“Well, I’m in love with love,” begins The Mowgli’s’ hit song “San Francisco.” Well, Saturday night, Brandeis was in love with The Mowgli’s. 

A large crowd of students gathered in Levin Ballroom for the annual Fall Concert run by Student Events. The alternative-rock band The Mowgli’s headlined after two student openers: duo Remy Pontes ’16  and Makalani Mack ’16 and solo act Marcelo Brociner ’18. 

Pontes and Mack performed a duet for the first act. They took turns singing, while Pontes played the guitar. 

Their songs were purely acoustic and slow, and they produced a soulful sound. They sang a mix of covers and originals, and at one point, to the audience’s delight, Mack rapped. 

The second act was student rapper Brociner, and the audience chanted his name in anticipation of his act. A heavy bass was the undertone of all of Brociner’s songs, and the audiences nodded their heads to the beat of it. Brociner had the audience chant “turn up” in between each song to keep energy levels high. In a surprise twist, Mack reappeared on stage to rap with Brociner for a song. 

When Brociner left the stage to a cheering crowd, a buzz of excitement set in — it was finally time to start the count down to The Mowgli’s. 

While the whole night had been a success up to this point — each of the Brandeis openers had been well-received and were cheered for after each song — the excitement of the crowd grew as The Mowgli’s began to play. When they came on stage, the audience surged forward, packing themselves as tight as they could in front of the stage. 

They opened with their song, “Say It, Just Say It” which was the perfect song to take the stage with, having high energy and a catchy tune. In response, students started dancing and immediately held up their phones to take photos and videos of the band. 

The spirited mood of the crowd was infectious as students jumped, danced and sang to the lyrics at the top of their lungs. 

Danny Lauer ’17 said, “As soon as The Mowgli’s got on stage, they captivated the crowd and kept them entertained. It was amazing to hear the deafening roar of the crowd after each song.” And yet, when the band rounded off their set with their two biggest hits, “I’m Good” and “San Francisco,” the energy of the students somehow managed to at least double. When they played those last two songs, students sang out every word. 

This was helped by the fact that in the second verse of “San Francisco,” the lead singer, Colin Louis Dieden, held out his microphone over the crowd to hear them sing it on their own. The audience did not disappoint, but proudly sang every word as loud as they could. 

The Mowgli’s songs about love and happiness left the audience feeling elated at the end of the concert. 

As students streamed out of Levin and across campus, many of them could be heard continuing to sing their favorite songs that the band performed, seeming to not want the concert to end even after they had already left the venue. 

Needless to say, Student Events’ secure of The Mowgli’s for the Fall Concert was a success.