We've got another $5,000 cash to give away, so Artvoice's annual Battle of Original Music, or BOOM, is back for a seventh annual installment. The contest kicked off with the December 13th edition of Artvoice. Band registration is now over, as we're almost through with the contest. Visit the Current Contest Index to see how the whole contest played out, or use the links on the menu to your left to learn more about BOOM and the bands that participate!
The Finals Are Coming!
We're getting close to finding out who this year's BOOM Grand Champion, and $5000 prize winners will be. We're in the last week of the last round of the regular weekly contest - all that will remain after that are live events. So get your calendars out and mark down the following:
Round 4 Quarterfinals: Friday, May 31st at Nietzsche's. Doors @ 10pm, $5, ages 21+ (strictly enforced!)
Featuring Essential Vitamins Crew, MayDay!, The Screaming Jeans, and our to-be-determined Week 4 winners.
BOOM Finals: Friday, June 14th at Sportsmen's Tavern. Details TBA.
Featuring Randle and the Late Night Scandals, Den of Lions, Well Worn Boot, and whoever takes the Round 4 win on on May 31st!
Congratulations Round 3 Winners Well Worn Boot!
Congratulations to Well Worn Boot! They took the most votes at our Round 3 Quarterfinal show this past Friday, April 19th. Thanks to all the fans who came out to support BOOM and the bands, and a special thanks to our other three Round 3 contestants This is Fiction, The Revenge Therapists and So Far So Good. Check out video highlights from the show below!
Registration is Closed, But...
Time is up to register for the 2012-2013 installment of BOOM. We'll be starting over, most likely this fall, and the slate will be wiped clean. If you'd like us to send you a reminder when the registration opens back up, sign up over here! Regardless if you're totally new to BOOM and missed out, signed up and didn't get a chance to participate, or even made it far in the contest, everyone is welcome back with each new edition.
We had many more registrations than contest slots to fill. We realize a lot of very worthy, deserving, and great sounding bands didn't get a chance to go. We truly appreciate everybody who took the time to sign up. But please, get your name on our reminder list so we can invite you back the moment it's time to begin the next installment of BOOM.