Nineteen bands have qualified for the Arizona Daily Star's 2011 Battle of the Bands. We're listing nine of the bands this week and the remaining 10 in next week's edition of Caliente.
The six finalists, to be chosen by a panel of judges, will be announced in the Nov. 18 Caliente.Â
The finalists will play a Jan. 16 warm-up show at Club Congress and the live Battle of the Bands showdown at the Rialto Theatre on Feb. 18.
You can listen to the sound files submitted by the qualifying bands or learn more about the groups at aznightbuzz.com/botb
29 Lines: University High School. Alternative with punk, rock and indie. Members: Riley Molloy, Brandon Hellman, Grant Jahn, and Lee Burke.
Alisha Peru: Cienega High School. Pop/rock.
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Break the Moon: Flowing Wells High School. Pop and punk/screamo. Members: Aaron Svensen, Sean Mallett, Jeff Phan and Billy Phan.
Chimerical Caxi:Â Canyon del Oro and Basis Tucson high schools. Indie rock. Members: Dany Joumaa, Judith Menzl and Leah Ellis.
Complex Houses: Empire High School. Lo-fi/indie
Members: Issac Moon, Zac Harris and Josh Carnes. Â
Dark Aeturnis: Flowing Wells, Santa Rita and Sky Islands high schools. Black metal. Members: Austin Kruger, Cheyenne VanAlst, Dalton Spencer, Patrick Wilson and Josiah Cooper.
Exosense: Sonoran Science Academy. Between rock and metal. Members: Alireza Torres, Dustin Briles, Eric Fernandez, Danielle Tanner and Nick Tanner.   Â
Manic After Hours: Catalina Foothills High School. Alternative rock. Members: Daniel Olitzky, Forrest Reiland, Jake Morris and Raymond Sanchez.
Six String Theory: Flowing Wells High School. Ska/punk. Members: Alexander Manzutto, Cade Scheafer, Sean Gale and Ciro Minopoli.
Check back next week for more on the other 10 bands.
