While we may be a little biased, as two of our writers’ bands will be playing, it’s hard to deny the sheer awesomeness of the upcoming Megacity Music Marathon taking place in Columbus at the Woodlands Tavern on September 10. In addition to the reunion of manic popsters 84 Nash (with Agit associate editor Kevin Elliott on vocals) and the inclusion of barroom stompers Nic Tolford and Co. (the company includes Agit writer Michael O’Shaughnessy on drums), there is another dozen or so reasons to attend.

First and foremost: Bill Fox. The reclusive former singer for The Mice has taken to performing again (and has an album’s worth of new songs) in Cleveland, but rarely plays out of town. Think of this as the Ohio equivalent of seeing Syd Barrett in the flesh. Second: reunions. In addition to 84 Nash, several other of Columbus’ yesteryear best are getting back together for the shindig, namely The Bygones, The Cusacks, Bigfoot, and the original line-up of Tree of Snakes. Last, add in another 20 bands or so, like Psychedelic Horseshit, Pink Reason, The Unholy Two and The Lindsay, and this thing is really over-the-top.

Obviously, we are excited to be giving away a pair of tickets. To be entered in the drawing, send an email with the subject “Megacity” that includes your name to “contest (at) agitreader.com.” You can increase your chances of winning by following us on Twitter and Facebook. To gain an additional entry in the drawing, follow us on Twitter and retweet our tweet about this contest. And to gain yet another entry, share this page on Facebook and tag the Agit Reader in your post. In other words, it is possible to have your name in the proverbial hat up to three times. All entries must be received by 11:59pm on September 8. The winner will be notified on September 9.

Tickets to the Megacity Music Marathon can be purchased at http://www.pbrmmm.com, and more information can be found on the event’s Facebook page.