SlipDog competes in a "battle of the bands." and run into their former guitarist Dominic who used to date Jo, after the two start dating again Dom's band steals the song they were planning on playing, forcing the band to play a new one.
After their performance at the Boulevard Boys concert Jace goes on an ego trip wanting to perform at bigger venues and refusing to play certain jobs, frustrating the band and causing them to do a side project resulting in a conflict.
The band travels to Seattle to meet a record label exec. Unfortunately, Doc's former girlfriend Siobahn works at the label and informs Doc that the company wants to sign a contract only with Jace, not Slipdog, forcing Jace to make a choice