Corporate rock will be celebrated when eight bands that are literally associated with corporations perform at The PlayOff, a national competition to find the best company rock band in the States. The event is slated to take place tonight at 7 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Musuem. Bands include Swann Communications’ Band from the Boardroom (Santa Fe Springs, CA), Indiepay’s Esquella (New York City, NY), Mattel’s “The Toys” (El Segundo, CA), Gartner's Gartner In the Cloud” (Stamford, CT), Erie Insurance Group’s Above All In Volume (Erie, PA), GE Aviation's Title 14 (Whippany, NJ), Excella Consulting’s Detached Retina (Washington, DC) and Gracenote’s Gracetones (Emeryville, CA). Tickets are $27.50. (Niesel)
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