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It’s not easy to fuse a connection between the heartstrings and the hipbone, to bridge the emotional intensity of a singer-songwriter and the effortless swagger of a born rocker. But that’s exactly what California-bred, …

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All of us struggle. All of us experience pain. All of us feel frustration and confusion. Every single one of us carries the weight of fear, hope and loss. As a result, many of us become living, breathing, overloaded, cou…

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Roaring out of the southern Indiana foothills comes Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band playing a brand of Americana and Blues that stands alone - Delta blues and hillbilly fervor combine with musical acuity sharp as razor w…

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“The White Buffalo” is truly American music that paints a portrait of a complicated yet creative culture. From the struggles and glory of the old West, to the hopes, dreams and sorrows of modern day life, these songs cut…

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There is an elusive sweet spot at the crossroads where soul music, country, and rock’n’roll intersect, and the Austin, TX-based band Shurman hits that bulls-eye dead on. The band has gained a reputation as a “must see li…

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Elijah Ford is a California native turned Austin based musician who began his solo career after breaking from touring with Oscar & Grammy winner Ryan Bingham. Ford put out his first solo record Upon Waking in 2011 and hi…

Matthew Hawtin is visual artist and DJ who lives in Windsor, Canada. He started DJing in the early 1990's alongside his brother Richie Hawtin when they would throw warehouse parties in Detroit, USA. While Rich would play…

Ean Golden is a world renowned DJ and pioneer who has helped create the digital dj movement that is sweeping the world. He has shaped the emerging industry through his product designs, community building and revolutionar…

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs Biography Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs makes music at the central point between pop, electro, house and melodic, tuff rave – and his debut album ‘Trouble’ is just more proof that…

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2007 - Present, "Ciao Means Forever" Sometime in 2007, Tiga achieved Full Online Consciousness. This has given him the ability to speak directly to you through the computer, a miracle you will only now come to fully a…

Loco Dice is widely considered to be one of the cornerstones of the electronic music community, both a lynchpin for and driving force behind house & techno music for well over a decade. Through a finely- balanced comb…

Artist, DJ, conceptualist and ambassador, more than anyone else in modern electronic music, Richie Hawtin has relentlessly proved himself to be a true innovator. The one-man mogul behind acclaimed Techno imprints Plus 8 …

Presented by: Austin Angers Music

4 French guys. 10 years. About 350 gigs throughout France, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Spain etc. 3 albums and 2 eps. These are the current facts and figures of one of the most rocking and active independent rock band …

Presented by: Austin Angers Music

Manchester’s soulful chanteuse, Josephine, has created a self-reflective debut album which illustrates the many different sides of a fascinating character. Vocally, her prowess recalls ‘the Queen of gospel’, Mahalia Jack…

Presented by: Austin Angers Music

" I do think Titi Robin is one of the world’s great musicians and visionaries." Charlie Gillet, BBC-London, 2009 "Titi Robin is probably one of the best known French composer musician in the crossover world music sty…

Presented by: Austin Angers Music

"Kel Tamasheq" est le quatrième disque de Terakaft. Il est d'abord un hommage au peuple touareg qui souffre depuis la décolonisation (Kel Tamasheq signifie “Les Touaregs”, ou, pour être tout à fait exact, “Ceux qui parle…

Presented by: Austin Angers Music

Half Greek, half Latin, the words pulled together loosely mean “the beginning of something new.” At least that’s how lead singer Casey McPherson describes the name of the group he fronts. It’s also an apt description of …

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“Songs that balance sweet pop hooks with snarling heaviness, equal debts to punk, stoner, shoegaze and alt rock, insane guitar abuse/heroics and an audience awestruck and won over.” – Chromewaves.com "This band is fu…

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The Roosevelts are a pop/rock duo from Austin, TX. The EP "Cold Sheets" was just recorded with producer Dwight Baker (Kelly Clarkson, Bob Schneider, Alpha Rev), with drummer JJ Johnson (John Mayer, Derek Trucks), bassis…

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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 Traffic Records, Myth of the Heart, and you’re bound…

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"I grew up in a house where speakers blasted female-fronted bands like Patti Smith, Kate Bush, Joan Jett, Stevie Nicks, and Debbie Harry. I always admired the way those artists made the statement that a chick could be in…

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The Dunwells: two brothers, two cousins, and a best mate, debuted their unique trademark sound that blends Celtic and American folk, rock, blues, pop and soul, on BLIND SIGHTED FAITH released in August 2012 on Playing In…

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East Cameron Folkcore (ECF) is a collection of individual artists working for a common goal: to create music that resonates, that tells stories, and that speaks the truth. This 11-piece band performs authentic, American …

Presented by: Thirty Tigers

Kid Face, the third full-length album from Samantha Crain (Ramseur Records, February 19, 2013), is a revelatory song cycle as expansive as the wide-open spaces of the 26-year-old artist’s native Oklahoma, and as intimate…

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Rarely does a young band emerge with a combination of skills, talents and vision fully developed. But the LA-based quintet The Lonely Wild is that true gem who’s writing and arranging talents are only surpassed by its me…

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Luella and the Sun, one of Nashville, TN’s must see emerging acts defies any singular description. Their music, described in Music Connection as being “feverish, bluesy jungle territory,” ignites a soulful blend of blue…

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JENNY O- AUTOMECHANIC Automechanic is the appropriately titled debut full-length by Los Angeles artist Jenny O. A great distance from her Long Island, New York beginnings on the now critically praised EP "Home," Jen…

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The Weeks are an indie rock band from Mississippi whose cathartic output of songs stems from the same root: their geography and disadvantaged youth. Beginning In March of 2006, The Weeks, ages ranging between 14 and 16 y…

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Five miles south of downtown Seattle is the neighborhood of Columbia City—a leafy stretch of old brownstones and new condos which, according to local legend and loosely interpreted census data, boasts the most diverse zi…