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2009 Battle of the Bands FAU FRIDAY 3-20-09
IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN! THE 2009 BATTLE OF THE BANDS! 5 BANDS & ONE SHOT AT $1,000! WHO WILL WIN?
Come and find out on Friday, March 20, 2009 at 4:30PM in the Housing Lawn. Chicago-based band EMPIRES, with Tom Conrad ex- The Academy Is and Max-exBlacktop Mourning…, will be judging and performing!!!! The bands competing are:
The Punktuations
Stray Bomb
Fireside Prophets
Black Cat Lucky
Tri Funk Point
FREE FOOD @ THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS BBQ AT 4:00PM!
Make sure to be there for a killer show!
You don’t want to miss out!
News You Can Use
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Admit This! is a new blog covering the college admissions process. It serves as a resource for students on how to apply to college and get accepted. The blog is authored by college admissions expert Dave Berry. For more information, visit www.collegeview.com/admit/.
If you’re interested in checking out The USC Annenberg School of Journalism, they have launched a new Web site. Neon Tommy provides a mix of local and regional stories covering issues in Los Angeles as well as columns and articles covering national and international news that impact the whole country. Visit www.neontommy.com.
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FREE FAU SHOW EMPIRES 3-20
Chicago’s EMPIRES will play a free show on the FAU Residence Hall lawn Friday evening 3-20 at 6pm. The Florida Atlantic University Boca Campus is located at 777 Glades Rd Boca Raton, Florida. The band’s first cd HOWL which was widely acclaimed, can be downloaded for FREE here.
You can email us info (at) the rock star stories.com for more information if you need it. See you at the show.
Student Press Conference March 1
Another amazing student press conference will be held at Revolution Live
200 West Broward Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale with the bands of The Take Action Tour.
The 2009 lineup will feature headliner CUTE IS WHAT WE AIM FOR, along with MEG & DIA, BREATHE CAROLINA, EVERY AVENUE, and ANARBOR.
The annual nationwide charity tour, now in its eighth year, raises funds and awareness for youth involvement in charitable action, and for the second straight year Take Action has chosen not-for-profit organization DoSomething.org to benefit from the funds raised and to help spread the message of action to young people across the country.
The press conference will be from 3:00 until 5:00pm at the venue upstairs on the balcony.
To RSVP email us at sweptawaytv (at) bellsouth.net. All students with an interest in journalism are invited to attend.