The first three shows of Brooklyn quarterfinals took place on last weekend at The Hook. We got the large dose of good music and interesting performances. Thursday, December 7th The night started with the performance of Profisi Culcha, a powerful 3-piece reggae band. The following band, Esteban (formerly called Step From Eternity) presented punk-heavy metal songs. The guitarists were running between people in front of the stage: that caused not only fun but also technical problems with their guitars so they were tuning them all the time. AJAR came up next: their set was very energetic and good sounding. They performed a few well composed, arranged and melodic songs. They are technically very good, with interesting vocals and guitar parts. The band got a big applause from the audience and was one of the best that night. The next band was an excellent example how hard rock should sound: 5 North presented excellent songs, full of raw energy. The singer was great, bass guitar and drums created a solid base for his guitar and voice. Their set was simple, tight and technically very, very good. That wasn't the end of hard rock part of the night. The following band, Broken, played bunch of very melodic songs. Their guitar sound was really solid and their stage presence reminded that rock and roll is still alive. Da Prospex, the last band that night, presented a mixture of punk rock and hip-hop. They managed to gather quite a crowd cheering them and having fun. The show ended with a great applause from the audience. Friday, December 8th Friday night Emergenza show gathered really more people at The Hook than the previous one. It started with the band called Marc Edwards Slipstream Time Travel. Their music was as interesting as the band''s name. It was a amazing free-jazz performance, the drummer (Marc Edwards) showed great musical skills. Guitar parts and all compositions were noisy and very complicated. The following group of musicians, The Tip-Tronic Colonic, was alternative rock, 3-piece band. Their show was really efficient, compositions deliberate but simple. They sounded very well and some of the songs were very interesting and original. The third band, Between The Bridges, performed a bunch of songs, full of young energy. They describe their style as punk-ska and this description is very close to the truth. That was a really good show and the audience started getting into it. The night became very exciting when the guest band, Julius C, appeared on the stage. They finished 2006 Manhattan final on the second position. These guys know how to make a good rock show, entertain the audience and have fun. They are excellent musicians and they proved it playing the final song. Everyone at the club was delighted, even people who don''t like musicians showing off on the stage had to admit that that was amazing. Fetal Syndrome came up next and the atmosphere changed radically. That was very loud, taugh and aggresive show. The vocalist screamed during the songs and had a great interaction with the audience which was ground by their complicated, powerful guitar riffs. The next band changed the mood again with a nice portion of acoustic-alternative rock: The Montauk Project's show was musical, well arranged and simply very good: their melodic compositions and vocals reminded that rock music doesn't need to be screaming and loud. Same Four Walls brought back heavy sounds and woke up that part of the audience which prefers metal music. Their performance was intense, energetic and got great appreciation of the crowd. That wasn''t the end of screaming and powerful guitar sound that night. Letters From Verona wasn''t a group of poets (as the band''s name could suggest) but the hardcore-metal band of young guys performing a bunch of energetic tunes at the end of that Friday night. Saturday, D