The beads have been tossed, the drinks have been drunk, and sadly, the party is over…
Artvoice and Southern Comfort still have a trip for two to New Orleans to give away. The prize goes to the best of the eligible floats in this year’s parade – and YOU are the judge. Please take a moment and stop over to the Mardi Gras website and cast a vote for your favorite float. The runners up will receive some great prize packages as well.
We’ve also replaced the prior photo gallery on the Mardi Gras site with updated photos from this year’s parade and after parties – so check them out on the Photos Page.
After you’ve slept off all of that holiday turkey and stuffing, come on down to Nietzsche’s on Friday night (Nov. 27) for our live Battle of Original Music (B.O.O.M.). This showcase features Hunger Anthem, the Tins, the Frontline, and Colors in the Air, who will be showing off all they’ve got in order to win the hearts, minds, and votes of the crowd. They all won the opportunity to compete by collecting the most online votes in our weekly contest that allows local music fans to check out some of the best bands our burgh has to offer—at boom.artvoice.com.
The Frontline
Colors in the Air
The way our live shows work is as follows: Every audience member through the door receives one ballot with the names of the four bands on it. They mark the ballot for the band of their choice, then turn in the ballot at the door. As the night progresses, the ballots are tallied, so that by the end of the event we can announce the winner. The winner this Friday will receive a live concert video produced by Artvoice, but more importantly, they win the right to compete in the B.O.O.M. Grand Finale, where all four winners of our preliminary live rounds will face off in the hope of winning a hefty cash prize, as well as a digital recording package from Guitar Center. Last month, the Albrights secured their spot in that upcoming battle royale…who will be next? Your vote could make all the difference.
—buck quigley
10pm | Nietzsche’s, 248 Allen St. | $5 | 886-8539|nietzsches.com
Special thanks to everyone who came out to the Town Ballroom for our Best of Buffalo party last night! For those of you who didn’t make it out, and just can’t wait for our Best of Buffalo wrap-up to hit the streets on Thursday, you’ll find a list of our 2009 winners below.
Congratulations to our winners, as well as all our nominees. Thank you once again to all our readers who took the time to vote.
Update (5/7/09): Along with this week’s issue, we’ve posted a nicer looking version of the list, along with a photo gallery from the party… so head over to that page instead.
Thanks once again to everyone who came out to Mardi Gras 2009! To our Queens of Mardi Gras, bands and performers, parade participants, bars and clubs, and everyone else involved – thank you for making this year another great success.
We’ve put together a photo gallery so you can either reminisce, or see what you missed. This first group of photos are care of Artvoice photographer Rose Mattrey. We’ll be adding some more Mardi Gras 2009 media soon.
Last night was probably the biggest turnout ever for an AV Best of Buffalo party. Photos to come shortly of the winners, the crowd, the food, the DJs, the Stripteasers and Babik…in the meantime, all the winners are listed after the jump… (more…)
The beads have been tossed, the drinks have been drunk, and sadly, the party is over…
