Battle of the Bands Update

The Standells

Last night, in second round action in the Battle of the Bands unfolding on Dr. John's Record Shelf, two pairs of Northwest Bracket groups faced off against each other. Both resulted in unanimous decisions (thanks to my brother Nick who served as the third judge), as Jefferson Airplane (seeded no. 3) knocked off Steppenwolf (6) and the Standells (15) took care of the Kingsmen (7).

Jefferson Airplane

The competing songs included "White Rabbit" by the Airplane against "Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf (with each of the three judges acknowledging how close that matchup was) and "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White" from the Standells over "Jolly Green Giant" by the Kingsmen. This means that the Airplane and Standells will meet in the third round, which will commence in about three weeks (we've still got second round contests int eh Northeast and Southwest Brackets to finish). The rest of the third round line-up, so-far: In the Northwest Bracket, Creedence Clearwater Revival will battle Country Joe and the Fish; in the Southwest, the Doors take on the Beach Boys; in the Northeast, it'll be Three Dog Night vs. the Lovin' Spoonful; and in the Midwest, Chicago goes against the Crickets and the Rock'n Roll Trio take on the Gants. It's worth noting that the two lowest seeds to advance out of the opening round, the Gants and Standells, both seeded 15 (out of 16) in their respective brackets, are continuing their Cinderella runs.