"A twentysomething misfit dedicates his life to giving the drummer some, even when the drums are only imaginary. Power grew up in a small mining town in New Mexico, where his father always imagined his son would one day join him in digging copper from the earth. But Power has a dream of playing the drums, and since he doesn't have a drum kit, he's become a master of "air drums," flailing his arms in the manner of Neil Peart or Keith Moon against a huge but nonexistent set of traps. Power's desire to become the world's greatest air drummer doesn't earn him much respect at home, so he travels to Mexico, where he learns of an air-drumming competition in Newark, NJ. Power hits the road for the garden state and meets Carlos, a master air drummer who becomes his guide in the art of not really playing. Power also gets some much-needed encouragement from Annie, a sweet born-again girl living upstairs from him. But when Power learns that his father back home is leading a strike to save jobs for the employees at the local copper mine, winning the title becomes a matter of defending the honor of his family and his hometown, and he dedicates himself to defeating arrogant country music star Dallas Houston, who is favored to win"--Allmovie WWW site, viewed August 24, 2015.