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VOTE: Video Battle of the Bands Final Round

Choose your favorite out of the six finalists.

Twenty-four submissions are now down to six finalists competing to take the top prize in Patch's Video Battle of the Bands.

Six bands and individuals, ranging the gamut from rock to rap, square off to see who will win the grand prize, which includes headlining a show at the Harp in Boston in June.

The top two vote getters from each regional competition who are now in the finals are:

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Forget the Former and The Truezoos from the regional round.

The President featuring L.E.S White and Scotty and the Gang from the regional round.

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BlackLight SunRise and DCLA (Dukes County Love Affair) from the regional round.

Voting for the final round will run until noon on Friday, May 18. Please vote by telling us your choice in the comment section below the article. One vote per person per day please. Note: This contest is running on more than 30 sites across Eastern Massachusetts and we will be adding up the votes from all the participating sites.

Here is more information about each band and artist:

Forget the Former – “I Would Have Lost”

Bobby Briggs of Westford; Daniel Daley of Tewksbury; and Ben Hanson of Lowell

The Truezoos – “I’ll Keep This One”

Sean O’Sullivan and Marc Hoffman of Georgetown; and Jeff Kereakoglow of Danvers

The President featuring L.E.S White -- "You Can Change That"

Nicholas Kermelewicz of Wakefield

Scotty and the Gang -- "Free"

Dan Kendricksen, Matt Tagan, Eliot Carduff and Scott Clark, all of Melrose

BlackLight SunRise -- "The One"

Derek Measor of Plymouth; Zakk Doucette of Kingston; Ryan Quinn of Plymouth; Courtney Petersen of Kingston; and CJ Carroll of Halifax

DCLA (Dukes County Love Affair) -- "Capture the Cove"

Mike Parker of Tisbury; Jamie Greene of West Tisbury; John Stanwood of West Tisbury; and Phil Darosa of Chilmark

The winner of the final round will win a rockstar prize pack! The grand prize winner will headline a gig at The Harp in Boston, as well as receive a custom -designed event poster from Plymouth graphic designer allisonkathleen, a cut/color at Avanti Hair Salon, a party bus ride around Boston on Bustonian Party Bus and lunch at M.J. O'Connor's!

Let us know your favorite band in the comment section! The grand prize winner will be announced on Monday, May 21.


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