Enumclaw Groups Take Top Spots in Battle of Bands at King County Fair

The hometown band The Wheels from Enumclaw won the Battle of the Bands contest on opening night of the King County Fair.

They took home the $300 first prize.

“I can't believe we won. There were some really good bands there,” bassist Pat Spence said. 

Drummer Zach Lewis added: “The crowd honestly made the show go as good as it did. I'm looking forward to what is to come!”

Other members of the winning band were: singer Chris Holtz, guitarist Jeremy Ledingham, who also played mandolin, and Seth Little, who played ukulele and guitar.

The Wheels competed against some of the best rock bands in King County.

Finishing second was another hometown band, Inside Out and Backwards, which took home $150.

Geoff and Amanda Jarman, brother and sister, play the guitars, while Thomas Horn played drums.

“I enjoyed myself while being on the stage.  It made me feel like a rock star,” Horn said.

Holy Child of Seattle won $50 for placing third. That group consists of vocalist Robert Alarcon, guitarist Jesse Montoya-Gonzalez, pianist Johanna Alarcon, bassist Eric Ridley and both Fernando and Carlos Sanchez on percussion. 

The first band to take center stage was Perpetual Jet Lag of Federal Way, which played a 45-minute set.   Jon Carlson is on bass, Ryan Wolfe on drums, Neil Wagner on guitar and Luke Kosbab sings, plays guitar and keyboards.

The other band in the contest, Ramiro, like some of the other bands, had recordings of their songs available for sale both at the concert and on iTunes.