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 Mt. Kisco, NY - Six of the best young bands from the Metro area prepare for battle as Playland Park in Rye hosts its fifth annual “Battle of the Bands” Tuesday, July 15, beginning at 7 p.m., at the park’s famous Music Tower Theater.
The bands, consisting of young people 15 to 20 years of age, were selected as the cream of the crop out of more than 20 entries. Judging will be done by a panel of music experts that will include individuals from the local and professional music industry. The winning band will receive a grand prize trophy, six hours of free recording time courtesy of Acme Recording Studios, Inc., a professional recording studio and a $200 gift certificate from Sam Ash Music. Winners will be invited back to perform on Playland’s Music Tower Theater in front of a live audience this fall.
This year’s entries are:
EVER SINCE of Thornwood
JEAN-SOPHIE of Golden’s Bridge
NO GOODBYES of Yonkers
REDEEMER of Pleasantville
REMEMBER VENICE of Yonkers
STANDING ROOM ONLY of Elmsford
The “Battle of the Bands” is sponsored by the Westchester County Parks and the county’s STOP-DWI program, Friends of Westchester County Parks, radio station 107.1 The Peak, Acme Recording Studios, Inc., Sam Ash Music in White Plains, and Playland Park in Rye.
Admission to Playland is free; parking is $5 on Tuesday.
Playland Park in Rye can be reached via the New England Thruway (I-95), Playland Parkway exit 19. Follow this directly into Playland. The park is accessible to the disabled.
Rain date is Thursday, July 17.
For more information, call Playland at (914) 813-7010 or log on to www.ryeplayland.org.
For Bee-Line bus routes to Playland visit www.westchestergov.com/beelinebus. For special Metro-North packages to Playland, call (800) METRO-INFO.
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