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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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Last Band Standing: Led Zeppelin takes 1-0 lead – Gmo turns to ace

Our long-awaited championship round is underway, with contenders lurking around the corner.   Listen to Game 2 match-ups here and vote by commenting before midnight on Friday.   And read Guillermo’s Hurricane Camp stories on the site right now- late … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing: Championship Round

In about a week, we’ll be ready to crown a champion.  Then that champ will have to turn around and face a new #1 contender.  All the while, undercards rise through the ranks.  That is Last Band Standing.  Listen to … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing: Farewells and Futures

This weekend saw the departure of four bands and the coaches who went to battle for them. Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen) defeated Train in Vain (Clash), 97-88.5, to take the series 4-1.  Cristina used a lot of ammo … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing: Endgame

I hope everyone is fine with me using random themes for each set of match-ups, as opposed to my usual, “Round 3, Day 4” stylings.  It’s partially based on quest to re-watch The Wire.  Maybe I’ll start with a quote … Continue reading

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Last Band Standing: Madness of March

I’ve been boosting music tournaments since 1994, but even earlier than that I was a big fan of the Weather Channel.  It’s part of waking up, Folgers in your cup and all.  That’s why I was delighted to see that … Continue reading

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