The active sports and lifestyle driven brand Airwalk, returns once again with its anticipated fourth installment of ‘Unsigned Hero’ – Road To Austin contest.

The online competition allows the opportunity for aspiring bands to bring their skills to the SPIN and MusicGorilla.com showcases presented at one of the world’s largest music festivals set for early 2010 in Austin, Texas.

The winning band chosen online will receive an all-expense paid trip to Austin, $5,000 cash, and Airwalk gear. That’s what we call a sweet deal! Now, for some added extra incentive, Airwalk will thank consumers for casting their vote by automatically entering them into a monthly drawing to win an Airwalk-engraved iPod(tm) nano. Come on, you know you want it! If you are an avid music lover and support the arts like we do, show your love and be sure to vote by September 30th. Stay with us as we will be dropping the full report after the heroic efforts.

This year’s ten finalists include:

Audible Mainframe (Long Beach, CA)
Awaking State (Claremont, Ontario)
Boom Box Repair Kit (New York, NY)
Dose of Adolescence (Long Beach, CA)
Empires (Chicago, IL); Halos
(Orange County, CA)
Lucabrazzi (San Francisco, CA)
Million Dollar Mouth (Los Angeles, CA)
Oak is Keeping (Austin, TX)
The FlyingTourbillion Orchestra (Los Angeles, CA)