Pagliacci Battle Of The Bands

I am always amazed at how many of our crewmembers are in bands. I guess you could say our flexible hours make Pagliacci a haven for many aspiring musicians. Some take time off to tour and play in notable music festivals like Austin’s SXSW or our very own Bumbershoot. A few have even had a brush with fame. Imagine my surprise when watching SNL in January and seeing a former Bridle Trails crewmember playing with Fleet Foxes (although not a current member of the band). There is even an urban legend that a member of Pearl Jam once applied at one of our pizzerias in the early 90’s. Ironically, the story goes that he was not hired because he required too much time off to tour with his band.

It seems like every time I visit a store, someone is bragging about how great his or her band is. Four years ago we decided to ask them to prove it by throwing our first ever Battle of the Bands. Our criterion for consideration of playing at our event is simple – at least one band member needs to work at Pagliacci. Every year we have the daunting task of selecting just eight bands to play. Here is this year’s line up:

9:00 pm – Mahaffey's Dolls

9:30 pm – Jesse Fox?

10:00 pm – Black Science

10:30 pm – Waves of the Mind

11:00 pm – Slackhabit

11:30 pm – FatCat

12:00 am – What What Now

12:30 am – WormWood?

The prize is noteworthy for any aspiring young band – two days of recording studio time at Woodinville’s Bear Creek Studio.

Join us at Neumo’s in Capitol Hill next Monday, May 4th. Tickets are $5 at the door with the proceeds donated to Vera Project. Doors open at 8 pm. The battle begins at 9 pm.

Last year's winners, Rad Touch, at the recording studio.