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2022’s March Faxness (The Tournament of Cover Songs):

Beanbag Amerika, Emile Begin, Erin Belieu, Lorraine Berry, Chelsea Biondolillo, Joe Bonomo, Karleigh Frisbie Brogan, Justin Brouckaert, Stephanie Burt, Ryan Carter, Brooke Champagne, Anna Chotlos, Susannah Clark, Chris Daley, Hannah Ensor, Ben Erwin, Chris Fischbach, Emily Flouton, Temim Fruchter, Megan Galbraith, Danielle Geller, Adam A. Goode, Cheryl Graham, Rose Heredia, Katerina Ivanov, Ron Hogan, Andrew Jones, Erin Keane, Dan Kois, Jamie Lee, David LeGault, Karen Lentz, Jillian Luft, Patrick Masterson, Moira McAvoy, Emily Mills, Ander Monson, Katie Moulton, Katie Darby Mullins, Dev Murphy, Ashley Naftule, Jason Nafziger, Dustin Luke Nelson, Brian Oliu, Gabriel Palacios, Wade Pavlick, Emily F. Popek, Allison Renner, Morgan Riedl, Katherine Robb, Kathleen Rooney, Justin St. Germain, Martin Seay, Nicole Sheets, Kelly Shire, Dave Singleton, Jeffrey Sirkin, Sheila Squillante, Tim States, David Turkel, Matthew Vadnais, Elliott Vanskike, Cori Winrock, Kirk Wisland

2021’s March Plaidness (The Era of Grunge and its Discontents):

2020’s March Badness (Bad Songs of the 80s and 90s):

2019’s March Vladness (The Goth Tourney):

Janine Annett, Megan Baxter, Matt Bell, Chelsea Biondolillo, Joe Bonomo, Josh Borgmann, Aaron Burch, Drew Burk, Ken Caldwell, Megan Campbell, James Charlesworth, Jamison Crabtree, Margarita Cruz, Mo Daviau, Danielle Deulen & Max Stinson, Noam Dorr, Lindsey Drager, Allison Dushane, Sarah Einstein, Melissa Faliveno, W. Shannon Fields, Eric Fischl, Michael Fournier, Ryan Grandick, Berry Grass, Dave Griffith, P.R. Griffis, Raquel Gutierrez, Patri Hadad, W. Todd Kaneko, Colleen Kennedy, Dan Kois, Matthew Lawrence, Lawrence Lenhart, Elana Levin, Robbie Maakestad, Dave Madden, Moira McAvoy, John Melillo, Michael D Miller, Ander Monson, Kevin Mosby, Ashley Naftule, Tammy Oler, Brian Oliu, Gabriel Palacios, Elena Passarello, Stephanie Pearmain, Keith Pille, Kurt Reighley, Kathleen Rooney, Amy Rossi, Jim Ruland, Justin St Germain, Martin Seay, Katie Jean Shinkle, Kelly Shire, Kyle Simonsen, David Turkel, Matthew Vadnais, Nicole Walker, Nick Ward, Jim Warner, Kirk Wisland

The March Vladness Championship: (13) Jim Ruland and The Cruxshadows’ “Marilyn My Bitterness” beat (11) Melissa Faliveno and The Creatures’ “Exterminating Angel” 1294-214

Final Four: (13) Jim Ruland and the Cruxshadows’ “Marilyn My Bitterness” defeated (3) Dave Griffith and Ministry’s “(Every Day Is) Halloween”) 1042-234

Final Four: (11) Melissa Faliveno and The Creatures’ “Exterminating Angel” dropped the curtain on (6) Elana Levin and Christian Death’s “Figurative Theatre” 168-137

2018’s March Shredness (The Hair Metal Tourney):

Janine Arnett, Mark Athitakis, Chelsea Biondolillo, Joe Bonomo, Joshua Borgmann, Susan Briante, Drew Burk, Kenneth Caldwell, Megan Campbell, Garrett Caples, James Charlesworth, Steven Church, Matthew Conley, Brad Efford, Mark Ehling, Jennifer Rice Epstein, Matt Fredrickson, Ryan Grandick, Nick Greer, Jennifer Gravley, Raquel Gutierrez, Amorak Huey, Todd Kaneko, Cybele Knowles, Dan Kois, David LeGault, Lawrence Lenhart, Kristine Mahler, Karyna McGlynn, John Melillo, Ander Monson, Beth Nguyen, Brian Oliu, Lisa O'Neill, Laura Owen, Natasha Padilla, Elena Passarello, Kathleen Rooney, Amy Rossi, Michael Schaub, Dan Shapiro, Martin Seay, Katie Jean Shinkle, Adrian Smith, Joni Tevis, Nick Ward, Lisa Wells, Kirk Wisland

The March Shredness Championship was (13) W. Todd Kaneko on Loudness’s “Crazy Nights” defeating (2) Elena Passarello and Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me” 198-140

Final Four: (13) W. Todd Kaneko and Loudness’s “Crazy Nights” beat (8) Chelsea Biondolillo and Vixen’s “Edge of a Broken Heart” 298-269

Final Four: (2) Elena Passarello and Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me” beat (7) Beth Nguyen and Lita Ford’s “Kiss Me Deadly” 253-205

2017’s March Fadness (One Hit Wonders of the 90s Edition):

Brandon Alva, Fatimah Asghar, Bethany Barnes, Kate Bernheimer, Henry Brean, Drew Burk, Ken Caldwell, Megan Campbell, Dan Chaon, Steven Church, Matthew Conley, Jamison Crabtree, Monique Daviau, Lewis DeJong, Danielle Cadena Deulen, Lindsey Drager, Matt Dube, Hannah Ensor, Dayvid Figler, T Clutch Fleischmann, Joshua Foster, Matt Fredrickson, Dan Gibson, Ryan Grandick, Jennifer Gravley, Nick Greer, Paul Hurh, Reed Karaim, Porochista Khakpour, Dolly Laninga, Allie Leach, David LeGault, Lawrence Lenhart, J. Robert Lennon, Farid Matuk, Moira McAvoy, Clint McCall, Karyna McGlynn, John Melillo, Thomas Mira y Lopez, Ander Monson, Rick Moody, Manuel Muñoz, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Bich Min Nguyen, Brian Oliu, Lisa O'Neill, Laura CJ Owen, Dustin Parsons, Elena Passarello, Ali Rachel Pearl, Keith Pille, Karen Pojmann, Mike Powell, Kathleen Rooney, Benjamin Rybeck, Sean Rys, Justin St. Germain, Martin Seay, Katie Jean Shinkle, Will Slattery, Aaron Smith, Michael Snediker, Alison Stine, J. Ken Stuckey, Janet Towle, Matthew Vadnais, Nicole Walker, Joe Wenderoth, Denry Willson, Kirk Wisland, and Charles Yu.

The March Faxness Champion was (16) Aaron Smith on Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” taking down (6) Justin St. Germain on OMC’s “How Bizarre” 887-550

Final Four: (16) Aaron Smith on Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn” defeated (5) Hannah Ensor on “One of Us” 510-378

Final Four: (6) Justin St. Germain on OMC’s “How Bizarre” defeated (8) Reed Karaim on Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumping” 291-210

2016’s March Sadness (Sad College Rock Songs 1977-1991)

• Kate Bernheimer (on Joy Division)

• Brian Blanchfield (on This Mortal Coil)

• Kenneth Caldwell (on Low)

• Megan Campbell (on Concrete Blonde)

• Ryan Carter (on Gary Jules)

• Danielle Cadena Deulen (on Kate Bush)

• Juan Diaz (on The Church)

• Pam Houston (on The Cure, Tracy Chapman, Joy Division, and Jeff Buckley)

• Fenton Johnson (on Pop)

• Lawrence Lenhart (on Neutral Milk Hotel)

• Rick Moody (on Joy Division and Jeff Buckley)

• Manuel Muñoz (on Tracy Chapman)

• Laura C. J. Owen (on Sinead O'Connor)

• Elena Passarello (on Jeff Buckley)

• Kathleen Rooney (on The Cure)

• Ben Rybeck (on Low)

• Katie Jean Shinkle (on Elliott Smith)

• Alison Stine (on Tori Amos)

• Matthew Vadnais (on Radiohead)

• Nicole Walker (on PJ Harvey & Nick Cave)