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Vote Now In Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair's Battle Of The Bands
Take a listen to six bands online and then cast your vote by Saturday, Oct. 4th by 7 p.m. for one of the seven bands listed on the ballot.
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — Time is winding down for folks to cast their vote online in the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair Battle of the Bands. Ballots are due by Sunday, Oct. 4th at 7 p.m., according to the Fair website.
On hiatus from its usual live in-person Fair due to the coronavirus, this year's installment is online, featuring a Virtual Auction to raise funds for scholarships and grants, online Battle of the Bands, and select Fair food favorites this weekend in downtown Manhattan Beach.
Six of the seven bands listed on the Battle of the Bands ballot have videos of them playing their song so you can give a listen and judge them. The bands in contention are The Illusions, Scream Revolution, Surge, Youthanize, FIKA and The Meerkats. Xwire shows up on the ballot but isn't online on the page for you to listen to them.
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The Illusions are a teen rock band playing classic rock music from the 1970s to present. Scream Revolution consists of teens who met at the School of Rock Music in Redondo Beach. They cover songs from the 1980s to the present. Surge brings back the days of Van Halen, Rush, Tool and Alice in Chains and jams in much the vein of those power rock bands. Youthanize is an alternative/classic rock cover band of 11- to 14-year-olds who take musicianship seriously.
FIKA is comprised of Manhattan Beach teens and fronted by Olivia van Doornewaard on vocals, Slater Heidrich on bass, John Forbes on guitar and Dax Corcoran on drums. The Meerkats are from Hawthorne and consist of three brothers and their two friends. The video is of The Meerkats' last live performance at Patrick Molloys in Hermosa Beach in February of 2020 just before the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Voters may vote online once per day through Sunday, Oct. 4th at 7 p.m. As of publication, The Illusions are in the lead with 35% of the vote followed by Fika with 25% and Scream Revolution with 19%. Youthanize has 12%, The Meerkats 4%, Xwire 4% and Surge 1%.
Rock the vote, folks! Go online, listen and vote—daily!
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