Air to the Throne

A A A Comments By Thorin Klosowski Thursday, May 12 2011

It takes just three skills to be an air-guitar master: technical merit, stage presence and airness. That last one is a bit of a mystery to both the audience and the judges, but for participants in the U.S. Air Guitar Regional Championships, it’s the one thing that will set them apart from other contestants.

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Tonight marks the first step for a potential World Air Guitar champion’s long road to glory in Finland. Founded in 2003, the U.S. Air Guitar Championships was created by Kriston Rucker and Cedric Devitt to offer a means for America to come up with an official candi-date for the world championships. “When we found out America had never sent an official entry, we had to do something,” says Devitt. “It was a matter of national pride: Americans should dominate the air.” The winner of the regional competition will be sent to Chicago for the national finals in July; if victory is had there, he or she will be sent to represent our country in Finland.

The airness happens tonight at the Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer Street, at 8 p.m.; admission is $16 to spectate or $20 to partici-pate. If you’re interested in registering as an air guitarist, or for more information, visit www.usairguitar.com.
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