Category Archives: Music Tournament

Last Band Standing: Game 2, Gloves Off

Votes due by Wednesday, April 18th at 5:00 PM EST: After some feeling out the water, it looks like a number of these coaches are pushing it up to 11- which makes for a great set. Enjoy these match-ups…if there … Continue reading

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LBS Results: Zeppelin knots it at 1 a piece

After a wild 3 days of voting, the results are in. Big winner here is Led Zeppelin, whose “Ramble On” rambles all over “Boogie On Reggae Woman.” 76.3-69.3 is the final score, and Zeppelin knots the series against Stevie Wonder at 1 … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing Restart: Marathon Edition

Votes due by Saturday at midnight: And we’re back with a bang! After our last call for coaches, people popped up out of the woodwork left and right- so much so that we ended up with eight new bands in … Continue reading

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Set And Pause- Results And Voter Fatigue Break

The results are in, and after being unable to wrangle up a fourth coach for the tournament, also an announcement. The announcement first- namely without a fourth coach and given recent low turnouts, we’re pausing the tournament to give everyone … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing: Champion Vs Challenger, Round 1

Alright, voters- good to be back in the driver’s seat after a three month admin hiatus. Hats off to Janos and his masterful launch of this tournament through eighteen independent days of match-ups (click here to see a full record … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing: Wonder seeks the higher ground, trio face elimination

Now that Led Zeppelin has been crowned champion, it eagerly awaits the opportunity to defend its title.  Enter Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon.  Stevie goes for the series win this weekend.  Listen here and vote by commenting before 8pm Tuesday … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing: Led Zeppelin Crowned as Champs!

After knocking off Blondie, David Bowie and Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin is the first official winner of the Last Band Standing Championship!  Their road to the finals was impressive: vs. Blondie Heartbreaker v. Rip Her to Shreds W  105.45 – … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing: Trouble in the heartland for Bruce, Led Zeppelin goes for title in Game 5

Great turnout tonight, all.  Welcome, to our new voters, and great job coaches- three of these battles went down to the wire and caused me extra late night work flipping storylines.  But here’s the big question – can Led Zeppelin … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing: Zeppelin seizes comeback Game 3 win

A lot of our coaches dumped their ho-hum stuff over the weekend, but we have some great tunes going tonight.  Listen here, and vote by commenting below before midnight on Wednesday.  Also, just wanted to note that my indoor soccer … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing: Bruce knots series at 1; slugfest set for Game 3

Everyone’s doing a great job nominating so far.   For games 3-5 the nominating and listening order (“home field advantage”) reverse. Listen to Game 3 here and vote by commenting before close of business (10pm EST) on Monday. Game 2 … Continue reading

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