Taking a look at Chiayi’s ‘Rockbands’ music festival

The ‘Rockbands’ music festival, which is raised annually by high school students from the districts of Chiayi, is now in its 4th year and going from strength to strength. After graduating from high school the majority of Chiayi students leave the area to further their academic studies. Festival facilitator Lin Ze-cheng (林澤承) said that building a strong bond between the youth and their hometown will hopefully encourage them to return to Chaiyi some day, which is precisely the mission of the music festival. In addition to providing a stage for student bands to perform, many well-known indie bands are also invited in the hope that they will provide encouragement to the up-and-coming younth talent, ensuring that the sound of the new generation is heard.

Just a year ago, members of the Chiayi band ‘Amazing Show’(美秀集團) were part of the audience moshing at the event. They said it was a touching and empowering feeling to experience the love of Chiayi people while standing on stage in their hometown at this year’s event. Yu-xuan (玗玹), lead singer of student band Zombie said that Chiayi is a place where dreams come true, and that to have such events in one’s hometown is simply fantastic. 

Taking a look at Chiayi’s ‘Rockbands’ music festival 

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(以下是中文對照)

看見嘉義囝仔的搖滾本事

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由嘉義地區高中生自發性舉辦的「搖滾本事」音樂祭，由學生成果發表會起家，一年比一年盛大，今年來到了第四屆。嘉義青年多半在高中畢業後到外地求學，策展人林澤承表示，凝聚青年對嘉義的認同感，讓他們願意回到嘉義，是搖滾本事很重要的使命。除了提供舞台讓學生樂團練功，也邀請不少知名獨立樂團，希望能透過母雞帶小雞的概念，讓民眾有機會聽到新生代樂團的聲音。

美秀集團的成員都是來自嘉義，一年前他們還是在台下衝撞的那群年輕人。今年能回到嘉義、站上家鄉的舞台，他們說就像是掌握了主場優勢，可以感受到嘉義的愛，回來的感覺非常好。學生樂團Zombie的成員幾乎都還是高中生，主唱玗玹說，這是一個圓夢的地方，就在嘉義、在家鄉能有這樣的活動，非常棒！