It's that time of year again- when McMaster's up-and-coming bands tear up the TwelvEighty stage in front of your eyes for the chance to come out on top and take home an impressive prize package including a recording package at Catherine North Studios with moon:and:6, a spot representing McMaster at the provincial finals in London, an I Heart Hamilton Tour band feature, a gig at The Casbah, a gig at Homecoming 2015 and much more.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 18 at TWELVEIGHTY
DOORS @ 8PM. FREE EVENT. ALL AGES.
Past winners include Arkells and The Dirty Nil - future winners could be any of these hot-fire finalists:
Coyote Black
Day Drunk
Boy With An Atlas
Monroe Park
Doors 8PM | FREE | All-ages
*Drink special: buckets of Bud Light (4 bottles) for $13*
Show up and cheer on your favourite band, because crowd interaction is a big part of the finalists' scores. Want to help your favourites have an even better chance of winning? Ask them for a bonus point ticket- and bring it with you on the show night.
INDUSTRY JUDGES
Brodie Schwendiman – Owner and promoter of leading Hamilton indie-rock venue The Casbah
Bobby Kimberley – Founder and Creative Director of Young Lions Music Club and Young Offenders, Manager of Red Bull Sound Select Toronto
Sandeep Bhandari – Administrative Director of campus radio station 93.3 CFMU and music producer
Michael Chambers (moon:and:6) – Music producer and engineer (Whitehorse, Said the Whale), will be working with winners on the recording package prize
