A couple danced in-between the refreshment tables and the wall as an Americana band played a night show for a small audience, all of which took place in the Pitman Center.
On Nov. 7 in the International Ballroom, Vandal Entertainment hosted their Fall Flannel Festival, an indoor fall concert with music from the band Fox and Bones. The event, which took place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., was canceled last year due to the gas leak that affected multiple buildings on campus.
During the event, refreshments such as coffee and donuts, brown bags that could be filled with stickers, small notebooks, and more were provided to attendees. There were also blankets for people to sit on, and coloring books for people to color as they listened to the band. After the show, there was merchandise from the performers that attendees could buy, such as hats, hoodies, CDs, lighters, and more.
There were around 15 people who came to the event and stayed through the concert. One of these attendees was Sarah Kammer, a junior studying elementary education.
“I wanted to come last year just for funsies, but then the gas leak shut it down last year, so then I was like I don’t have anything better to do. And then my friend was sick tonight, so I was like I’ll go by myself,” Kammer said.
The musical entertainment for the night was Fox and Bones, a folk band with two members, Scott Gilmore and Sarah Vitort, with bassist Jared May playing with them. According to the band’s website, Fox and Bones describes themselves as “energetic offbeat folksters with a retro-tinged, soul-stirring, modern vintage bent.” The duo has been making music since 2016, and are originally from Portland, Oregon.
“It’s really fun for me to be here because I actually am an alumni of Washington State and Moscow has a very special place in my heart because we came here a lot when we needed a change of scenery from Pullman, as I’m sure you guys do in the opposite direction,” Vitort said during the concert.
The duo has won many awards, such as first place at the 2023 Tucson Folk Festival songwriting competition, second place in the International Acoustic Music Awards, and more. They also created Portland’s Folk Festival in 2018. According to Fox and Bones’ website, this festival is “an annual, three-night celebration of folk and Americana Music at the iconic Crystal Ballroom in their hometown of Portland, Oregon.”
“I give it a good nine [out of 10]. For a band that I’ve never seen before, it was fun. I’m not like a huge country person, but I thought it was good,” Kammer said. “It was a good event just to hang out, especially on a Thursday evening.”
To learn more about Fox and Bones, visit their website at https://foxandbones.com/bio
Hannah Hale can be reached at [email protected]