On Fri., July 13, five of the Midwest's hottest up-and-coming bands, including Eagle's The Green Scene -- compete at Chicago's Hard Rock Café for the chance to play at the Jim Beam Rock Band Search national finals in Denver later this summer.
Each band plays a 15-minute set of original music in front of a live audience and a judging panel that includes music executives and journalists. The winners get an all-expenses-paid trip to battle the winners from the Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and Southwest regional competitions in the Jim Beam Rock Band Search national finals event at the Gothic Theatre in Denver on Fri., Aug. 24.
The Green Scene, whose funk rock includes doses of jazz and hip hop will face off against As Is, from Columbus, Ohio, Chicago's Gaza Strippers, South Normal, from Detroit and Minneapolis' Skywind. We'll let you know how the hometown boys fare.
At the national finals, the regional winners play before a judging panel of music and recording industry executives, in hopes of taking home the grand prize:
- A five-market tour aboard the Jim Beam tour bus
- A $2,000 equipment budget
- A limited-edition Jim Beam customized guitar from Gibson
- Customized band T-shirts for use on the tour
The competition is part of B.E.A.M. (Benefiting Emerging Artists in Music), a program funded by Jim Beam Bourbon that provides financial assistance and other resources for emerging musicians. The B.E.A.M. program offers $100,000 annually in grants to unsigned musicians, as well as opportunities through the Jim Beam Country Band Search. In addition, music fans are discovering some of the best emerging national and local talent in Jim Beam Back Room Sessions around the country. Log onto www.jimbeam.com for information about any of the Jim Beam music programs.
Log onto www.g-scene.com for information about The Green Scene.
