This summer, the New Blues Festival invites you to take part in 6 String Showdown, a regional skill competition to crown Southern California’s best blues guitar player on our Main Stage Sunday September 2.
Bracket rounds to determine regional winners will be held at:
• Campus Jax, Newport Beach, CA, Saturday, July 21, 2018 3PM- 11PM.
• Harvelle’s, Long Beach, CA, Sunday July 29 from 3 PM- 11PM
• Arcadia Blues Club, Arcadia, CA, Saturday August 4, 6 PM - midnight
• Paladino's, Tarzana CA, Saturday August 11 4 PM- 1:30 AM
This is a head to head guitar competition, not a battle of the bands.
A house band (drums and bass) will be provided at all events.
Four regional winners will face off on the Golden Groove stage at the New Blues Festival on Saturday September 1 to determine the two finalists.
Two finalists will face off on Sunday September 2 on the Main Stage of the 2018 New Blues Festival to crown the winner.
Winners will be chosen 30% for skill and technique, 30% for showmanship and 40% by audience response.
Judging to be based on skill, not speed. Judges will be looking for tasty licks played with feeling. Phrasing. Personal expression. Tone. Timing. Dynamics. Reflection. Solos that tell a story.
Please visit our website 6stringshowdown.com for details.
Bracket rounds to determine regional winners will be held at:
• Campus Jax, Newport Beach, CA, Saturday, July 21, 2018 3PM- 11PM.
• Harvelle’s, Long Beach, CA, Sunday July 29 from 3 PM- 11PM
• Arcadia Blues Club, Arcadia, CA, Saturday August 4, 6 PM - midnight
• Paladino's, Tarzana CA, Saturday August 11 4 PM- 1:30 AM
This is a head to head guitar competition, not a battle of the bands.
A house band (drums and bass) will be provided at all events.
Four regional winners will face off on the Golden Groove stage at the New Blues Festival on Saturday September 1 to determine the two finalists.
Two finalists will face off on Sunday September 2 on the Main Stage of the 2018 New Blues Festival to crown the winner.
Winners will be chosen 30% for skill and technique, 30% for showmanship and 40% by audience response.
Judging to be based on skill, not speed. Judges will be looking for tasty licks played with feeling. Phrasing. Personal expression. Tone. Timing. Dynamics. Reflection. Solos that tell a story.
Please visit our website 6stringshowdown.com for details.
Recently relocated from NY to SoCal. Been fronting and singing in blues bands since I'm 14. Mostly originals mixed with a handful of quirky covers. Headlined the main stage at BB Kings Blues Club/NYC in March, 2015. Looking to recapture that high on the West Coast. I take this sh*t pretty seriously -- seriously fun. Let's do this thing.
