Our good friends at Bloodshot Records are providing one lucky ALARM reader with an amazing, deluxe prize pack this holiday season. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Contests’ Category
Enter to Win: Bloodshot Records Prize Pack
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009Enter to win! New York Night Train Happening on July 11
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009Rock ‘n’ roll, go-go dancing, and hula hoops? What more could you ask for?
On July 11, ALARM and Panache are thrilled to present the Chicago stop of the New York Night Train. Enter below to win two tickets to one of the summer’s most unforgettable nights.

One entry per person. Contests are only open to ALARM newsletter subscribers. By entering your E-mail address, you are signing up for our exclusive E-mail newsletter. You can always unsubscribe if you don’t like it, and you’ll still be eligible to win any contest that you entered.
Contest: Win the new Yoshida Brothers CD
Monday, May 25th, 2009Meshing traditional Japanese sounds with rock, folk, neoclassical, film scores, and more, the shamisen-wielding Yoshida Brothers combine the East and West in dynamic ways.
The duo’s new album, Prism, furthers the dynamism with a group of originals and a group of covers, the latter of which includes Radiohead’s “The National Anthem.” (more…)
Contest: FREE Tickets for Orange Tulip Conspiracy’s May Tour
Monday, April 20th, 2009Covering vast swaths of sonic territory in any given few songs, Orange Tulip Conspiracy channels prog fusion, psychedelic rock, 1950s jazz guitar, avant metal, Romani melodies, and much more. Now, as the band prepares for a nationwide tour in May, five ALARM readers can win a pair of tickets to see its hefty talents in person in cities of their choice. (more…)
Contest: Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Dub Trio, Cheer-Accident FREE in Chicago
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009Would you like a last-minute chance to see three great bands in Chicago on Thursday? Enter the contest below for a chance to win two tickets to see theatrical avant-rockers Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, dub-metal instrumentalists Dub Trio, and unclassifiable prog collective Cheer-Accident. (more…)
Contest: FREE Tickets for Orange Tulip Conspiracy’s May Tour
Monday, April 13th, 2009Covering vast swaths of sonic territory in any given few songs, Orange Tulip Conspiracy channels prog fusion, psychedelic rock, 1950s jazz guitar, avant metal, Romani melodies, and much more. Now, as the band prepares for a nationwide tour in May, five ALARM readers can win a pair of tickets to see its hefty talents in person in cities of their choice. (more…)
Contest: Win Two Tickets to See Marco Benevento in Chicago
Monday, April 6th, 2009Following an auspicious solo debut last year, post-jazz keyboardist Marco Benevento (of Benevento/Russo Duo fame) recently released Me Not Me, another solo outing that mostly features personalized versions of cover material.
Click onward for a chance to win two tickets to see Benevento’s trio in Chicago this Thursday, April 9. (more…)
Contest: FREE Weekend Pass to Heineken TransAtlantic Festival
Monday, March 30th, 2009Taking place from April 17-18 and 24-25 in Miami, Florida, the seventh annual Heineken TransAtlantic Festival features prominent musicians from around the globe, performing worldly sounds like funk Cubano, cumbia glitch, Afrobeat, Mexican jazz, and Malian desert rock.
Big-name scheduled performers include Tinariwen, the Budos Band, Ximena Sarinana, and more. (more…)
Win Two Tickets to See Dub Trio at Chicago’s House of Blues
Thursday, March 12th, 2009Dropped-D dub-metal pioneers Dub Trio return to Chicago this coming Monday, March 16 in support or Irish punk rockers Flogging Molly. If you’re in town, enter to win two free tickets ($50 value) to see both bands next week. (more…)
Contest: Win an Irepress Prize Package (CD + T-shirt)!
Monday, March 9th, 2009
Following its debut full-length in 2007, melodic math-chug group Irepress has just released its crushing, beautiful, epic sophomore album, Sol Eye Sea I, on Translation Loss Records.
To celebrate this great release, ALARM has teamed up with Translation Loss to give away a few gift packages of the new CD and an Irepress T-shirt. Read the details and hear a new track below. (more…)


