Monday, November 23, 2009

Battle of the Bands Update

Jefferson Airplane

We finished up the first round in the Northwest Bracket this past Sunday evening on Dr. John's Record Shelf with a couple of split decisions. Moving on to round two are Jefferson Airplane (the no. 3 seed) and Country Joe and the Fish (13), the latter in an upset. Their competition was the Quicksilver Messenger Service (14) and Santana (4) respectively. Our guest judge was once again the Rock Doctor (and US Professor of the Year) Rob Thomas.

Country Joe & the Fish

"Somebody to Love" was the song used by the Airplane to advance, nudging out "Fresh Air" by Quicksilver (who Art Vandalay voted for), while Country Joe advanced behind "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" which was matched against "Evil Ways" by Santana (who garnered the Rock Doc's vote).

So, here's how the second round stacks up in the NW Bracket: Creedence Clearwater Revival v. Big Brother & the Holding Company; the Electric Prunes v. Country Joe & the Fish; Steppenwolf v. Jefferson Airplane; and the Kingsmen v. the Standells. Next week we'll wrap up round one in the Southwest Bracket.

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