The six finalists of the 2011 Arizona Daily Star Battle of the Bands competition will take to the stage Sunday in a free showcase at Club Congress.
The all-ages warm-up show will feature Alisha Peru, Dark Aeturnis, Manic After Hours, the Opposables, Tyler Scruggs and Wrest.
The performers, who come from eight local high schools and one from Douglas, will perform their own original material - and they mean business.
Each will play a 20-minute set in this noncompetitive showcase. It's a tuneup for the main event, which is set for Feb. 18 at the Rialto Theatre.
Sticks n' Strings Music Center, 8796 E. Broadway, will donate a drum set for the bands to use during Sunday's show.
If you go
• What: Arizona Daily Star's 2011 Battle of the Bands Showcase, featuring finalists Alisha Peru, Dark Aeturnis, Manic After Hours, the Opposables, Tyler Scruggs and Wrest.
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• Where: Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St.
• When: 6 p.m. Sunday.
• Cost: Free.
• Online: For a sample of the finalists' tunes, go to aznightbuzz.com/botb
• Starting Monday, watch video highlights from the warm-up at aznightbuzz.com
Prizes
The battle winner will receive a prize package that includes:
• Chicago Music Store
$500 gift certificate for the winning band; and a $100 gift certificate for second- and third-place bands.
• Allusion Studios
Eight-hour recording session and six CDs for winning band.
One-hour consulting session for second place.
• Mega Bundle from CD Baby
Includes 100 CDs with content and label printing; full-color on-disc printing; slim jewel cases in black; two-panel full-color insert for the winning band.
• Wait, there's more
The winning band has the chance to perform at the 2011 Tucson Festival of Books at the UA on March 12-13, and at the Solar Rock festival at Armory Park on March 27.
Each of the finalists will get a custom concert poster.
Veronica Cruz
