Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Shells
I initially recused myself from this discussion due to personal attacks from VMAsNYC, but now that "they" have been blocked I'll weigh in: '''Weak Keep''' after extreme trimming. Only the very bare minimum is needed on this band, but I do believe they are notable enough for an article. Placing in the top three in a competition with almost 200 bands from a major metropolitan area is a major accomplishment. The prize is non-trivial and despite not being aired on MTV, it ''was'' aired on MTV2 (according to the references). VMAsNYC et al was way too promotional in their efforts to create and link to this article, but that doesn't change the fact that the Shells (and MeTalkPretty and Red Directors for that matter) meet  8/9. Trim the  and remove the promotional links but there should be an article. The Written Roads|album should also be merged into the article(After further review of the article, aside from the track listing and the album cover, there is no additional information on the album page.  I'm going to boldly redirect since there is nothing of substance to merge.) and The Shells (disambiguation) should be moved back to The Shells
— NONE, NONE
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:BAND||WP:SPAM (Wikipedia:Notability)