Battle of the corporate bands hits Rock Hall

[Above: The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio]

Once a year in Cleveland, Ohio, the neckties come off, the paperwork goes on hold, and the repressed office drones bust out of their claustrophobic cubicles. Eight bands, each composed of employees from a different corporate monolith, come together in a rock 'n' roll deathmatch known as the Fortune Battle of the Corporate Bands. Finally, some musical groups who admit that they're corporate tools rather than trying to overcompensate in the opposite direction.

Now in its seventh installment, the corporate smackdown will take place Oct. 5-6 at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. This year's seven finalists (narrowed from a field of 41 hopefuls) represent a wide array of corporate interests, making the festival sort of like a Bizzaro World Fortune 500 conference.

The complete lineup:

High Definition from NBC Universal
The Subliminals from Grey Worldwide
Unrestricted Entity from Deloitte
Soul Focus from American Century Investments
Band Turismo from Sony Computer Entertainment
Trainwreck from Calzone Case Company
Full Mesh from Juniper Networks

Past winners include ensembles from eBay, PeopleSoft, and Fleet Capital Leasing.

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