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SUMMARY:In The Groove: Battle of the Bands 2012 Finale
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Event Name: In The Groove: Battle of the Bands 2012 Finale=0D=0AEvent Url: http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441598841=0D=0AEvent Date Begin: 2012-05-12=0D=0AEvent Date End: 2012-05-13=0D=0A=0D=0APlease use this for posting Calendar listings (I'll be sending a list=0D=0A=of calendars in the next email)=0D=0A==0D=0A=More than 400 fans from around the country will pack the Cambridge=0D=0A=Performing Arts Center May 12-13th for the explosive finale to the In=0D=0A=the Groove: Battle of the Bands 2012, hosted by the Music Makers'=0D=0A=Foundation. 16 finalists, representing some of the finest talent east=0D=0A=of the Mississippi, will go head to head to win some incredible=0D=0A=awards.=0D=0A==0D=0A=Last Fall, 64 bands hailing from Maine to Florida competed in Boston,=0D=0A=New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. for the chance to perform=0D=0A=at the new Xibus Performance Hall, part of the new Cambridge=0D=0A=Performing Arts Center. Now, the final 16 will go all out, vying for=0D=0A=the judge's vote, audience's support, and the fantastic prizes,=0D=0A=including:=0D=0A==0D=0A=   * $1000 gift certificate to Sam Ash Music=0D=0A=   * Featured set at the legendary Symphony Hall in Boston, MA, home=0D=0A=to the Boston Pops, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and regularly cited as=0D=0A=one of the best music halls in all the world (Spring 2013)=0D=0A=   * Management contract for 2012-13 US Tour opening for the Boston=0D=0A=String Quartet. Dates to be determined, but including cities in DC,=0D=0A=VT, IA, GA, TN, OH, FL, VA=0D=0A=   * Music publishing contract for one book with Groove Publishing.=0D=0A=Book shall include up to eight original musical compositions by the=0D=0A=winning band, and shall be available for commercial purchase in stores=0D=0A=and in online marketplaces.=0D=0A==0D=0A=The highly anticipated Battle begins at 3pm on Saturday, May 12 for=0D=0A=the Under 18 set, and 5pm Sunday the 13th for the Over 18s. The=0D=0A=Jessica Prouty Band - who've also won numerous Battles of the Bands=0D=0A=and other competitions, had their songs played on Boston radio, and=0D=0A=released three albums, the latest of which, My Way, came out this past=0D=0A=June - will kick off the festivities and open the show.=0D=0A==0D=0A=Tickets are now available online at www.botb2012.eventbrite.com.=0D=0A==0D=0A=For more information on the In the Groove: Battle of the Bands 2012,=0D=0A=The Cambridge Performance Hall, and The Music Makers' Foundation,=0D=0A=visit www.InTheGrooveBattle.com, the official online destination for=0D=0A=all In the Groove information.=0D=0A=0D=0AStart time:Saturday 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Under 18)=0D=0A=Sunday 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (Over 18)
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