Youth council plans Battle of the Bands as part of Music in the Park

The Chair and youth council members outlined plans to stage a Battle of the Bands during La Cañada Flintridge's Music in the Park series, aiming to leverage existing concert audiences and limit the event to the two-hour duration typical of the series. Members suggested limiting entries by school and genre and using an online form to manage sign-ups.

A council member described the initial logistics plan: "We'll start like a Google form and we'll send ... each of all us and we can give to our own schools and then we'll just see how many sign ups we get," and recommended "2 or 3 from each school" with shorter sets. The group discussed judging options — formal judges or audience noise — and prize ideas, and agreed staff will build the form once questions are supplied.

The proposal would use existing Music in the Park nights, avoiding the first concert that kicks off the season around Memorial Day, and aim for a Sunday evening to increase attendance. Staff reminded members the city enforces a two-hour limit for park concerts, so the council discussed limiting each band to one or two songs to fit within the schedule.