Algonquin Battle of Bands Future Uncertain

The Who's Pete Townshend once said

" Rock and roll itself can be described as music to accompany the rite of passage". So why are there not enough entries for the Village of Algonquin's upcoming Battle of the Bands? Is there a sudden shortage of youthful angst and ennui?

The event, scheduled for June 21, is the first step in the Illinois Teen Battle of the Bands Competition and a possible exciting and rewarding career in the field of entertainment loud enough to make your eardrums bleed.

But Recreation Superintendent Sara Stefan reports she's only received two entries and the magic number is four. "If I don't have four I can't make it go," she said. "Got to have four to have a battle."
The deadline next Friday, June 12, looms. Stefan says she hopes it's just youthful procrastination. "You know, like waiting until the last minute to turn in homework."

Rules and regs ("Oh, Maaaaan....") and forms for last-minute entries to the Battle of the Bands can be found at http://www.algonquin.org/egov/docs/1242222836_447326.pdf

Pete Townsbend, by the way, just turned 64.