Squawkatiel Madness 2014: Round 4 Begins!

Voting for Round 4 of Squawkatiel Madness 2014 has begun! We are down to 8 bands left out of 64. One of these 8 will get the second hour of the April 9th show dedicated to their music, and you get to decide who that will be!

Click here to vote for who you want to advance to the Feathered Four.

Here are the matches in the Avian Eight:

Beach Fossils, who made the Feathered Four last year, are looking to get there once again this year. But standing in their way is Stephen Malkmus, frontman of the beloved 90's band Pavement, and his current band The Jicks who have been going strong for over 10 years.

In what looks to be possibly the most competitive match this round, we have Washed Out, who appear to be popular with the same crowd who carried Beach House to victory last year, up against Real Estate, who just released their newest album Atlas that has been very popular on WRUV.

In the third match we have two of the more surprising artists in the Avian Eight fighting it out for a spot in the Feathered Four. We have Tennis, who have been quite busy with two albums and an EP in the last three years, versus Dr. Dog who are a really great live band.

Finally, in the last match we have two artists who couldn't be more different. Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Ros goes up against dance duo Daft Punk whose popularity has soared in the last year with a hit single and Grammy-winning album.

So who will make it to the Feathered Four? It's up to you. You have until Wednesday, April 2nd at 6 pm to vote for who you want to advance, and then the results will be announced on that night's show.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE!

Squawkatiel Madness Round 3: Results!

Round 3 of Squawkatiel Madness 2014 has ended! The votes are in, let's see who you voted through to the Avian Eight! Here are the final scores:

Beach Fossils 3
Yeah Yeah Yeahs 2

Dum Dum Girls 2
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks 3

Washed Out 3
Kurt Vile 2

Real Estate 3
Polica 2

Broken Bells 2
Tennis 3

Phantogram 1
Dr. Dog 4

Gogol Bordello 1
Sigur Ros 4

Daft Punk 4
Rubblebucket 1

In the 4th round Beach Fossils, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Washed Out, Real Estate, Tennis, Dr. Dog, Sigur Ros, and Daft Punk will compete for a place in the Feathered Four.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR ROUND 4!

Squawkatiel Madness Round 2: Results!

Voting has ended for Round 2 of Squawkatiel Madness 2014! 32 of Flight of the Squawkatiel's favorite artists competed for your votes, and only 16 move on to the next round. Did your favorite band make it into the Squawky Sixteen? Here are the final scores:

Beach Fossils 6
Sleigh Bells 1

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin 2
Yeah Yeah Yeahs 5

CocoRosie 2
Dum Dum Girls 5

They Might Be Giants 2
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks 5

Vampire Weekend 1
Washed Out 6

Kurt Vile 5
Of Montreal 2

Real Estate 6
Cheatahs 1

Poliça 5
Iron & Wine 2

Broken Bells 4
Minus the Bear 3

Los Campesinos! 2
Tennis 5

Phantogram 5
Frank Turner 2

Dr. Dog 5
Franz Ferdinand 2

Gogol Bordello 4
Queens of the Stone Age 3

Arcade Fire 3
Sigur Ros 4

Daft Punk 6
The Fratellis 1

Rubblebucket 6
Portugal. The Man 1

CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR ROUND 3!

Voting opens for Round 2 of Squawkatiel Madness 2014!

Thanks to everyone who voted in Round 1 of Squawkatiel Madness! To see how the voting went down, you can go to http://challonge.com/squawkatiel2014

Now it is time to vote on who you want to advance to the "Squawky Sixteen" for a chance to be the featured artist of the April 9th edition of Flight of the Squawkatiel.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE!

The matches for Round 2 are:

Beach Fossils (1) vs. Sleigh Bells (9)

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (4) vs. Yeah Yeah Yeahs (5)

CocoRosie (15) vs. Dum Dum Girls (10)

They Might Be Giants (3) vs. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks (6)

Vampire Weekend (1) vs. Washed Out (8)

Kurt Vile (4) vs. Of Montreal (5)

Real Estate (2) vs. Cheatahs (10)

Poliça (14) vs. Iron & Wine (11)

Broken Bells (1) vs. Minus the Bear (9)

Los Campesinos! (4) vs. Tennis (5)

Phantogram (2) vs. Frank Turner (10)

Dr. Dog (3) vs. Franz Ferdinand (6)

Gogol Bordello (1) vs. Queens of the Stone Age (8)

Arcade Fire (4) vs. Sigur Ros (5)

Daft Punk (2) vs. The Fratellis (7)

Rubblebucket (3) vs. Portugal. The Man (11)

Voting for Round 2 ends on Wednesday, March 26 at 6 pm, and then the "Squawky Sixteen" will be announced on that night's Flight of the Squawkatiel on 90.1 WRUV. Voting for Round 3 will begin shortly after that. Please only vote once per round. DJ McSquawk will only vote if there are an even number of voters and we need to break any ties.

Below, you can find a playlist with all 32 artists in Round 2 in case you're unfamiliar with any of them.

Squawkatiel Madness - Round 1 Results!

We've reached the end of Round 1 of Squawkatiel Madness! Let's see how you voted:

The biggest upset in Round 1 was The Strokes, who made it all the way to the final round against Beach House last year, but were defeated in the 1st round this year by none other than CocoRosie. All the #1 seeds advanced to Round 2, but in the cases of Vampire Weekend and Gogol Bordello, it was by a very small margin. Votes came in strong for They Might Be Giants, Franz Ferdinand, Daft Punk and Dr. Dog, while many of the other matches were decided by one vote, including Frank Turner's victory over Phoenix, and Wild Nothing's defeat at the hands of Iron & Wine.

Here are the final scores:

Beach Fossils 4
Tera Melos 0

Foals 2
Sleigh Bells 4

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin 3*
Superchunk 2

Yeah Yeah Yeahs 3
Frankie Rose 2

The Strokes 2
CocoRosie 3

Arctic Monkeys 1
Dum Dum Girls 4

They Might Be Giants 5
Shout Out Louds 0

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks 2
Enter the Haggis 1

Vampire Weekend 3
Still Corners 2

Washed Out 4
Youth Lagoon 1

Kurt Vile 3
Marissa Nadler 1

Of Montreal 4
Speedy Ortiz 2

Real Estate 3
Minks 0

Bibio 1
Cheatahs 2

Tycho 1
Polica 2

Wild Nothing 2
Iron & Wine 3

Broken Bells 4
Saturday Looks Good to Me 1

Surfer Blood 1
Minus the Bear 3

Los Campesinos! 3
Warpaint 1

Tennis 3
The Notwist 1

Phantogram 4
The Melodic 1

Phoenix 2
Frank Turner 3

Dr. Dog 5
Generationals 0

Franz Ferdinand 5
Frightened Rabbit 0

Gogol Bordello 3*
Man Man 2

Queens of the Stone Age 3
Pretty & Nice 1

Arcade Fire 4
Adrian Roye & the Exiles 1

Sigur Ros 4
Kitten 1

Daft Punk 5
The Appleseed Cast 0

The Fratellis 3
Delorean 1

Rubblebucket 3
Home by Hovercraft 0

Bombay Bicycle Club 1
Portugal. The Man 2

*means this match was a tie, and DJ McSquawk cast the tiebreaker vote.


Click here to vote for Round 2!

The return of Soundcloud Artist of the Week!

After a brief hiatus, I will be bringing back my "Soundcloud Artist of the Week" feature on Flight of the Squawkatiel, where I play you a song from an unsigned/independent artist that has a bunch of great music on Soundcloud. I have been sent tracks from a few different bands on Soundcloud so I will continue this feature through the end of 2013, and I have some great stuff to play for you.

Listen to this week's show on Wednesday from 8-10 pm to find out who the next Soundcloud Artist of the Week is!

As always, tune in at 90.1 FM in the Burlington, VT area or listen online at http://wruv.org/wruv128.m3u

Fall Semester - New Old Time Slot!

Flight of the Squawkatiel will be at the same time slot for the fall semester! Tune in every Wednesday from 8-10 pm, starting with this week's show on September 11th.

As always, you can stream the latest show at http://wruv.org/schedule/wednesday

Help choose the music for Flight of the Squawkatiel!

I've had a lot of fun discovering new music online and sharing it with you, but I would also like to hear what music you've been enjoying lately. I don't usually take requests during my show because I choose my playlists in advance, but you can help choose the music that gets played.

Please answer these two quick questions (both are optional).

Your input is appreciated, and will help make Flight of the Squawkatiel more enjoyable for all!

And the winner of Squawkatiel Madness 2013 is...

Congratulations to Beach House on winning Squawkatiel Madness 2013! It was close, but in the end they beat The Strokes by just one vote.

Beach House received a one hour special on last Saturday's episode of Flight of the Squawkatiel, which you can listen to here.

To celebrate their victory, here is their latest video for their song "Wishes":




Thanks to everyone who voted and made Squawkatiel Madness a success! Tune in next March for Squawkatiel Madness 2014!

Squawkatiel Madness: Final Round!

So here we are! We started out with 64 Flight of the Squawkatiel artists competing for the grand prize, and now we are down to just 2. One of these bands will get the second hour of this Saturday's episode of Flight of the Squawkatiel dedicated to their music, their side projects, remixes, covers of their songs by other artist, songs by similar artists, and more!

The first band in the final is of course, Beach House. They have dominated most of their matches, with the only close call being their match against Dirty Projectors in the 3rd round which they won by one vote. Beach House won their match against Beach Fossils by a landslide once again, with 100% of the vote.

The second match, however, was a lot closer. The Strokes and The Shins were only separated by one vote in this round, but in the end, it went to The Strokes.

Now it is time for you to decide which of these two bands will win the grand prize. Will it be The Strokes or will it be Beach House? Place your vote at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HDRND9W

Beach House seems to be the favorite to win at this point. But don't count The Strokes out just yet. Luckily for them, their latest album, Comedown Machine, was released today. Will that work in their favor?

This time, we're doing something special. You will have until 7 pm on March 30 to vote, so that means there will be live voting during the first hour of the show, and call-in votes will be counted as well. I will prepare two different playlists for the second hour. The one that gets played will be the one for the winning band! Please only vote once.

If you need help making up your mind, check out this Soundcloud set which features music from both The Strokes and Beach House.

Squawkatiel Madness: The Feathered Four!

The votes are in, and the four artists moving on to the semi-finals in Squawkatiel Madness 2013 are:

The Strokes
The Shins
Beach House
Beach Fossils

Three of these matches were decided by one vote. You can see how it has all gone down so far at http://challonge.com/squawkatiel2013

All four of these artists have won at least one of their matches by one vote, so every vote counts! Vote here for who you would like to move on to the finals, where either The Strokes or The Shins will be facing Beach House or Beach Fossils for the championship title. The overall winner will get an hour of next week's show dedicated to their music, their side projects, and more fun stuff related to them.

Please only vote once per round.

While you're voting, you can listen to music from all four of the remaining bands at this Soundcloud set.

Squawkatiel Madness - Round 3: The Squawky Sixteen!

And the votes are in! Thanks to everyone who voted, there were twice as many votes for this round compared to the first one. The artists who advanced to the Squawky Sixteen are:

Smile Smile
Yo La Tengo
The Strokes
Cloud Nothings
Dinosaur Jr.
The Shins
Ducktails
Jens Lekman
Beach House
Dirty Projectors
Reptar
Stars
Deerhoof
Minus the Bear
Japandroids
Beach Fossils

CLICK HERE TO VOTE for who you would like to advance to Round 4. Please only vote once per round.

You have until 8 pm on Tuesday, March 19th to vote, and then Round 4 will begin.

If you are not sure who to vote for, you can listen to tracks from all 16 remaining artists at https://soundcloud.com/flight-of-the-squawkatiel/sets/squawkatiel-madness-2013

You can also check out the tournament bracket at http://challonge.com/squawkatiel2013

The votes are in, Round 2 begins!

Thanks to everyone who voted in the 1st round of Squawkatiel Madness! The votes are in and the 32 artists who are moving on to Round 2 are:

Cheers Elephant, Smile Smile, Husky, Yo La Tengo, Savoir Adore, The Strokes, Pretty & Nice, Cloud Nothings, Rubblebucket, Dinosaur Jr., Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, The Shins, Ducktails, The Helio Sequence, Jens Lekman, Tanlines, Beach House, Wild Nothing, Dirty Projectors, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Reptar, State Radio, Stars, Toro Y Moi, Deerhoof, Yeasayer, Minus the Bear, Japandroids, Tennis, Beach Fossils, and Sleigh Bells. Congrats to all!

Voting has now opened for Round 2. You can vote at http://kwiksurveys.com/s.asp?sid=m5y7rn2eodgrcge110818

You have until 4 pm on Saturday, March 16th to vote, and then the "Squawky Sixteen" will be revealed on that night's show.

You can listen to tracks from the 32 remaining artists at https://soundcloud.com/flight-of-the-squawkatiel/sets/squawkatiel-madness-2013 and view the tournament bracket at http://challonge.com/squawkatiel2013

Please only vote once per round.

Last chance - vote for Round 1 of Squawkatiel Madness!

Today is the last day you can vote for the first round of Squawkatiel Madness, so be sure to get your votes in!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE.

You have until 8pm tonight to get your votes in, and then the votes will be counted and the 32 artists moving on to Round 2 will be announced.

If you're not sure who to vote for, you can check out tracks from each of the 64 artists in this Soundcloud set.

Flight of the Squawkatiel presents Squawkatiel Madness 2013!

This month, Flight of the Squawkatiel will be holding a little tournament in honor of March Madness called "Squawkatiel Madness", where 64 artists who have been featured during the new music hour on Flight of the Squawkatiel will go head to head and you will decide who moves on. The winner will get an hour of my March 30th show dedicated to their music, any side projects if applicable, similar artists, artists who are on the same record label or they have toured with, etc.

The artists who will be competing for the title are:

A.C. Newman, Animal Collective, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Beach Fossils, Beach House, Bloc Party, Cat Power, Cheers Elephant, Circa Survive, Cloud Nothings, Coheed & Cambria, Darlingside, David Byrne & St. Vincent, Deerhoof, Deftones, DIIV, Dinosaur Jr., Dirty Projectors, Ducktails, Foals, Frank Turner, Freelance Whales, The Gaslight Anthem, Gold Motel, The Helio Sequence, Husky, Japandroids, Jeff the Brotherhood, Jens Lekman, Jonquil, Kitten, Local Natives, Manicanparty, Matt & Kim, Memory Tapes, Metric, Minus the Bear, Orbital, Pinback, Pretty & Nice, Reptar, Rubblebucket, Savoir Adore, The Shins, Silversun Pickups, Sleigh Bells, Smile Smile, The Spinto Band, Stars, State Radio, The Strokes, Sun Airway, Tanlines, Tennis, Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, This Town Needs Guns, Toro Y Moi, Twin Shadow, Veronica Falls, Wild Nothing, Wintersleep, Yeasayer, Yo La Tengo, and Yppah.

This is just for fun and to find out which artists listeners would like to hear more of on the show.

CLICK HERE TO CAST YOUR VOTES FOR THE FIRST ROUND

You have through Tuesday, March 12 to vote, and then voting for Round 2 will begin on Wednesday, March 13. Please only vote once.

If you are unfamiliar with any of the artists listed, I have compiled a Soundcloud set where you can hear songs from all the artists who are in the running, in order they appear on the bracket.

Good luck to all, and have fun!