by Kari Hulac ~ May 10th, 2008. Filed under: Acoustic, Alternative, Battles, High school battle.

And the five bands advancing to the May 17 finale from Friday night’s semi-finals for the 3rd Annual High School Battle of the Bands are: Avery Mast, Folk rock/acoustic (Livermore); Budapeg, alt/ experimental (Vacaville); Dripsound, Rock/ Experimental (De La Salle); Funky Bus & the U-Turns, R&B/Funk/Blues (Berkeley); and Skamikaze Pilots, Ska/ Punk (Amador Valley). Ten more bands will battle it out TONIGHT at Sleep Train Pavilion at 6 p.m. for the remaining five spots. Visit www.ticketmaster.com. Just $6! To vote for YOUR favorite contestant, visit our Battle page for the People’s Choice Battle. Visit our site and blog later for photos and to find out what one judge thought of the bands.Visit our BandsOfTheBay.com booth inside the entrance of the Pavilion for cool stickers, free wristbands and a great official Battle concert T-shirt. Just $10 or 2 for $15. 

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