August 14th, 2008
Vote for the Best Unfiltered Band
For Immediate Release
Vote for the Best Unfiltered Band; UFO Hefeweizen and
Sonic Bids Search For the Freshest Sound in the Northeast
August 14, 2008 (Boston, MA) – UFO Hefeweizen, the Harpoon Brewery’s UnFiltered Offering and the northeast’s original wheat beer, has partnered with Sonic Bids, the world’s preeminent music booking site, to discover the region’s best UnFiltered sound. The 2008 Best UnFiltered Band Search, an online battle of bands, is a fusion of fresh beer and fresh music.
Starting in mid-June hundreds of the region’s most talented, up-and-coming bands entered song submissions on the Sonic Bids website during the six-week entry period. A panel of “UFO Music Specialists†reviewed each band’s entries and selected the 10 bands that most embody the UFO Hefeweizen vibe.
Now it is up to the beer and music-loving public to decide which of the 10 finalists will be crowned the 2008 Best UnFiltered Band in the Northeast. The voting is open to the general public on the Harpoon Brewery website, www.harpoonbrewery.com, starting on August 25th. Voters are invited to listen to each of the 10 finalists’ entries and select their favorite UnFiltered sound. The voting period ends on September 12th.
The winner of the 2008 Best UnFiltered Band Search will be announced on the newly launched UFO Hefeweizen website, www.UFOHefeweizen.com, on September 15th, 2008. The winner of the competition will receive the following:
* A paid performance slot at the annual Harpoon Summer Session 2009 ($1,000 plus accommodations and hospitality)
* A full day of studio time at MixOne studios in Boston
* A year’s supply of UFO Hefeweizen
* A one-year feature on the new UFO website, www.UFOHefeweizen.com
* A free mp3 download offered on www.UFOHefeweizen.com
Each of the 10 finalists will be featured for one month on www.UFOHefeweizen.com as a UFO “Band of the Month†and will receive a UFO gift package, and a one-year supply of UFO Hefeweizen.
UFO is a German style of beer called Hefeweizen. Unlike most beer styles, hefeweizens are unfiltered, so the yeast remains in the beer. With UFO, there’s nothing held back, nothing filtered away. For more information about UFO Hefeweizen, visit www.harpoonbrewery.com.
Until September 15th… www.UFOHefeweizen.com.
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