Battle of the Bands Update

Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show

Last night on Dr. John's Record Shelf, we finished up the first round matchups in the Northeast Bracket of our Battle of the Bands. Moving on are Three Dog Night (seeded no. 3) who dispatched The Nazz (14), and Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (10) who knocked off the Raspberries (7). With Art Vandalay on the road, judges included Squeegy Beckenheim , Tom Rosiek and Nick Hajduk.

Three Dog Night

"Mama Told Me Not to Come" was the song that propelled Three Dog Night into Round Two in a unanimous decision where they will meet no. 11 seed the Flying Burrito Brothers (The Nazz went with "Open My Eyes"); Dr. Hook scored with "Sylvia's Mother" against "I Wanna Be With You" by the Raspberries, though it was a split decision, 2-1. They will meet no. 2 the Lovin' Spoonful in the next round.

The rest of the Northest Bracket in Round Two looks like this: Velvet Underground (1) vs. the Cowsills (8); and the Remains (12) vs. the New York Dolls (13). Next week, we'll have the Midwest Bracket's second round matchups set, with the Southwest and Northwest following to wind up the Fall season. The rest of the competition will play out over the Spring. If anyone would like to volunteer to be a judge in Round Two, leave me a comment and we'll see if we can set it up.