The 5th Annual
Arizona Daily Star
Battle of the Bands
Video
Watch highlights from the Battle of the Bands.
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Watch the making of Mirror Image's music video at Club Congress.
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Tour the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus.
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From the Battle of the Bands
• Jon and Jeff
• The Thesis
• Paul Revere
• The Shaw
• Mirror Image
• Monterey
From the Family Arts Festival
• Battle of the Bands preview
• The Thesis
• The Shaw
• Paul Revere
• Monterey
• Mirror Image
• Jon and Jeff
Audio
Listen to Mirror Image's 'Miserable Thing,' recorded on the John Lennon bus.
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Slide show
Images from the fifth annual Arizona Daily Star Battle of the Bands on Feb. 8, 2008, at the historic Rialto Theatre.
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Story: Twin duo Mirror Image reflects excellence
The twin-sister duo Mirror Image was the winner of the fifth annual Arizona Daily Star Battle of the Bands on Friday night at the Rialto Theatre.
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Story: Talented twins take the Battle
Andrea and Juliet Wilhelmi relaxed Saturday on a comfy leather sofa inside the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, listening to the song they had just recorded, "Miserable Thing," and mouthing the lyrics.
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What do you think of the bands? CLICK HERE to comment.
Get all the information you need on the 2008 Battle of the Bands by reading the AZNightBuzz blog - The Battle Plan.
Meet the judges
The judges, representing diverse musical backgrounds, this year voted online. The 29 bands were judged on overall sound quality, technical skills and competence, entertainment value, originality and creativity, and songwriting.
Click here to find out who picked the six finalists.
Questions about the Battle of the Bands? See mistakes in your band's entry? E-mail Jaynelle Ramon at jramon@azstarnet.com or Kevin Smith at ksmith@azstarnet.com.
14 Southern Arizona schools are represented in this year's Battle. Click on a band's name to go to their music:
Canyon Del Oro High School
» Conner Gallaher
» Orange No. 4
Douglas High School
» Indu
Empire High School
» Surfus Tension
Flowing Wells High School
» Mason Betz
» Paul Revere
Green Fields Country Day School
» Soñar
Marana High School
» The Chi-Coms
» Idella
Nogales High School
» Behind the Label
Rincon High School
» Panophobia
Rio Rico High School
» Lysergik Rivers
Sahuaro High School
» We Hate Tricky Pete
St. Gregory College Preparatory School
» Sawyer Robert Gourdin
» Mirror Image
Salpointe Catholic High School
» Explain the Rainbow
» Charlie and Holden
» Jon and Jeff
» Rest Assured
» Shirts vs. Skins
» Tabula Roza
Tucson High School
» Monterey
» The Thesis
» Vipera
University High School
» The Dantes
» Evil Fudd
» The Kingsfoil
» The Shaw
» The Shkanks
• Coverage of the 2007 contest
• Coverage of the 2006 contest
• Coverage of the 2005 contest
• Coverage of the 2004 contest
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2008 Battle of the Bands results:
Live text-message voting winner: Mirror Image
Popular Choice Award winner: The Shaw
Third Place: Paul Revere
Second Place: Monterey
First Place: Mirror Image
The six finalists in the 2008 Battle
of the Bands were:
Band name: Jon and Jeff
Genre: Acoustic/Rock
Members: Jon Plaza, Jeff Evans
School: Salpointe Catholic High School
Listen:
» Across the Ocean
» Stew
» Impossible
(
Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Jon and Jeff, go to www.myspace.com/jonandjeff
Band name: Mirror Image
Genre: Pop/Folk
Members: Andrea Wilhelmi, Juliet Wilhelmi
School: St. Gregory College Preparatory School
Listen:
» Romeo
» I Need You
» So Blue
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
Band name: Monterey
Genre: Ska/Zouk/Reggae
Members: Jeff Evans, Jon Plaza, Peter Lacovara, Cordero Kingsley, Philip Valine, Dillion Mendez, Andrew McIntyre
School: Tucson High School
Listen:
» Reasons
» Motor Bike
» Put It In Your Pocket
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Monterey, go to www.myspace.com/montereyaz
Band name: Paul Revere
Genre: Rock
Members: Mason Betz, Austin Keyes, Tony Perry, Tohbi Lundergan
School: Flowing Wells High School
Listen:
» I Get What I Want
» This is the Magic Part
» The Other Vegas
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Paul Revere, go to www.myspace.com/paulreveremusic
Band name: The Shaw
Genre: Pop-Punk/Alternative
Members: Patrick Spencer, Andre Matlock, Ken Williams, Josh Cawthorne, Thomas Gonzalez
School: University High School
Listen:
» Untitled
» Fake
» Pop-Punk is DEAD
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about The Shaw, go to www.myspace.com/theshawband
Band name: The Thesis
Genre: Experimental/Progressive/Rock
Members: Andrew Dunn, Jeremy Kneller-Hernandez, Jack Mandish, Connor Button, Nick Bunch, Ryan Theodore, Brian Hanshaw, Josh Cook
School: Tucson High School
Listen:
» Impeccable
» UpElevatorDown
» Outside
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about The Thesis, go to www.myspace.com/thesiseverywhere
The other 23 bands that competed are:
Band name: Behind the Label
Genre: Rock - Alternative/Indie rock
Members: Armando Martin Arana, Dino Diego Aguirre, Daniel Humberto Padilla, Elizabeth Ashley Naff, Jesse James Gonzalez, Travis Aaron Jones
School: Nogales High School
Listen:
» A New Beginning
» Selfish Doesn't Rhyme With Us
» Green Day
(
Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Behind the Label, go to www.myspace.com/nytcm
Band name: Charlie and Holden
Genre: Rock/Classical/Dance
Members: Tim Durkin, Troy Bowman, Mike Misiaszek, Alex Gabrhel, Giovanna Fiori
School: Salpointe Catholic High School
Listen:
» Trafalgar II
» Bubble Candy Sunset
» Polska Bitch!
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Charlie and Holden, go to www.myspace.com/charlieandholdenmusic
Band name: The Chi-Coms
Genre: Electronic/German Pop
Members: Casey Clark, Vincent Sanchez-Gomez, Elliott Cashen, Matt Pirc
School: Marana High School
Listen:
» Techno Song
» Hardcore Techno Dance Music
» The Rain in Spain
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about The Chi-Coms, go to www.myspace.com/thecommunists123
Band name: The Dantes
Genre: Rock/Alternative
Members: Elliott Morse, Colin Killick, Dante Cuestas Thompson, Alan Devorah, Zach Wojfowicz
School: University High School
Listen:
» Grandfather's Eyes
» Swimming Circles
» Peace of Mind
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about The Dantes, go to www.myspace.com/danterocknroll
Band name: Evil Fudd
Genre: Ska-ternative Rock
Members: James Mills, Patrick White, Steven Hibble
School: University High School
Listen:
» Another Way
» Pirates vs. Ninjas
» Skank Me Baby One More Time
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Evil Fudd, go to www.myspace.com/evilfudd
Band name: Explain the Rainbow
Genre: Indie rock
Members: Tyler Cannata, Thomas Lukso
School: Salpointe Catholic High School
Listen:
» Clock Strikes Thirteen
» Hand Over the Gun and We'll Call It Even
» Ghosts.Twirl
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Explain the Rainbow, go to www.myspace.com/explaintherainbow
Band name: Connor Gallaher
Genre: Psychedelic/Experimental/Bossa Nova
Members: Connor Gallaher
School: Canyon Del Oro High School
Listen:
» Mi Amor
» TanzPartei
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Conner Gallaher, go to www.myspace.com/connorgallaher
Band name: Sawyer Robert Gourdin
Genre: Acoustic
Members: Sawyer Robert Gourdin
School: St. Gregory College Preparatory School
Listen:
» Not Coming Home
» Dont' Be So Hard (The Audition cover)
» Here Comes the Sun (The Beatles cover)
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
Band name: Idella
Genre: Alternative/Rock/Fushion
Members: Stephanie Koeppen, Casey Clark, Elliott Cashen, Matt Pirc, Vincent Sanchez-Gomez
School: Marana High School
Listen:
» Coolada
» All of This
» The Sound Blues
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Idella, go to www.myspace.com/idellamusic
Band name: Indu
Genre: Rock/Metal
Members: Tyler Kinsley, Jonathan Rodriguez, Fernando Torres, Sebastian Austin
School: Douglas High School
Listen:
» LIAB (Leave It All Behind)
» The Jungle Book
» Mommy
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Indu, go to www.myspace.com/indumusic
Band name: The Kingsfoil
Genre: Rock
Members: Levi Wolf, Alex Whelan, Taylor Brady
School: University High School
Listen:
» Survivor the Creek
» People We've Gotta Change
» Dream by Dare
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about The Kingsfoil, go to www.myspace.com/thekingsfoil
Band name: Lysergik Rivers
Genre: Metal
Members: Robert Parisi, Charles Cota, Bobby Castro
School: Rio Rico High School
Listen:
» Bereavement by a Bottle
» Chasing the Dragon
» F.Y.A.Y.K.
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Lysergik Rivers, go to www.myspace.com/lysergikriversbitch
Band name: Mason Betz
Genre: Acoustic
Members: Mason Betz
School: Flowing Wells High School
Listen:
» Epilogue
» Let's Be Friends!
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Mason Betz, go to www.myspace.com/masonbetzmusic
Band name: Orange No. 4
Genre: Looping/Hooping
Members: Nick Bunch
School: Canyon Del Oro High School
Listen:
» FrankenKermit
» Naptime For a Ghost
» Are You My Mummy
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Orange No. 4, go to www.myspace.com/orangeno4
Band name: Panophobia
Genre: Alternative
Members: Kendrik Westermann, JJ Rivera, Dan Bahman, Sean Richard
School: Rincon High School
Listen:
» Desert Numb
» Chinese Dreams
» Lie to Me
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Panophobia, go to www.myspace.com/panophobiamusic
Band name: Rest Assured
Genre: Rock, Pop Punk
Members: Christian Stropko, Clark Castillo, Luke Cuffe
School: Salpointe Catholic High School
Listen:
» Addicted
» Ecstacy
» Hey Girl
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
Band name: Shirts vs. Skins
Genre: Pop-Punk, Rock, Punk
Members: Chris Wellons, James Aiken, Austin Boyd, Patrick Spencer
School: Salpointe Catholic High School
Listen:
» Lay Down
» Shylock
» Tell Her
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Shirts vs. Skins, go to www.myspace.com/shirtsvsskinsmusic
Band name: The Shkanks
Genre: Ska/Punk/Swing
Members: Josh Cawthorne, Ken Williams, Austin Boyd, James Aiken, Chris Wellons, Andres Matlock, Patrick Spencer
School: University High School
Listen:
» Interweb
» What Comes To Mind
» I Think It Was 10
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about The Shkanks, go to www.myspace.com/theshkanks
Band name: Soñar
Genre: Indie/Alternative/Funk
Members: Griff Tovey, Galen McIssac-Davidson, Jacob Lifton
School: Greenfields Country Day School
Listen:
» The Introduction
» Mi Corazon
» Waves
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Soñar, go to www.myspace.com/thisissonar
Band name: Surfus Tension
Genre: Rock
Members: Josh Ryan Carnes, Zac Ray Harris, Erika Shay Rue
School: Empire High School
Listen:
» 17.50
» Just the Way It Goes
» J.R.C.
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Surfus Tension, go to www.myspace.com/surfustensionband
Band name: Tabula Roza
Genre: Alternative Rock
Members: Bryce Douglas Schneider, Samuel Lyle Washburn, Samuel Wyatt Newbold
School: Salpointe Catholic High School
Listen:
» Streets of Silence
» One Girl
» Change
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Tabula Roza, go to www.myspace.com/bsrroadsideprophets
Band name: Vipera
Genre: Metal
Members: Lujendra Ojha, Alex Kline, Braulio Gonzalez, Robert Houndshell
School: Tucson High School
Listen:
» Diety
» Forty-Four
» Lineage
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
For more information about Vipera, go to www.myspace.com/bandvipera
Band name: We Hate Tricky Pete
Genre: Acoustic/Experimental
Members: Patrick Spencer, Ken Williams, Andre Matlock
School: Sahuaro High School
Listen:
» Downfall
» Summer at 1:30
» Google Yesterday
(Songs are in .MP3 format; click to listen.)
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