Battle of The Bands:
Lindsey couldn’t believe how many bands had signed up for the band competition. Her and Kaja were sitting at opposite end of the Judge's table. A stage had been constructed outside on the football field for each band to perform. If they had their own lighting and sound crew they could use the equipment that had been set up. If not, sound engineers and lighting engineers were standing by to assist.

Each band had to be registered and submit two songs for consideration. The first song had to be the one they were going to play and an alternate, just in case they couldn’t play that song. The second song was their playoff song, should they tie.

“Man, today is going to be exciting.” Lindsey looks towards Mr. Simmons and Mrs. King from another nearby High school.

“You can say that again. Look at all the television stations setting up their cameras and such.” Kaja points out the news teams that had arrived to record the competition.

“So, I heard Ian is playing for one of the bands today?” Mr. Simmons looks at Lindsey for conformation.

“Yep, he’s competing with them. They needed a drummer and they asked him to join them for the competition. I can’t wait to hear what they are going to play.” Lindsey wonders which of the songs she wrote for them, that they were going to play.

The Mayor steps out onto the field and walks up to the stage to make an announcement. The bleachers were filled with students and parents who came to hear the bands compete against each other.

“I want to thank everyone who has shown up to hear and support all these talented musicians competing against each other. I want to thank our panel of judges who will be judging each band. Now, let’s get this competition going.”

The first band comes out onto the stage and start playing. Their style was more pop-rock and was pretty good. Lindsey heard where they either missed their timing or the rhythm was off. The music they played was really good.

The next band was so-so. They really needed to practice more. The band after them really needed to practice with each other. Band after band comes on stage and play. By late afternoon they had four bands left to listen to. One of them was the band Ian was in and the last band was Lady Zombies.

Once all the bands were done playing, they had four bands to compete in a playoff. The band Ian was playing in and Lady zombies were two of the bands of the four. Lindsey was proud of both bands and made sure to be neutral in her judgment.

After the four-way playoff. It came down to the band Ian was in and Lady Zombies. The two bands were brought out. Lindsey could tell Lady zombies were amazed that they had made it to the end. The band Ian was playing in, goes first in the playoff.

They play a remix of Thunder and Hammer. A smirk appears on Lindsey’s face, Ian must have suggested it because it was heavy on drums and guitar playing. The band does a wonderful job on the remix of the song.

“Next.” Lindsey wanted to see what Lady zombies were going to play.

They come on stage and jump right into a song, Lindsey knew they wrote and she helped improve. She listens to the song and it was really, really good. It was better than the remix of Thunder and Hammer. By the time they finished playing the song, she knew right away who the winner was between the two. She gives her vote to the Mayor, who looks at the piece of paper and refold it.

The Mayor steps back up on stage and looks at the two bands that were still there. He looks at everyone present. He clears his throat and picks the mic up “The winner of the first-ever Battle-of-the- band competition is Lady Zombies”

The girls up on stage jump around and scream as they base in the winning. Afterward, they join the band Ian is in and put on a massive performance. They jam till, late in the evening.

By the time they stop playing and everything is wrapped up. It was midnight when Lindsey walks into her home. Her parents were home and in bed.

She strips out of her clothing and crawls into bed. She hopes that when she finally graduates from school she’ll be able to make it big and become a successful conductor as well.