Battle of the Bands

Last Friday we held our mission trip fundraiser Battle of the Bands downtown at Urban Grace and if you weren’t there you missed some great local talent. With the Tacoma Rescue Mission’s own OriginAl rapping and hosting the event, there wasn’t a beat skipped all night. With music ranging from the SOZO Soljaz rapping and dancing on stage to a Taylor Swift karaoke song, all participants were well prepared and competed hard for the cash prize.
Urban Grace proved to be a great site as there was plenty of room for each performer to dance and interact with the crowd. We started early in the day preparing and decorating the space to make it a fun environment alongside the music with some Nintendo Wii, N64, good old fashion four-square, ping-pong, and cards. One of the best parts of the night was the bake sale that was going on during the Battle which sold many goods baked by the Rescue Mission’s own volunteers. I couldn’t help myself and ended up buying seven muffins, two rice crispy treats, a soda, and oh can’t forget the peanut butter chocolate crisp. I was full on music and on baked goods!
Shortly after the bands performed, the crowd was encouraged to participate in a dance off judged by the crowd’s reaction. One of The SOZO Soljaz ended up winning and then on top of that then entire SOZO crew was announced as the winners of the Battle of the Bands and the cash prize. Congratulations to them and thanks to all the bands that came out and performed. Everyone in attendance was so blessed by their presence and talent.