs and let the music speak for itself," Behun said.
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