SOTC March Madness

SOTC's March Madness: Welcome To The Lightning Round Of 16

By Maura Johnston Mon., Mar. 26 2012 at 12:00 PM
Categories: A Tribe Called Quest, Alicia Keys, Bette Midler, John Coltrane, Laura Nyro, Norah Jones, Rakim, SOTC March Madness, Wu-Tang

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John Coltrane is the only No. 1 seed remaining in the tournament.
This week, our search for New York's quintessential post-1955 musician is about to get hectic, with the winner crowned as the calendar flips to April on Saturday night. (A rundown of all the matches so far is here.) So for the Round of 16 matchups—four of which will happen today, four tomorrow—we're going to dispense with the punditry and get to the voting. The combatants, which hail from the Uptown and Brooklyn quadrants: John Coltrane and Bette Midler; Alicia Keys and Laura Nyro; A Tribe Called Quest and Wu-Tang Clan; and Rakim and Norah Jones. Ballot below. Please note that you have to vote in all four races in order for your vote to count.

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Laura Nyro (10) And Paul Simon (2) Take SOTC's March Madness Tournament Down By The Schoolyard

By Mike Barthel Mon., Mar. 19 2012 at 2:00 PM
Categories: Laura Nyro, Mike Barthel, Paul Simon, SOTC March Madness

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​Sound of the City's search for the quintessential New York City musician enters Round Two this week. Today, all the remaining contenders in the Uptown division battle it out in the Round of 32. Keep up with all the action here.

In a stunning upset, No. 10 seed Laura Nyro has upended the brackets of musicologists throughout the New York metropolitan area by toppling perpetual online fan favorite Lady Gaga early. She now moves on to the second round, and is facing a formidable opponent: No. 2 seed Paul Simon, who beat out Slick Rick in the round of 64. Can Nyro continue her unlikely run? Or will Simon&30151;one of the most important musicians of the past half-century, and an avid chronicler of New York's past—prove triumphant?

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Lady Gaga (7) Takes On Laura Nyro (10) In Round One Of Sound Of The City's Quintessential New York Musician Tournament

By Maura Johnston Wed., Mar. 7 2012 at 12:00 PM
Categories: Lady Gaga, Laura Nyro, SOTC March Madness

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​The Round of 64 for Sound of the City's own version of March Madness—in which we determine the quintessential New York musician—launches this morning with a series of polls. This time out: Fame-and-equality-obsessed pop shapeshifter Lady Gaga takes on legendary songwriter Laura Nyro. Check out the arguments in favor of each contestant below, and then cast your ballot on Facebook.

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