Lariat's Battle of the Bands has top prize worth $3,000
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 07.09.2009
The Lariat, Catalina's historic steakhouse and nightclub, is seeking the best rock band in the Tucson area.
Or the best country outfit.
Or perhaps it will be jazz or pop.
Actually, genre isn't a factor in the Lariat's all-encompassing Battle of the Bands, launched this week.
Neither is age; you can enter if you're under 21, so long as a legal guardian accompanies you to the weekly battle performances, held at 9 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays through late September.
The winners will be named on Oct. 3.
Bands will compete much in the format of "American Idol," where they can be weeded out by the panel of three judges and the audience.
Here's how the Lariat tweaks it, though: The act that draws the biggest audience wins the audience vote, said Lariat spokesman Mark Bonacorso.
The top winner will walk away with a prize package worth $3,000, Bonacorso said. It includes paid gigs at the Lariat, $1,000 in limo service certificates from Limoport and $500 in Lariat gift certificates.
For information on how to enter, prizes and contest rules, go to www.lariatsteakhouseaz. com/bands
The Lariat is at 16666 N. Oracle Road.
Cathalena E. Burch
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