Sat 2/1 @ 4PM
It’s crunch time for the winners of the High School Rock Off semi-finals.
Each of the five semis, held throughout January, produced three acts that now get to compete in the “Final Exam” for the grand prize. It’s worth checking out even if you’re not a parent, sibling, or classmate, because many bands who won (or merely competed) in the finals have gone on to make an impact on the local music scene.
Tickets are $10.
Here’s who you’ll hear:
1st semi (1/10):
Backstage Politics (Beachwood HS, Hathaway Brown, Lake Catholic, University School)
High Acres (Lakewood HS)
Toxic Lemons (Aurora HS, Chagrin Falls HS)
2nd semi (1/17):
On the Other Hand (Olmsted Falls HS)
Techn!color (Shaker Heights HS)
The Visitors (Nordonia HS)
3rd semi (1/18):
Small Mammals (Boardman HS, Buckeye online)
The Pleiades Avon, Montessori, Parma, Westlake high schools)
Velocity (Hawken School, Normandy HS, Padua Franciscan, St. Ignatius)
4th semi (1/19):
Pearl Road (Strongsville HS)
The Independent (Brush HS)
Vex (Fairless HS, Navarre)
5th semi (1/25):
Maddy Grimm (Brunswick HS)
Never Surrender (Field HS, Hawken, St. Ignatius, St. Michael, Walsh Jesuit)
STEVE (Glenoak HS, St. Ignatius, Westlake HS)