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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Five reasons Oxymoronatron will win the DBP
Let me say first that I really love the piano-pop kids in the Joose Box and I find Alec Delphenich Trio’s indie-acoustic songs very intriguing.
However, my pick to win the 2008 Dayton Band Playoffs is the sci-fi-robot-punk rock band Oxymoronatron.
Here are five reasons why I think Oxy will win.
Experience - The band has brought robot-tinged rock to Dayton for over five-years. They have played at about every venue in town including performances at the Dayton Music Fest and the Midpoint Music Fest. Oxy will not be phased by growing DBP pressure.
The Fun Factor - An Oxymoronatron show is anything but predictable. The band makes ever moment onstage entertaining. They use toys, gadgets, music playing robots, and multimedia imagery to aid their wild original sound.
Ready To Peak - I have covered the playoffs since 2005 and I have noticed that bands who draw huge crowds in rounds one and two have trouble drawing in rounds three and four. It is simply very difficult for bands to bring fans out to a bar every couple weeks. This trend favors Oxymoronatron who went into round two as the fifth seeded band. Their fans are just beginning to get energized.
Robot Power - The band’s weird tunes about robots and their make believe super-hero persona (saving the world from the evil “Mad Robots”) will surely get them noticed by all Canal Street concert-goers. This attention may give the band an edge with the undecided voters that attend the DBP. Oxymoronatron is hard to forget.
Oxy’s Confidence - If you doubt my opinion about Oxymoronatron winning the Dayton Band Playoffs than just ask the band if they think they can win. They will tell you. “Oxymoronatron will continue in the DBP because that is what we have been programmed to do. We must win the playoffs or the Mad Robots will rule the day and we can’t have that,” said vocalist MC Woodchuck.
Round three of the Dayton Band Playoffs begins this week. Get out and vote.
The Joose Box vs A Familiar Encounter - Wed, August 13th at Canal Street Tavern
Oxymoronatron vs Savant - Thursday, August 14th at Canal Street Tavern
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