Bank of Ireland’s National Student Music Awards are go! Names are in the ring and gloves are being laced as twelve new bands prepare for battle. Of four bands in three cities, only one will go to the The Village on 24 April with a place in the final.

More details:
www.nsma.ie
www.nsma.hotpress.com
www.myspace.com/nsmaireland

Were you at The Village last year when to see Saviours of Space wow the crowd? Fancy showing past winners Delorentos how it’s really done? Well, the heats for the National Student Music Awards have been announced and it’s time to get your demos in….
Organisers have confirmed the regional heats as:
Thur March 6th UCD
Thur Mar 13th NUIG
Wed Mar 19th Cyprus Avenue, Cork

The best will be selected to compete in the finals in Dublin later in the year.

Last year The Blizzards strummed and sweated their way through a headline slot. No news yet on who’ll do the honours next year…I’d love it to be last year’s contenders The Kinetiks but am thinking The Flaws may be more likely…

The prizes are feckin’ brilliant:

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