Talking of unsigned band competitions we like, as mentioned in yesterday's CMU Daily, the 3 Student Music Awards tour reaches London tonight with two events. The first, at the LSE, will see SMA finalists Dan Priddy, Wise Service and Mr Mouth all supporting CMU favourite Max Sedgley. Meanwhile at Thames Valley University in Ealing finalists Lola Edun, The Know and Stoyic will all play, with Island signed Dogs headlining. Another showcase event will take place at Kings College London next Wednesday (15 Mar), while the tour will finale in Brighton the next day (16 Mar).
There are more details about the tour at http://www.studentmusicawards.co.uk, guest list info from [email protected]. You can preview music from all 30 finalists, and vote for your favourites, at the same website. And don't forget CMU has been interviewing all the finalist bands, and you'll be able to read their answers each day on the CMU Beats website, kicking off with Cath Lewis, Joe Seagar and The Haze tomorrow. Hurrah.