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| Next American Star Live at the House of Blues Chicago The Next American Star Young Adult Rock Midwest Regional Finals are live at House of Blues Chicago, featuring the Region's top unsigned bands. Be part of the new history of music by helping expert judges decide who will represent the Midwest in the Finals! What: Event co-hosts include VH1's Daisy of Love stars Sinister, Chi Chi and Flex, with a surprise guest celebrity headliner. Competing in the male category are Chicago's Awake in Reno, a Lady Gaga-meets-Fall Out Boy club/dance-inspired band, Minneapolis' Power/Pop/Punk boy band Lights Out Dancing and Asteria (reminiscent of The Maine and White Tie Affair) of Crown Point, IN. In the female category, Fox's American Juniors finalists, singer/songwriter twins Sammy & Sasha, compete with Nashville's three-sister rock band Everlife, opening act for Miley Cyrus on her Best of Both Worlds Tour and featured on several current movie soundtracks. When: June 24, 2009. Walk the Red Carpet: 5:00. All Ages Show: 5:30-9:30 pm. The first 100 to arrive receive VIP Access Passes guaranteeing a spot in the LIVE music video taping, placement near the stage and a walk down the red carpet with the Stars! Where: House of Blues Chicago at 329 N. Dearborn. The Red Carpet ceremony and media interviews will take place in the courtyard in front of the Hotel Sax and State Street House of Blues entrance. Why: The Next American Star is the online multi-channel reality-based interactive talent discovery platform providing opportunities for aspiring artists to live their dreams and the music-loving public to "SuperVote" them up the charts. The LIVE Regional Finals are the culmination of online voting at TheNextAmericanStar.com. The Next American Star is a National Media Partner of Starlight Children's Foundation (www.starlight.org). The live events and online broadcast network serve to increase awareness of this important cause. Additional Dates: South/West Regional Finals at House of Blues Dallas, June 27 with Dallas Cowboys' Free Reign and host QB Tony Romo; East Regional Finals, Fillmore NYC, July 1 with celebrity headliner Vanilla Ice. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Jazz News :: home page |