The 2010 Battle of the Bands is now accepting submission CD’s for this year’s battle!  Submission kits are available at the PAC, Caffe’ Mela, Avalon Music, and Chinook Music.

 Battle of the Bands 2010 General Information:

 We are pleased to announce that Eric Frank is the Official Sound Engineer for the Battle of the Bands, Hits of the Harvest, and Caffe’ Mela Trophy Handoff Concert Spectacular! Also…. 100% of the Battle of the Bands voting and entry fee revenue goes to sustaining the Battle and promoting local live music!

 July 31 = Deadline for Entries

 August 1-14 = Review of entries by semi-finalist selection committee

 August 15 = Announcement of top 10 semi-finalists

 August 28 = Semi-finals round: Top 10 bands will have 30 minutes (including setup, strike, and sound check) to perform for the judges, 3-4 songs only, onstage at Caffe Mela. Audience members can vote ($5 per vote) for their favorite band. End of day, the top 5 finalists are announced.

 September 18 = Hits of the Harvest in the Courtyard at Taste of the Harvest: The 5 finalists will performon the Caffe Mela Courtyard Stage in the afternoon as part of the entire day’s entertainment. The winning band and 2 runners up will be announced at end of entertainment. Winning band determined by $5.00 vote and polling will be open all day with a running total per band displayed and updated throughout the day. Judges will each have 100 votes to allocate. The Handoff Show featuring “The Paperboys” will be heavily promoted and tickets will be sold at the PAC kiosk for this event (early purchase discount?) as well as for other events.

 October 23 = Battle of the Bands Trophy Handoff and concert featuring “The Paperboys” with special guests “Red Means Go” (last year’s winner), with the opening band to be the 2010 winner. This event is produced by Caffe Mela and the Wenatchee Downtown Association in conjunction with the PAC. The new winner keeps the Battle of the Bands trophy for the next year to be displayed at concerts and at Caffe Mela.

 1st Prize: Open at the 2010 Handoff concert

Open for the headliner in the 2011 Handoff concert

Paid High-Profile Gig at Apple Blossom Festival 2011 in Memorial Park

Paig Gig at Centennial Park in summer 2011 as part of Summer Music in the Park series

Hold and display the “Battle of the Bands” trophy for one year

Gear/Instruments and/or service prizes TBA

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