Music Maker Workshops Battle of the Bands at Club Red, 5/6/12
Music Maker Workshops Battle of the Bands
Photos by Anthony Sandoval Sunday night's battle of the band winners, Shattered Kennys.
Club Red
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Pint-size rockers of Ahwatukee's Music Maker Workshops dueled it out at the school's first battle of the bands of the year Sunday night at Club Red in Tempe.
The school takes kids between the ages of 8 and 17, and gives them the foundations of being in a band. From booking gigs to mastering their respective instruments, the youths are given a crash course in rock stardom over 20 week semesters.
Sunday night's contestants included 3 Midget Militia, Sinners and Shankers, parent-band Stay Off My Lawn, Archetype, Nuclear Winter and the competition winners, Shattered Kennys. The junior musicians served as openers for headliners Halfcup Sodapop, who came in second at a national battle of bands two weeks ago.
I really enjoyed listening to the Valley's bright future and participating as a judge of such an event for the very first time.
We judged the bands on criteria that included overall music performance, stage presence, appearance, and crowd reaction. Although there was a wide range of skill level on stage, every act brought something to the table and didn't fold under pressure.
3 Midget Militia
They played everything from ska to punk, and metal to top 40, with covers of bands like The White Stripes, Green Day, Muse ,and even Adele.
Sinners and Shankers
Stay Off My Lawn comprised adults, so they weren't eligible to win the event, which promised a photography session with 12North Photography and 24 band stickers from Lionhat Stickers to the runner-up, while first place won band T-shirts from Macleod's T-Shirts, a photography session, band stickers and six hours of recording time at Tall Cat studios. All bands participating received a full-size band poster from Pitney Bowes.
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Club Red
2155 E. University Drive, Tempe, AZ
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