Author: mcsquawk

The votes are in! Round 1 of Squawkin’ Good Showdown has ended. Round 2 has begun and you can get the info for it and how to vote here. A lot of people voted; some of the matches were close, others not so much. Here’s how it all went down in Round 1:

Dr. Dog 81.8% / Waterstrider 18.2 %

Foals 90.9% / Meg Myers 9.1%

Courtney Barnett 45.5% / Unknown Mortal Orchestra 54.5%

Toro Y Moi 72.7% / Youth Lagoon 27.3%

Alabama Shakes 81.8% / Wild Nothing 18.2 %

The Tallest Man on Earth 45.5% / Speedy Ortiz 54.5%

Beach House 63.6% / Glass Animals 36.4%

Beirut 63.6% / Silversun Pickups 36.4%

Animal Collective 90.9% / Sunflower Bean 9.1%

Frank Turner 45.5% / Half Moon Run 54.5%

Hot Chip 72.7% / City and Colour 27.3%

Kurt Vile 72.7% / Deerhunter 27.3%

Death Cab For Cutie 90.9% / Darlingside 9.1%

Purity Ring 63.6% / The Front Bottoms 36.4%

Tame Impala 100% / Mansionair 0%

Modest Mouse 45.5% / Neon Indian 54.5%

Squawkin’ Good Showdown has begun! Here are the matchups this round:

(1) Dr. Dog vs. (8) Waterstrider

(4) Foals vs. (5) Meg Myers

(2) Courtney Barnett vs. (7) Unknown Mortal Orchestra

(3) Toro Y Moi vs. (6) Youth Lagoon

(1) Alabama Shakes vs. (8) Wild Nothing

(4) The Tallest Man on Earth vs. (5) Speedy Ortiz

(2) Beach House vs. (7) Glass Animals

(3) Beirut vs. (6) Silversun Pickups

(1) Animal Collective vs. (8) Sunflower Bean

(4) Frank Turner vs. (5) Half Moon Run

(2) Hot Chip vs. (7) City and Colour

(3) Kurt Vile vs. (6) Deerhunter

(1) Death Cab For Cutie vs. (8) Darlingside

(4) Purity Ring vs. (5) The Front Bottoms

(2) Tame Impala vs. (7) Mansionair

(3) Modest Mouse vs. (6) Neon Indian

Below, you can vote for which artists you want to make it to the next round. The winners in each match will be played on the March 23rd edition of Squawkin’ Good Radio, the losers will not. You have until March 23 at 5 pm to vote. If the survey below doesn’t show up, you can also vote here. Also, you can stream this week’s show to hear songs by all 32 artists at http://wruv.org/schedule/wednesday

The votes are in! Thank you everyone who has voted in selecting the Top 32 artists competing in Squawkin’ Good Showdown. You’ve picked an excellent group of artists to compete this year who will be played on this week’s edition of Squawkin’ Good Radio on WRUV. Including one band who received 3 write-in votes! 14 people voted (including myself), and many different artists received votes, but 32 clearly stood out.

Congratulations to Dr. Dog, Animal Collective, Death Cab For Cutie and Alabama Shakes, who received the most votes and are the #1 seeds in the tournament. The rest of the Top 32 will be announced on tomorrow night’s show.

Tune in on Wednesday from 8-10 pm on 90.1 WRUV FM in Burlington, VT (or listen online at http://wruv.org/) The Top 32 will be competing for a place in the Squawky Sixteen. The eventual winner of Squawkin’ Good Showdown will be guaranteed airplay on my show the next 12 weeks after their victory plus they will get a special feature on this page. Get all the details at the official Squawkin’ Good Showdown page.

March is here and that means it’s time for my musical March Madness style tournament. Formerly known as Squawkatiel Madness, Squawkin’ Good Showdown will have 32 of your favorite artists heard on my show in the past year going head to head, competing to be your 2016 champion.

Here’s how the tournament works: Each week, starting Wednesday, March 16, the artists who are up for voting in the current round will be played on that week’s edition of Squawkin’ Good Radio from 8-10 pm on WRUV. Two artists will be paired up in each round to compete for your votes. The one that gets more votes moves on to the next round and will be played on that next week’s show. This will continue until my April 20th show where the champion will be crowned, who you, the listeners, have picked as your favorite Squawkin’ Good artist of the 2015-2016 school year!

The winner of Squawkin’ Good Showdown gets the following prizes: They will be guaranteed one of their songs played each week on Squawkin’ Good Radio for the next 12 weeks after their victory, plus they will get a special feature about them on this website.

For the next 2 weeks I’m giving you, the listeners, the chance to pick which 32 artists will compete in Squawkin’ Good Showdown 2016! Vote in the window below. If it doesn’t show up, you can vote here. You have until 5 pm on Tuesday, March 15 to get your vote in.