The 1998 Harmony Sweepstakes Finals on Friday Night Live

The Olympics were in Nagano. Titanic broke all the box office records and won 11 Oscars. Two Stanford PhD candidates created a little thing called “Google.” Hugo Chávez was elected President of Venezuela, while North Korea officially became a military dictatorship. The Drudge Report released reports about the blue dress that would lead to a Presidential impeachment.

And in a cappella news, Metropolis Quartet took home the national title at Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival. Their baritone was this guy “Mike McGee” – anyone ever heard of him?

The finals also featured Ball in the House, Blind Man’s Bluff, The Heebee-jeebees, +4dB, Cool Shooz, ACApelicans, City Lights, and a reprise from SoVoSo!

Hear it all tonight at 6 pm Pacific/9 pm Eastern on Acaville! You can also catch the rebroadcast at 8 am & pm Pacific on Sunday.

Friday Night Live Features the 1996 Harmony Sweeps Finals

The year was 1996.

Motorola released the first-ever flip phone. The east coast was hit by a historic blizzard shutting down everything for days. Braveheart won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Atlanta hosted the Summer Olympics. Prince Charles and Princess Diana split. Clinton/Gore was the winning Presidential ticket.

And m-pact was named the National Champions at Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival.

Listen to the show tonight on Friday Night Live at 6 pm Pacific – only on Acaville!