July 20, 2009

S.A.M. Presents -- BATTLE OF THE TRIBUTE BANDS

S.A.M. Presents - Battle of the Tribute Bands
Saturday, July 25th - 1-6pm

If you've been keeping up with the reality show that has become our lives this year, you'll already have bookmarked the summer and music website and have penciled this date into your calendar, but if your own reality show has allowed you to get distracted, check this out: We've booked a handful of the best & brightest tribute bands we could find and have slotted them into the Nautical Shell at Rainbow Harbor for a winner-take-almost-all, head-to-head, ground-pounding, rock-and-roll hyphen-fest. The bands include tributes to Pearl Jam (Vitalogy), No Doubt (No Duh), The Stones (Satisfaction), The Cure (The Cured), Dave Matthews (Stepping Feet), Bruce Springsteen (The Rising), and U2 (Hollywood U2). I wish I could claim the idea, because it's going to be the most fun/ridiculous thing we do all summer. Grab a picnic, hop on your bike (there's a free bicycle valet), and throw on your favorite holey (holy?) classic rock t-shirt and get ready for a little whooping and hollering. The winning band gets bragging rights and a princely sum of cash.

Do your part to make sure (that one band you don't like) doesn't walk away with the whole enchilada. There is a Battle of the Bands schedule (plus amazing video from our past events and a forward looking schedule) at www.summerandmusic.com.

FREE Family-friendly fun, courtesy of the DLBA, the RDA, and local Long Beach businesses - Get yourself some, while it lasts!