Artvoice BOOM: Battle of Original Music

Congratulations Round 3 Winners:
Photos of Wagons

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CONGRATULATIONS to Photos of Wagons for bringing in the most votes at our live battle of the bands at Nietzsche’s on January 15. It was a packed house, and all the bands were great, but in the end our democratic contest is based on the tyrrany of the majority, and the number of ballots don’t lie. So hat’s off to P.o.W.! They’ll be joining the Albrights and Hunger Anthem in our upcoming Grand Finale—where one act will win a hefty cash prize and a digital recording package from our friends at Guitar Center.

But first, we need to determine a fourth challenger, a band that must succeed in the fiery crucible of our weekly online contest and then prevail at our next live show, scheduled for February 28 at Nietzsche’s.

This is literally the LAST WEEK to enter your band - submissions will be closed as of February 9th. The fourth and final pair of contestants will be announced on February 11th. Voting wraps up a week later, followed by the Round 4 Quarter Final battle at Neitzsche's, then the Grand Finals at the Tralf... then it's til next year!

Welcome back to the fourth annual installment of our online Battle Of Original Music, or BOOM for short. (Get it?) For those of you who are unfamiliar with our battle of the bands for the information age, here's how it works: Local original music acts visit Artvoice.com and submit a photo, an mp3, and fill out a brief questionnaire.

Each week, two bands will be featured on-line and in the pages of Artvoice, and our readers will vote on their favorites. Every four weeks, we gather up the top vote getters for a live quarter-final showdown. Crowds in attendance cast a vote for their favorite, and a quarter-final winner will be crowned for the round. After four rounds, we bring all our quarter-final winners back for a grand finale. The winner of that takes home even more great prizes and is immortalized with eternal fame on Artvoice.com!

BOOM! IV - Band Registration

One of the first pre-requsites to being selected to participate is a valid submission! Make sure to follow the directions carefully, and refer to the help page if you require any clarification. If in doubt, feel free to contact the webmaster (webmaster@artvoice.com) if you have any questions. Good Luck!

You can still check out all the great bands who participated last year in the archives. We've also got video from all of the quarter final events, as well as the grand finale. One last shout-out to last year's winners - Type Relevant - well deserved!

BOOM! III Archive

BOOM! videos on Artvoice TV

Join us on the BOOM! MySpace to watch the contest unfold there and interact with the bands; or help us spread the word through your favorite social networking service.

BOOM! on MySpace

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Round 4 Contestants

WEEK 3: Week of Thursday, February 4	DéjàFuze vs. The Broken Tones Vote Now! Read the bios & listen to the tunes
WEEK 2: Week of Thursday, January 28	Thrown To The Wolves vs. The Breathing Tree Winner: The Breathing Tree Read the bios & listen to the tunes
WEEK 1: Week of Thursday, January 21	Glass Hero vs. Forewarned Winner: Glass Hero Read the bios & listen to the tunes

Round 3 - Winners: Photos of Wagons

WEEK 4: Week of Wednesday, December 23rd	The Square Circle vs. Iceberg Winner: Iceberg Read the bios & listen to the tunes
WEEK 3: Week of Thursday, December 16th	Notic vs. The Gavin Petrie Band Winner: The Gavin Petrie Band Read the bios & listen to the tunes
WEEK 2: Week of Thursday, December 10th	Ball Cheeze Psychotics vs. Leon and the Forklifts Winner: Leon and the Forklifts Read the bios & listen to the tunes
WEEK 1: Week of Thursday, December 3rd	Psylensol vs. Photos of Wagons Winner: Photos of Wagons Read the bios & listen to the tunes

Round 2 - Winners: Hunger Anthem

WEEK 4: Week of Thursday, November 11h	The Tins vs. Speak Easy Three Winner: The Tins Read the bios & listen to the tunes
WEEK 3: Week of Thursday, November 5th	Fire Red vs. The Frontline Winner: The Frontline Read the bios & listen to the tunes
WEEK 2: Week of Thursday, October 29th	Colors In The Air vs. The Viva Noir Winner: Colors In The Air Read the bios & listen to the tunes
WEEK 1: Week of Thursday, October 22nd	Hunger Anthem vs. Bloodthirsty Vegans Winner: Hunger Anthem Read the bios & listen to the tunes

Round 1 - Winners: The Albrights

WEEK 4: Week of Thursday, October 1st	The Jim Crean Band vs. The Fated Grey Winner: The Fated Grey Read the bios & listen to the tunes
WEEK 3: Week of Thursday, September 24th	N'Dias (The Mix) vs. Carpo Phorus Winner: Carpo Phorus Read the bios & listen to the tunes
WEEK 2: Week of Thursday, September 17th	David Cloyd vs. The Bear Exchange Winners: David Cloyd Read the bios & listen to the tunes
WEEK 1: Week of Thursday, September 10th	The Pillagers vs. The Albrights Winners: The Albrights Read the bios & listen to the tunes