Maya Mirsky’s clips

Forgot about this one, which ran in the Alameda Journal in December.
It was a lot of fun — the guys were so eager and earnest.

Bump in popularity for indie rock band

BYLINE: By Maya Mirsky Correspondent

SECTION: MY TOWN; Alameda; Oakland-Berkeley; News; Local

Alameda indie rock band Finish Ticket was anxiously waiting Dec. 14 to hear whether it had won anything after playing that day at a San Francisco competition. But band members missed the announcement because they had to go to bed.

That’s because all five band members are students at Alameda High.

“At seven in the morning I got a text message,” said guitarist Alex DiDonato.

It turned out the band had placed second at the event, in which some 50 bands played for the chance to win money and recording time.

“It was exciting and kind of amazing,” said drummer Garren Orr.