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Your A-List, Best Newcomer to Austin’s Music Scene
The raw rockers, the Steps, gained entry into the Austin City Limits Festival — not once, but twice — the second time by winning the fest’s battle of the local bands contest. They do well at contests, drumming up 42 percent of the vote in a hotly contended A-List rally.
SXSW-headed songwriter Ben Mallott and his band came in second with 31 percent of the tally. Indie rockers Built by Snow took third with 18 percent.
After that, the vote drops off precipitously. T-Bird and the Breaks lead a parade receiving under 2 percent: Bellville Outfit, Harlem, Foot Patrol, Dana Falconberry, Goldcure, Joanna Barbera and Gospel Truth.
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By Jennifer
February 4, 2009 8:59 PM | Link to this
The ACL contest that The Steps won (The Sound and The Jury) was not limited to Austin bands. Bands from outside Austin were eligible to enter the contest.