On Saturday, January 10th, 2009, the Band Clash 20/20 semi finals toolk place at the Reverb. 3 great bands and a wild card advanced to the final roound which will take place at a to be announced venue in June of 2009. Thank you to all of the competing bands:

ALTERNATE END
SOKEY
REMEDY
SHADOWS IN RED
LEFT TURN CITY
TONIC SOUL
WEST MEMPHIS SUICIDE
A FUTURE SCORN
NOTHING ORACLE

The judges had a very difficult time selecting the winners, however at the end of the night the four bands moving on were:

Alternate End
Nothing Oracle
Left Turn City
Sokey.

Congratulations to the newest group of finalists who will be competing in one more massive round for the incredible grand prize which includes:

-$20,000 CASH
-$20,000 PRIZING (Which Includes):
-A RECORDING PACKAGE AND WEEKEND RETREAT @ LAKE EFFECT STUDIOS ($10,000 in value)
-A STORY IN GASOLINE MAGAZINE
-A FULL PAGE STORY IN UNCHARTED SOUNDS, AN INTERVIEW
-A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY SHOOT
-A LIVE VIDEO SHOOT FROM DBS DUPLICATION
-A CHANCE TO BE THE FEATURED BAND ON PARAGONONLINE FOR 3 MONTHS
-A BAND INTERVIEW TO BE FEATURED ON THE PARAGON MYSPACE
& MUCH, MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!

Thank you to our awesome judges:

Jim Hopson from Wellcraft Music and Lake Effect Studios
Lisa and Marco Balestri from Uncharted Sounds
Jonathan Pinkus from S.L. Feldman and Associates

Another thanks is in order to Jim for filling in as a last minute master of ceremonies. You did a great job

Thanks to Lucie, Domenic and everyone at the Reverb for being hospitable as always to the entire Paragon crew, and finally thanks to the 300+ fans who braved the snow to support your bands as they battled for a spot in the finals!

Keep posted for updates about the finals date and venue as we begin the final round of 20/20 preliminaries.

See you all there!