There comes a time every year when the talented musicians throughout Auburn's campus come together in order to determine one thing: the best of the best.
It's a time for them to battle it out, melting a substantial amount of faces in the process, all in the name of claiming a victorious title in this year's seventh annual Battle of the Bands, hosted on Friday, September 14 at 7 p.m. on Cater Lawn.
University Program Council will be hosting the free event which will feature local talent from around Auburn's campus, giving an eclectic group of young men and women the opportunity to showcase their abilities.
Lauren Cooper, director of special projects for UPC, encourages everyone to come out and support.
"We accept all applications, (and) after carefully listening to each band's demo CD, we accept 8 bands to compete," Cooper said. "We have a lot of great bands lined up this year and some great competition."
Bands are judged on originality, vocals including lyrics and sound quality, stage presence, musicianship and the overall impression they leave on the audience.
This year's Battle of the Bands will hold a diverse array of musical genres including a variation of hard rock, alternative and acoustic.
The only requirement in order to compete in Battle of the Bands is that at least two members of each band must be an Auburn student.
Each band will each have a maximum of 20 minutes on stage, which includes set-up time, sound check and performance.
Each band will play two songs, the first being either a cover or an original for sound check purposes, while it is required that the second song be an original because that is the song that will be judged.
The judges will be announced the night of.
The bands duking it out this year include Ellington Way, Against All Odds, Something Delicious, Gypsies with Knives, Americo, Scooter McGavin, Just Marked, and Point of Sizzle. The first prize winner will receive $750, second prize will be $500, third prize will be $300 and the 'fan favorite' also receives $300.
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