Colt Buehler, bassist for local band Isabella, laughed but said the band accomplished the 12 items on the Facebook event listed description of what would happen at their annual Back to School Party at Mixing 10 last Saturday.

From the goals "playing music that is in no way acceptable for a bar" to "bringing entirely too many people", Buehler, also a student at Southeast Missouri State University, admitted that Isabella was not your ordinary boy band.

"We were like, 'I don't know how they still let us play in this bar,'" he said. "We're not the typical band that plays down there. We scream and jump around and act stupid and everything else, but I think everybody, they just want to come out because it's a good time."

Saturday was Isabella's second "Back to School Party" show at Mixing 10 and their fourth overall. Setting aside annual tradition, they've played five other times at the same venue in the past. The young men said that the staff at Mixing 10 have become like family to them, so to play again didn't really require any thought.

"We have a really good relationship with everybody that works at Mixing," drummer Alex Bettinger said. "All the guys who work at Mixing are our friends. It's kind of like working with your buddies and not necessarily working with a place that's just trying to fill drinks and wants money out of you."

More than a good time, the biggest focus of the show was for a good cause. Richie Knight, a previous employee at Mixing 10, a good friend of the band's and now self-employed with no insurance, was hospitalized two weeks ago. The band didn't go into details, what mattered was that they and Mixing 10 had rallied together to help. The money raised throughout the night helped pay for Knight's medical bills.

"The people at Mixing 10, it's kind of a close-knit group anyway, when it happened to him, you know, they wanted to do everything they could to help him out," lead guitarist and Southeast student Jake Tropf said. "Timing wise -- we're playing there; it's the back to school thing. They thought it would be the best time to try to do something for him if they could. So that's kind of how we got roped into it, and we're obviously all for it."

Through raffle tickets, a 50/50 drawing, donations and "Richie" shots, Mixing 10 raised $912 for Knight. Buehler said "Richie" shots cost $2.50 and $1 for each one bought was set aside for the fundraiser. 10 percent of bar profits were donated as well. According to Bettinger, more than 200 people made it out for the event.

Whether a friend of the band members, a friend of Knight's or both, Buehler expressed his gratitude for the mutual support of the music and cause.

"The fact that a good friend of ours was in need and everybody pulled through to help him out, that was really cool," Buehler said.