WEEK 1 – (MAY 25, 2008)

(Author’s Note: if this is your first visit to the UMC interactive blog you might want to read our INTRODUCTION first)




 

Welcome to the first week of Ultimate Music Challenge 2. There were five bands who played the debut: The Stilettos, Help!, Mercy House, Atomic Cowboys, and Loss of Control.

And the Winner is…

Help!

So Week One of UMC2 was a success. It was standing room only and the bands were, mostly, great. There was a lot of quality rocking going on up that stage, and I’m not just saying that to be polite.

The Stilettos opened the night with their brand of rawk-a-billy (that’s raw rock-a-billy with a ‘tude) and slammed a nearly flawless, technically excellent (tech-cellent?) set including two from the Stray Cats repertoire.

INTRODUCTION

Hello, and welcome to Viejas’ Ultimate Music Challenge interactive blog-diggity. My name is Edwin Decker and I am one of the judges. Every Monday, after each round, I will post comments about the bands which played in that round, reasons why we voted the way we did, and other general information and analysis of how the night progressed. The purpose of this blog is for the bands, the fans, and the judges to have a place to express opinions, talk some smack, and squeeze out a few sour grapes when necessary. That’s why we call it interactive. So please don’t hesitate to drop some comments on us. You can also use this forum to ask general questions about judging, booking, and when to double-down in blackjack.