Six Las Vegas music acts are officially are headed to Life Is Beautiful.
After a summerlong competition that drew more than 100 contestants, the Downtown Las Vegas festival has announced the winners of its Battle of the Bands finale: Arrlo, Decaying Tigers, The Dollheads, Jae Douglass, Secos and Tanna Marie.
Those who keep close track of the local music scene will recognize some of these up-and-comers, but if not, they've got time to get familiar before they play the fest's Rising Stars stage September 16-18. And here are some fun facts to get you started …
The pop quartet Arrlo (IG: arrlomusic), best known for their sing-along hooks, are proudly led by trans singer Sunni Suede.
Decaying Tigers’ (IG: decayingtigers) synthesized electronic style could be described as “8-bit” or, more formally, chiptune—the essence of vintage video game soundtracks.
The members of The Dollheads (IG: the_dollheads), a rocking trio of siblings who’ve been recording music at National Southwestern this summer, are all under 16 years old.
MC Jae Douglass (IG: jaedouglass), who just dropped a new single called “Passenger,” opened for local rap sensation Dizzy Wright at Las Vegas’ Hempfest in 2016.
Spirited alt-rockers Secos (IG: secosband), one of the newer bands on this lineup, have a frontman who dabbled in opera.
And the soulful and sassy Tanna Marie (IG: tannamariesings) isn’t just a singer-songwriter; she’s a two-time slam poetry champion and the winner of 2014’s Fredericksburg Idol, a Virginia-based singing contest.
Each of them will bring something vastly different to the LIB stage. And they’ll be joined by nine others from a nationwide competition hosted by Life Is Beautiful and Sessions Live. Here's the complete list.
Arrlo
Decaying Tigers
Full Circle
Jack Moe
The Dollheads
Jae Douglass
Jazmine Lucero
Kaleena Zanders
Kris Angelis
Madsn
Maria Krauss
Method to the Madness
Phil Crown
Secos
Tanna Marie
