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Published Friday, March 18, 2005 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

DOING BATTLES WITH THE BANDS: You might think of a battle of the bands as an expression of teen angst or a glorified open mike.
But some competitions offer real rewards for Boston musicians with global ambitions.
"How much can you expect from a battle of the bands?'' asked Dan 'Chill Breeze' Martinez, lead guitarist for local up-and-comers The Murder Elite.
In his case, perhaps an all-expenses-paid trip to Germany, courtesy of the international Emergenza festival, which holds its final preliminary battles this weekend at the Middle East Upstairs in Cambridge. The decidedly local and more selective WBCN Rock 'N' Roll Rumble, starts next month at the Middle East.

Continue reading my story: For those about to rock... (Boston Herald)
Related: Emergenza, WBCN, The Middle East restaurant and nightclub