Voting starts today for Starbucks Music Makers

Goombah Music Discovery, which is neither named after the squat Mario Brothers enemy nor Bobby Baccalieri from Sopranos, is hosting online voting and complimentary track downloads for the Starbucks Music Makers competition – an online battle of the bands of sorts, for which voting began Wednesday. The Goombah-created Starbucks radio player “can easily be shared with friends via email or by posting on a web page,” states Starbucks, adding a new online component to its annual contest. Finalists are chosen from artist performing at seven Starbucks in August and September, with the grand prize winner headlining at Hard Rock Café in Boston.

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