Artvoice BOOM: Battle of Original Music

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 were featured on-line and in the pages of Artvoice, and our readers voted on their favorites. Every four weeks, we'd gather up the top vote getters for a live showdown, with a winner walking away from these events as voted on by the crowds in attendance. While the on-line voting is finished, there's one more of these quarter final events to go - and the biggest event of all - the grand finals where all our quarter final winners face off to see who takes the top prize.

If you've missed any of the action along the way, we're going to keep the profiles and music of all 32 bands archived below for a while to come. Take some time to enjoy the wealth of musical talent our area has to offer - give these acts a listen, and support your local music scene! All our BOOM contestants are more than worth the cover price at any venue around town so get off your butts and check them out in person, too. Thank you to everyone for participating and helping us make this the best BOOM yet!

BOOM IV has begun!

BOOM! 2008-2009 Grand Finale

Congratulations to our BOOM! 2008-2009 Grand Finale Winners: TypeRelevant!

This year's BOOM! is all wrapped up for now. We'll be getting a new one going in the not too distant future. For now, join us in congratulating TypeRelevant for taking the grand prize package at the grand finale this past May 15th at the Tralf. Special thanks to our other finalists: Seen It All, Peanut Brittle Satellite, and Fashion Expo 1990.

We’re happy to present this contest with the help of our great sponsors: Nietzsche’s, ESP, WBFO and Audio Magic, and thanks to Mohawk Place, The Tralf, and Guitar Center for also helping make this event possible. Of course, none of this happens without the support of YOU, faithful fans of local music, so we hope to see you out once more for our grand finale!

Round 4 Contestants (Winner: Seen It All)

WEEK 4: Week of Thursday, April 23	Ajent O vs. Doppelgangers Winner: Ajent O Read the original write-up in Artvoice
WEEK 3: Week of Thursday, April 16	Alex Berkley vs. Falling Into Place Winner: Falling Into Place Read the original write-up in Artvoice
WEEK 2: Week of Thursday, April 8	The Beggar's Best vs. The Guest Speaker Winner: The Beggar's Best Read the original write-up in Artvoice
WEEK 1: Week of Thursday, April 1	Seen it All vs. Gorillapunch Winner: Seen It All Read the original write-up in Artvoice

Round 3 Contestants (Winner: TypeRelevant)

WEEK 4: Week of Thursday, March 12	Siege A.D. vs. Kandid Theory Winner: Siege A.D. Read the original write-up in Artvoice
WEEK 3: Week of Thursday, March 5	TypeRelevant vs. Mock Syringa Winner: TypeRelevant Read the original write-up in Artvoice
WEEK 2: Week of Thursday, February 26	The Frogbots vs. Angel Down Winner: The Frogbots Read the original write-up in Artvoice
WEEK 1: Week of Thursday, February 19	Free Henry! vs. One and One Winner: Free Henry! Read the original write-up in Artvoice

Round 2 Contestants (Winners: Fashion Expo 1990)

WEEK 4: Week of Thursday, January 29	Marlon Brando, Pocahontas & Me vs. Sonny Baker Winner: Marlon Brando, Pocahontas & Me Read the original write-up in Artvoice
WEEK 3: Week of Thursday, January 22	Paul's Grandfather vs. Wildebeast Wontabeast Winner: Paul's Grandfather Read the original write-up in Artvoice
WEEK 2: Week of Thursday, January 15	N3WT vs. Fashion Expo 1990 Winner: Fashion Expo 1990 Read the original write-up in Artvoice
WEEK 1: Week of Thursday, January 7	The Broadcast vs. The Nepenthe Winner: The Nepenthe Read the original write-up in Artvoice

Round 1 Contestants (Winners: Peanut Brittle Satellite)

WEEK 4: Week of Thursday, December 4	Abominable Killer Snowmen vs. Peanut Brittle Satellite Winner: Peanut Brittle Satellite Read the original write-up in Artvoice
WEEK 3: Week of Thursday, November 27	A Hotel Nourishing vs. A Fine Farewell Winner: A Hotel Nourishing Read the original write-up in Artvoice
WEEK 2: Week of Thursday, November 20	The Manics vs. FLOOZIE Winner: The Manics Read the original write-up in Artvoice
WEEK 1: Week of Thursday, November 13	Kryszt vs. Hyperion Blast Winner: Kryszt Read the original write-up in Artvoice

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