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Welcome the Silence has won 94.7 The Buzz’s 2009 March Bandness Local Band Tournament.

The band will receive:

• $1000 cash and prizes
• Song in regular rotation on KHBZ (94.7 The Buzz)
• A spot at Norman Music Festival
• and ‘MUCH MUCH more

Collapse of the State, My Solstice and xit27 also competed in the finals.

Past winners of March Bandness include Taddy Porter (2008), Hush Hush, Commotion (2007), Fresh Sunday (2006), Winter Circle (2005), Sly’s Alter Ego (2004) and Falcon Five-O (2003).

After the jump, a message from Welcome the Silence’s manager.

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94.7 The Buzz in Oklahoma City has announced the final four bands voted to compete in this year’s March Bandness Local Band Tournament finals.

The following four bands will compete at Bricktown Live (103 E. California) next Saturday (April 11) in Oklahoma City. A mixture of audience votes, online votes and the scoring of judges from Virgin, Hollywood, Downtown and Roadrunner Records will determine the final winner.

Collapse of the State

My Solstice

Welcome the Silence

xit27

The winner of March Bandness receives:

• $1000 cash and prizes
• Song in regular rotation on KHBZ (94.7 The Buzz)
• and ‘MUCH MUCH more

After the jump, a message from 94.7 The Buzz Program Director, JRod.

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94.7 The Buzz in Oklahoma City has announced the eight bands voted to move on to the next round of this year’s March Bandness Local Band Tournament.

Go to 947thebuzz.com to listen and vote for the band you think should advance to the final round.

The eight bands advancing are:
Collapse of the State, Glister, My Solstice, Plastic Image, Stone Cold Sober, Tastebuds, Welcome the Silence & xit27

The final four bands will compete on Saturday, April 11 at Bricktown Live in Oklahoma City. A mixture of audience votes and the scoring of judges from Virgin, Hollywood, Downtown and Roadrunner Records will determine the final winner.

94.7 The Buzz in Oklahoma City has announced the 16 bands voted to move on to the next round of this year’s March Bandness Local Band Tournament.

Go to 947thebuzz.com to listen and vote for the band you think should advance to the next round.

The 16 bands advancing are:
Approaching August, Arise the Fall, Collapse of the State, Dead On Impact, Deadset, FM Underground, Glister, My Solstice, The Nightlife, Oversoul, Plastic Image, Rite On, Stone Cold Sober, Tastebuds, Welcome the Silence & xit27

The “Sweet Sixteen” were decided in a Battle of the Bands held at Bricktown Live this past weekend. A combination of audience votes and judge scoring determined who moved on. In the third and fourth rounds, online voting will solely determine who moves on.

The final four bands will compete on Saturday, April 11 at Bricktown Live in Oklahoma City. A mixture of audience votes and the scoring of judges from Virgin, Hollywood, Downtown and Roadrunner Records will determine the final winner.

94.7 The Buzz in Oklahoma City has announced the 32 bands voted to move on to the next round of this year’s March Bandness Local Band Tournament.

The 32 bands advancing are:
A Dying Art, American-n-Waste, Approaching August, Arise the Fall, Avis Praeda, Blank Stare, Bomb Sticky, Collapse of the State, Comatose Society, Dead On Impact, Deadset, Diary of Daniel, The Fine Print, FM Underground, For the Fallen, From the Ashes, Glister, Heatfix, Horse Called War, My Solstice, The Nightlife, No More Heroes, Oversoul, Plastic Image, Rite On, Siva, Stone Cold Sober, Tastebuds, The Taking State, Welcome the Silence, xit27 & Ziff

In this round, apparently online voting doesn’t even matter. These 32 bands will be playing at Bricktown Live on March 13, 14 or 15. A combination of audience votes and judge scoring will determine who advances to the round of sixteen.

In the third and fourth rounds, online voting will determine who moves on.

The final four bands will compete on Saturday, April 11 at Bricktown Live in Oklahoma City. A mixture of audience votes and the scoring of judges from Virgin, Hollywood, Downtown and Roadrunner Records will determine the final winner.

94.7 The Buzz in Oklahoma City has announced the 64 contestants chosen to take part in this year’s March Bandness Local Band Tournament.

Go to 947thebuzz.com to listen and vote for the band you think should advance to the next round.

The 64 bands chosen were:
13 Cent Kill, A Model Behaivor, A Dying Art, After Eden, American-n-Waste, Anti-Mortem, Approaching August, Arise the Fall, Asleep Audience…Dream!, Avis Praeda, Blank Stare, Bomb Sticky, Bonejelly, Collapse of the State, Comatose Society, Dead as Yesterday, Dead On Impact, Deadset, Diary of Daniel, Distal, Engine Orchestra, The Fine Print, First Lady Assassins, FM Underground, For the Fallen, From Ashes, From the Ashes, Ghosts with Guns, Glister, Heatfix, Horse Called War, Iaceo, Jump Seat, Kanaga, Kawnar, My Solstice, The Nightlife, Outflow, Oversoul, Plow, Rite On, Siva, Spinal Cross, Spunn, Stone Cold, Sweet Action, Trash Maloney, Tastebuds, The Taking State, The Transit Message, tKatz & the Goods, The Venditos, Wasted Halo, Welcome the Silence, xit27 & Ziff

The winner of March Bandness receives:

• $1000 cash and prizes
• Song in regular rotation on KHBZ (94.7 The Buzz)
• and ‘MUCH MUCH more’

It’s March Bandness time again and submissions are now open.

If you would like to enter your band, send your band bio, a one-song demo and a photo to:

50 Penn Place
Suite 1000
Oklahoma City, OK. 73118

Make sure you write your band’s name, contact phone number and e-mail on the CD.

You can also e-mail entries (mp3 format) to jay@947thebuzz.com or marley@947thebuzz.com, with ‘March Bandness entry’ in the subject line.

The first round of voting begins in March and the rounds are set-up as follows:

• Round 1 – 64 bands
• Round 2 – 32 bands
• Round 3 – 16 bands
• Round 4 (Semi-Finals) - 8 bands
• Round 5 (Finals) - 4 bands play live

The winner of March Bandness receives:

• $1000 cash and prizes
• Song in regular rotation on KHBZ (94.7 The Buzz)
• and ‘MUCH MUCH more’

Past winners include Taddy Porter (2008), Hush Hush, Commotion (2007), Fresh Sunday (2006), Winter Circle (2005), Sly’s Alter Ego (2004) and Falcon Five-O (2003).

Taddy Porter has won 94.7 The Buzz’s 2008 March Bandness Local Band Tournament.

The band will receive:

• $1000 cash
• Song in regular rotation on KHBZ (94.7 The Buzz)
• Main Stage performance at a Spring Concert festival
• Automatic entry at DFest in Tulsa, OK.
• and ‘more’

Farewell Enemy, Glister and Mama Sweet also competed in the finals.

Past winners of March Bandness include Hush Hush, Commotion (2007), Fresh Sunday (2006), Winter Circle (2005), Sly’s Alter Ego (2004) and Falcon Five-O (2003).

94.7 The Buzz in Oklahoma City has announced the final four bands voted to compete in this year’s March Bandness Local Band Tournament finals.

The following four bands will compete at the Bricktown Ballroom (103 E. California) this Friday (April 4). If you want to help a certain band win, contact them for free tickets.

Farewell Enemy

Glister

Mama Sweet

Taddy Porter

The winner of March Bandness receives:

• $1000 cash
• Song in regular rotation on KHBZ (94.7 The Buzz)
• Main Stage performance at a Spring Concert festival
• Automatic entry at DFest in Tulsa, OK.
• and ‘more’

94.7 The Buzz in Oklahoma City has announced the 8 bands voted to move on to the next round of this year’s March Bandness Local Band Tournament.

Go to 947thebuzz.com to listen and vote for the band you think should advance to the next round.

The 8 bands moving on are:
All Things Considered, Diary of Daniel, Farewell Enemy, Glister, Harmful if Swallowed, Mama Sweet, Simpleton, Taddy Porter

The Final Four will be announced on Wednesday, so vote today or tomorrow.

The winner of March Bandness receives:

• $1000 cash
• Song in regular rotation on KHBZ (94.7 The Buzz)
• Main Stage performance at a Spring Concert festival
• Automatic entry at DFest in Tulsa, OK.
• and ‘more’