March Madness Live Covers Tournament Round 2

Round 2 of the JamBase March Madness Live Covers Tournament is open for fans to vote on the remaining 16 competitors. The March Madness Live Covers Tournament is powered by the JamBase Live Video Archive (JBLVA), which features over 100,000 live music videos that are easy-to-find, filter and watch all in one convenient place.

Bands were only allowed one entry and each of the contested songs was written by a different artist. Round 1 featured head-to-competition on the same cover song, with only one version going on to compete against a different song in Round 2.

Moving on from Round 1 to Round 2, the matchups are:

1. Tedeschi Trucks Band with Trey Anastasio (Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing”)
vs.
moe. with Zac Brown (The Band’s “The Weight”)

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2. Goose (The Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows
vs.
Umphrey’s McGee with Kanika Moore (Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir”)

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3. Widespread Panic with Jerry Joseph (Neil Young’s “Cortez The Killer”
vs.
Frank Zappa (The Allman Brothers Band’s “Whipping Post”)

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4. Gov’t Mule (Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here”
vs.
Brandi Carlile (John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads”)

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5. Billy Strings (Grateful Dead’s “Wharf Rat”
vs.
Ween (David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance”)

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6. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (Tom Petty’s “American Girl”
vs.
My Morning Jacket (Prince’s “Purple Rain”)

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7. Jennifer Hartswick, Strangefolk & Friends (John Prine’s “Angel From Montgomery”
vs.
Greensky Bluegrass (Bruce Springsteen’s “Atlantic City”)

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8. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (Woody Guthrie’s “The Land Is Your Land”)
vs.
Phish (Stevie Wonder’s “Boogie On Reggae Woman”)

Round 2 voting is open between now and 11:59 p.m. PT Sunday night. As with the opening round, in an effort to maintain a level playing field, the entries follow below without comment or commentary, letting the cover performances speak for themselves.

ROUND 2

1. Little Wing vs. The Weight

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2. Tomorrow Never Knows vs. Kashmir

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3. Cortez The Killer vs. Whipping Post

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4. Wish You Were Here vs. Take Me Home, Country Roads

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5. Wharf Rat vs. Let’s Dance

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6. American Girl vs. Purple Rain

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7. Angel From Montgomery vs. Atlantic City

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8. This Land Is Your Land By Woody Guthrie vs. Boogie On Reggae Woman

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Be sure to explore the JamBase Live Video Archive (JBLVA) for even more live covers that might make next year’s tournament. Stay tuned for next week’s round to see who moves on in the competition. Remember, voting is open until 11:59 p.m. PT on Sunday night (March 14).