First Week Results
First Round: No. 1 vs. No. 8
First Round: No. 2 vs. No. 7
First Round: No. 3 vs. No. 6
First Round: No. 4 vs. No. 5

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One week is in the books, and we are over half way to crowning the first-ever TRT March Music Madness Champion.

So far, the grassroots indie campaigns have represented well with three of the No. 8 seeds surviving to the Elite Eight, and all four No. 7s awaiting Monday’s action with hopes of doing the same.

Top-seeded Jay-Z was the only music giant to make it out of the first round, speaking volumes about the fan bases of Tony Lucca, Broken Social Scene and Matthew Mayfield.

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It’s Day 4!! March Music Madness continues. Let’s just hope today’s fan turnout surpasses yesterday’s dismal performance. Today’s parings should prove to be interesting as the No. 4 seeds take on the closely matched No. 5 seeds. I mean, Vampire Weekend vs. MGMT — FTW! Let’s do this. Check out the seeds below, then vote on your favorite artist. Top vote-getters will move on to the Sweet 16 or Round 2 for those non-basketball fans among us.

Yesterday’s results
(3) Dave Matthews Band def. (6) Owl City
(6) Rural Alberta Advantage def. (3) T.I.
(6) Tegan and Sara def. (3) Kings of Leon
(6) Sondre Lerche def. (3) Lady Antebellum

Round 1 Match-Ups: No. 4 vs. No. 5

(4) Alkaline Trio vs. (5) Passion Pit
(4) Vampire Weekend vs. (5) MGMT
(4) Ke$ha vs. (5) Cursive
(4) Jason Derulo vs. (5) Of Montreal

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In case the official announcement nearly three weeks ago passed you by, consider this a late warning to mark your calendars and clear your schedules.

Fresh off a tour promoting its most recent release, Mama, I’m Swollen, Cursive is ready to hit the road again. This time the Omaha-based band will complete the I-80 connection, sharing the road with Chicago’s Alkaline Trio.

The 34-city, 36-show tour set to begin on Feb. 16 at Glass House in Pomona, Ca. is truly a coast-to-coast production, making its way across the country for two shows in Chicago (both at the Metro on Feb. 27 and 28), and stopping in New York (March 12 at Nokia Theatre) before winding around through the southern states with its finale in West Hollywood, Ca.
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