Comments on: The Roanoke Times music poll -- national results http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/cutnscratch/2009/01/02/the-roanoke-times-music-poll-national-result/ Music reporter Tad Dickens enjoys pickin' and grinnin' and drummin', and he likes to write about music. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:01:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Tad http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/cutnscratch/2009/01/02/the-roanoke-times-music-poll-national-result/#comment-1001 Tad Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:59:09 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/cutnscratch/?p=1057#comment-1001 I'm a big Bastards fan. They put on the best live show around here, and that's not even counting the packing peanuts and confetti, etc. Just a good band, good songs. They got very few votes -- I have no idea why people didn't vote for them. There are a bunch of other really good local bands and musicians who barely registered in the balloting. Go figure. As for the winners, they're all well known up here in Roanoke, and draw good crowds, who were motivated to vote for them. Thanks for the comment, Deral. I'm a big Bastards fan. They put on the best live show around here, and that's not even counting the packing peanuts and confetti, etc. Just a good band, good songs. They got very few votes -- I have no idea why people didn't vote for them.
There are a bunch of other really good local bands and musicians who barely registered in the balloting. Go figure.
As for the winners, they're all well known up here in Roanoke, and draw good crowds, who were motivated to vote for them.
Thanks for the comment, Deral.

]]> By: Deral Fenderson http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/cutnscratch/2009/01/02/the-roanoke-times-music-poll-national-result/#comment-1000 Deral Fenderson Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:38:46 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/cutnscratch/?p=1057#comment-1000 All's I can say, Tad, is ummm.... The Bastards of Fate??? They are local with not a peep in the polls, but they got the best chance of making it nationally. I've been in SW Virginia for quite a while, and really, I haven't heard of ANY of the bands that won. And that's coming from one of the Elder Statesmen of WUVT, a radio station that may become a contender in the radio station fight once we boost power. But yeah, I suspect I'm probably not telling you anything you don't already know. All's I can say, Tad, is ummm.... The Bastards of Fate??? They are local with not a peep in the polls, but they got the best chance of making it nationally. I've been in SW Virginia for quite a while, and really, I haven't heard of ANY of the bands that won. And that's coming from one of the Elder Statesmen of WUVT, a radio station that may become a contender in the radio station fight once we boost power.

But yeah, I suspect I'm probably not telling you anything you don't already know.

]]> By: Case Jones http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/cutnscratch/2009/01/02/the-roanoke-times-music-poll-national-result/#comment-997 Case Jones Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:32:01 +0000 http://blogs.roanoke.com/rtblogs/cutnscratch/?p=1057#comment-997 stick to the local scence it needs all the coverage it can get stick to the local scence it needs all the coverage it can get

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