The Big Mama's  Battle of the Bands 2008 summer concert series at the Karaoke Café in Seymour is fast gaining a reputation among up-and-coming music acts as the place to be this summer.

This year’s summer-long competition is the second installment of the series after last year’s inaugural battle of the bands surpassed all expectations, according to the 2008 Battle of the Bands event coordinator Dana King.

“Last year’s battle of the bands was phenomenal,” said King. “We had some really good bands and a really good response from everyone involved. We’ve had over 130 bands enter the competition this year thanks to the success of last year’s event.

“As far as I know this is one of the biggest competitions of its kind going on anywhere right now,” King added. “We’ve heard from bands from Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina, and of course, Tennessee so far.

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