The Northwest’s largest annual underage battle of the bands held its third and last round of semifinals last Saturday, completing the lineup for the 2011 Sound Off! finals this weekend.
British Columbia folk-pop band The Oh Wells won the last semifinal round and will compete next Saturday with three other bands at EMP’s Sky Church.
Seattle indie-pop band Land of Pines won second place and audience favorite. But Seattle band Tomten, the runner-up from the first round of semifinals, won the wild card spot and will compete with the three semifinal winners in the finals this weekend. The wild card band was chosen by EMP’s Youth Advisory Board from the second place winners.
This is the regional competition’s 10th anniversary. A record 136 bands, composed of musicians 21 and under, entered the competition this year.
The Sound Off! 2011 finals lineup:
Northern Departure – Renton, WA (bluegrass)
Fit For Hounds – Seattle, WA (alternative)
The Oh Wells – Surrey, BC (folk pop)
Tomten – Seattle, WA (rock/pop)
Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students or EMP members.
The first the second place Sound Off! bands will receive a number of professional services and promotional opportunities to give them a leg up in the music industry. Take a look at the prizes below:
First place winner will receive:
Performance at Bumbershoot 2011
Live on-air performance on 107.7 The End’s The Young and the Restless
KORG Gear
Recording Academy Consultation
PLUS MUCH MORE!Second place winner will receive:
Performance at Northwest Folklife Festival 2011
KORG Gear
Recording Academy Consultation
PLUS MUCH MORE!