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It’s rare for a young musician to earn comparisons to the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis. It’s even harder to find an artist who has entirely redefined an instrument by his early thirties. But Jake Shimabukuro...

Honolulu HI

 

Union Specific began in the summer of 2008 in Sherman TX, where singers/songwriters Tyler Wallace and Gregg Maher attended Austin College, a small liberal arts university. The two had long known of each other's son...

Austin TX

 

Ian Moore is a singer/guitarist/songwriter who has released 10 full length records. He has opened for the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul Weller, and countless others. He has appeared in films such as Billy Bob Thorton's...

Austin TX

FREDDIE STEADY KRC BIOGRAPHY Austin Music Awards Hall-of-Famer Freddie Steady Krc comes by his name honestly. This singer / songwriter / guitarist / drummer / renaissance Texan has plied his musical wares around the wor...

Austin TX

In the late summer 1979, Joe "King" Carrasco formed a stripped-down four-piece combo to replace his Chicano big band, El Molino. Dubbed the Crowns, organist/accordionist Kris Cummings, bassist Brad Kizer, and drummer Mig...

Austin TX

 

Presented by: New West Records

Nate Nelson, a native of Athens, Georgia, has been making music since he was fifteen. He has released and toured with two previous records (Random Acts in 2004 and Knobs Have Turned in 2007). He has contributed to countl...

Athens GA

Presented by: New West Records

Max Gomez got his start as a working musician at age 15, singing both original music and country and blues classics in bars around his hometown of Taos, NM. He studied blues artists like Robert Johnson and Big Bill Broo...

Taos NM

Presented by: New West Records

The Mastersons. Husband and wife, singing and playing together. And they’re each deft instrumentalists, and they’ve spent years playing in others’ bands before coming together as a unit. They’re bound by music ...

Brooklyn NY

Presented by: New West Records

Buxton, who Esquire.com recently called one of “2012 Artists to Watch,” are currently touring behind their New West Records debut album Nothing Here Seems Strange. Buxton’s fusion of lovely harmonies, jarring explo...

Houston TX

Presented by: New West Records

After surviving many adventures in a wide variety of locales, Ponderosa rises to the pinnacle of their profession, promoted to Admiral's of the Fleet, knighted as Knight's Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and named ...

Athens GA

Presented by: New West Records

GRANDFATHER CHILD is: (left to right) Geoffrey Muller - Guitar / Vocals Ryan Chavez - Drums / Vocals Lucas Gorham - Vocals / Lap Steel Robert Ellis - Bass / Vocals Summer 2012: Grandfather Child will release their...

Houston TX

 

Presented by: Davis McLarty Agency/Nine Mile Records

Sometimes you encounter a musical artist for a first time and find yourself experiencing a warm sense of déjà vu – not a feeling that you’ve heard it all before, but a feeling that you’ve reunited with a person...

Decatur IL

Presented by: Davis McLarty Agency/Nine Mile Records

Malford Milligan’s powerful, raspy voice and riveting stage presence have drawn comparisons to such soul icons as Otis Redding and Al Green. With his nationally acclaimed band Storyville, he recorded 3 CDs for Atlantic...

Austin TX

 

Presented by: Davis McLarty Agency/Nine Mile Records

I present to you,Shinyribs, the living embodiment of the tension between two opposing truths, The Father Of Secular Gospel, A walking talking Conflicted Juxtaposition, The Laziest Man In Show Buisness, Mr. Cold Fusion, T...

Austin TX

Presented by: Davis McLarty Agency/Nine Mile Records

EST. 2004 Scooter Brown started out as an acoustic duo after lead singer Scott Brown returned home from serving 4 years in the United States Marine Corps and 1 tour of combat in Iraq. Scooter Brown as they are known...

Montgomery TX

 

Presented by: Davis McLarty Agency/Nine Mile Records

There's country. There's alt. country, and then there's Marvin Country. It's a magical place, way off the map, populated by back-porch philosophers, hobos, brokenhearted lovers and spacemen, and presided over by the man ...

Los Angeles CA

 

Presented by: Davis McLarty Agency/Nine Mile Records

Patrick Sweany likes the spaces in between. On a given night (or on a given album) he'll swing through blues, folk, soul, bluegrass, maybe some classic 50s rock, or a punk speedball. He's a musical omnivore, devouring...

Nashville TN

 

Presented by: New Frontier Touring

Rayland Baxter is a gentleman, a singer of song, a teller of tale, a picker of strings, a thinker of things. Born in the untamed hills of Bon Aqua, Tennessee, he tells a story unlike any other, a story that is true and f...

Nashville TN

Presented by: New Frontier Touring

ABOUT LARKIN POE (“The Band For All Seasons” by: Rebecca & Megan Lovell) We are sisters. We are music lovers. We are storytellers. Every since we were little girls, we’ve been awed by the power of a story well t...

Atlanta GA

 

Presented by: New Frontier Touring

Brooklyn-based Americana/Alt-Country band Yarn’s sound owes as much to Gram Parsons and Earl Scruggs as to Jerry Garcia and Exile On Main Street-era Rolling Stones. Following in a fine tradition that includes forward t...

Brooklyn NY

Presented by: New Frontier Touring

Uncle Lucius takes Rock and Roll from its deep roots and pushes it onward, putting their own honest interpretation on the essential elements of R & B, Blues, and Country. They pride their live show as a sacred and energe...

Austin TX

 

Presented by: New Frontier Touring

Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds is a nine-piece powerhouse that puts a modern spin on classic soul. The band is led by Arleigh Kincheloe (Sister Sparrow), whose astoundingly powerful voice and sly demeanor make for a sp...

Brooklyn NY

   

Presented by: New Frontier Touring

Formed in Austin, WHEELER BROTHERS have emerged as one of the most exciting bands breaking out of Texas. The five-piece act composed of Austin natives combines the gutsy indie vibe of the modern central Texas music scene...

Austin TX

   

Presented by: New Granada

The Pauses' (who prefer that their possessive noun-ing be spelled Pauseses) overall sound is one anchored in complexion and combination, a world where guitars are BFFs with synthesizers, horns, bells, and ukuleles. Tier...

Orlando FL

   

Presented by: New Granada

The Tampa Bay area's Alexander & The Grapes are a revelation. Young minds and hearts meld with influences worn boldly on their collective sleeves. We won't say indie or alt-country. We won't declare them breezy singer/so...

St Petersburg FL

   

Presented by: New Granada

Veteran Tampa Bay Area indie-scene singer-songwriters Susie Ulrey (Pohgoh, The Maccabees) and Michael Waksman (The Washdown, Zillionaire) have turned a longtime casual collaboration into a gorgeous collection of compelli...

Tampa FL

 

Presented by: New Granada

Sleepy Vikings have braved an infernal Florida sun to write the songs about stalkers, dead kings, summer, presidents and teenage loitering that make up the debut, They Will Find You Here. The album, filled with dream...

Tampa FL

 

Presented by: New Granada

New Roman Times lays out New Wave/post-punk hooks 'On the Sleeve'. It’s got that dancebeat of Radio 4. It’s got the brooding of the Psychedelic Furs. It’s music for arming yourself against the world’s attacks on ...

Austin TX

 

Presented by: New Granada

Starting out as a garage band in South Texas, Dignan was formed by friends Andy Pena, and Devin Garcia who loved to play music, and loved the music they played. Dignan's sound has evolved into a powerful, dreamy, washy ...

McAllen TX