Prime Time Jukebox Episode 165 Audio: 2025 Battle of the Bands Draft

On Episode 165 of Prime Time Jukebox, we kick off the 2025 Battle of the Bands Competition. This year, we pivot from albums to individual records. Hector Alfonso of Espinosa Cigars and John McTavish of Developing Palates are once again back and participating.

The concept works as follows: Dave, Coop, Hector, and John will each pick eight songs. The selections will occur via a “Draft.” Once the albums are selected, each participant will seed them, place them into brackets and you will decide who should move on. We will go through each round on Twitter, until there is a winner from each of the four brackets. From that point, the four bracket winners will square off in a final four.

The tournament commences later this month with two matchups a day to vote on. Each vote will be eligible to compete to win one of three special prizes that will be announced.

Tune in to the premiere of Prime Time Jukebox Episode 165: 2025 Battle of the Bands Draft  on July 15, 2025 at 8pm ET.

As always you can follow along with our Spotify Playlists:

• Episode 165 Playlist

References (Brackets - Spoilers)

• Dave
• Hector
• Coop
• Surgeon