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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Hang ‘Em High is Ready to Rock

The four-piece group from Pasco and Pinellas is preparing to tear it up during Rockus Maximus.

Eight bands enter, but only one can walk away the victor of Rockus Maximus. Talk to the guys behind Hang ‘Em High and it becomes clear they’re in it to win it.  With two members from Palm Harbor, one from Holiday and the final from St. Petersburg, the four-piece band says it has the style and presence to wow the crowds during Pasco County Libraries’ Rockus Maximus 16. Rockus Maximus is the library system’s annual battle of the bands. It’s designed to give young bands a forum to play while also providing them an opportunity to walk away with some serious prizes, including free recording time at Clearwater’s Clear Track studios. The members of Hang ‘Em High recently took some time out from rehearsing to answer some questions for Patch …

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Online Voting Now Open for Rockus Maximus

The Pasco County Library System's annual battle of the bands features an online contest in addition to the March 22 competition.

There are multiple fronts to this musical showdown, and one battle just launched. Online voting for the 16th annual Rockus Maximus Battle of the bands opened Tuesday, Feb.  26. You can vote for your favorite band or bands now through March 22, said Paul Stonebridge, who runs the competition. The first-place winners of the online competition will score a $500 gift card to Encore Music in Port Richey, Stonebridge said. The runner-up nets a $250 gift card. Pasco County Libraries’ annual battle of the bands pits young local acts against each other in a competition to win free recording time from Clearwater’s Clear Track Studios and $1,000 in cash at the March 22 showdown at the Rotary Pavilion at the Concourse, 15325 Alric Pottberg Road in …

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