The Music Club of Saint Louis University (SLU) hosted “Midterm Meltdown,” a high-energy concert featuring three college bands and a packed house of students, in hopes of blowing off steam before midterms, at Billiken Grill on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025.
Natalie Schober, president of Music Club and senior studying physical therapy, helped organize the event. Schober is also the lead vocalist of one of the night’s headlining bands, and the only student band from SLU, Damage Control
“Music’s always going to be there for you,” Schober said. “Even when you’re drowning in your schoolwork.”
The night kicked off with Great Flow, a student rock band making their debut performance. They began their set with a surprising but crowd-pleasing opener: a rock rendition of the main theme of the famous show, “Bill Nye the Science Guy.”
Writer of the theme song cover was Dylan Hildebrand, the band’s lead vocalist and guitarist.
“This is actually our very first show,” said Hildebrand.
The band closed their set with “Along the Way,” the band’s first original piece, which Hildebrand wrote last year in remembrance of his two friends, Elijah Grey and Ryan Seabert, who died a few years ago.
“I just want everybody to know that they always have somebody that cares about them,” Hildebrand said. “That’s what the song is kind of about. Don’t forget about the people that care about you.”
Alex Anderson, one of the band’s guitarists, held the band’s first concert in his basement less than a year ago.
“This show felt like one of those movie moments,” Anderson said.
Lead guitarist Braden Christian shared Anderson’s sentiment.
“The demographic was so refreshing — to see people our own age enjoy our music,” Christian said. “It was such a welcoming community, too.”
The band’s manager, Livia Kinzel, staffed a merch table that students swarmed soon after the show, looking for memorabilia and autographs.
“We actually sold out of CDs,” Kinzel said.
Halcyon’s members even signed a drumstick their drummer, Bryce Erlinger, gave to a lucky student after it broke during the performance.
Halcyon posts upcoming show dates and performance pictures @officialhalcyon on Instagram. Their next performance will be at Off Broadway on Oct. 24, 2025.
Closing the night with a bang was SLU’s own Damage Control. They performed metal tributes, including “Crazy Train,” in honor of Ozzy Osbourne, who died earlier this year. Their performance even led to a small mosh pit forming in front of the stage, giving the crowd a burst of raw energy.
Damage Control performs regularly on and off campus. Find them playing at Humphrey’s Restaurant & Tavern, events around campus or online @damagecontrol.band on Instagram.
Music Club is hosting several events in the coming months, including a karaoke night on Nov. 7, 2025, at 7 p.m. at Billiken Grill. Find them around campus or @slumusicclub on Instagram.
