Kevin Bronson on August 30th, 2011

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Tunes from 50 up-and-coming Los Angeles artists are available for download courtesy of a nationwide promotion that will send one band to Texas next spring to perform at a SPIN magazine event at Austin’s premiere festival. And every download is a vote.

Pop Up Live is the brainchild of SPIN, the snack company popchips and Reverbnation. Check out the list of available music here. The four L.A. bands with the most downloads by Sept. 12 each win $500 and move on to the semifinals against winners from New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle. Then they will submit a short video to a panel of judges, with the best entry earning a $1,000 prize and a slot in the finals – a competition to be staged on popchips’ Facebook page. The winner will be announced Nov. 16.