Presented by: Home Grown: Los Angeles - Presented by Grammy Museum

Following up on the tremendous response to her song “As It Seems” which was featured on the season finale of Criminal Minds, Lily Kershaw, a 22 year old Los Angeles native, has recently spent the past few months in the s…

Presented by: Home Grown: Los Angeles - Presented by Grammy Museum

In the course of several months, Run River North went from playing a handful of hometown shows in Los Angeles to performing to an audience of millions on late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live! It was an explosive trajectory …

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What a difference a year makes. In 12 short months, Echosmith have gone from little-known Los Angeles alt-pop gem to Warped Tour’s undeniable breakout band. Basking in the glow of a summer spent playing to thousands of f…

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Blondfire Young Heart “We were driving around with friends and someone said ‘I smell a bonfire,’” recalls Erica Driscoll, lead vocalist-keyboardist-guitarist of the brother-sister duo Blondfire. “We thought they said…

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Battle Tapes is an electro synth rock band based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in late 2010 by frontman Josh Boardman, the band features keyboardist Riley Mackin, bassist Stephen Bannister and drummer J.J. Bower. …

Presented by: Normaltown Records/New West Records

Ed Hamell, who performs under the name Hamell on Trial, managed to build a steady following for his anti-folk, punk rock-influenced acoustic music. Alternating between brash and funny, his sound has more in common with r…

Presented by: Normaltown Records/New West Records

Ruby the Rabbitfoot is a singer/songwriter from the Georgia coast. Her first LP, titled “No Weight No Chain," was self-released in May of 2011. Her second LP, "New as Dew," will be released with New West/ Normaltown Re…

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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 and an…

Presented by: Normaltown Records/New West Records

From the southern wilds of Athens, Georgia comes young four-piece, New Madrid. Their music is a dynamic mixture of underwater-psych-rock that engages the listener in fully textured aural landscapes, both on record and li…

Presented by: Normaltown Records/New West Records

With a collection of songs that web male-female vocals of couple Zahira Gutierrez and Cody Swann, as well as pop-infused percussion and string work, Wild Moccasins, a quintet of 20-somethings from Houston, TX, offer a so…

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"Two dudes, two mics. Anything can happen." Behold, the proclamation of Yip Deceiver, the tag-team all-analog dance duo, who broadcast sexxed-up jambox jaunts and light club floors ablaze at home in Athens, Georgia and …

Presented by: Pop Montreal

Sometimes the feelings of sadness and warmth are interdependent and coexist complimentarily. Seoul are three young Montreal residents concerned with committing this subtle relationship to tape. Since the acclaimed releas…

Presented by: Pop Montreal

Alden Penner is a songwriter and musician based in Montreal, Canada and founding member of critically acclaimed bands such as The Unicorns and Clues. His solo recordings and film scoring have been known, cherished and ci…

Presented by: Pop Montreal

"On March 4rd, Each Other will release their first LP, Being Elastic, on Lefse records. Recorded to tape in their home-built studio in Montreal, between tours across Canada, Europe and the US, Being Elastic is a document…

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Chevalier Avant Garde is a Montreal-based duo of euro ex pats Dimitri and Filip who share a love of low lighting shadows and ancient ruins. Dimtri, of Greek descent, spent his dysfunctional childhood on the island of Cre…

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Jessy Lanza’s debut album, 'Pull My Hair Back', co-written and co-produced with Jeremy Greenspan from Junior Boys is a 2013 flagship for what electronic pop could sound like. Transecting R&B, house, disco and 80s studio …

Presented by: Pop Montreal

Jef Barbara makes his anticipated return from the future with his new single and remix EP entitled, “I Know I’m Late”, the debut track from his forthcoming avant-garde full length, due out worldwide through Club Roll and…

Presented by: Pop Montreal

It's been an extremely exciting year for the 22 year old half-Congolese, half-Angolan solo artist Yannick Ilunga, aka Petite Noir. First of all his debut single 'Till We Ghosts' blew up, finding big support from The …

Presented by: BeatRoute Magazine / Winniecooper.net presents Music BC

Jordan Klassen is a songwriter from Western Canada (Vancouver, Calgary) who quietly released an EP entitled Kindness last year. After steady increases in accolades, radio play and live crowds, Jordan’s new full length Re…

Presented by: BeatRoute Magazine / Winniecooper.net presents Music BC

BESTiE was formed in Spring 2012 in East Vancouver when friends Andrew Janczewski, Tristan Orchard, Daniel Ruiz and Rob Cameron started jamming with the goal of making a fun accessible pop band. Soon after exploring thei…

Presented by: BeatRoute Magazine / Winniecooper.net presents Music BC

Dead Ghosts originally formed in late 2008. Influenced by Garage comps and girl group records, they began writing and recording. It didn’t take long for blogs and labels around the world to take notice, writing and p…

Presented by: BeatRoute Magazine / Winniecooper.net presents Music BC

2012/13 was a busy year for Bend Sinister with the band releasing their American debut Small Fame via Nail Distribution. Their North American tour schedule brought them to CMJ, SXSW, Canada Music Week and Breakout West.…

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High school friends Cayne McKenzie (vocals/keyboards) Andrew Huculiak (drums) and David Menzel (guitar) began plotting this album almost as soon as the first one was done. Their future looked bright, as they won $150,000…

Presented by: BeatRoute Magazine / Winniecooper.net presents Music BC

No Sinner, lead by 25-year-old Colleen Rennison is a force of nature, a post modern soul belter and queen of rock, a hard-singing, hard-loving, hard-drinking, hard-working throwback to those her and the guys grew up list…