US Air Guitar Championships Taps Nation's Capitol
For 2009 Finals
August 7, 2009 @ 9:30 Club || Washington DC
Presented by Boone's Farm
For the first time ever, The US Air Guitar Championships will hold the National Finals in its country's Capitol. On August 7th, at the famed 9:30 Club, Air Guitar's best and brightest will descend upon Washington, DC to seek the nation's top Air Guitar honor, and affirmation. US Air Guitar will assemble an unprecedented array of talent: 25 of the nation's fiercest and finest face-melters will go head-to-head to prove to one and all that they should represent the red, white, blue, and undecideds at the World Air Guitar Championships in Finland.
New York and Los Angeles were home to the first 7 National Finals, which produced world champions C-Diddy and Sonyk Rok. Last year, San Francisco hosted the nation's finest air guitarists and sent hometown favorite Hot Lixx Hulahan to Finland where he went on to win the world title and become the third American in seven years to achieve global Air Guitar immortality. This year, winners from around the country will descend upon DC, where the next US Air Guitar great will lay claim to the 2009 title.
Given US Air Guitar's commitment to being part of the world peace movement (if you are holding an air guitar, you cannot, at the same time, be holding a gun), and the hope inspired by our new President, all parties are primed to make beautiful music together.
Co-founder Cedric Devitt said of the choice, “DC has always been good to Air Guitar. Every year it's one of the best Regionals. Hosting the Finals event is the crown jewel, and we felt the fine people of DC have earned it. With the help of our amazing presenting sponsor, Boone's Farm, as well as the other brands that are coming on board to support, we are looking forward to paying tribute to, and celebrating with, the great city of Washington.”
The US Air Guitar National Finals will pit each of the 25 winners from each city against one another in a battle for Air Guitar supremacy. The winner will be crowned the 2009 US Air Guitar Champion, then move on to the Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, Finland later that month to take on defending World Air Guitar Champion Hot Lixx Hulahan, and other National Champions from around the world.
THE 2009 US AIR GUITAR CHAMPIONSHIPS
PRESENTED BY BOONE'S FARM
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REGIONAL HEATS:
May 27 || Paradise || Boston, MA || WINNER: McNallica
May 28 || Bowery Ballroom || New York, NY || WINNER: William Ocean
May 29 || 9:30 Club || Washington, DC || WINNERS: The Shred, Sanjar The Destroyer
May 30 || The Khyber || Philadelphia, PA || WINNER: Fender Splender
May 31 || Orange Peel || Asheville, NC || WINNER: Electric Testical
June 1 || The Earl || Atlanta, GA || WINNER: The Fro
June 2 || Exit In || Nashville, TN || WINNER: Stryker
June 3 || House of Blues || Cleveland, OH || WINNER: Derek Not So Smalls
June 5 || Varsity Theatre || Minneapolis, MN || WINNER: Airisol
June 6 || Metro || Chicago, IL || WINNER: Romeo Dance Cheetah
June 8 || Sokol Underground || Omaha, NE || PharmAIRcist
June 9 || Record Bar || Kansas City, MO || WINNER: Mean Meline
June 11 || The Loft || Dallas, TX
June 12 || The Parish || Austin, TX
June 13 || Studio at Warehouse Live || Houston, TX
June 16 || Bluebird Theatre || Denver, CO
June 17 || Aggie Theatre || Fort Collins, CO
June 19 || Troubadour || Los Angeles, CA
June 20 || The Casbah || San Diego, CA
June 23 || Dante's || Portland, OR
June 24 || El Corazon || Seattle, WA
June 26 || The Independent || San Francisco, CA – Golden Gate Regional
June 27 || The Independent || San Francisco, CA – Bay Bridge Regional
US AIR GUITAR NATIONAL FINALS
Presented By Boone's Farm
August 7, 2009
9:30 Club
815 V St NW
Washington, DC
Additional Air Sponsorship at The National Finals Provided By
USAG COMPETITION OVERVIEW
Each US Regional will each consist of two rounds. In Round 1, each competitor performs to a song of their own choosing. In Round 2, the top competitors from Round 1 perform to a surprise compulsory song. In each round, contestants perform for one minute of a song and are judged on a combination of technical merit, stage presence, and “airness." All guitars must be invisible. In each city, the jury is a panel of independent judges that are hand picked by US Air Guitar. The results of the jury cannot be protested.
One winner from each city will be flown to Washington, DC on August 7th to compete in the US Air Guitar Finals for the crown of US Air Guitar Champion. The 2009 US Champ will then be sent to Oulu, Finland later that month to represent the USA in the World Championships, where he or she will compete against national champions from all around the world.
Founded in 2003, US Air Guitar is the official Air Guitar Association of the United States and is responsible for operating the US Air Guitar Championships, official Regional events, and specialized championships. US Air Guitar is devoted to taking our nation's unofficial pastime out of the bedroom and putting it up on the world stage. US Air Guitar is an official member of the World Air Guitar Association. Entering its seventh year in the US and its fourteenth year world-wide, official national championships currently are held in 24 countries around the globe including the USA, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, South Africa, , with more countries participating every year. The 2009 Air Guitar World Championships will take place this August 19 - 21 in Oulu, Finland.
Become a Fan of US Air Guitar on Facebook. The organization is listed as a Religion. It felt more appropriate than registering as a ‘Band'
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An open Facebook event has been created for everyone to view and circulate:
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Follow US Air Guitar on Twitter. Real-time tweets will happen on-site from every city with the names of winners, notable performers, the songs that got them there, and the debauchery that occurred.
http://twitter.com/usairguitar
Subscribe to the Official USAG YouTube Channel and see video from the road.
http://www.youtube.com/usairguitar
In the spirit of web 2.0, US Air Guitar has redesigned its official website and incorporated the blog (usairguitar.blogspot) on to its main page.
Take a gander: www.usairguitar.com and sign up for more info.
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