Well, Boston, you fought well, but Portland beat you in the end. Dreams: they come true for other people.
It was a big night for air guitar on April 25th. Three qualifiers in three different cities, and two of them were virgin territory (and also there haven't been US Air Guitar competitions there... heyoooo!). One of these was Shippensburg, PA, which hosted their first qualifier under the auspices of their local competitive bearding group, Bearding Man.
Tags: qualifiers, 2015 season, central PA
I mentioned this in passing in the Chicago Qualifier post, but let's have a whole post about it because it's important and it's bigger than just Chicago. I say that air guitar is a family all the time, but this is the proof. Plus: ways to help!
Tags: chicago, qualifiers, not about air guitar, 2015 season
Chicago's competitive air guitar scene is a strange beast. It's chock-full of talent, but there are also a lot of big names there who are retired or semi-retired. This year, like last year, the qualifier was a small and intimate affair, wherein everyone went to round 2 and the venue was a basement that mocked at people's attempts to connect to the internets. But that didn't stop it from being a totally face-rocking show.
Tags: chicago, qualifiers, second-hand recaps, 2015 season
More brand-new qualifier locations, hooray! This one was one of two first-time qualifiers that took place on Saturday, this one in Havelock, NC. Welcome to the air guitar family, you guys!
Tags: qualifiers, second-hand recaps, 2015 season, nc
Talk about your late-breaking news. Details have literally JUST NOW surfaced about an air guitar qualifier held at Burning Man last summer - right after 2014 US Air Guitar Nationals, so it was technically part of the 2015 season.
Tags: qualifiers, second-hand recaps, 2015 season, burning man
It's official: the 2015 US Air Guitar Boston Qualifier will take place on Saturday, June 6th, 2015 at TT the Bear's Place at 5pm. Like last year, this is an early show to leave more time to celebrate afterwards!
IT'S STARTING, YOU GUYS!! The 2015 US Air Guitar season has kicked off last night with a brand-new qualifier, in Queens, where they've never had one before. History in the making!
Tags: qualifiers, second-hand recaps, 2015 season, queens
You may recall that I am very adamant about bringing US Air Guitar nationals to Boston in 2015. I am aware that our main competition, at least in terms of cities trying to make a case for themselves, is Portland, OR. While I love Portland and would like an excuse to visit again, their year can wait. This year is Boston's year. Here are my top reasons why.
Despite a long hiatus, I would like to continue providing a platform for women in competitive air guitar to share their stories. I hope that I can showcase more such posts in the future and that we keep looking at solutions together.
Tags: analysis