Week 12 of 12 for the Summer Session of the Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition brought more new talent, plus many familiar faces all vying for the coveted last spot in the Finals competition Sep 17th. Many begged to sign in and be added to the lineup which closed at 7:45pm. 19 were able to perform, while 8 more waited the night away on stand-by for a chance. The crowd got their applause ready and warmed up with fantastic audience giveaways from the Mary Pickford Theater like movie tickets, cell phone cases, movie t-shirts and hats! The crowd and the musicians cheered each other on and brought an electric energy to the Tilted Kilt.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd places were extremely close as many of the performers brought a cheering section. In the end, 1st place was awarded to newcomers, The Classy Mother F’ers who totally rocked the house! They chose to take home 2 tickets to Wet & Wild Palm Springs and are now entered into the Grand Finals on Sep 17th competing for $500 of music gear from Musicians Outlet, a studio demo recording from S.I.R. Entertainment Services and a 3 day trip to Las Vegas from Crater Lake Vodka! A very close 2nd place was awarded to Kyle Paras who’s unique tone wowed. Kyle chose to take home a movie tickets package from the Mary Pickford Theater. Additional close to call winners were Tanya Nunez & Brianna Finnell who sung their hearts out to Adele with the instrumental aides of Juan Espino and Dillan Bailard and took home 3rd place. The girls each took home a Dermaplane treatment from EstheticX.Obsession Massage & Wax Bar.
Then came the Wild Card! All of the previous 2nd and 3rd place winners over all 12 weeks came up to the stage where their names were placed into a container and one name was drawn to be automatically entered into the Grand Finals to fill the last and final spot. That name was Emerah Marie, a talented vocalist and wonderful addition to the Grand Finals competition.
Thank you, as always, to the talented musicians and singers who came out to compete and share their passion for music- you all rock: Stephen, Metal Craze, Aero Mystic, Kirk Kelly, Richard Finn, Mike Sick-boy, Qeu, Jim Holiday & Richard Peregrina, Hannah, Daytime Moon, Damien De Leon, Marco Thoma, Freddy Live, Practically Paranoid, Look for coverage of this week’s event in Coachella Valley Weekly. Special thanks to all of our sponsors: S.I.R. Entertainment Services, Musicians Outlet, EstheticX.Obsession Massage & Wax Bar, Wet & Wild Palm Springs, Mary Pickford Theater, Vargas Arts, Abe’s Brand, Crater Lake Vodka and CV Weekly.
We hope to see you all at the Grand Finals on September 17th at the Tilted Kilt Open Mic Competition. Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm!!! Also, the week immediately following (Sep 24th) will begin our new Fall/Winter Edition with new prizes and 12 more weeks of fun and chances to win!!! See you there. Check out details at Facebook.com/TiltedKiltOpenMicCompetitionand for questions please contact creator and host, Morgan James at (714) 651-1911 or OpenMicContact@gmail.com
