WEEK 2: A game show! A wild Open Jam! A chance to win $100 bucks, JAMMING!
The Acoustic Graveyard Open Jam Contest is ALL THAT! Plus EPIC bragging rights.
In Week 2, February 1, at The Acoustic Graveyard’s home at Bandana’s Bar in Bedford, Indiana, contestants will jam on ONE of FIVE pre-announced tunes — with a partner we pick from a hat!
You might get Jimi Hendrix, you might get Elmer Fudd. It’s up to a REAL jammer to make it work. Just like real life.
You earn points voted by the audience, January 25 & February 1. If you are a high scorer, you compete for judges February 11 for BEST JAMMER in South Central Indiana. FIRST PRIZE: $100. SECOND PRIZE; $50.
Here’s how it works:
1. We post a list of FIVE jam tunes from ’50s through today three weeks in advance. No more than four chords. Tunes that should be in every jammer’s gig list. Along with how-to YouTube links. SECOND WEEK: Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Carter Family), Let It Be (Beatles), Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfoot), Don’t Stop Believing (Journey), Superman (Five for Fighting).
2. You practice your heart out on all FIVE songs. Whether you play rhythm guitar, lead guitar, drums, voice, Jew’s Harp.
3. You reserve your spot for February 1.
4. When you show up, we put everybody’s name in a hat, then draw names to create totally RANDOM two-person teams.
5. Your team plays a song you choose from the list. If you like, you play any second song that you and your RANDOM partner choose on the spot. The audience votes on Musical Skill, Originality, Musiciality (Interpretation), Stage Presence, Entertainment — and BALLS.
6. ALL points are given to BOTH team members. Jammers do NOT have to attend all nights. However, they will take ALL points they earn into the final competition. So playing as often as you can definitely is an advantage.
7. The highest scorers compete February 8 in front of professional judges to determine who wins the $100 First Prize and the $50 Second Prize.
8. You ARE going to have questions. We can answer here. Or at 312-278-6277.
Cost: $0
For more information contact:
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812-325-7193
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