March Music Madness ’09

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March Music Madness 09 aside

We Listen For You is just about to kick off their second annual March Music Madness. The Marc Music Madness is a competitive 64 band/solo artist tournament that runs concurrently with the NCAA Basketball tournament. It’s set to kick off this Thursday, March 19th. The bands who move on to the next round is determined by the fans, so make sure you vote and check in regularly (Listen to this if in case you’re completely confused).

This year’s lineup is pretty intense. Some are no-brainers, but others are a bit tougher. M.I.A. vs Vampire Weekend? Deerhunter vs Bloc Party? Beirut vs Okkervil River? Feist vs Cool Kids? Decemberists vs Sigur Ros? And that’s just the first round…

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March Music Madness 09 aside

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Joe S March 17, 2009 at 2:30 pm

Awesome.

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Jared March 17, 2009 at 2:44 pm

I’ll digg it, but Where TF is Lykke Li?

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Zach That March 17, 2009 at 2:59 pm

It’s my fault that Lykke Li is not in the madness. Hank, the other blogger made a strong push for Li, but we had to leave off a lot of great bands/artists. Next year.

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Amy Rogers March 17, 2009 at 3:45 pm

Cut Copy is taking Neko Case down!

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Keso March 18, 2009 at 2:46 am

Cool :D

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