The California Aggie hosts Fall Couch Concert

Indie-rock band Shmoozi performs at the Fall Couch Concert in The California Aggie Office basement on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

Indie-rock band Shmoozi performs at the Fall Couch Concert in The California Aggie Office basement on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

By TATEV SERGOYAN – photo@theaggie.org

On Nov. 21, 2025, The California Aggie hosted their Fall Couch Concert in their office basement. The concert featured four local bands: Suits, Inglenook, First Name Basis and Shmoozi.

Indie-rock band Suits opens the Fall Couch Concert in The California Aggie Office basement on Nov. 21, 2025.

Colorful lights illuminate The California Aggie Office basement as fourth-year Destiny Thephavong, lead guitarist of Suits, performs at the Fall Couch Concert on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

Third-year Athena Seiple, lead singer of Suits, performs an original song at the Fall Couch Concert on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

Second-year Callum Clark, drummer for Suits, performs at the Fall Couch Concert on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

The crowd at the Fall Couch Concert in The California Aggie Office basement on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

Drum and synth duo Inglenook performs at the Fall Couch Concert in The California Aggie Office basement on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

Fourth-year Caleb Rankin plays the synthesizer for Inglenook at the Fall Couch Concert on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

Second-year Jacob Heim, drummer for Inglenook, delivers an intense solo at the Fall Couch Concert on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

A crowd member does the The California Aggie crossword at the Fall Couch Concert on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

Indie-rock band First Name Basis performs at the Fall Couch Concert in The California Aggie Office basement on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

Moon Winokur, bassist and vocalist for First Name Basis, performs at the Fall Couch Concert on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

Andrey Pravdic, vocalist and guitarist for First Name Basis, delivers an intense performance at the Fall Couch Concert on Nov. 21, 2025. The band’s high-energy set created a palpable connection with the enthusiastic crowd. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

Concertgoers cheer for indie-rock band First Name Basis at the Fall Couch Concert on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

First Name Basis guitarists Andrey Pravdic and Vicente Valdebenito riff off each other at the Fall Couch Concert on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

Indie-rock band Shmoozi performs at the Fall Couch Concert in The California Aggie Office basement on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

Shmoozi’s rhythm guitarist, Ash Agal, performs at the Fall Couch Concert on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

Shmoozi’s guitarist, Alex Liesegang, lets loose with an improvised solo at the Fall Couch Concert on Nov. 21, 2025. Liesegang’s guitar work drew cheers from the crowd. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

Shmoozi’s drummer, third-year Nathaniel Ewing, performs at the Fall Couch Concert on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

Shmoozi’s lucky Labubu, which they won from Partridge Records’ Battle of the Bands, hangs from the drums during the band’s set at the Fall Couch Concert on Nov. 21, 2025. (Tatev Sergoyan / Aggie)

Photographed By: Tatev Sergoyan – photo@theaggie.org

Photos Curated By: Jenna Lee – photo@theaggie.org