4th ANNUAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS

HOURLESS

(St. Cloud, MN)

Justin Willard - Drums & Vocals
JJ Skoog - Guitar & Vocals
Lucas Weide - Bass

Boone Skoog - Guitar & Vocals
 

Throughout the years our devotion to finding a sound straight from the Midwest that can be appreciated and sought after has driven me into the music scene. With too many metal bands that all sound the same, it is up to us to protect the last of the melodies and harmonies associated with the pop punk culture and to exemplify and amplify the sounds so that all may know that we have more fun than you. To defeat all the negative and saddening sounds of metal and to silence the thunderous screams of the defiance, we must work together in an endless effort until we are one day victorious, We shall not fail, We shall not fall, We shall Live and Let Rock.

Hourless is high energy alternative/rock band from St. Cloud, Minnesota. We started in 2005 and have our own interesting and unique style. We write and play what we want and are open to anything musically. We are also open to any suggestions, comments or hate mail. If you would like us to play at a show near you or have any sort of request let us know.

Adam Tagarro - Bass & Vocals
Jason Flateland - Guitar
Paul Dirkse - Guitar
Arman Tagarro - Drums

Skywarden (formerly called "Silversmith") is a four-piece rock band with members from the Minneapolis and St. Cloud areas. Last year, Skywarden (as Silversmith) was honored to place third in the Rockin' 101 Battle of the Bands. We bring a postive and energetic brand of original rock music.

BUZZARD

(Sauk Rapids, MN)

MN Pete Campbell - Vocals and Lead Guitar
Travis Colgrove - Drums
Gene Starr - Bass Guitar

Black Sabbath bred with ZZ Top... Local band that kickes ass!!! Travis played with Hydrophonics, Pete nationally toured with Sixty watt Shaman and Entombed! Gene wrote (all the cool) songs for Hollowface.

we play tunes in the vain of Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, Rainbow, Purple, Clutch, and many other influences. Groovy rock and roll. we were quoted as "Sabbath with Billy Gibbons on vocals" and "Peter Frampton on steroids!" where ever we play we've been called a breath of fresh air to the MN underground music scene. brining the POWER TRIO back is our mission! HAIL!!!!

Smiling Politely is a Minneapolis based Hard Rock band dedicated to its fans by bringing the most honest music and pure energy rock show to the stage and its CDs.

SP was a winner of a 2005 Silver Telly award for Music Video and 2 Bronze Tellys for cinematography and video editing for their music video "Killing Me." Currently touring off their self produced and released album "Behind the Mask." IK Entertainment says, "If you're looking for a band that brings the rock back into hard rock, this is the band to watch."

Find out more about Smiling Politely and see behind the scenes videos at www.myspace.com/smilingpolitelyband , www.facebook.com/smilingpolitelyband , and www.youtube.com/user/sptvtube

Under None is a surge of raw grunge mixed with hard rock. Edgy discordance similar to Alice in Chains & Nirvana turned up to 11.

Undefined Purpose is a collaboration of three individuals who all share a passion for writing and playing music. Their sound is very experimental, and reflects a number of different genres including Progressive Rock, Country, Grunge, and Funk. The band won the Minneapolis Battle of the Bands at Trocadero's nightclub in Fall of 2008, played many shows in the summer of 2009, built a wide fanbase, and released their debut album, "Chapters" on March 27th, 2010, which came with great reviews and much success. Undefined Purpose dares to create a new sound and energy that will excite a new audience through artistic passion.

We are a band from St Cloud, at least when we started out.  We have been playing for 5 years together.  We are influenced by many types of music classic rock, grunge, alternative rock to reggae and blues. We don't confine ourselves to one type of music we just like to jam. We recently released our 1st album, a 15 track self-titled album (all original). We've had the pleasure of playing at many great venues such as The Red Carpet, Fine Line, Station 4, to name a few and are playing in this battle of the bands.

Dirtee Circus is a five piece original rock band from the St. Cloud area. All members are graduates from local high schools in 2010. 

Dirtee Circus is made up of lead singer Beau Lastavich and guitarist Tyler Azure from the Long Haired Delinquents and Whiskey Tango with newcomers Jeremy Tholl, Joe Talberg, and Corey Walbert. Dirtee Circus brings a powerful, high energy show every time they take the stage.