Battle for the Basilica
O'Gara's Garage
Saint Paul
Set:
| Last Night | I'm a Bad MammaJamma (Who Works at Wendy's) | Found My Boogie | Poet (Who Didn't Know It) | M'Lady | Moon Over the Water | Chosen Ones | Damn the Man | Jumpstart My Rocket |
Tonight was the second round of the Battle for the Basilica. The first round consisted of judges' review of our album and promo sheet. Out of 70 submissions, we were among the top twelve selected to compete in the second round. Twelve bands were split up into four nights of three bands each. One band from each night advances to the finals on June 25, with two of them winning a slot at the Basilica Block Party. This amazing weekend includes such bands as The Black Crowes, The Hold Steady, Tapes 'n Tapes, Counting Crows and the Jayhawks among others.
Again, tonight was the second round. Junebug was the first of three bands playing with the winner to be determined by audience vote. We brought out our A-game tonight. Tonight was our first time at O'Gara's and we loved it. The stage is nice and roomy and there's a drum riser which I (tony) appreciate. However, the ceiling is low and the killer light rigs are really close to the performers. So while we had fun, it was HOT. All of us were sweating like crazy.
Junebug fans came out of the woodwork tonight to support us and vote for us. They were dancing and cheering and hollering and having an awesome time -- and so were we. We all felt very positive about this show, and we just banged right through a high-octane set with not a lot of break or banter, just full-on less talk, more rock.
And whatever we did worked. We won this round and we move on to the finals on June 25, again at O'Gara's. Exciting, peeps! We'd love to play the Basilica Block Party.
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