This past weekend’s semi-final shows at Crash Mansion were a total blast encompassing many different types of music. Located in the East Village, Crash Mansion is one of NYC’s nicest live music venues in the city. A great sound system and staff make shows there a great time for all. Thursday started out with Sinking North playing first. Their original tunes were infectious to say the least. Very well composed songs. All For Now played next for a audience of young admirers and didn’t miss a note. These youngsters were great musicians. High Five took the stage next and put on a great show. Their songs were mellow but fast at the same time. It was very interesting stuff. Stephanie White and the New Jersey Philth Harmonic took the stage next and put it down. Every member of the band had great musicianship. Damn Glad played next and rocked it. These guys played some good old straight forward rock and everyone loved it. Sherman and Greg took the stage next and played a great set to the legions of fans in attendance. The Midas Touch once again treated us to their funkadelic set. PM took the stage to belt out their awesome hard blues rock set. Amazing solos and musicianship made for a great show. Bo Quiver and the Arrows wrapped up the note and ended with a bang as the busted through a great set. Friday night continued to keep the place rockin. Silence the Feedback started the night out with a high octane set of hard edged metal. The Riffsurfers played next and blew everybody away with crazy fast solos and groovy beats. Jonestown took the spotlight next and had their minions of fans goin crazy for their upbeat rock tunes. The Johns played next and continued to rile up the crowd with their high energy eclectic indie rock. Bound by Substance played next. What a great mysterious band they are. The Hey! Gave us all a great show with their own version of indie rock tunes. Robroymountjoy really knows how to clear a room. Good job in that respect. Roots Rock Rebel played next and amazed us all. These veteran rockers had some awesome old-school yet original punk tunes. Streetlights finished up the night with their set. Some really great talent in that band for sure. Saturday night started out with Media Crime. I think all the younger bands could have learned something from these veteran rockers - great stuff. Downfire took the stage next to play in front of a whole bus load of their crazy metal fans. Good job fellas. Closed Till Dark played next and did great. Everybody loved their mellow grooves and spacey guitar noises. Veinmelter took the stage next and did a great job of playing their reggae inspired groove filled tunes. Great band. A Fistful of Dynamite took the stage next and played their obscure acoustic punk rock songs. What a great fun band those guys are. 23 to Sparta finished up the night with some great original rock tunes. They were a great band to finish up a great show. Sunday night shaped up to be a great night filled with rowdy fans and screaming girls. Man I love rock n’ roll! Flavor of the Sun started the night out with some great catchy original tunes. Definitely some great musicians. Coma Ghost took the stage next and played some of the best trance rock I’ve ever heard. Asia Mei played next and rocked out with their mellow yet very catchy tunes. Angel Vivaldi took the stage and had everyones jaws hitting the floor with his amazing guitar skills. What an amazingly skilled guitarist he is. Dellacane took the stage next and fired up the crowd with their awesome garage/indie rock songs. These guys are a great live band. Missy Rogers played next and even though she was very sick, she still managed to sing like an angel. Great singer and great band<