90.7 WXIN Rock Hunt
Since the mid-1980s, WXIN has featured a Rock Hunt battle of the bands competition during March and April to determine the best local acts. Formerly held at Providence's iconic The Living Room on Rathbone Street, four preliminary shows fielding 12 total local bands yield three finalists, who compete for cash prizes in Week 5. Past winners have included Vega in 2006, the Boston Jolly Pirates in 2007, Saturday at Nine in 2008, For the Love Of Sloane in 2009, and Vulgarity in 2010
The WXIN Rock Hunt gained sponsorship from Motif Magazine in 2009, and was moved to Firehouse 13 due to The Living Room's closing. Motif's sponsorship of the WXIN Rock Hunt comes after the magazine ended a four-year relationship with radio station WBRU. The winner of the 2009 Rock Hunt was For the Love of Sloane, who also appeared in the finals for the 95.5 WBRU Rock Hunt the same year. In 2010, Rhode Island band Vulgarrity won the WXIN Rock Hunt, and went on to win the WBRU Rock Hunt the following year. Boo City won the WXIN hunt in 2011, Last One Out won in 2012 and Tony Jones & The Cretin 3 won in 2013
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