Purely Blue, a band formed by students in Citrus College’s Pop II class, gave a performance at the Myrtle Tree Cafe in Monrovia on Friday, Feb. 22. The band advertised the show beforehand, stating their audience should come “ready to dance.”
They drew a fairly large crowd, filling the cafe with listeners of all ages.
The band played a range of songs, classic and contemporary, and mixed up the usual pop-heavy routine with a number of rock songs. Purely Blue brought the audience to their feet with newer songs, like “Ain’t It Fun” by Paramore, and older hits, such as “Rock Steady” by Bad Company.
Some standout performers added the extra flare to songs needed to bring the crowd to their feet.
Singer Ashley Ponce turned mothers and children into rock stars as they enjoyed her performance of the old Bad Company song, and guitarist Abraham Chavez gave everybody in the cafe a new appreciation for his art through a few energizing solos.
Funky, psychedelic and a smidge of pop rock, Pop II is an extremely diverse band who perform covers of songs like: “American Idiot” by Green Day, “Rocksteady” by Bad Company and “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder.
