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On Saturday night, El Corazon hosted the 2012 Seattle Regional U.S.Air Guitar

Published 7:00 am Monday, October 29, 2012

Whalin BigAir.
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Whalin BigAir.
Whalin BigAir.
Competitors and judges invite the crowd to join them to rock out onstage in a Freebird Finale.
On Saturday night, El Corazon hosted the 2012 Seattle Regional U.S.Air Guitar
Um wins the Seattle Regional and the opportunity to compete in Colorado in the National Championship.
Finalist Whalin BigAir.
Finalist Skinny Hendrix.
Finalist SinGar the Goat Demon.
Finalist Conrad Irons.
An intermission group jam before the top five return to compete to determine a winner.
Whalin BigAir, Chinatown HustlAIR, and Tony Tapatio are three members of the Airband Airpocalypse. They have competed on America's Got Talent, and are presently touring air-guitar regional championships around the country.
Portland regional champion Tony Tapatio prepares for an intermission performance.
Um.
SinGar the Goat Demon.
Backstage, contestants pick numbers from a hat to determine their performance order.
Karmic Catastrophe.
Thrash Browns.
Conrad Irons.
Chinatown HustlAIR.
Skinny Hendrix.
Kara Picante (Mz. Muir).
Tiger Claw.
The judges (left to right): Hot Lixx Hulahan, local comedian Cathy Sorbo, and Nicky Nightmare of the band Bloodclot.
Hot Lixx Hulahan, Judge, and 2008 Air Guitar World Champion opening the show with a performance.
Just because you don't show up to be in the show doesn't mean you won't be. Here, two audience members play in an Air Band to kick off the competition.
Skinny Hendrix (Alex Zerbe) will perform third.

On Saturday night, El Corazon hosted the 2012 Seattle Regional U.S.Air Guitar Championship. The winner will travel to Colorado later this summer to compete for the title of U.S. Air Guitar National Champion.Photos by Mike Stolp-SmithPublished on June 18, 2012

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