Hollywood Holt is a star, and if you haven’t heard of him yet, you better believe you will soon. Hollywood, self-proclaimed “best rapper alive”, spits his smart and funny rhymes at shows all over the world, bringin...
Naeem Juwan AKA Spank Rock comes from the wall-sweating, pipe-bursting, hip-grinding basements of the Baltimore Bass movement. After spending some time at Drexel University in Philly he linked up with the Diplo-powered ...
Influenced by American old-time music and classic songwriters of the 60s and 70s, Leah Abramson (formerly of Dyad, The Crooked Jades, Octoberman) writes haunting folk-noir originals about truck drivers, lost love and old...
Brooklyn-based artist Doe Paoro describes her music as “Ghost Soul," characterized by a dolorous, ethereal sound that evokes the resurrection of "a choir of ghosts who haven’t completely detached from the human exper...
From the deep woods of North Carolina comes Delta Rae. With pure Carolina soul, a rich rootsy sound and four powerhouse lead vocalists, Delta Rae’s music is born for the live setting. Swells of gorgeous harmonies and i...
Chrysta Bell is a singer, songwriter, entertainer, model and muse. She has shared the stage with such legendary talents as Willie Nelson, Brian Setzer, Donovan, and members of King Crimson.
Chrysta Bell has recently h...
Rockhampton’s favourite sons BUSBY MAROU are having a huge 2011. They are the first signing to Warner Music Australia’s indie imprint Footstomp Records, and released their debut self-titled album in June. Their deb...
"Tuesday, March 15, 2011: Somewhere above the Southern United States, en route to Austin, Texas. Over the next five days, I'll hear dozens of bands from all over the world perform at theaters, nightclubs, restaurants, ga...
The Spring Standards are an energetic force of three-part harmony circling over a rock n' roll sound with an old country aftertaste. From small towns to big cities, they explode on stage with spirit, spontaneity, and a s...
Molly Rankin is the girl next door. But she’s smoking in the basement, writing gruff pop songs with irresistible hooks.
At 22, the youngest member of one of Canada’s most famous musical families, a songwriter with...
Albums that are determined to become legendary milestones seem to be appearing less frequently during the 21st century. With the immediacy of the Internet, as listeners, we consume a bigger number of projects than we did...
Formed in Victoria BC, Canada, in 2009 and now settled in Vancouver, Gold & Youth (formerly known as The Racoons) have developed their craft on a considerable number of stages. Musically, Gold & Youth blend synthetic and...
Formed by 5 musicians without that much in common, Antoine Reverb is a band that plays what can be called psychedelic pop. We've been together for little more than three years. We have put out an LP and a digital EP. We ...
Few bands can be simultaneously timeless and relevant, but that’s exactly the hi-wire act Zeus has become as a new millennium hit factory set for a triumphant return with the release of sophomore full-length Busting Vi...
THE DARCYS are an art rock band from Toronto. Their self-titled Arts & Crafts debut was produced by Murray Lightburn of The Dears and released on October 25, 2011 as a free download and on limited edition vinyl. It is th...
Justin Peroff of Broken Social Scene + Dave Hamelin and Liam O'Neil of The Stills = Eight and a Half. But while the math is simple, the story behind it is not so.
When Broken Social Scene first emerged out of Toronto...
Once a mere fresh faced folk singer from Vancouver, Canada, Dan Mangan now stands at the world’s doorstep. The evolution of Mangan’s music is instinctively in line with its breadth and sincerity. As his art has devel...
Philadelphia’s The War on Drugs reside at the blurred edges of American music: overexposing studio limitations, piling tape upon tape to maximum density, and then — with each song — they pull off the scaffolding to...
The Magnetic Fields' classic songwriter Stephin Merritt enjoys working with themes: escape, country roads, vampires, miniatures. There is no official theme for The Magnetic Fields’ tenth full-length release, Love at th...
ROOTS
Bomba Estereo was created from the influence of late 90’s Colombian bands such as Sidestepper and Bloque de Búsqueda, which explored the fusion of folklore and tropical Colombian rhythms with contemporary sou...
In 2003, Tim Showalter's house burned down, his fiancée left him, and he resorted to writing songs on an acoustic guitar while living on park benches in suburban Philadelphia. Those events informed the entirety of his a...
Zulu Winter are a London based band that share management with the team behind The Vaccines, Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand, Crystal Castles.
They formed earlier this year so have only played a few gigs, but have al...
Pickwick was formed in 2008 when singer Galen Disston began writing songs on his acoustic guitar while drummer Matt Emmett kept time in the background. The duo settled on the name as an homage to 'The Ostrich,' an obscur...
Lost in the Trees
A Church That Fits Our Needs
Release Date: March 20, 2012
Lush clusters of piano, a mysterious sound that might be something being unwrapped, or paper crush...
Diamond Rugs is a collaboration between John McCauley (Deer Tick), Robbie Crowell (Deer Tick), Ian Saint Pé (The Black Lips), Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Hardy Morris (Dead Confederate) and Bryan Dufresne (Six Finger Sate...
Counting Crows is an American rock band originating from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1991, the group gained popularity following the release of its debut album in 1993, August and Everything After, which featured the...
Meet The Stanfields, a maelstrom of rock ‘n’ roll, Celtic and bluegrass. Hailing from the gritty post-industrial towns of Nova Scotia, Canada, The Stanfields play every show like it’s their collective last night on...
Y La Bamba presented by Diamond Rugs Curate Speed Sets
Showcase
World
Portland
OR
12:10PM -12:19PM
Presented by: Diamond Rugs Curate Speed Sets
With their new album, Court the Storm, Portland OR's Y La Bamba return with a haunting second full-length of delicately crafted art folk. "The voice is most effective when it's indistinguishable from the emotion of the ...
Futurebirds presented by Diamond Rugs Curate Speed Sets
Showcase
Alt Country
Athens
GA
12:20PM -12:29PM
Presented by: Diamond Rugs Curate Speed Sets
2011 has been a large one for Futurebirds. In its third year as a band, the Athens-based outfit has released two well-received EPs, Futurebirds EP and Via Flamina; road-dogged the nation with acts such as Drive-By Trucke...
Diamond Rugs presented by Diamond Rugs Curate Speed Sets
Showcase
Rock
Nashville
TN
12:40PM - 1:00PM
Presented by: Diamond Rugs Curate Speed Sets
Diamond Rugs is a collaboration between John McCauley (Deer Tick), Robbie Crowell (Deer Tick), Ian Saint Pé (The Black Lips), Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Hardy Morris (Dead Confederate) and Bryan Dufresne (Six Finger Sate...
Ancestros music group was created in 2002 in Cali, Colombia. It was founded by its own director Esteban Copete. Who inspired by the music airs from the Colombian Pacific Coast, invited eight more musicians with the same ...
For such a young band, New York Rivals has been making some major waves. Formed in September 2011, the east-coast quartet (with Josh Moran on vocals and guitar, Erik Rudic on lead guitar, Nash Breen on some thunderous dr...
In the year of the saxophone, Santa Barbara's Gardens & Villa give us the flute. And along the way, G&V effectively wipe clear the vaseline from the murky bedroom funk of recent days. G&V bang out instant classics -- eac...
Women & Work is a love letter from Lucero to its hometown, Memphis, Tennessee. “Having a band in Memphis puts you in a tradition,” says Lucero frontman Ben Nichols. “We started at punk rock shows, not necessarily p...
Dinosaur Jr. is widely recognized as one of the most significant American rock bands of all time. Preceding Nirvana by several years, Dinosaur Jr. was instrumental in bringing the crashing sounds of lead guitar back to i...
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Brainfeeder's latest artist RYAT (pronounced "riot") is the brainchild of Christina Ryat, a producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and sound manipulator who uses live electronics, instruments, pedals,...
Lorn hails from the future of music as do his Brainfeeder & Ninja Tune contemporaries, however this young artist also forges a connection between the current exploding beat scene and its roots in the experimental scratch...
"Eccentric, Contagious, Electrifying. These are some words you could use to describe American electronic artist Daedelus (Alfred Darlington). To experience Daedelus in all his unbridled splendor is only achievable over a...
Toddla T
Biography 2011
Do U Know Toddla T?
In 2007 Toddla T (aka Tom Bell) was working in a shoe shop in his hometown of Sheffield, then just 19 and living at home with his parents, he DJ'ed at weekends and ...
DJ SUN is a renowned DJ, producer and radio show host keenly focused on the aesthetics of soul, hip hop and jazz. His musical approach represents the energy and tranquility of his upbringing in Suriname and Holland. The ...
Kooley High is comprised of six former N.C. State University students, who met on the campus bricks by way of hip hop. What started out as a student-run hip hop organization, known as H2O, soon turned into a fresh factor...
The 22-year-old Cities Aviv — aka Gavin Mays — might be the most original and is certainly one of the most significant musicians to emerge on the Memphis music scene in the past year.
The Memphis native and Overto...
Over the past few years, LA' s Nite Jewel has honed its pop-funk craft across releases from Italians Do It Better, Mexican Summer and LA's own Gloriette Records. In that time, Ramona Gonzalez's airy but often distant voi...
Since producing and performing the hit track "Musik Lounge" for DJ Jazzy Jeff's "Magnificent" LP, Amir "Oddisee" Mohamed has pushed his involvement in the music industry into fifth gear. Taking advantage of working at A ...
"When I think of how to write about Jonti's music, I don't feel like writing at all. I feel like drawing a picture, with watercolors and maybe crayon - colorful, abstract, youthfully curious and open to interpretation. M...
Alice Russell Biography .this application i am coming with a joint project of me and Quantic and the combo barbaro, we worked together with the quantic sould orchestra a few years back and wanted to get in the studio aga...
Stepping out from the rich San Francisco bass music scene into a spotlight of his own, Comma aka Ryan Gilbert is invigorating the beat community of the Bay Area and beyond with a strong shove of electronic innovation and...
Braille (Rush Hour / Hotflush)
Praveen Sharma is the founder of Percussion Lab and one half of bass music
duo Sepalcure who have just released one of the most acclaimed albums of
the year.
Following his debut singl...
!!! DJs is currently Allan Wilson of !!! (chk chk chk). Dude plays sax/percussion/drums/keys at !!! shows, and likes to play house/tech/diva/club/kwiato/disco/leftfield shit for you afterwards. You'll dig his set or he...
Lando Kal It’s quite telling that when Glasgow super label re-configured their various guises and re-launched as Numbers, their debut release was from the two members of Lazer Sword, a gargantuan solo split 12” from...
Having spent his youth in various bands xxxy finally decided to hang up his guitar and mic and began producing electronic music fuelled by his love at the time of drum and bass and techno. Through the influential record ...
Gypsyblood formed in 2009 when longtime friends and former bandmates Adam James and vocalist/drummer/bassist Kyle Victor healed the somewhat fresh wounds of their previous band’s breakup (initiated by Victor storming o...
Marriages is a new band featuring Greg Burns (Red Sparowes), Emma Ruth Rundle (Red Sparowes / Nocturnes) and Dave Clifford (Red Sparowes / Nocturnes / Pleasure Forever / The VSS).......
Rory Friers: Guitar
Chris Wee: Drums
Jonathan Adger: Bass
Belfast, Ireland’s celebrated instrumental band And So I Watch You From Afar are about to get a lot closer up. Sargent House, partnered with Dublin label...
California native Chelsea Wolfe has always embodied light and dark. Her music is a raw, dirging doom-folk with hints of black metal, deep blues and minimal synthesizer music, but it’s as prone to triumph as it is despa...
Zechs Marquise, the El Paso, TX quintet are back with their sophomore album Getting Paid, bringing an intensified swagger to the band's multifaceted psych-prog haze for their most aggressive and versatile effort to date....
Based out of San Francisco, CA, Deafheaven started as an isolated project between frontman George Clarke and guitarist Kerry McCoy. After sending the demo to various blogs and receiving overwhelmingly positive reception,...
The Nouns
Great rock is elemental. A pair of chords, something resembling a rhythm, a handful of words about girls/women/my baby and lots of energy are all you really need to get a crowd moving and forget about lif...
"Never short on hooks or ambition, The Sour Notes play brittle pop for star-crossed post-grads. Frontman Jared Boulanger knows a good deal about transitional periods, having led several versions of the band. On rising ti...
THE dB’s REUNITE TO RELEASE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN 30 YEARS
Falling Off the Sky is the first new dB’s album in a quarter-century. It’s also the first in three decades to feature the band’s original lineup of singe...
We started out with the want and drive to be one of the best bands to ever play in front of a live audience. But sadly broke up a few years after forming and were thought to never perform again. Years after the infamous ...
The Flying Eyes are a heavy, psychedelic rock band hailing from Baltimore, Maryland. Their name comes from a 1962 science fiction novel about giant, disembodied eyes that descend from outer space to control humanity. S...
Atlanta, GA's Royal Thunder (Mlny Parsonz – bass / vocals, Josh Weaver – guitar, Josh Coleman - Rhythm Guitar, Lee Smith • Drums) is a haunting blues-infused rock band that lures listeners in with their dark rhythm...
EARLY GRAVES formed in the Bay Area in early 2008 and have since released two full lengths, both on Metal Blade Records' imprint, Iron Clad Recordings. The band's sound has been described as a mixture of old school Swedi...
The Record Summer (TRS) mixes the lush arrangements and vocal style of Sufjan Stevens with Shoegaze atmospherics, equally inspired by Midlake and The Cure.
Singer and songwriter Bret Rodysill moved to New York at 19. ...
The psychedelic explorations and folk troubadour inclinations of young Californian J Irvin Dally are informed equally by his nomadic trajectory and his introspective clarity. Dally lived in a variety of climates througho...
Slovakian male&female duo of songwriters Longital invite comparisons to Nordic brethren Sigur Ros, playing bowed guitars and singing in an exotic language. The similarities end there, however.
Schooled as a jazz musi...
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Big Scary are a boy/girl two-piece from Melbourne, Australia. Joanna chills at the kit, occasionally chiming in with some ba...
Ivan & Alyosha began as a duo in 2007 with Tim Wilson and
Ryan Carbary. Their first EP Th e Verse, The Chorus sparked the
interest of NPR Music leading to a Song of the Day pick and a
2011 Tiny Desk Concert. The gr...
Cobraconda is a group.
Spencer and Graham are the two guys in the group.
They like partying, playing shows and beats.
Cobraconda makes rap songs. They DJ too.
Cobraconda lives in Denver, Colorado. They have toured ...
Lif began the usual path for an independent rap artist: long nights spent honing his craft in the studio as well as testing his skill at open-mic sessions. He self-produced his first few independent records ("Elektro", "...
Fresh off the cover of CMJ with their #1 charting album Therapy at 3, Eligh (Living Legends) + Amp Live (Zion I) announce their first ever headlining tour together. The duo made their debut performances together in Decem...
Chali 2na = MC. Musician. Actor. Painter. Renaissance Man.
Chali 2na has done it all. From his days growing up on the hardscrabble streets of Chicago’s south side, to his subsequent explosion onto LA’s burgeoning ...
Christian Bauhofer at first glance comes off as the unassuming dude yawning next to you in class, a kind of lumberjack-nerd fusion in his glasses and scruffy facial hair. However, wait until the sun goes down and add a c...
Back in 1995, Bay Area rap was at the big-ballin' peak of the mobb music craze, LA was chronically gripped in a G-funk indo smoke haze, Atlanta was enjoying its Southernplayalistic days, and NYC was entering a shiny-suit...
MTHDS combines the fury of punk, the street-wise soul of hip-hop and funk with an over-the-top bombastic roots-reggae party groove. Formed in April of 2007, MTHDS has released 2 EPs and 1 LP. "Music That Heightens Diff...
This spring the rapturous, octet, Rubblebucket are releasing their first live CD/DVD in conjunction with a U.S. tour. Live in Chicago features hits from the band's 2011 Omega La La, which was produced by Eric Broucek (LC...
If indeed “you blows who you is,” as Louis Armstrong once famously said, then Stephen Bruner’s bass is a mainline to the soul of a man whose DNA was transcribed from the stars onto staff paper. His Flying Lotus-pro...
PAPER DIAMOND
Forward is not just a direction, it's a way of life for Colorado based producer Alex B who is rolling out big tunes under the new guise of Paper Diamond. The new project finds the trusted producer moving i...
The Brooklyn based electronic duo, Break Science kick off 2012 with the release of their second EP entitled Monolith Code (Pretty Lights Music). As seasoned producers and touring veterans, Adam Deitch and Borahm Lee have...
When I was nine years old, I innocently begged my parents for a guitar. As I grew older and realized that I loved to write music and sing, my dream quickly became apparent. I took every record I could find around my hous...
In the world of Hip‐Hop, the word “wax” has multiple meanings – all of which pertain to the true roots of
the culture. “Wax” as a verb means to speak enthusiastically, as ma...
Imagine Kanye West being born and raised in Meridian, Mississippi. Now imagine him being produced by Organized Noize. That imagery would create music almost identical to the Crooked Letter state’s next hip-hop heavywei...
In 2007, Ace Hood landed a deal with DJ Khaled’s We The Best Music Group and Def Jam. He released his debut album, Gutta, in 2008 followed by Ruthless in 2009.
Now with three albums under his belt, Ace’s career c...
Completing 6 mixtapes with a catalog of over 100 songs in the past 3 years, Chris Webby is quickly accumulating a fanbase of millions. With over 140,000 Facebook Fans, 55,000 Twitter Followers, and 20,000,000 YouTube vie...
N-Dex is a Ghanaian Artist/Producer born In Dallas,TX, raised In Oklahoma City,.graduated from OSU 2010.
N-Dex has put out 3 Projects with the Latest being the successful "FoDaSumma" which can be found on Itunes..
N-De...
JIM-E-O, born Enyinna Kalu Ogbaa on July 26, 1984 in Imo State, Nigeria,is the son of Kalu Ogbaa, and Clara Ogbaa. The name Enyinna means, ” father’s friend” in Igbo (a Nigerian language). JIM-E-O embraced his fath...
A fresh breeze is blowing through Nigerian soul music on the guitar strings of a young performer called Bez. He makes alternative soul, an understated and unusual hybrid of Soul, Jazz and R&B music that sets him well apa...
M.I was born to Pastor and Mrs. Abaga, both active members of the local Church choir in Jos, Plateau, Nigeria. His mother taught the basic music notations and later bought him a 7-key mini piano, which launched him early...
A blindingly bright clarity drives Blitz the Ambassador. With a spot-on sense of flow, he name-checks Basquiat and Lumumba, evokes lovelorn sighs on Accra buses, émigré alienation, history’s shadows. All set to swirl...
2Face Idibia was born Innocent Ugah Idibia in Jos, Nigeria. He hails from Okpokwu local government area and from the Idoma ethnic group in the southern part of Benue State, in central Nigeria.
Internationally known, ...
This “experimental” hip hop group brings forth a fresh wave of music for your ears. Dallas, Texas made, Sore Losers are a breath of fresh air to the music and entertainment industry. Composed of 6 members, Vince “...
It all pretty much started in Austin, TX, where Minister Blakes got a broadcast journalism degree from the University of Texas, hosted a radio show on KAZI 88.7 FM and a TV show called “Smooth”, served as Urban Music...
Bernard "Focus…" Edwards, Jr., son of famed bassist/producer Bernard Edwards of CHIC, is a NY/CT bread, Atlanta based Grammy Award winning producer. He's crafted hits for Busta Rhymes (Respect My Conglomerate), 50 cent...
After 8 years of making a name for himself on the underground rap scene, Chaundon continues his journey to leave his mark with in the Hip-Hop Community. Chaundon has proved his place in the game with 6 mixtape releases ...
Being the younger brother of Lord Digga, one of hip hop's notable producers, Brooklyn bred emcee Sha Stimuli's spent most of his youth in the mix amongst hip hop legends like Master Ace, members of the Juice Crew, and Bi...
"A powerful stage presence and booming, crystal-clear cadence.."
- LA Weekly
"One of the dopest emcees around, who makes noise both on the
microphone and as an un-compromising community activist..." -Davey D
“Twin ...
Torae gained recognition by collaborating with DJ Premier and Marco Polo. He and Polo went on to receive critical acclaim for their collaborative LP entitled Double Barrel. In 2007, HipHopDX featured him in their DXNext ...
Rapper Big Pooh (born Thomas Jones) is an American rapper, who, along with fellow rap artist Phonte, was a member of the acclaimed North Carolina hip hop group Little Brother. In addition to numerous records and EP's by ...
Growing up just a block away from The Notorious B.I.G., watching him go from local kid to rap superstar, “Skyzoo” couldn't help but dream big.
He started making mixtapes in 2002, and in 2005, through a mutual fri...
Slum Village is a hip hop group from Conant Gardens, Detroit, Michigan.
The group was formed by three members: rappers Baatin (deceased, 31 July 2009) and T3, plus rapper and producer J Dilla (deceased, 10 February 2006...
As a weather pattern forms its shape and sound out of the unknown and invisible into something tangible and rare, so does the dirty blues force “little hurricane”. This storm began when CC hung up her chef knives for...
Pond was born under a mulberry tree in Daglish, Western Australia, by Joseph Ryan, Nick Allbrook and Jay Watson. Under the mulberry tree they conceived the idea of an album of tropical psychedelic idiocy that they perfor...
Los Angeles, CA - February 22, 2012 - Reptar today announced that their debut full-length album, Body Faucet, will be released on May 1st via Vagrant Records. Produced by Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley, Was...
Elizabeth Harper, a former drama major from Los Angeles, had been writing delicate, wistful songs of longing and detachment for several years when she met musician & psychoanalyst-in-training Mark Richardson in 2009 and ...
Most people do not take vacations often enough, some not at all. Quality vacations let us recapture that feeling of childlike exploratory freedom, which we seem to experience less and less frequently as we age. We can ha...
Where can you find the wildest, warmest and most colorful members of humanity? In your own backyard of course! Shot in a 'mockumentary' format, HAPPY PEOPLE is a delightful snapshot of the threads that weave Austin’s E...
The Austin based Warrior Gospel Band is fueled by the fervor of the spirit and devotion to a wide ranging gospel sound. It's a potent combo of gospel quartet including rootsy guitar and vocals with soul and R&B inflected...
Unity is a very unique and versatile group of youngsters who are enjoying the prime of their lives traveling and singing about their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Mixing a traditional quartet sound with a neo-soul, jazz...
The Jjones Family Singers are a 3 generation family that's played major festivals such as the ACL, SXSW, Houston Ifest, Smithsonian Institute, House of Blues, Hoosier Dome and other venues across America. The group is th...
Zambri is the ethereal duo of Cristi Jo and Jessica, sisters whom have been making music together since they shared a bedroom as kids. Spending endless hours creating stories and building universes with their voices and ...
Thomas Dolby was an indelible part of the electronic music landscape on both sides of the Atlantic in the ’80s. The Zelig of synthpop, he was seemingly there or thereabouts at all points of that crucial decade. He enjo...
Scoundrels are the first UK signing by legendary A&R man Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer (original partners in Sire Records) to the recently revived, classic UK Blues label Blue Horizon (first home to Fleetwood Mac, ...
If a Beatle was left in the desert at age 3 and raised in El Paso - you might have Salim Nourallah...Nourallah is a North Texas music scene fixture. After gaining initial acclaim with the Denton-based Nourallah Brothers ...
From his days fronting seminal hardcore trio Heart Attack and infamous glam punks D Generation to nine years on the road as a solo artist and with his band, The St. Marks Social, Malin has cultivated a devout fan base. H...
Justin Ringle has turned out to be a songwriter strongly influenced by the seasons. His Portland, Oregon-based band’s last record, the critically acclaimed House With No Home, was a winter album par excellence, from i...
When she walks into a store in her Brooklyn neighborhood, Ingrid Michaelson is rarely recognized. But once she hands over her credit card to pay, the clerk often pauses, brightens up, and enthusiastically offers a bit of...
Over the past three years, indie-folk trio Good Old War has captivated countless audiences with their acoustic-driven, sing-along-inspiring live performances. Now, with the release of their third full-length record Come ...
Nightmare Air is a new sonic experience from members of Film School (Beggars Banquet Records) and Chicago shoegazers Airiel.
Guitarist / vocalist Dave Dupuis (Film School) and drummer Mikey Lovechilde (Airiel) teamed ...
The Vandelles are the surf-darlings of the surging psych-pop scene, intertwining their signature psych-noir sound with 60’s pulp-rock stylings and slinky hula surf riffs and harmonic dissonance the band lays out a soun...
Originally from Allentown, PA, Dominic Cipolla has called Louisville KY, home for more then 20 years. During his early years in Louisville, as well as playing in bands including seminal Louisville collective Sapat, he fo...
After a few years of touring hard in the States and overseas, recent times have been seemingly low-key and quiet for a loud band like Dead Confederate. They've more or less remained off the radar for the last year. In th...
Born out of the ashes of the UK post-punk scene, The Cult evolved to become one of the most influential and controversial rock bands of the late 20th century, selling millions of albums, headlining arenas and stadiums ar...
Tycho is the music project of San Francisco artist and producer Scott Hansen. As Tycho, Hansen blends swirling melodies into vaguely triumphant arcs that crisscross between stuttering beats and vocal samples, creating ro...
New Build formed in London in 2011.
The band comprises three core members: Al Doyle, Felix Martin and Tom Hopkins.
Al Doyle is the lyricist and "voice" of the band. He plays with Hot Chip and the now-retired LCD So...
There is a powerful harmony in Grimes. It is a project which is both musical and visual, embodying the arts of 2D, performance, dance, video and sound. Claire Boucher weaves these together to a strong rhythmic effect, ...
“If we cannot yet reconcile all opinions, Let us endeavor to unite all hearts.” -Robert Owen, 1832
YACHT is a Band, Belief System, and Business conducted by Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans of Marfa, Texas and Po...
GRACE WOODROOFE
Album: Always Want, January 24, Modular
With her uniquely warm, husky, and sometimes mournful voice, Grace Woodroofe is about to make a special mark on the music scene. At just twenty-two years of...
Raised in Detroit, MI and now a resident of Los Angeles. JMSN wrote, produced and mixed his debut album †Priscilla† which has been released to rave reviews. A journey through the repercussions of a failed relationshi...
One glorious day some years back, a teenage high school dropout Nikki Lane (née Nicole Lane Frady) packed a trailer with her worldly possessions. With one hand firmly gripping a steering wheel and the other flipping the...
Chad Valley are the personal outpourings of one Hugo Manuel, the balearic inclined vocalist of Oxford's Jonquil and founder member of the Blessing Force collective.
Taking a more electronic approach to sunset vibes, H...
“Everyone becomes sea urchins and rats at night,” says PAPA's Darren Weiss, laughing slyly. “It’s the nature of being young.”
Like with an inside joke you know, you smirk along, succumbing to a moment of reve...
RAC is a group of producers who create re-interpretative rock/electronica/dance remixes for musical artists. RAC strives to maintain a style of remixing that strays from the "club mix" archetype, creating new incarnation...
Juicy J is an American rapper and record producer from Memphis, Tennessee and is the co-founder and a member of the duo Three 6 Mafia. He is also the younger brother of Project Pat. His second solo album, Hustle Till I D...
An energetic four piece rock band from Austin Texas, Edison Chair honors the style of timeless rock such as The Who and The Beatles, while making innovative strides in the wake of popular modern bands such as The Fratell...
Over the years Billy Harvey has been playing his own brand of Post Modern Pop, working not only as an artist but also as a producer (Charlie Mars, Bob Schneider, Slaid Cleaves, and Steve Poltz are among his credits).
A ...
To suggest that Steve Poltz isn’t normal is about as safe a statement as one could make. You would basically require the powers of the Hubble space telescope to locate Steve Poltz from any region of normalcy.
For musi...
In 1975 Peter and Paul first worked together in the now legendary band The Nerves, the band that spawned number one hits like “Hanging on the Telephone” for Blondie and “Come Back Stay” for Paul Young. The Nerves...
Triple Cobra play summer jams for the end of the world. Through a baroque haze of billowing synthesizers, pounding tribal beats, five-part harmonies, and soaring guitars, the Brooklyn-based septet delivers wildly infect...
Akina Adderley & The Vintage Playboys is an Austin soul band whose unique sound blends elements of rock, funk, and old-school R&B. Front woman, vocalist, primary songwriter and band leader Akina Adderley lights up the s...
Muchachito Bombo Infierno después de grandes giras sólo o con su númerosa banda en España y actuar en los principales festivales europeos, se presenta por primera vez en NY y en SXSW
Muchachito, compositor e int...
Grupo Fantasma has been praised as one of the most important independent acts in the Latin genre and has continually defied expectations to create one of the most unique musical voices to come out of the United States in...
Canalón de Timbiquí honors the richness of its land. Its music is born in the mines, on the banks of the river, in the jungle and in the resistance of the blacks. The group is musicaly directed by the teacher Elizabeth...
Music is the story of her life, a family affair. The story of a Berber girl born in Morocco. Her father was in the army and her mother a housewife. She grew up to the sound of divas - raï and châabi, like Cheikha Rimit...
Composer/performer Steven Snowden creates music for a diverse array of settings including theater, dance, film, multimedia installations, and the concert stage. He has focused much of his recent work on interdisciplinary...
P. Kellach Waddle enjoys a widely lauded career as a solo bassist, composer, chamber musician, orchestra musician, conductor, and concert director. His music has been performed over 700 times in nearly 40 states and in 1...
Rami El-Farrah (soprano saxophone), Sunil Gadgil (alto saxophone), Spencer Nielsen (tenor saxophone), and Michael Hertel (baritone saxophone) met as graduate saxophone students at the University of Texas at Austin Butler...
Peter Gregson is a cellist and composer working at the forefront of the new music scene.
He collaborates with many of the world's leading composers and technologists, from the MIT Media Lab to Microsoft, and has given ...
The Aiana SQ, praised by the Durango Herald as “spirited, precise and full of energy,” has performed both in the US and abroad, and is consistently lauded by audiences for their highly emotional interpretations. The ...
Formed in 2009 at the University of Texas at Austin, line upon line percussion has set out to expand their repertoire through the commission of new works. The group's first disc, released in August 2011, contains four pi...
A Korean, a Sri Lankan, a Mexican, and a Jew from Cleveland. 4 musicians from 4 corners of the world aiming to shotgun blast through the insipid airwaves of current music using acoustic harmonies fused with modern techno...
Los Angeles based indie pop/folk/soul band, SO & SO, is anything but ordinary.
When singer/songwriter, Amie Miriello, acoustic guitarist, Jay Dmuchowski, and Canadian producer, Rob Wells meant to put a songwriting tea...
Jake Newton was raised in the Mountains outside of Yosemite National Park. He grew up playing music with his family, and lived the childhood of a dreamer, surrounded by nature; head in the clouds. There was one stop ligh...
Haroula Rose (full name Haroula Rose Spyropoulos) grew up in Lincolnwood, Illinois to Greek parents, and with music constantly playing through the house. She sang in school choirs and her own bands, as well as a capella...
At just 19 years old, Mariah McManus has been charting her fate for years, honing her musical skills at the age of 13, when she and her older brother, Aaron were gifted a set of musical instruments from their father that...
When Lera Lynn takes the stage, there is an undeniable feeling that she is something different – something special. Her sultry voice has a way of wrapping around melodies, enveloping the listener in her lyrics, rife wi...
One of the first Christmas presents that Brad and Andrew Barr received were two pairs of red boxing gloves. They set up a makeshift ring in their basement in Providence, RI and hung a bell from the water pipes. When the ...
One-fourth of critically acclaimed LA band The Rescues, singer-songwriter Kyler England strikes out into bold new territory with Electric Hum, a solo collection of 10 emotionally charged songs and a vivid sonic palette e...
Keaton Simons knows how to captivate an audience with his bluesy, soul-bearing songs, masterful guitar playing and authentic voice. Keaton has worked as a writer, musical director, singer, bassist and guitarist with nota...
At 26 years, Charlie has already spent almost half his life as a professional songwriter and frontman. Starting out as a beleaguered punk-pop heartthrob in multi-platinum act Busted, he broke free of the major label shac...
There's nothing quite like a fresh start.
Tyrone Wells' fourth full-length album, Where We Meet, ushers in a new beginning for the critically acclaimed singer-songwriter. Not only is it his first full-length release s...
The Wild Feathers came together in 2010 in Nashville, TN. Jeff Sosnow an industry veteran knew all the band members personally and thought they would get along and complement each other. In the winter of 2010, they moved...
Since they formed in 2009, Westfield, New Jersey’s the Static Jacks (lead vocalist Ian Devaney, guitarists Henry Kaye and Michael Sue-Poi, and drummer Nick Brennan) have earnestly burned their own path through indie ro...
Eve 6
Max Collins – Vocals and Bass
John Siebels – Guitar
Tony Fagenson – Drums
Eve 6 weren’t even legal drinking age when they were presented with their first platinum record. Thus, life came hard and fa...
It’s a truly rare occasion when a debut by a band is met with the kind of feverish fan anticipation that has encircled LUCKY STREET, the full-length debut by Tallahassee, Florida melodic rockers GO RADIO. But then agai...
Exposing a glimpse of a darker side on addictive third album Bad Habits, Every Avenue gives the savvy melody and musicianship they have become known for a whole new swagger. This is an act with new poise, invigorated by ...
It's no easy thing to carve a true niche in the current musical climate. With attention spans shorter than ever, the demand for a constant "something new" is a pressure that makes many acts crumble before they fulfill th...
Leftover Cuties presented by Girls Rock Camp, Maurices & PlayNetwork
Showcase
Pop
Venice
CA
8:00PM - 8:40PM
Presented by: Girls Rock Camp, Maurices & PlayNetwork
Some things are eternal. Love songs. California sunsets. The ukulele.
Leftover Cuties embody all of that goodness on their debut album Places To Go. Produced by Tony Berg (Bob Dylan, Michael Penn, Jesca Hoop), the el...
Sydney Wayser presented by Girls Rock Camp, Maurices & PlayNetwork
Showcase
Singer-Songwriter
Brookyln
NY
9:00PM - 9:40PM
Presented by: Girls Rock Camp, Maurices & PlayNetwork
Sydney Wayser is a French-American, New York-based singer-songwriter who plays guitar, piano and children's toys. Wayser grew up in Los Angeles, California, while spending her summers in Paris. The Louvre and the Oranger...
D E N A presented by Girls Rock Camp, Maurices & PlayNetwork
Showcase
Pop
Berlin
GERMANY
10:00PM -10:40PM
Presented by: Girls Rock Camp, Maurices & PlayNetwork
D E N A is the music project of Berlin-based song writer and vocalist Dena Todorova.
Born and raised in Bulgaria, she moved to Berlin few years ago, where she focused on writing and working on music.
Dena stepped int...
Ximena Sarinana presented by Girls Rock Camp, Maurices & PlayNetwork
Showcase
Singer-Songwriter
Mexico City
MEXICO
11:00PM -11:40PM
Presented by: Girls Rock Camp, Maurices & PlayNetwork
When Mexican vocalist Ximena Sariñana (hi-MEN-a sa-rin-YAH-na) released her debut solo album, Mediocre, in 2008, Rolling Stone gave it four stars and praised it as “one of the strongest debuts from a female singer-son...
Alabama Shakes presented by Girls Rock Camp, Maurices & PlayNetwork
Showcase
Rock
Athens
AL
12:00AM -12:40AM
Presented by: Girls Rock Camp, Maurices & PlayNetwork
The story of the Alabama Shakes begins in a high school psychology class in Athens, Alabama. Brittany Howard, who had started playing guitar a few years earlier, approached Zac Cockrell and asked if he wanted to try maki...
Girl in a Coma presented by Girls Rock Camp, Maurices & PlayNetwork
Showcase
Rock
San Antonio
TX
1:00AM - 1:45AM
Presented by: Girls Rock Camp, Maurices & PlayNetwork
San Antonio’s Girl In A Coma have left a permanent tattoo on the hearts of music lovers with their piercing songs and nuclear performances. They’ve blazed a singular trail since Nina Diaz joined the band at age 13 an...
Maria Volonte
Argentine Latin Grammy nominee Maria Volonte is a singer, guitarist and composer celebrated for the intense passion and beauty of her songs as well as for her charisma and sensuality on stage. After conq...
Austin-based jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader Jeff Lofton
opened TEDX Austin 2012 with Graham Reynolds
jazz trumpeter - Best Jazz Band '10-'11 Austin Music Awards / Austin Chronicle Music Poll- was recently fe...
Kat Edmonson will self release her sophomore album Way Down Low on Spinnerette Records April 10. The native Texan makes not only her songwriting debut on the record but also co-produces the album. The album was recorded ...
“Elias’s CD (Kicks) is very much in the Jazz group concept of today. It is obvious he has spent the time to reach a level of excellence that is commendable.” -Ellis Marsalis
Elias is a dynamic, young jazz saxoph...
Austin, Texas based composer-bandleader Graham Reynolds creates, performs, and records music for film, theater, dance, rock clubs and concert halls with collaborators ranging from Richard Linklater to DJ Spooky to the Au...
Grooveline Horns are an internationally renowned three man horn section that is highly sought after by the music industry's biggest names.
Carlos Sosa (sax), Fernando Castillo (trumpet) and Reggie Watkins (trombone) wr...
The members of "The Rubies" came from various backgrounds... Kazuya and Osuke were known as members of the band "The Emeralds" having played at the SXSW for 6 consecutive years. Daisuke; known as the drummer who can "sin...
In early summer of 2005, Miki Uchizono(b. 19 Aug 1988, Tokyo, JAPAN; bass) started gathering own band's members. Miki first found the girl in her high school class, who has excellent reflexes , and are thought to be very...
Kao=S is the trio group performs with the acoustic guitar, Tsugaru Shamisen and twin vocals, and also adopts musically and visually the element of the Japanese taste, such as Japanese sword (KATANA) dance.
Each of the...
NOKIES! are a Japanese band formed by young passionate college students.
Their music is supported by their great sensitivities to today's indie
music scene created by various bands, such as The Strokes, The
Libertines...
24-year-old Saito Johnny, currently of Tokyo, Japan, is swiftly gaining international popularity for his uniquely Japanese blend of bluegrass, country, rock and pop. In 2011 he was hand-selected by Taylor Swift to open ...
ZZZ's is all girls post punk/experimental trio from Japan.
Member of ZZZ's:YOUKAKU(Vo&Gu),YUKARY(Vo&Ba),LYN(Drms).
We were member of Hystoic Vein(disband at Oct,2011).
ZZZ's will play the 1st gig for us in NYC on Ma...
Here is the next alternative music from Osaka where BOREDOMS had rised. Vocal, Guitar, Bass, Strings, Piano, Noise and several drums sounds are harmonized as one but it's difficult what's kind of music this is. Only we c...
Described as engaging, beat-driven rock with a dark side, the music of TOY draws from a wide array of influences. Taking inspiration from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Deadmau5, Rihanna, and MuteMath, TOY carves a new path from w...
Dylan Rau started Bear Hands to spite a romantic rival. Joining forces with fellow Wesleyan university alumnus Ted Feldman and iconoclast punk veterans Val Loper and TJ Orscher, the band started to stomp live. Both other...
With sophisticated savvy and singularity, the Los Angeles quartet Saint Motel has built a formidable reputation on the back of inventive indie pop and wildly fun live shows. Mixing blistering pep with unique flair and ro...
ESCORT is big. Literally. The seventeen-member “disco orchestra”, founded by producers Eugene Cho and Dan Balis, and fronted by lead singer Adeline Michèle, features an incredible cast of musicians who have played w...
Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Brendon Walsh established himself in comedy in Austin, TX. In 2004 he won the “Funniest Person In Austin” contest and that same year also appeared on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” ...
After being named a “New Face of Comedy” at the Just for Laughs Montreal Festival, Beth Stelling relocated to Los Angeles. So all that stuff she did in Chicago means nothing. But if you want to know about it…
As...
Brandon Wardell is a comedy wunderkind. Brandon Wardell has performed at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival and is performing at SXSW. Brandon Wardell is currently based out of Washington DC, where he is the crown jewel of t...
DC Pierson is one-fifth of the sketch comedy group DERRICK and co-wrote and co-stars in their film MYSTERY TEAM. He is the author of the novel THE BOY WHO COULDN'T SLEEP AND NEVER HAD TO. He co-hosts a weekly stand-up ...
Kurt Braunohler has done many things. He's been on the TV on shows like Delocated, The Heart She Holler, Bob’s Burgers, Comedy Central Presents, Jon Benjamin Has a Van, Assy McGee, Human Giant and too many other shows ...
Known to those in the know as “The Full Charge,” Matt Fulchiron hardly lives up to his nickname. Worn down by relationships, adult responsibilities, and limited resources, Fulchiron coasts through his life and his ac...
Jessi Klein is a comedian who's written for SNL, Michael and Michael Have Issues, and other really mind exploding programming. She's had her own half hour standup special on Comedy Central and has appeared on CNN, VH1 an...
This fall, Nick Turner made his television debut, performing stand up on "Late night with Jimmy Fallon." In January, he was nominated for "Emerging Comedian" and "Best Host" at the ECNY Awards. Nick also performed at ...
Cameron Esposito has been featured on NPR, Logo, & Sirius Satellite Radio and at the Bridgetown & Aspen Rooftop Comedy Festivals. Her solo show, SIDE MULLET NATION (Critics' Pick, Time Out NY & Chicago) debuted as a pro...
Mike Lawrence is a comedian born and raised in South Florida. He began doing comedy as a way to escape the dullness of his job at the McDonald's Drive-Thru, and quickly fell in love with it. He moved to New York in 2007,...
RYAN STOUT is a well-crafted and seasoned comedian who has performed all over the world. A regular guest on CHELSEA LATELY, Ryan has also appeared on CONAN, Comedy Central's LIVE AT GOTHAM, and his own half-hour special...
Originally from Aurora, CO, Dan Soder started doing stand up at 21 while attending the University of Arizona. After two years of playing clubs and casinos all over the southwest, Dan decided he'd had enough of extreme he...
Fast approaching 18 years on the Texas music scene, Los Skarnales was started in 1994. The band rose out of the ashes of local punk rock band Desorden with help from original members Felipe Galvan and Jose Rodriguez. Alw...
Palenke Soultribe is a live electronic music trio fusing electronic sounds with Afro-Colombian rhythms and melodies. Originally formed in Colombia, but now based in Los Angeles, Palenke Soultribe (a.k.a. PST) have claime...
Tropical / Dance ..... In Spanglish.....
Patafunk was founded in 2001 by Venezuelan DJ/Producer/Singer/Musician Cem aka Patafunk.
In 2001 he started as DJ, traveling with his music worldwide, later on 2007 he creat...
Mr. Pauer (Toto González) is a Latin Grammy® Nominated producer and re-mixer born in the Caribbean city of Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela, based in Miami, FL for over 18 years.
Due to his long career as a DJ and produce...
Ecuador, 2002. Some individuals with different musical backgrounds, coming from an underground local scene, got together to form SUDAKAYA, A band based on reggae & ska influences, who evolved to make a unique Urban Latin...
Providencia presented by Latin Reggae/Electropical
Showcase
Reggae
Medellin
COLOMBIA
1:00AM - 1:45AM
Presented by: Latin Reggae/Electropical
PROVIDENCIA is a band from Medellin city wich emerged in 2001, working hard within the independent music scene in Colombia, making its lyrics, taking the reality of their environment. Taking as base language the Jamaican...
M. Ward: A Wasteland Companion
“I can trace all my songs to a specific moment,” M. Ward told a New York Times writer in February of 2009, as he was about to release, Hold Time, his acclaimed third release for Merg...
The angular, intricate, and intelligent compositions of Hospitality signal a sophisticated new pop voice. Singer Amber Papini's idiosyncratic songwriting and incisive lyrics coupled with the band's rich arrangements on t...
The Love Language, initiated by Stuart McLamb, is a fortunate by-product of the North Carolina native’s rudderless mid-20s, where a tempest of breakup, inebriation, and incarceration found the abandoned songwriter emba...
Will, Roddy, Lynn & Jone return to the Merge "active" column with "Feel the Sound" their first album in 5 years. ELO-like symphonic pop has become a touchstone for everyone these days, but Imperial Teen make it manifest ...
Dirty Karma gets together in early 2006 to form a band where they could express all of their ideas and to focus on songwriting on a full scale
In 2008 they release their first 5 songs homonymus EP, produced by grammy ...
Indie rock sensations, THE BRUTE CHORUS, are finally making their way to the United States!
On the verge of announcing several official SXSW showcases, the group is ready to take to the stage for their first American ...
A solid garage rock sound based on interesting bases created through acid distorted guitars, saturated dirty bass riffs , dynamic drumming and soothing melodic vocals are a simple description of The Volture‘s sound. t...
24 years old. Chilean-northamerican. Singer, songwriter, composer, pianist, producer and writer. Independent musician, artist and entrepreneur. Founder of Fran Ltda, her own company from which she develops her projects ...
For an underground pop band, Dragonette have made a lot of noise.
They have achieved Top 10 singles in in France and Canada, and a Top 10 album in Canada. They have topped club charts in the UK, France and Australia,...
Spanish Moss And Total Loss, Shout Out Out Out Out's third full length album since forming in 2004, is their most melodic, textured, and interesting record to date. The new album shows Shout Out Out Out Out growing as so...
Home to irreplaceable artists like Duke Ellington, Roberta Flack, Marvin Gaye and more recently Ginuwine and Wale, Washington D.C. has bred another musical gift found in Marky – an eclectic artist bringing a refreshing...
MOD SUN’s mission statement is very clear, choose to be happy. He refers to his genre of music as “Hippy Hop” and describes his sound as an audible smile. “Movement on dreams stand under none, even my name stands...
It’s 12:40 a.m. on a Saturday night, drinks are being poured and your living room is starting to look like Studio 54. Better hope you’ve got Zak Waters’ on the stereo.
Oozing with confidence, sex appeal, and a J...
“We're kind of a folk band, but we just happen to make electronic music. We listen to a lot of Johnny Cash, but we also love bands like Crystal Castles."
DWNTWN, an electro-pop band with catchy melodies and twinklin...
Starting Six
Biography
When East Bay California friends Bread, Nic Nac, Riggz, Fess, Goose and Big Steve decided to make a video for their “Thirsty” song back in 2009, they were doing it simply for fun. Recording...
As the Pop Fusion Gypsy of Lil Wayne’s eclectic label crew of winning artists Young Money, Universal/Young Money songstress Shanell aka SnL is far from the average vocalist. The Atlanta-based singer/songwriter who‟s ...
While not a heavy metal band, Dwellers' music could be categorized as "dark". Therefore the band has shared the stage with blues, rock, folk, and black metal bands alike. Dwellers has a love for raw, visceral emotion. Vi...
After touring the country relentlessly for 5 years, the singer of a Pennsylvania hardcore band decided to stop everything, lock himself in his basement and turn a new page. Armed with a 4 track and a life long obsession ...
Gozu first appeared on the scene in 2008 with the the release of their seven track EP. Consisting of members of bands such as Wargasm and Triphammer, Gozu laid down the rock but also brought the groove on songs such as t...
They're not saying that they've been everywhere or done everything, but Lo-pan can tell you it's a pretty amazing planet we live on here, and a band would have to be some kind of fools to think we're alone in THIS univer...
Tearing through the speakers like a swamp monster summoned from some dark cosmic morass, Texas riff-masters Wo Fat un-apologetically blast out a southern fried, blues-infused version of Psychedelic Doom, conjuring up vis...
You don't mess with Texas. And more fittingly you don't mess with a good thing when you've got one.
Guitar, bass, drums and enough whiskey to drown a horse are all Dixie Witch have ever needed to pound out a slab of s...
Somewhere in Austin a clock has stopped. A calendar page, never changed, hangs on the wall of a machine shop or a dingy dive bar. Slightly yellowed by the years an exotic woman dressed in her most patriotic bikini holds ...
French-born, Tucson-based chanteuse Marianne Dissard was born within sight of the Pyrénées mountains in the South of France but has been living in the American West since the age of 16. Singer, writer of lyrics and poe...
When we talk about up-and-coming bands that hold true promise for 2012, we talk about Seward. Atypical and spectacular, Seward is a visionary musical concept woven from traditional folk instruments; samples and effects; ...
Tobiasz Biliński is a co-founder of the band Kyst, which has up to now released two critically acclaimed albums – “Cotton Touch” and “Waterworks” and performed at such festivals as Primavera Sound, Fusion, Inc...
NIVE NIELSEN – SHORT BIO
If you got a team of the greatest children’s book writers in the world together, they couldn’t invent Greenlandic folk pop singer Nive Nielsen. In her case at least, band bios are simply...
Benjamin von Wildenhaus. Name sounds like a turn-of-the-century Prussian duke or peddler of curios, snakeoil and ersatz jewelry. Maybe not such a bad set of images to start by thinking about, rather than all his influenc...
“For some it seems a mistake, for me it's a way of life.”
It’s a lyric from Aussie-born New Yorker, Scott Matthew’s new album, which also tells the story of Matthews’ own journey. In a nutshell, it’s a lif...
Based in Montreal, Tops make melodic soft rock. With their intricate guitar figures, gauzy synth pads and deceptively complex arrangements, Tops recall bygone decades of pop (Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Romeo Void, Dire Strait...
COUSINS is bare-bones garage-rock power group. Formed in 2009 by Aaron Mangle, the shape shifting group features Leigh Dotey and Pat Ryan who help manifest Mangle’s quirky vision of sweet n’ heavy raucous pop music i...
Jennifer Castle has one of those captivating voices that can quiet a room of bawdy drunks. Her mesmerizing art-folk hymns possess both a certain golden-oldies-radio familiarity and a spectral eeriness....- SPIN......
Montreal-born Jef Barbara's debut LP Contamination stakes his claim as an heir of pop music's golden age. With a wide array of influences, Contamination falls within the tradition of 80s landmarks such as George Michael'...
"It's cold-wave dance music, cold, moody, distant, aggressive and very nonchalantly sexy. And even with only two people, they're also phenomenally fun to watch. Keith wanders the stage and puts as much energy into her fr...
What happens when four friends working together in the software industry realize that some bands with marginal talent are getting free beers on a Tuesday night? They decide to do it themselves- They form a band, they nam...
The Electric Hearts draw on the soul of Stax and the blues of the delta to create an original sound that breaks the mold of the city they reside and perform in. Their music weaves together new sounds with classic throwba...
Every once in a while, a band comes along that stands apart from the
rest. There’s something immediately familiar but undeniably new,
absolutely their own, and exciting in every way. That band is The
Rassle.
With...
In his Grammy acceptance speech for Best Rock Performance, Dave Grohl rallied musicians around the world with a battle cry for bringing back the human element to music. As if answering that call, Saints of Valory has b...
“It’s an isolated city,” begins Ewan Currie, vocalist and guitarist for Saskatoon, SK-based rock and roll outfit The Sheepdogs about how their home base in the Canadian prairies shaped his band’s sound. “It rea...
Snowden, the music namesake of Jordan Jeffares, began in 2003 in Atlanta GA. Building on the release of an early EP through Stickfigure Recordings, the band came up in the same scene and on the same local label that spaw...
After spending the better part of two years on the road (including festival stops at Lollapallooza, Glastonbury (UK), Sasquatch, Monolith and tours with The Walkmen, Spoon, Richard Swift, The Cribs, White Denim and Tokyo...
Neon Indian is the brainchild of Alan Palomo, who's 2009 debut record Psychic Chasms not only earned the 20 year-old a spot on numerous year-end lists, but assisted the forming of a genre that, though known by a few name...
Before joining The Smiths, Andy Rourke had played guitar and bass in various rock bands, as well as in the short lived funk band Freak Party, often with his school friend John Maher (the future Johnny Marr).
When Marr...
.Boston-based indie-pop lovers You Can Be A Wesley are pleased to announce their much-anticipated Nightosphere EP which will be available November 1, 2011. To celebrate the release, Cambridge, MA can catch You Can Be A ...
The Lighthouse and the Whaler is a band from Cleveland, Ohio, with what MTV describes as "really cool melodic folk-rock... and a live show you've got to check out for yourself." Inspired by a theme from Moby Dick, the ba...
The world at large got its first glimpse of Lissy Trullie by virtue of an arresting image taken by Ryan McGinley for his groundbreaking 2002 Whitney Museum exhibit, The Kids Are Alright. A young Lissy, balancing brashnes...
The American Secrets
In February of 2010, a new equation was formulated to solve the age-old question of how to make magic happen: 5 friends from 5 bands in the Detroit area = The American Secrets. Some call them a...
Dude, OK honestly, it’s just another band. They’re great though: truly catchy, stripped down, but pummeling. Loud Fast Rules, tons o’ fun. Inter-twingling female/male lead vocals, Television-style licks that don’...
Carlos Hernandez is the son of a ’70s New York soul DJ. After a detour playing in punk and noise projects, he returned to his soul roots and formed Ava Luna, a band of three girls and three guys, to explore a sound tha...
Razika
Few bands can make you instantly recall your favorite summer. Your first kiss. The first time you snuck out of the house.
In Bergen, Norway, Razika, comprised of four precocious 19-year-old girls, have d...
The Wedding Present has had eighteen UK Top 40 hit singles… not bad for a band that has, from its inception, stubbornly refused to play the record industry’s game. Formed in 1985 by David Gedge, they have been record...
Bleeding Rainbow started 4 years ago in Philadelphia as a two piece known then as Reading Rainbow. After completing two full length albums and a handful of singles, the group has expanded to include two additional membe...
Makin hits since 2007, Ringo Deathstarr is a Trio composed of Elliott Frazier, Alex Gehring, and Daniel Coborn. Screaming quietly out of Austin Texas, this gang has just finished a year of album releases and world touri...
Chali 2na = MC. Musician. Actor. Painter. Renaissance Man.
Chali 2na has done it all. From his days growing up on the hardscrabble streets of Chicago’s south side, to his subsequent explosion onto LA’s burgeoning ...
The 25-year old Wichita, Kansas native is a fresh face to the music industry, but has been working towards becoming a household name for nearly 5 years. Currently signed to Warner Bros. Records, since 2006, XV has releas...
Chiddy Bang
“Breakfast is the first, most important meal of the day,” Chiddy Bang MC Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege says. “We named our new album Breakfast because this is our first, maybe most important offering to...
It can be said that the role of an artist is to absorb the beauty, destruction and love of what surrounds them, and to portray it as best they feel to an audience. And it is well understood that the life of an artist can...
BIO:
With their sophomore release, Where My Communist Heart Meets My Capitalist Mind, Sounds Under Radio continues to build upon the foundational musical truths that they established through their first full length rele...
“Most people trying to foray into the hip-hop world try to conform to the stereotypes,” says GO NYC magazine. “For God-Des & She, by bucking the standard, they created their own. In other words, while most aspiring...
Wheelchair Sports Camp, the Denver based pseudo hip-hop band is a combination of beats, drums, a saxophone, and DJ. The band unknowingly started in the summer of 1997 when Kalyn moved back from Burbank, CA to her Denver ...
WWW.INSTITUTIONALPROSTITUTION.COM
Exciting avant-disco neo-crunk outfit, INSTITUTIONAL PROSTITUTION is formed by 2 DAY TIME WORKERS actresses without a Union, MELISSA GAGNE and SAD H. NAVA.
Winter 2011: Institutional...
BLUNT FANG IS A YOUNG RAP ARTIST CELEBRITY FEMINIST ACTIVIST FASCION ICON DIRECTOR PRODUCER AND UP AND COMING INDUSTRY MOGUL FROM ATLANTA GA. HE IS MOSTLY PREOCCUPIED WITH DRAMATIC BIBLICAL SCALE IMAGERY, SOUTHERN COLLOQ...
"You know about [Fat Tony] houston's best kept secret.. tell him I told you." - Bun B
"While the history of the rap game is studded with commanding voices, big characters, and large bodies -- think Big Pun and Fat Joe...
ANR is a music-making duo based out of Miami, Florida. The duo consists of Brian Robertson (Keyboards, Vocals) and Michael-John Hancock (Vocals, Drums). The sonic influence of childhood heroes Brian Wilson, Prince, and K...
Hailing from the San Fernando Valley, the band Haim consists of, "Three sisters" that have been playing music in the city of Los Angeles for the past two years. The sisters pride themselves on being able to switch from i...
A wise man said: Pick your tenants wisely. Fort Lean, the New York rock band you apparently like so much that you sought out the official literature, are a tenant of mine. This is not poetry. I am their landlord. The fir...
If you're not familiar with the back-story of Savoir Adore, what began as a 48-hour challenge between two best friends blossomed into one of Brooklyn's most exciting and unique young bands.
With an experimental approa...
St. Lucia is what happens when the long and bleak winters of New York recede and summer emerges; giving birth to memories of childhood holidays, faded photos of exotic places and the dream of recapturing this. Inspired b...
Everyone can now make music. The increasing access to music related technology and the liquid flow of music and information is a blessing to aspiring musicians, but a curse to those who have to sift through the terrible ...
“Ones To Watch” – The Fly
“More energy than coffee, Red Bull, and an entire bag of Sour Patch Kids combined…we’re kind of obsessed” – Nylon
“Brilliant…the vision of summer is strong” – N...
The Airplane Boys bring a unique energy and excitement back to the stage. This Toronto-based duo is on the verge of something big. Their band is a fresh sound on the scene, a trail-blazing cutting-edge movement for the...
BJ THE CHICAGO KID!
REAL MUSICIAN FIRST
Born, raised, and nurtured on the South Side
of Chicago in the early 80's, BJ's childhood was a fusion of elements from both the streets
and the church. With parents who served...
There is no comparison. What happens when soul meets swag? You get Dee-1, “The One Man Army.”
His style is literally so diverse that he creates his own lane in hip hop. Born & raised in the heart of New Orleans,...
“Music is my canvas …
What I feel, I paint.”
Some things are just meant to happen. If not, then we wouldn’t be graced right now by one of the most original and promising singer/songwriters to emerge on the ...
King Louie Bio
At the end of the day, there is only one-way to create a real musical following: Make good music. Lawless INC. recording artist King Louie has built his buzz from the ground up in Chicago and is transit...
If you haven’t heard the buzz yet, let it be known that Chicago native Rockie Fresh is quickly becoming your next favorite rapper. Only 20-years-old and starting his music career just a few years ago, this young up-an...
The Stepkids are futuristic electro soul recorded on a reel-to-reel; soaring harmonies sung by three singer/songwriters; Kandinsky-esque visuals that make for enigmatic live performances.
"A lot of what excites us abo...
Trae grew up in Houston, Texas. Born and raised a product of it’s south side streets. Among other notable distinctions, he’s a member of the Screwed Up Click and the ABN Gang. Since his first appearance on wax, on hi...
Travis Porter is a triple threat for hip hop.
Comprised of three unique 20-year-old MCs—“Strap” (Harold Duncan), “Quez” (Donquez Woods), and “Ali” (Lakeem Mattox)—the Atlanta rap trio is packing club-rea...
Promise is the definition Hip-Hop Soul. He blends conceptual songwriting and potent lyrical content with a focus on life, love & the consciousness of mankind.
Labeled as a hip-hop sensation, Promise has a proven abil...
When Iron Solomon's dad brought home a copy of N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton, a monster was born. The album's collage style—laden with soulful samples, rumbling bass, chunky drum machines, rock guitar hits and brash ...
Bad Rabbits are the American Dream. The collective first generation sons of Indian, Argentinean, Ghanaian and Israeli lineage with a single son of liberty are your tired, hungry and poor invading this nation with a uniqu...
DJ on Eminem's Shade 45, JAMN 94.5 (Boston), In Video Games - Grand Theft Auto IV & Midnight Club, Tour DJ for Q-Tip, Nas & many more...Producer for Eminem, Jadakiss, Bun B, Nas, Styles P, Saigon, Freeway, Freddie Gibbs,...
Smif N Wessun are the legendary rap duo from Brooklyn, NY, who forever changed the name of the iconic borough from BK to Bucktown. In 2011, Smif N Wessun released a group project entitled, 'Monumental,' entirely produced...
Buckshot, born & raised in Brooklyn, NY, is the lead MC for Black Moon & Boot Camp Clik. Buckshot is also the co-owner of Duck Down Music, a 16-year old indie hip-hop label based in NYC. In the early Summer of 2012, Buck...
Pharoahe Monch is a legendary MC, born & raised in Queens, NY. Last year he released his album, W.A.R. (We Are Renegades), which featured key songs/videos for "Clap," "Black Hand Side," & "Still Standing" featuring Jill ...
Nik Fackler, Derek Pressnall and Sarah Bohling create electronic intense loud rock music to dance to. They live together in Omaha, NE in an upstairs apartment over an underground club.......
Big Harp is the by-product of a three-year whirlwind for husband-and-wife duo Chris Senseney (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Stefanie Drootin-Senseney (bass, backing vocals). In those three years a boy from the western N...
The Mynabirds are a collective of musicians fronted by singer-songwriter Laura Burhenn. Founded in 2009 following the split of her previous DC band, Georgie James, the Mynabirds are currently based in Omaha, Nebraska. Th...
Carter Tanton's Freeclouds is arguably the long overdue follow-up to his former band Tulsa's 2007 EP I Was Submerged. Tulsa spent two years writing and recording their follow-up to the EP, but it was never released due t...
BOTANY is the catch-all title for the musical quests of Spencer Stephenson, a young Texas musician who calls “somewhere between Denton and Austin” his home. Hearing echoes from both coasts, all times, and everywhere...
Ola Podrida started out as the recording project of film composer David Wingo (releasing the self-titled debut on Plug Research in 2007 and BELLY OF THE LION on Western Vinyl in 2009) but upon moving to NYC in 2006 it be...
Though Lushlife describes himself as a “bedroom composer”, the em-cee/producer has been quietly crafting a catalog of sweeping full-lengths that do nothing to betray the dimensions of his small South Philly workspace...
Tashaki Miyaki was born out of a late night jam in early 2011. Shorty after, the Los Angeles based duo began writing and recording songs for their self titled EP released on UK vinyl label, The Sounds of Sweet Nothing. C...
Chad Valley are the personal outpourings of one Hugo Manuel, the balearic inclined vocalist of Oxford's Jonquil and founder member of the Blessing Force collective.
Taking a more electronic approach to sunset vibes, H...
Using only two voices and two guitars, Alice Costelloe and Kacey Underwood create music that’s unfettered by the constraints of a traditional band. Their sound is gauzy but spartan; his vocal, dusky, hers crystalline, ...
Based in Minneapolis, Howler are Jordan Gatesmith (vocals / guitar), Ian Nygaard (guitar), France Camp (bass), Max Petrek (keyboard) and Brent Mayes (drums). What started as a side project for Jordan Gatesmith in 2010, ...
For 2:54, everything comes from somewhere deep inside; that shared sisterly bond between Hannah and Colette Thurlow that manifests in their matching, messy hand gestures, the mirroring tattoos down their right arms, and ...
Playing since 2003, the independent band Constantina has a solid history in creating instrumental post-rock music minimalist and delicate aesthetics, composed of intelligent guitars with subtle electronic interference. R...
Biography
You Say France & I Whistle was born out of the frustration of having played in too many "cool" pop bands without any love. In their cold Swedish environment, the band members wanted to share some colourfuln...
Fenster (USA - DE / Morr Music)
Futuristic nostalgia with minimal percussion and warm echoey guitar riffs with a lyrical bent towards the macabre dada world of dreams.
FENSTER makes de-constructed pop music, layering...
Team Me
If you believe bloggers, journalists and people all around the world, Team Me from Norway is one of the hottest newcomers of 2011. And it all started out as an accidental success when Marius Hagen and his priv...
Campodonico is my new solo project. My name is Humberto Campodonico and I'm a 31 year old Belgian-Peruvian musician, singer and songwriter. For 10 years I was the leader of one of the most important rock bands in Peru, c...
Boiling up from the independent musical cauldron Hotlanta has become, here comes Gringo Star with its follow up to 2008's critically acclaimed debut, “All Y’all. The band now comes into its own with “Count Yer ...
Sometimes, listening to Exitmusic, it's hard to tell exactly whether the goosebumps you're getting are from the parts that are chillingly beautiful and melodic or the ones that are aching and guttural. Or further, the on...
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Hysterical
Their first new album in more than three years, Hysterical marks a major milestone in the continuing evolution of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Born out of an intensely collaborative ...
Touchy Mob is the plenty-limbed, vulnerable love affair of a hauntingly warm guitar song and the body language of beats, that are meant for a floor. It's a long-term marriage to the lyrical intensity and comforting darkn...
Jacques Greene hails from Montreal, Canada. His focus is glistening house music with the perfect balance of reverence and idiosyncrasy, and an unashamed devotion to R'n'B. Releases on LuckyMe and NightSlugs have announce...
D/R/U/G/S presented by Huw Stephens/UK Trade & Investment
Showcase
Electronic
Manchester
UK-ENGLAND
9:40PM -10:20PM
Presented by: Huw Stephens/UK Trade & Investment
D/R/U/G/S
D/R/U/G/S are free. The project of one Callum Wright, D/R/U/G/S craft some of the most euphoric, radical new music around . Made with the freeform attitude of synth visionary Oneohtrix Point Never, the fuck-...
Perhaps most known for his lucha libre guise as Mexicans With Guns, San Antonio's Ernest Gonzales wears many masks. A middle school technology teacher, record label owner, husband, and father of two, Gonzales doesn't buc...
Ghosting Season is Gavin Miller and Thomas Ragsdale.
It was born in 2011 out of the foundations of worriedaboutsatan, the band we have toured and recorded as for over half a decade.
Our work was still a network of...
Sepalcure’s combination of love for bass and 90s house acapellas is the culmination of a cathartic two week collaboration between Travis Stewart (Machinedrum) and Praveen Sharma (Praveen & Benoît). Their mix of tribal...
Paul Salva is quickly becoming one of electronic music's most exciting and diverse figureheads. After his rave-reviewed 'Complex Housing' LP on Friends of Friends in early 2011, he went on to remix artists such as Shloh...
Monsieur Periné, more than a musical group, it’s a creative project that was born out of the artistic and rhythmic exploration undertaken by Catalina Garcia, Santiago Prieto, Nicolas Junca and Camilo Parra in 2007. To...
ASTRO
Renown Chilean band that stands out for its artistic quality and by creating a bold, energetic and highly interpretative live show.
Astro, formed by: Octavio Cavieres, Nicolás Arancibia, Daniel Varas and Andrés...
Chronicles of train terrorism, space expeditions, criminal infamy, and monsters under the bed are just a few of the themes you’ll hear on Loquat’s third full-length album, We Could Be Arsonists. Recorded at Fantasy S...
‘Welcome to the Ritmo Machine’ is the new collaboration between CYPRESS HILL's percussionist Eric Bobo and mix master Latin Bitman. With a funky blend of hip-hop beats, live instrumentation, and guest appearances, Ri...
La Vida Boheme is a dance rock band which formed on the fierce streets of Caracas, Venezuela, only three years ago. Early in their career, the group won a “battle of the bands” contest and began to plug themselves in...
The Leaders of the 3ball Movement, from Monterrey Mexico.
3ballMTY is the Hottest new act on the Latin Scene.
Their # 1 Single INTENTALO take the industry by Storm.......
All the listening and songwriting resulted in a unique alt.-Texas country/Texas pop sound laden with rock, soul and roots. At the heart of Moore’s songs are a groove and a melody. “Rather than being a singer-songwrit...
SAHARA SMITH – MYTH OF THE HEART
Sahara Smith is a natural. Or as the Austin Chronicle observes, “She's the real deal all
right.”
Don’t take our word for it. Listen to her debut album on Playing in Tr...
THE DUNWELLS – BLIND SIGHTED FAITH
Utterly natural. There’s no more fitting description for both the music of The Dunwells as well as the story of their magical rise from the pubs of Leeds, England to an American ...
Michelle Armstrong is no stranger to making her compelling musical presence known throughout the U.S. In recent years Armstrong has drawn attention to her rousing blend of pop/rock and blues, whilst living in New York, L...
Always striving for original, innovative melodies SPEAK garnered noteworthy attention with their 2010 debut EP, Hear Here and received overwhelming industry praise. Austin Chronicle asserted they are “poised to change ...
Hatched in the twilight months of ought nine, these five young men came from all corners of the US looking to do one thing: knock the dust off roots music.
A freewheelin', trashgrassin', folk tornado, the Whiskey Shiv...
Quiet Corral is a six-piece band from Lawrence, Kansas. The band incorporates folk and pop elements into their music to create a distinct sound. With four-part harmonies, electric guitars mixed with acoustic instruments,...
On their new and second full release, Yearling (Arena Rock Recording Company), The Parson Red Heads deliver on the great promise that has been steadily building during their eight years as a band. Yearling was recorded ...
Inspired by the Herman Wouk novel of the same name, Youngblood Hawke was born out of late night creative musings between longtime friends Sam Martin and Simon Katz. Exhausted by two years of touring with their former ban...
New Orleans, Louisiana band MyNameIsJohnMichael is looking forward to an active 2011, playing The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and French Quarter Fest, all the while wrapping up their sophomore album, produced by...
MORNING PARADE ANNOUNCE ASTRALWERKS DEBUT WITH SINGLE “HEADLIGHTS” TO BE RELEASED MARCH 13TH, 2012
LIVE DATES CONFIRMED AS SPECIAL GUESTS OF THE KOOKS IN ADDITION TO SXSW PERFORMANCES
SET TO COLLABORATE WITH ...
Busy saving the city from the brick wall arm crossing and the casual head nods, Brooklyn's own Body Language has risen from the DIY venue basements armed with the kinetic dynamite you would expect from the name. Their or...
A Lot Like Birds is a post-hardcore band from Sacramento, CA, known for their tendency to flawlessly blend a wide array of genres; from ambient soundscapes to aggressive punk-fueled anthems to unpredictable prog-rock fre...
You won’t come across a band like Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! everyday. C!N,CC! formed in September 2007 with one goal in mind: TO MAKE FRIENDS ALL OVER THE WORLD. This 5 piece band out of Paris France not only crosses m...
It takes great vision for a band to refuse to rest on their previous successes and instead focus on what they need to become. That’s exactly what Lodi, California’s A Skylit Drive achieved with the sextet’s third f...
We are Woe, Is Me from Atlanta, GA! Some good ole’ boys from down South. We aim to connect with our fans, without our number[s] we would be nothing.......
One year in a dog’s life equals seven for a human. Dog years are a lot like touring musician years: Being on the road and learning from more seasoned bands, playing music every night, traveling together every day, a lo...
Starting out as Dallas/Ft. Worth’s top DJs in the late 90’s, Play-N-Skillz have rocked crowds for over 2 decades in the nightlife industry. Playing cities like Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Dallas, Miami, Austin, Houston, ...
DJ Crunch, at such a young age, has become the most sought after DJ/Producer in Canada’s mecca for nightlife and entertainment. Crunch is a force in the entertainment world where his vast knowledge and love of music se...
