SHINDIG, CiTR coop radio's annual battle of the bands is just getting geared up for the showdowns at the RAILWAY CLUB starting sometime in September and running to crown the champ in December. 27 local bands (of any music genre) will battle it out every Tuesday ("We are still working on the start and end dates.") at the aforementioned Railway Club. Past winners include The Organ, Vancougar, 3 Inches of Blood, You Say Party We Die, Japandroids and They Shoot Horses Don't They.
From Blown Speakers has revealed the players for this year's showdown:
Aunts & Uncles, Bad Fate, Bench/Dawn Optimist, Blank Cinema, Bleating Hearts, Catamaran, Half Chinese, Hidden Towers, Humans, Jody Glenham, Kidnap Kids!, Lengthy List of Lovers, Machu Picchu, Manta Raygun, Modern Lakes, Move on Citizen, MT-40, No Time, Pro Nails, Search Parties, Seven Nines and Tens, The Living Deadbeats,The Receptionists, Thee AHs, Tigerhead, Weathered Pines, Witch Water