We have almost reached the finals and week #10 was packed with performers ready to battle it out for those last coveted spots at the Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition! The audience cheered for thier favorite musicians, even jumping on stage to show off thier enthusiasm for giveaways from the Mary Pickford Theater such as t-shirts, hats, and sunglasses. At the end of the night, the rowdy crowd chose Jersey Cat & Desert Rat (Tyler Grillo & Sal Garcia) as the first place winner! These fantastic musicians took home a massage package from EstheticX.Obsession Massage & Wax Bar and earned a spot in the finals where they’ll compete for the grand prizes of a 3 day/2 night trip to Las Vegas from Crater Lake Vodka, a 1-3 track recorded demo plus 12 hours of studio time from S.I.R. Entertainment Studios as well as $500 of music gear from Musicians Outlet. Second place was awarded to Juls Philips who came all the way from Idyllwild for the second week in a row and sang a beautiful heartfelt original. Juls chose to take home a movie ticket and concession package from the Mary Pickford Theater. Last night’s third place brought on a tie between Qeu (Juan Espino) and Paul Vasquez. Both gentleman rocked the mic to take home the great prizes of a $25 Musicians Outlet gift card and tickets to Wet & Wild Palm Springs, respectively.
THANK YOU to ALL of our performers at the Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition for putting on a great show AND for being so supportive of the other artists: Jim Holiday, Marco Thoma, Mike Sick-boy, Charity Dumpit, James- Music on the Bones, Tanya Nunez, Alex Perez, Practically Paranoid, Tyler La Salle and MacKinley Cross. I hope to see you all next week! Look for coverage of this week’s event and the announcement of winners in the next issue of Coachella Valley Weekly! SPECIAL THANKS to all of our sponsors: S.I.R. Entertainment Studios, Musicians Outlet, Crater Lake Vodka, EstheticX.Obsession Massage & Wax Bar, Wet & Wild Palm Springs, Vargas Arts, CV Weekly and Mary Pickford Theater and our newest sponsor Abe’s Brand Dressing & Happy Sushi.
Remember, the Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition is ALL AGES and runs EVERY WEDNESDAY. YOU may compete EVERY week! PLEASE NOTE: Due to our overwhelming number of interested performers, sign in starts at 7pm and will be closed at 7:45pm. BRING YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY and FANS and note that the competition runs from 8-11pm so be sure your friends and family know to stay until the end to voice their vote!!! For questions or information about sign-up, please see Facebook.com/TiltedKiltOpenMicCompetition or contact creator and host, Morgan James at OpenMicContact@gmail.com or (714) 651-1911
