Local pop radio station Z100's Rock the Ark contest boasts a primetime slot performing at the Wisconsin Delles waterpark, $1000 and free season tickets to the winning band's members. The competitors include Eau Claire groups South Farwell, The Jim Pullman Band and The Last Semester, Durand metal band Truth Before Treason and Milwaukee pop and rock party band Rabid Aardvarks.

Savvy web surfers that reach the web page (here) may vote, and Z100 provides video of each contestants performing, with the South Farwell and Jim Pullman Band videos taken live from our Backstage Concert Series. We think that's pretty awesome.

Vote now; the winners are announced March 29.