There's a new king of the bands at BYU-Idaho. Last weekend bands from around Rexburg competed at BYU-Idaho's Battle of the Bands event.
Eight student bands went head-to-head playing rock songs to find out who is the best in Rexburg.
The competition featured a variety of bands, from Dahlia, Dahlia, who won last year, to Gray City, a Spanish rock band, and Rotte who formed their band just weeks before the competition.
The songs ranged from a rock cover of Taylor Swift's “Blank Space,” performed by A-Frame to “Carry on My Wayward Son” by Kansas, performed by Crimson Ridge.
And of course, at the end of the rock battle, two winners were chosen. One by judges, and one by the audience.
Crimson Ridge, a band competing for the second time this year, won the judge's vote.
"We are so stoked that we won. It was an incredible show on all bands’ parts, so we're very honored to have this title," said Hannah Fryer, a singer in Crimson Ridge.
And a familiar face won the crowd favorite award.
Dahlia, Dahlia won Battle of the Bands last year and has since built a community of music lovers and friends who came to support them again at the battle.
"I just love the fact that we have such a supportive community and like a really solid fan base almost,” said Dahlia Ball, lead singer in Dahlia, Dahlia.
Ball said the moment meant a lot to her.
“Like, they were just chanting our name before we even came out there, so it was just really cool to see that," Ball said.
You can listen to our interview a few weeks ago with lead singer Dahlia Ball on our podcast feed.
Both bands were eager to go out there and do their best.
"I just really wanted to outdo myself from last year and I think we all did a really good job of doing that,” said Willy Purvines, another member of Crimson Ridge.
Both bands plan to continue playing their music going forward.
"If you come out to our shows, our only goal is really to just lift everybody in that room using the talents that we have and just bringing joy and the special energy that is only felt with live music and with the people who are there," Fryer said.
You can find Crimson Ridge on Instagram and Facebook at CrimsonRidgeBand, and you can find Dahlia Dahlia on Instagram at dahlia.ddahlia.