The Contest

Last night John and I went to Tazza Caffe to watch the 5th round of The Contest at Tazza. Apparently, there were over 100 bands that started in the contest, and they were down to the top 5 last night. We went because Mike & Sharon Mancuso, who lead our Bible Study, have a son, Brent, in one of the top 5 bands. I wasn't really expecting great music, but I was definitely blown away. All 5 acts were great. Two were solo artists, one late 20's-ish guy (Nicky P), and one girl who was only a junior in high school (Sara Barillo...not to be confused with the actual pop star Sara Bareilles). The other three were groups. Roz Razkin and the Rice Cakes , The Low Anthem and Brent's band, The Red Attire. His band wasn't so much a band as it was two guys, one with a guitar and one with an electric bass, which was pretty cool. The rules for the contest were that acts could play any style, any genre, as long as it was original music. The prize for the winner is $2000 and a song in an upcoming movie. They were all great, and we are hoping we can make it next week to see the top 2, especially if Brent's group makes it. Here are a couple pics from Tazza.

Me & John

Brian & Sara Bhuta
Jason & Julie McFarland
The Red AttireBrent Mancuso of The Red Attire