Delco School Of Rock To Compete In Battle Of The Bands This Weekend

MEDIA, PA — Young musicians from the Delco School of Rock will compete against their colleagues from other School of Rock locations this weekend in Philadelphia.

Evil Genius Beer Company Saturday will host a Battle of the Bands Block Party from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday on the 1700 block of North Front Street in Philadelphia.

Six regional School of Rock chapters and their student musicians will compete for glory under the El in front of a crowd and a panel of local music industry judges.

The Media-based Delco chapter will compete against chapters from Philadelphia, Newtown, Hockessin, Deptford, and the Main Line.

The winning band will be awarded two performance slots at Evil Genius to showcase their talent.

During the event, there will be a tent set-up for donations to the School of Rock Philadelphia, and a portion of the day's sales will be donated to their programs.

Festivities also include various local vendors ranging from vinyls, comics, fashion and art.

The Evil Genius taproom after the competition will host local alt-rock rising stars Tell All Your Friends, who will close out the night with a set of alternative rock and pop-punk anthems from 8: p.m. to 11 p.m.

All performances and events this day are no charge, with beer, food and shopping pay-as-you-go.

"We’re constantly looking for ways to get the local community involved and help support initiatives that are important to us, initiatives just like music education," Trevor Hayward, Co-Founder of Evil Genius, said. "There’s nothing better than enjoying live music with a cold beer, and the fact that we get to do so while helping rising artists across the region is the icing on the cake."

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