It’s hard to laugh when a student’s home collapses on his band’s equipment just three days after graduation. “It was a great semester. I graduated on [Dec.] 21 and my house burned down on [Dec.] 23,” said Leslie Cox, guitarist for local rock band Terror of the Sea. Terror of the Sea will perform at the Spanish Moon on Friday night at 10 p.m. Band members Cox, Brett Jones, Joshua White and Robbie Howton are hurt by the loss of their practice space and equipment. But with the help of other local bands and friends, they are moving forward. “We’re lucky enough to have rich friends to borrow equipment from,” Jones joked. But he said not practicing or playing on the band’s own pedals and amps changes the sound the band has worked toward. The band will borrow equipment from Friday night’s opening act, Brass Bed, to fill out the stage and its sound. They have been practicing at the house of local artist Fred Weaver’s while he has been out of town. “[Fred] is completely giving of himself,” Jones said. “We don’t know what we would do without him to bail us out.” Weaver said he was in Pennsylvania at the time of the fire, but he did what any fellow local artist would do to try and help Terror of the Sea. “Terror of the Sea balances it all,” he said in an e-mail interview. “[They blend] melody, dynamics, noise and literacy in their own unique way … and refuse to stop pursuing their own vision of rock and roll.” Brass Bed frontman Christiaan Mader has always regarded Terror of the Sea as his band’s sister band. “Since their beginning, Terror has been my favorite band in the state,” he said. “Simply put, their sound is powerful.” Mader said Terror is the band he’s always wanted his band to be, “an overwhelmingly loud but tasteful band.” Jones said there’s an element of surprise with every show. Changing rythms and chord progressions purposely at times – and by accident at others – makes the live shows more interesting, he said. Jones said he has mixed feelings walking off stage after every show. “Sometimes you feel like you were really involved in a serious debacle,” he said. The band said they don’t take themselves serious, but are serious about playing. They have always been a live band – on and off stage, Jones said. For the semester, the band will live on until Jones and White move out of state for graduate school. White said they are in the middle of recording the band’s new record, and a benefit show for the house fire is in the works. Michael Glaviano, English freshman, said he never misses a Terror of the Sea show if he can help it. “Terror has more energy and enthusiasm than any band I’ve seen in a long time,” he said. “[They] are really stoked on making music, and it shows.” Glaviano said he has never been to a Terror show where he didn’t have fun. Marty Garner, University alumnus, and former manager of the band, said the band is one of the most unique bands in the area. “They’re one of the oldest bands in the Baton Rouge music scene that’s still writing new and interesting music,” he said. Jones said the band isn’t a “technical virtuoso,” but their lack in traditional teachings attribute to their sound. “We break something every show; We forget something every show,” he said. “Sometimes it’s a good show.”