Sound Off! Announces Its 2010 Competitors

The Lonely H, former winners of Sound Off!

Every year, the Experience Music Project hosts Sound Off!, a battle of the bands in which young (i.e. underage) artists vie for a shot at a performance slot at Bumbershoot 2010, among other prizes like, say, gear from Korg. Band's who've won this competition over the years -- Schoolyard Heroes, The Lonely H, Dyme Def, The Lonely Forest, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, etc -- tend to go on to do very well for themselves, and not just in Seattle, either.

Check out this year's roster and schedule of performances after the jump; all shows take place at the EMP Sky Church starting at 8 p.m., cost $10 (or $7 for EMP/SFM members) and are, obviously, all ages.

SEMIFINAL ROUND ONE, Saturday, February 13, 2010:

* (Sui-Generis) / Kennewick, WA
* Apache Chief / Tacoma, WA
* Candysound / Burlington, WA
* Sea Fever / Seattle, WA

SEMIFINAL ROUND TWO, Saturday, February 20, 2010:

* A Cozy Kitchen / Bellingham, WA
* Hooves and Beak /Seattle, WA
* Pan Pan / Bellingham, WA
* The Cat from Hue /Camano Island, WA

SEMIFINAL ROUND THREE, Saturday, February 27, 2010:

* Great Waves / Sammamish, WA
* SEACATS /Kelso, WA
* Subtle Like a T-Rex / Port Coquitlam, BC
* Us on Roofs /Seattle, WA

FINAL ROUND, Saturday, March 6, 2010:
The winning bands from the three semifinal rounds, plus the "wild card" band.