2007 Austin Air Guitar Championships
- WHEN:
- Tue. 02/06 | 9:45PM
- WHERE:
- Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, at the Ritz on 6th Street map
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Theater: Alamo Downtown
Rating: Unknown
Age Policy: 18 and up; Children 6 and up will be allowed only with a parent or guardian. No children under the age of 6 will be allowed.
Preliminary Round winners get a free haircut at BIRDS BARBERSHOP! PLUS, they'll be rocking out all of the winner's hair before the finals at SXSW!
Started in Finland as an effort to increase overall world peace through the beauty of air guitar, the World Air Guitar Championship has now become an international phenomenon with contestants from over 50 countries competing for the world title as well as regional contests in over 20 cities in the U.S. Austin, dubbed by many as the live music capitol of the world, also seems poised to also claim the title of Air guitar capitol of the world. On the last Tuesday of the month, come to the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the official host venue of the Austin Air Guitar regionals to either watch the spectacle or to blast out your hottest air licks on stage. It's free to compete in and regular admission to watch what we feel comfortable saying is the most fulfilling 90 minutes of entertainment in the southwest. For a complete list of rules, FAQ for new contestants, video clips from last year and tickets to all of the 2006/2007 season performances, check out the AUSTIN AIR GUITAR WEBSITE.
NOTE: competitors are admitted free to the event. If you are going to compete, please email an MP3 of your one minute solo selection to the Air Guitar Head Office at least 4 hours prior to the competition. You can bring a CD on the night of the show, but this is more prone to technical difficulty. We highly recommend sending us the song in advance so we can test the audio balance the sound levels.
THE 2007 FINAL AUSTIN CHAMPIONSHIP IS BY SELECTION ONLY - TO COMPETE IN THE FINALS AND REPRESENT AUSTIN IN THE U.S. FINALS, YOU MUST WIN, PLACE OR SHOW AT ONE OF THE PRELIMINARY ROUNDS. The 2007 Finals will be held during the 2007 SXSW Music Festival (Mar 9-18), date and time TBA.
A new invention that may change the face of Air Guitar forever...
But Bjorn Turoque, this nation's greatest Air Guitarist (even though he keeps losing), has this to say about the new invention:
"When will these people learn that air guitar is not something to be made virtual? Why do people keep trying to improve upon perfection?
I'll tell you why: these "scientists" are trying to give the old sell out to the Last Pure Art Form. They realize that air guitar is universal, and they see dollar signs in place of invisible guitars. They fancy themselves selling their idea to some global corporate conglomerate and buying summer homes in New Zealand. Well, I have news for you. It ain't gonna happen.
Bjorn Turoque, your humble and faithful air guitar servant, has watched the video. He can see right through their pathetic ploys. This thing will never sell. It's insanely clunky and in no way mimics the power of pure air guitar. (Imagine - the folly of mimicing the mimicry of guitar playing?)"
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