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Sound and Jury finalists battle Weds. at Antone’s
Now in its third year, Dell’s the Sound and the Jury contest, an online battle of the bands, offers independent, unsigned bands a shot at performing before thousands during the Austin City Limits Music Festival. An online vote produces 100 finalists; then a panel of judges narrows the field to 20 before online voting reopens and produces the final five. To have a chance at winning, bands must be marketing experts, employing tools such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace - as well as good old-fashioned phone calls and word-of-mouth. We talked to each of the five finalists for this year’s battle of the bands, who will compete live before judges and fans at Antone’s, to hear their stories of struggle for a shot at one of Austin music’s sweetest prizes.
The finalists:
- Andrew Tinker, originally from Denton, an optimistically inclined pop quartet with a piano-driven songwriting sensibility, led by Tinker, former French horn player for the Polyphonic Spree and a summa cum laude graduate of the University of North Texas’ college of music. Read more
- The Bright Light Social Hour, Austin, a hard, funky rock quartet inspired by ’70s classic rock bands with a dash of soul. Read more
- The Bubbles, Austin, a garage pop band with short, sunny songs and giddy live energy. Read more
- Mobley, Austin, danceable hook-heavy rock with flourishes of electronica. Read more
- OK Sweetheart, Denton (by way of San Francisco), the new moniker for the band of singer-songwriter Erin Austin, a woman about country - raised in upstate New York, college-educated in Tulsa, Oklahoma, moved to San Francisco and currently living and recording in Denton - with a charming, smooth voice. Read more
The Sound and the Jury starts at 7 Wednesday night at Antone’s, 213 W. Fifth St. Free.
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By Scott
September 30, 2009 11:08 AM | Link to this
The Bright Light Social Hour destroys all other bands in the history of the universe/
By Sophia
September 30, 2009 11:48 AM | Link to this
Ok Sweetheart is wonderfully talented and has a perfectly unique sound. My vote is for her. This is just a stepping stone in her HUGE career to come.
By Sophia
September 30, 2009 11:57 AM | Link to this
Ok Sweetheart has an incredibly unique sound and is the definite winner in my book. This band is it.