Battle of the Legal Bands, 2005

The first annual Battle of the Bands took place September 22, 2005 at the Phoenix Hill Tavern. The winning band was Greenebaum Doll McDonald's The Breakthroughs. The other groups that participated were:

• River City Klezmer Band
• She's With Me
• Donnie Dynamite & the Dynamos
• The Infringers
• Hydrostatic
• Sonic Death Monkey (a.k.a., Litigious D)
• The Aquatones
• Shine-Ola
• Motion Hour

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Lawlapalooza Tour 2006

In 2006, the Battle of the Legal Bands was renamed "Lawlapalooza." The Master of Ceremonies was Aaron Miller of 102.3 The Max, and the event sponsors were Marshall P. Eldred, Jr., Thomas B. Givhan and Ann Oldfather.

The event was held September 21, 2006 at the Phoenix Hill Tavern, and once again, Greenebaum Doll McDonald's band, 100% Legal, took first place. The six other groups that particpated were:

• The Golden Rockets
• Unsound Mind
• She's With Me
• Shine-Ola
• Desert Fire
• Furious George

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Lawlapalooza Tour 2007

The third Lawlapalooza was held September 20, 2007, once again at the Phoenix Hill Tavern, with new Louisville Law School Dean Jim Chen serving as master of ceremonies. The Tortfeasors, from Seiller Waterman, took first place. The other participating acts were:

• The VelvetKings
• 100% Legal
• Shine-Ola
• Cambia
• My Darling Asleep

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Lawlapalooza Tour 2008

Lawlapalooza 2008 was held October 2, once again at the Phoenix Hill Tavern, with WPFK's Laura Shine acting as mistress of ceremonies. The Frank Galvin Experience, with attorneys from Bahe Cook Cantley and Jones and Seiller Waterman, took first place. The other participating acts were:

• Schuyler Olt
• Freakin' Sweet
• 100% Legal (second place)
• Shine-Ola
• HeadTap
• Assault with a Deadly Weapon
• Elvis Cardozo & the Attractive Nuisances (third place)

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