By Greg Swan, on September 16th, 2009%
I was asked to help judge the Full Throttle: Battle of the Bands this weekend, and it was an insane experience.
A strange band line-up, stranger event program and general weirdness permeated the evening. I kept a running narrative of the events, and this is what I wrote as the evening transpired…
The Fine Line is gorgeous but expensive. I’m judging a battle of the bands here and had to come 2 hours before I normally hit a concert. The first band, Hollywood Burnout, was already playing when I came in and seemed to be hitting all covers.
They played a crazy 311-ish version . . . → Read More: My judging experience at the Full Throttle Battle of the Bands
Full Throttle Battle of the Bands, Saturday Sept 12
By Greg Swan, on September 10th, 2009%
The Full Throttle Battle of the Bands will showcase locally and nationally recognized bands — competing for their chance to have their original son in the Minnesota racing movie Full Throttle — on Saturday, September 12 at the Fine Line Music Café.
Bands:
Hollywood Burnout
Douglas Acres
Bren
The Alarmists
Melismatics
The winner, in addition the $1000 all the bands receive, gets five hours in Fuzzy Slippers Studio to record their song, the opportunity to have a cameo in “Full Throttle” and have their song featured in the movie.
Yours truly will be one of the judges (hint: you can start buying me beers now). Tickets are limited with . . . → Read More: Full Throttle Battle of the Bands, Saturday Sept 12
