First Place: Red Light Romeo

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Second Place: Silver Bullets

Third Place: Three Sheets to the Wind

What makes a good cover band? The formula is pretty simple: Play popular music that makes people dance. According to its website, Red Light Romeo is a “party-loving group of guys who bring you an always-evolving show full of your favorite rock and pop songs.” Its YouTube videos show some of the favorites that draw fans their way, including a metal cover of Adelle’s “Hello” and a kind of metallic take on Weezer’s “Say It Ain’t So.” Silver Bullets is a top-40 wedding band that brings everything you could possibly need to kick off a successful union. It pitches itself as a “band in a box” that’s party ready. Those ever-popular slingers of yacht rock, Three Sheets to the Wind, always know how to get a party going with a smooth captain’s hat and a belted-out cover of “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl).”