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San Jose Public Library presents - Battle of the Bands 2009

In honor of Teen Tech Week, it's time to "Press Play @ your library" with San Jose Public Library's second annual Battle of the Bands competition for teens ages 12-18.

• GRAND PRIZE: 15 Hours of Studio Recording Time @ Madhouse, a premier local recording studio AND an on-air interview on Ground Zero Radio, 90.5 KSJS
• Second Place: $100 Gift Certificate to Guitar Center
• Third Place: $50 Gift Certificate to Guitar Center

This contest has 2 parts. The bands will first battle it out here on our official contest site in an online voting competition. The top 5 finalists will be invited to play at the final concert event for a chance to win prizes. Check out the rules for complete contest information. You can check out last year’s contestants and finalists here.

The Contestants

These are all of the great bands that competed in our online voting contest.

The Bands Aural Assault Hektorr Jackie Rocks Band Jadey Gonzalez Legacy No Reason Rapid Fire Reincarnated Revival Secretnote She Waves the Flag Sleepwell So, So, So Happy Today in Paradise Vertigo Westwood and Willow

The Finalists

Voting has ended! Thank you to all of the talented bands that competed in this competition, and thank you to all of our voters. It was a close competition, but here are the five finalists who will be going on to play the live concert on Saturday, March 14th at Almaden Branch Library. Please join us in celebrating Teen Tech Week with some great live music from local teens, and find out who the judges will choose as the Grand Prize winners of Battle of the Bands!

      •  Aural Assault
      •  Jackie Rocks Band
      •  Legacy
      •  Reincarnated Revival
      •  Sleepwell

Live Concert Event (March 14)

The final concert event will be held at Almaden Branch Library and Community Center at 2:00 PM on March 14th. The 5 finalists will have up to 20 minutes to perform their set in front of an audience and a judging panel of local music experts. All are invited to attend this exciting concert event, which will showcase local talented youth, and the judges will determine the grand prize winner of San Jose Public Library's Battle of the Bands!

Check out this great video from San Jose Mercury to see what happened at last year’s exciting event.

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