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Kennedy Opdahl-Valdez and Joaquin Tangonan took First Place at Monrovia High School’s Battle of the Bands


Kennedy Opdahl-Valdez (MT, '30), lead singer/lyricist, and Joaquin Tangonan (IA, '30), drummer, and the rest of their rock band, The Sweet Unknown, claimed First Place at Monrovia High School’s 19th Annual Battle of the Bands. Competing against eight other bands, The Sweet Unknown stood out as the youngest performers of the night. Their set included two original songs and closed with a rendition of Turnstile’s “Blackout.”

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