Six stacked speakers projecting an unrelenting beat to a packed house crowd swaying on dancing feet amidst the rising steam of body heat.

When vocalist Bill Arteaga, bassist Nate Christenson, guitarist Ian Erard and drummer Jeff Wagner formed Snowsera in late 2006, the four University of Illinois students deliberately chose a name devoid of any existing meaning. Instead, their moniker, like their music, is an open invitation to each listener