Music: In A Rowdy Way by the 2010 winners Rowdy Raiders:
2010 WINNERS
The winners for the 2010 contest were:
- Best overall band -ROWDY RAIDERS (Marcos Martinez - guitar, Patrick Hunter - bass and vox, Kevin Marchabeyoglu - drums) from Southwest High School.
- 2nd Place -GONE BY SUNRISE from Paschal High School
- 3rd Place -EXIT 287 from Paschal, Arlington Heights and Northside High Schools
- Best vocalist was Chris Solorzano (Gone by Sunrise)
- Best instrumentalist was the lead guitar for the Rowdy Raiders, Marcos Martinez
See pics of the event at our and become a fan while you're there so you can hear about the 2011 Cowtown Rocks.
The first annual Cowtown Rocks show was a big success, thanks to everyone who helped. Special thanks to the following people:
Sponsors and Suppliers
- Justin Chandler and David Nunez of Sonic who provided major financial support for grand prize and trophy
- Jerry Hudson of Eagle Audio Recording who provided the grand prize recording certificate
- Danny Weaver of the Aardvark who also provided financial support
- Mike Horn of American Audio Visual and Charles Dry of Mr. E's who provided equipment
- Goodfellas Logos who printed the T-shirts
Our Judges
- Sally Herring Birthisel of the Fort Worth Music Coop,
- Chris Maunder, owner of The Moon on Berry Street and
- Anthony Mariani, music editor of The Fort Worth Weekly
Our Volunteers
- Jim Sager - who came up with the idea for Cowtown Rocks and served as the organizer
- Steve Tall - who developed the web site and managed promotional efforts
- Carol Zuber-Mallison - who designed the logo, posters and t-shirts
- Michael Kelly - who was in charge of the equipment and the sound
- Bruce Benz - President of the Paschal Band Boosters who led the booster support efforts
- Darrin Duff - Paschal Band Director who helped with logistics
- The members of the Paschal Band and Band Boosters who ran the concessions, sold tickets and t-shirts, managed the stage directed traffic etc.
Also special thanks to JOSH WEATHERS AND THE TRUE ENDEAVORS for putting on an outstanding show at the end of the day. What energy! They were amazing. By the way, a lot of people were asking about them. You can find more information on their future performances and how to buy their music at joshweathersband.com
Congratulations to the winners. See you at Cowtown Rocks 2011.