Adult Battle of the Bands Ready to Rock

The Adult Battle of the Bands will take center stage Tuesday during the lead-up to Huntington Woods' annual Fourth of July celebration.

The event – which is co-sponsored by and Oakland County Parks & Recreation – kicks off at 6:15 p.m. in . Each band will play a 15 minute set and the winning group will headline the July 31 Concert in the Park.

Don't forget to bring friends and family because Supervisor Colette Nutton said she and the other judges will mainly be gauging crowd reaction from the show.

To enter the new event, band members had to be 18 years or older and at least one member had to be from Huntington Woods. There are seven contenders:

• Runes: Julian Epstein, Mike LaBella, Matt McBrien, Austin Keith, Drew Bartosic
• Albert Young & Straight 8: Jamie Shultz, Albert Young, Rick Borland, Rick Shatter
• Janie & The Shifters: David Jeup, Joe Heaphy, Dave Ritter, Joanna Meyers
• HWAccapella: Huntington Woods pool staff
• Exhaust Tones: Dan Scanlan, Tom Murphy, John Cortez, Natalie Neff, Joe White, Sam Locricchio, Mike Dowd
• The Detroit Boomer Band: John Potter, Neil Goodman, Doug Russell, Frank Ellias
• Soul Quest: P. Aaron Jones, Paul Patronik, Joe Pellerito, Ron Martin, Mike Teodorescu, Ric Guajardo, Colleen Beaton, Pat Sivyer, Mary Urbanik

See attached PDF for a printable lineup.

Stay tuned to Berkley Patch for more Fourth of July news and photos or browse our coverage from last year's festivities.