The Detroit News will be hosting a battle of the bands in August entitled "Sonic Summer - A Battle of The Bands." Semi-finalist showcases will be held at The Magick Stick in Detroit on August 12th, at Clutch Cargos in Pontiac on August 19th, and at The Magic Bag in Ferndale on August 25th. All entrants must be 18 yrs or older and should only enter if all participants will be available to perform on one of the above semifinalist dates. Semi-finalists must be available to perform at Pontiac's Arts, Beats & Eats festival on Labor Day weekend. Deadline for entries is Thursday, July 22nd, 2005. Click "read more" below for entry instructions.



To enter The Detroit News Sonic Summer Battle of The Bands,
send a CD and band photo to:

Sonic Summer, The Detroit News
615 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit, MI 48226
OR

e-mail a jpeg and MP3 to sonic .summer@detnews.com.