Alt Rock Radio March Madness KRXF vs. KENZ

It's Round 2 of the Midwest Regionals. #16 seed KRXF of Bend, Oregon beat KTBZ of Houston, Tx. # 9 Seed KENZ of Salt Lake City previously beat KRBZ of Kansas City. Since it's been a while a recap of the rules -- I grabbed a playlist of each at the same approximate time and picked 10 songs and placed them head to head. I pick which song I prefer. The station with the most songs picked wins. Playing Marilyn Manson is an automatic disqualification. Sorry, just no excuse for that in this day and age. Let's go

KRXF starts with This Charming Man by the Smiths. KENZ counters with Yellow by Coldplay. RXF gets the edge by reaching back to the 80's (that move doesn't work however if they do it to play Howard Jones).

The rest: KRXF is on the left, KENZ on the right.

Them Belly Full But We Hungry -- Bob Marley & The Wailers vs. Dog Days Are Over -- Florence and the Machine. Wow. Not only Bob Marley, but a deep cut by Bob Marley. RXF again.
End to the Lies -- Janes Addiction vs. Mirror in the Bathroom -- The Specials Turnabout is fair play and this time the End comes up with the cool deep 80's track RXF 2-1.
Soul to Squeeze -- Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. Forget You -- Cee Lo Green. Cee Lo Green's potty mouth ties it up 2-2
Man in the Suitcase -- Police vs. Crossfire -- Brandon Flowers Playing the Police is a risky move but it pays off because KENZ plays Brandon Flowers solo.
Am I Demon -- Danzig vs. Better Man -- Pearl Jam. There are limits to playing the deep cut card and KRXF has bumped up against one. Danzig? Really? Stations are tied at 3-3.
Born Too Slow -- Crystal Method vs. Little Lion Man -- Mumford & Sons. Crystal Method is a cult band, a cult of which I am not a member. KENZ takes the lead 4-3
Middle of Nowhere -- Hot Hot Heat vs. Float On -- Modest Mouse Two slightly left of center songs, both really good. the Hot Hot Heat song has got a catchier melody. It's tied up again.
Bullet the Blue Sky -- U2 vs. Our House -- Madness Wow a rare all 80's matchup. The U2 track has more fire, so I'll go with that one 5-4 KRXF.
Monday -- Wilco vs. Troublemaker -- Weezer. Nothing against Weezer, but that song is played an awful lot and you have to give KRXF for daring to play Wilco.

WRXF wins! They are a force to be reckoned with as KENZ put forward a very strong playlist.