The Incredible Sandwich won a Battle of the Bands to play Wakarusa 2010 this summer. The vote was decided by all who attended the February 1 event at New Earth Music Hall. Music began at 9 p.m., and The Sandwich played at 1 a.m.

Other competing bands included Jazzchronic (funk,rock,fusion,) Mama’s Love (jam, rock, funk,) Sumilan (progressive, rock, ambient,) and The Head (rock and roll). All were chosen through a submission process.

This multi-artist gig wass part of the Waka Winter Classic, which will be touring though 20 cities this winter in a quest to locate the best musicians across the country. The winner of each talent showcase will receive an invitation to play at the Wakarusa festival. The winners will also have their music featured on the Wakarusa Web site and will compete in an online talent showcase.

The 6th Annual Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival will take place on in June 3-6, 2010 at Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Arkansas.

Genres heard will include a cappella, acoustic, adult contemporary, alternative, Americana, avant-garde, bluegrass, blues, celtic, children’s music, classic rock, classical, comedy, contemporary christian, country, cover band, electronic, folk, funk, gospel, goth, hip-hop/rap, jam band, latin, metal, new age/ambient, non-music performer, pop, punk, reggae, rock, singer/songwriter, soul, spoken word, urban and world.

Artists already scheduled to play the mountain-top festival include STS9, The Disco Biscuits, Lotus and Tea Leaf Green.

See The Incredible Sandwich’s video promo here.

In the past few months, TIS achieved a top 15 ranking on national radio charts (see a map here and more info here) and has been touring to great success.

Here are some video versions of the band’s new songs.
(Note: Some of the song titles may change at a later date)

• “B Thing”
• “Round and Round” (this video is especially psychedelic)
• “In the Pines”

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