Win tickets to EMPSFM’s Sound Off!
February 11th, 2010 by travis hay
EMP|SFM’s annual all-ages battle of
the bands, Sound Off!, kicks off Saturday and Ear Candy has a pair
of passes to give away to one lucky reader.
During Sound Off! 12 bands will battle it out over a four-week period. The winner gets recording time, a spot at this year’s Bumbershoot and other nifty prizes. (In full disclosure, yours truly is honored to be a judge for the Feb. 27 Sound Off! round, which is something I am extremely excited to be doing.)
I haven’t been able to attend a Sound Off! because I used to live on the other side of the mountains the past few years which made it tough to get to Seattle in the winter, so I am very much looking forward to checking out this year’s event. It’s a great way to catch some of the best youthful local talent and Sound Off! has a history of helping usher some pretty killer bands into the local music scene. Past Sound Off! participants include Schoolyard Heroes, The Lonely H, Dyme Def, The Lonely Forest, Mon Frere, Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head and New Faces just to name a few.
The bands competing this week include experimental rockers (Sui-Generis) from Kennewick, Tacoma garage punks Apache Chief, and indie rockers Candysound from Burlington and Sea Fever from Seattle. Doors open for Saturday’s Sound Off! at 7 p.m. and the event is all ages (duh).
The to enter to win a pair of passes to Saturday’s Sound Off! drop me an email with “Sound Off” in the subject line and your name in the body. A winner will be chosen and notified Friday.
Tags: EMPSFM, Sound Off!
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