Heartland Communications Radio Group of Ashland, Wisconsin promoted a "Battle of
the Bands Competition during the Bay Days Festival this past weekend.
Six groups were selected from demo disks submitted by 16 bands.
The 16 submissions were pared down to the six contestants which
competed Saturday. Ten judges from all age groups and backgrounds
listened to all the entries and selected the final six. Which were:
The 6 bands that competed in the First Annual Bay Area Battle of the
Bands were:
The Lowell Street Band from Ironwood MI. finishing first and collected
$3,000 in prize money.
The Recess Bullies from Houthton MI.which received $1,000 for
finishing in second place.
In third place was Nathan Parent & Parallel Figures Ashland WI. which
received $600.
Medallion from Ashland WI finnished in fourth place and received $400.
The Jeans from Lake Nebagamon, WI. finnished in fifth place and
received $300
Finishing in sixth place was Startup 45 from Eagle River, WI. they
received $200.
The 6 bands that will compete in the First Annual Bay Area Battle of
the Bands are...
Bands will be judged in three catagories
1. Musical ability.
2. Stage Presence.
3. Crowd appeal.
The contest began at 5:00 pm and finished at
approximately 11:00 pm