This coming Saturday, April 21, at Pleasant Grove High School they will be rocking the house again.  Doors open at 7pm, admission is $2!  I will be there for sure with my wife enjoying another awesome performance.

A little bit about the Blue Aces, and once you hear them you will be SHOCKED with the details.  They are an all-girl band consisting of four girls between the ages 14-16.  They started their band about four years ago when the Ramirez sisters were in 3rd and 6th grade.  With the support of friends and family, they have stuck with it and this is the result.  Cristal Ramirez is the lead singer, plays piano and guitar and writes the music for the band.  Katie Henderson plays the guitar, sings back-up and helps write most of the songs.  Mckenna Petty rocks the bass guitar and her revolutionized but mellow slapping gets you out of your seat and if you watch her, she enjoys what she does and really gets into it too.  Cristal's sister, Alisa completes the band as their drummer.  Her and her CB Drums keep the rhythm and gets you tapping your foot.

At Battle Of The Bands they sang their original song, "I Tried To Warn You", which made my wife and I instant fans and then they covered, Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody".  You can find a few videoes on YouTube of them covering songs from Justin Bieber to Jessie J.

I feel these girls have a huge future in front of them and I will be keeping an eye on them, enjoying their shows I can make it to and playing their songs at gigs I DJ.  They love music and love what they do.  They want to show kids that they can follow their dreams but still hold their standards.  Rock on girls.

Here is the video of them on Good Things Utah, if you want to get right to the rockin song skip to 1:07.

Lampton View was formed when boyhood friends, Zach Swan and Colton Gibson got together.  The heart of Lampton View beats around a common street in Riverton Utah called, Lampton View Drive.  This was the street that molded childhood friendships and influences that make up the band's style, sound and themes.

All five members of the band attend Riverton High.  The lead guitarist Zach Swan writes most of the lyrics.  His creative sounds ripple through the unique contemporary style of music that the band produces.  Jordan Higgins with his rhythm guitar intoxicates the soul with cool riffs that make you want to come back for more and more.  Carlin Smart is the killer drummer who brings the heartbeat and charge to the music.  Cory Gunn is the sharp shooting bass player whose thundering strings will thrill you out of your seat.  And finally, Colton Gibson is the lead singer of the band.  He has a unique and alluring voice that will make you want to rewind Lampton View's songs again and again.

Here is a video that I believe showcases just a little of their talent, yes, they are that good.

A local radio station, X96 was going to send over a DJ to host but for some reason or another they backed out.  I was told to blame Nathan Osmond for the call when they asked me to do the hosting,  Doing as I was told, I am blaming my good friend, Nathan for one of the funnest events ever.

Some of the sponsors of the evening were The Truth, BEAU, BA Sound, Costco, and Tilly’s.  I called Tilly’s Skate and Surf shop to hook me up with an outfit but they had nothing even close to my size.  I went to Buckle in the University Mall and was given a discount on my purchase of a pair of Jeans.  I then went to Kohls where we got a screaming deal on the rest of my outfits.  Let me just say, “I LOOKED GOOD!”

Here is a list of the bands (I will post about each one in upcoming posts) that competed at the Battle Of The Bands:

Reinvented, Herriman High School
White Hot, North Sanpete High School
Steeljaw, Alta High School
Blue Aces, Timpanogas High School
Here for the Weekend, North Sanpete High School
Mere Image, Layton High School
Waving at Daisies, Skyview High School
Empty Set, Mountain Crest High School
Fair Enough, Skyline High School
Hardly Common, Bingham High School
Lampton View, Riverton High School
The Drifting Blues Band, Pine view High School
T-lan and the Boyz, Bountiful High School
Ill Mannered Boy, Cedar High School

These bands were competing for prizes that included the opportunity to create a music video (courtesy of MusicGarage.org), studio time, CD’s, opportunity to perform at the Salt Lake Arts Festival, Real Salt Lake and Salt Lake Bees games, as well as additional prizes.