Deletion of Smudge (band)

Comment: entry in McFarlane, in AllMusic, two (or more) albums issued by a notable independent label, the group toured Australia, supported an international artist and hence passes #1, 4, 5
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NBAND)

Comment: McFarlane's encyclopedia isn't a reliable source (nevermind for establishing notability). I'm not seeing the coverage needed. The only chance I'd see is the claim of being signed to Half A Cow, as they ''might'' be a notable independent label (thus meeting #5 for ensembles on , but the Half a Cow article is almost entirely unsourced, and most of the musicians/ensembles listed on their page don't appear to necessarily jive with the claim (and have substantial sourcing issues themselves). I'd need to see a lot more reliable sources all around here. In fact, I'd say a number of these other associated articles probably need some serious scrutiny to make sure they conform with 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NMUSIC||WP:BLP)

Comment: an entry in McFarlane is definitely good enough as a single reliable independent source, and there is plenty of other material on this band to push them way past the 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)