Battle of the Bands to Rock in Wilmette

Youth Connection’s Battle of the Bands will be held this year on Friday, January 31st at 7:00pm at Wilmette Junior High School, 620 Locust Road, Wilmette, IL. This is an annual event that features musical talent of local students.  This year’s battle will have a record number of participants with over 17 acts performing in band and solo acts.  103.5 KISS-FM and The Rock House in Wilmette are this year's sponsors.  ErikZ from KISS-FM will be there to serve as guest DJ. 

Rock House owner, Chris Karabas, says “I am so glad to support Battle of the Bands again this year. Youth Connection offers a great opportunity for our youth to showcase their talent, and I am excited to see that so many promising musicians and singers will be participating.”

Tickets are $10 each at the door and include a raffle ticket for the chance to win prizes including an electric guitar and a pair of tickets to the Fall Out Boy and Paramore "Monumentour" show on Friday, July 11, 2014 at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park.  

In conjunction with Battle of the Bands, Youth Connection is holding a canned food drive for the New Trier Township Food Pantry.  Each guest who brings in one or more unexpired cans of food on the evening of the Battle will receive one extra raffle ticket.  Battle of the Bands is open to the public.

Youth Connection is a 501-C 3 charitable organization that provides social, service, and educational opportunities to Wilmette-area 5th-8th graders. For more information about this Battle of the Bands and Youth Connection, visit www.youthconnectionwilmette.org.