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Even after the disaster that was “Shortcut to Memphis”, The Golden Boys are still a stunning example of rock’n'roll from the heart. Separate The Golden Boys and you get 5 destructive tornadoes of law defying drunkenness …

CHURCHILL CHANGE EP Tim Bruns - lead vocals and rhythm guitar / Tyler Rima - bass / Bethany Kelly - vocals and keys / Joe Richmond - drums / Mike Morter - mandolin, banjo, lead guitar, uke and crowd pleasing Churc…

GHXST is a New York based noise grunge trio composed of Shelley X, Chris Wild and Nathan La Guerra. With influences such as the Jesus and Mary Chain, White Zombie, and Sonic Youth, they evoke the rockin' 90s with a new k…

"To transcend // to expand love // to stay ancient while fresh" is the mission of Brooklyn artist Doe Paoro. Her music reveals itself as a form of mystic R&B. Paoro released her debut album, "Slow to Love," in February 2…

Defying monotony is the reason ROYAL BANGS exist. In recording their third album, Flux Outside, the band has proven their ability to challenge the tediousness that consumes the music industry today. With the new album …

New Ivory is a three-piece band hailing from London. They’re made up of Mickey (vocals , lead guitar ), Alessandro ( bass ) and Andy ( drums ). They formed a band in 2008 and played several gigs across Europe. In 2010 th…

JMSN is 25 year old Christian Berishaj. A Detroit native who now makes his home in Los Angeles, CA. Writing songs from a young age he was introduced to Pro-Tools via the Digi 001 at the age of 12 and has never looked bac…

SCANNeRS --- the story so far… SCANNeRS was formed seven years ago in London’s Camden Town. Having written several albums worth of songs and getting frustrated with not being able to move on they decided to make th…

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The Gar was founded in Beijing, China, in 2007 with Zhan Pan on vocals and guitar, Wen Jie on bass, and Wang Xu on drums. In the beginning, they followed conventions, sang in Chinese, and didn’t mess around with form. Ho…

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The moniker “White” first appeared several years ago during the No Beijing movement, when Zhang Shouwang, frontman for the popular group Carsick Cars, formed the guitar sextet White Ensemble for a performance at the Chin…

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Carsick Cars, described as “a nervy, consonant euphoria” by Jon Pareles from New York Times, consists of Zhang Shou Wang on vocals, guitar and loops, He Fan on bass and Monkey on drums. Their first CD was recorded in th…

DREAM AFFAIR first came to fruition in Philadelphia in early 2009, the product of some years of teenage collaboration between Hayden Payne (vocals, guitar, electronics) and Bryan Spoltore (bass). Abby Echiverri (vocals, …

Bestial Mouths formed in Los Angeles, California in 2009. Drawing from a large base of influences including the early industrial, synthpunk, and goth scenes of the late 70’s and early 80’s, founders Lynette Cerezo and Ch…

Tying Tiffany has always searched for a sincere and original approach to the various forms of art to which she has always been attracted. And for this reason she chose to attend the Padova Art Institute which allowed her…

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BOAN [bohn] - is an American synthpop/wave duo based in Austin TX. Jose Cota (ssleeperhold, Medio Mutante) a Los Angeles native, and Mariana Saldana (//TENSE//, Medio Mutante) a Houston native, use analog and digital s…

Deep space music and darrk dance electronics from one carbon-based lifeform. Visual stimuli zapped from the blessed crystal beams of VIDKIDZ.……

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"Never short on hooks or ambition, The Sour Notes play brittle pop for star-crossed post-grads... On rising tides of lonesome guitars & glimmering synths, the band builds its postmillennial laments, occasionally nodding …

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Oh Whitney is a rock band. 'Rock' being, in this case, the indie kind. And alt-country. And some jazz + metal lurking in the drummer, rhumba in the bass player. Guitars more from a zeppelin angle. Songs written mostly fr…

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J. Thoven is an alternative-rock band based out of Southern California. The band formed when Jake Pappas left Nashville as a solo artist to pursue a full band project. He ventured back home to sunny California to team up…

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THE BLUE VAN is a rock band hailing from Denmark. In April 2005, they released their first full-length album The Art Of Rolling on TVT Records in U.S. touring throughout the country including tours with The Pretenders, …

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Dexter Freebish is a band. Not a person. Since forming almost 20 years ago, Austin-based quartet Dexter Freebish has always been a band with which fate and faith have had a close association. Hearing parts of the story …

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Two years after releasing their debut album ‘Reverence for Fallen Trees’ (2009) Dutch folk-rockers The Black Atlantic released their new EP ‘Darkling, I Listen' in Europe and are set to release the EP in the US in Februa…

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Exit was born out of Austin, Texas’ Ben Londa’s love of electronic music, and chiming new wave guitar work, particularly the ambient soundscapes of Global Communication and the lush instrumentation of The Cure. Meshing e…