US Air Guitar Championships: Third Prelim Round this Wednesday @ Alamo Ritz [Austin Finals on June 12th]

The endearing entity that is US Air Guitar was founded in 2003 and has since churned out three of the last six winners of the Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, Finland. Last Year, Californian Craig “Hot Lixx Hulahan” Billmeier took home the ultimate bragging rights in the world of invisible six-strings and he will return to Finland to defend his crown come August. Will you be the one to dethrone Hot Lixx Hulahan? Head to the downtown Alamo Drafthouse Cinema at 10 p.m. this Wednesday, sign up, and show off your skills in this third round of preliminaries taking place that evening at the magical arena that is the old Ritz.

Per the Alamo website, “Each competitor has 60 seconds to perform air guitar to a song they either choose before the competition or bring with them. Contestants are judged on the 4.0-6.0 figure skating scale.” The top three winners from each of the three preliminary rounds will advance to the Austin finale at The Parish on June 12th. (The first two rounds will held earlier this year.) We’re proud to announce that Austinist Music Editor Paige Maguire is one of the judges for The Parish event.

The search for the top US air guitarist started on the 27th of last month in Boston and continues on through the country till the end of June. The winners from each city will compete in the US Air Guitar Finals in August; the winner, the US Air Guitar champion will represent our country in the Air Guitar World Championships in Finland. You can check out all the official US Air Guitar Championships rules here --

US Air Guitar contests each consist of two rounds:

• Round 1 (freestyle): each competitor performs to a song of their choice.
  
• Round 2 (compulsory): top competitors from round 1 perform surprise song.
  

[US Air Guitar Championships Official]
[US Air Guitar Championships MySpace]
[Austin Air Guitar Championships MySpace]
[Austin Air Guitar Championships Facebook]