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Spotted Polkadots named "Slightly Better than Average" by Judges at FOMAT
Pop act from Hutori is preferred by the panel
Kaliburg, Ananto
July 1, 4782


Spotted Polkadots rock the Festival of Musical Arts-Terra

Kalistan's entry to the Festival of Musical Arts in Terra, held in Branvice Deltaria ended with the Kalistani entry taking 4th Place. Judges praised the performance, noting that it resonated well with the crowd, but ultimately remaining unimpressed themselves. Lead singer Johnson Weiss said of the experience: "I mean, we had the crowd on its feet and were getting some real good energy, but you know, I think I saw one of the judges checking his phone while we were playing. Several of the judges made it clear that they thought our music was entirely too loud for their tastes. It is what it is..." Drummer Megan Stripe added, "Yeah, you know. It was a lot of fun meeting the Deltarian people and playing there. But the judges, you know... f--k them."

While the Polkadots failed to fully impress the Judges, the standout favorite was the Hutorian pop phenom Erica Secord, who sang a song about young love and elopement. "I thought she was cute," said Stripe. "That's the kind of music I would listen to if I was working out or something." The Hutorian singer was a crowd favorite, and the judges clearly rewarded her with their favor, granting her the title of "Musician of the Year" and awarding Hutori the right to host the festival in five years. In addition, representatives from ARC, the new Kalistani record collective, were on hand to offer Secord an opportunity to fly to Kalistan and record with the new company. "We think she'd do pretty well among the Kalistani teen demographic," said James Henry, of ARC, "and she was made for Channel 2! I think we can really do some good stuff to help her career along."

The Spotted Polkadots, for their part, shrugged off the loss. "It's alright. I mean: We got to see that awesome Keymon band play." said Weiss. He and Stripe are headed back into the studio to record their next record, which is expected by the end of the year. "We'll be alright." said Weiss. "Yeah." agreed the soft spoken Stripe. "Excellence is not determined by committee vote anyway."