Bella Fiske and Nancy Dunkle Bring Indie Bliss to Mudpit's Pink Night — 20 Watts Magazine | Premier Music Publication of SU

Saturday night in the Syracuse live music scene means it’s Mudpit night. This Saturday, however, was a particularly pink one.

Words by Ava Caiati / Photos by Sophie Davis and Hannah Stein / Graphic by Olivia Nguyen

September 30th was a special night at Mudpit, or rather a pink one. The dress code for this show was simple: just wear pink. Starring in the show were SU’s own Bella Fiske and Nancy Dunkle, a notable indie duo.

As the show began, the typically dark basement of Mudpit glowed with shades of pink and high energy from the crowd. Bella Fiske and her band kicked off the show with one of their highlight performances, as “Kiwi” by Harry Styles got the crowd immediately amped up. Goldie Singer began with drums for the first song, then later took over on bass with impressive versatility. Annie Knobloch remained on drums for the rest of their set and absolutely blew the crowd away and Kiera Walsh accompanied Bella on vocals and guitar. 

Many high-energy crowd-pleasers earned a place on Fiske’s setlist that night, such as “Sex on Fire” by Kings of Leon and “Misery Business” by Paramore. Later into the performance, Fiske shifted to more personal music, starting by playing her single, “Break.” With the track being the first song she ever had on Spotify, a sizable part of the crowd knew every word and sang along. Fiske also performed “For Once,” another song off her EP from July, which set a different vibe for the audience with intimate acoustics. Fiske and her band simply gripped the audience.