Artists
“Never. Never ask for what ought to be offered.” —Daniel Woodrell, Winter’s Bone There’s a certain wisdom that exists in the hills of the Ozarks. It’s a wisdom that spits out of the mouths of Woodrell’s characters; it’s a wisdom that… (Read More)
Habib Koite — the superstar Malian singer/songwriter/guitarist who Billboard hailed as “one of the most gifted and compelling performers on the contemporary Afropop scene” — comes from a noble line of KhassonkÉ griots (musical storytellers). He inherited a passion for music… (Read More)
There is something to get excited about in south-central Texas. In fact the buzz surrounding San Antonio’s Hacienda may signal a rebirth of young Rock n’ Roll to the country’s landscape. Its rock n’ roll with emphasis on the Roll when… (Read More)
The music of Hairy Apes BMX (HABMX) commands the rare power to shock you and seduce you in the same instant. Hailing from Austin, Texas, the band consists of Mike Dillon on vibes, tablas, percussion, and vocals; E Clarke on keyboards… (Read More)
This is no ordinary artist bio… but then Hal Ketchum is no ordinary artist. First of all, he possesses, as noted by USA Today, “the most effervescent voice in country music” – but of course you already knew that. More to… (Read More)
Hallucinogen aka Simon Posford is a pioneer of electronic music and founder of the psy-trance scene. With the release of his first album, “Twisted”, which reached Number 27 in the French album charts, a genre was born. There are many words… (Read More)
He’s My Brother, She’s My Sister
“He’s My Brother She’s My Sister is like a time warp to the golden present” – LA RECORD He’s My Brother She’s My Sister seems to invite a broad range of colorful words to describe their music and performances… “Western-tinged,” "estranged… (Read More)
Bob Rafelson is the legendary film director, writer, producer associated with such titles as Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, The Last Picture Show, and more recently the breathtaking epic Mountains of the Moon. Together his films have been selected for dozens… (Read More)
“Head for the Hills has created a sound that is all at once organic, precise, timeless, and brand-new,” as reported by the Missoula Independent. The acclaimed Colorado quartet has been receiving nation-wide recognition in response to their refreshing take on acoustic… (Read More)
Brimming with confidence and creativity, Arrow sees Heartless Bastards pushing their distinctive sound forward with their most eclectic, energetic collection thus far. The album – the Austin, Texas-based band’s first release with Partisan Records – is marked as ever by singer/guitarist/songwriter… (Read More)
“As the band overwhelms audiences with its colossal sound, the players also smother them with love, elation and smiles all around. It turns out all that brazen delight was well-founded. Hearts of Palm was voted the No. 1 band in Colorado… (Read More)
The System release follows the heels of Heatbox’s critically acclaimed debut album Entertainment and provides further evidence of a promising and long-lived career for this young and extremely talented performer. Although making noises and sounds with his mouth since the age… (Read More)
Heavy Mojo is a six-piece Hip Hop outfit from Atlanta that combines old school beats (think Beastie Boys) with classic guitar riffs (a la Led Zeppelin) fused with 70’s soul. Their style is unique yet familiar and their live show is… (Read More)
All music falls under a specific credo described in the Last Champion Manifesto, included in “Survival Guide.” The mission of Heavyweight Dub Champion and Champion Nation is the Unconditional Liberation of the Human Race. All music is created from scratch by… (Read More)
“We started out playing in high school in St. Paul to a crowd of hip hop kids, thug kids, nerd kids and honor students,” Heiruspecs bassist Twinkie Jiggles says. "Eventually, the school paper wrote about us and said we were the… (Read More)
HELL’S BELLES are first and foremost dedicated AC/DC fanatics. This is what we all have in common. We’re all part of a huge community of devotees to one of the greatest rock-n-roll bands in the world. This is who we all… (Read More)
An eight-time W.C. Handy “Best Blues Instrumentalist – Piano” award nominee, Henry Butler knows no limitations. Although blinded by glaucoma since birth, Butler is also a world class photographer with his work displayed at exhibitions throughout the United States. Playing piano… (Read More)
HENRY ROLLINS returns to the road, microphone in hand, for The Long March tour starting in January 2012. HENRY’s latest talking tour takes him through Europe from January 12 through mid-February before he returns stateside for, quite literally, a long March… (Read More)
HEX MACHINE is a heavy rock 4-piece band from Richmond, VA, formed by ex-Human Thurma bassist Trevor Thomas, on guitar and vocals, and drum kingpin Dave Witte (Melt-Banana, Municipal Waste) in 2004. After starting out as an improvisational / ambient metal… (Read More)
Hey Rosetta! hails from the rocky and cold northeastern province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2005, Tim Baker arrived home from a road trip with a suitcase full of poems and melodies. Hey Rosetta! formed soon after with the addition… (Read More)
The Oakland-based Hieroglyphics are an underground rap collective who, at their best, combine an offbeat sensibility with a strong grounding in battle rhyming, freestyling, and other hip-hop traditions. All the members enjoy their own separate careers — founder Del tha Funkee… (Read More)
Hill Country Revue represents neo-southern blues-rock with a harder, faster edge. Formed by Cody Dickinson from the North Mississippi Allstars, the band released their debut album, Make a Move, in May 2009. The album showed off the band’s deep-south blues roots… (Read More)
Anyone out there remember Chucky & the Cyclones? Back in the ‘80s this rockabilly cover band was the incubator for singer/song writer/guitarist Chuck Hughes and bassist, Lance Bakemeyer. In 1993 they decided to form an all-original rockabilly band, the Hillbilly Hellcats… (Read More)
Holiday and the Adventure Pop Collective
HOLIDAY: Time off. Sometimes for reasons. Other times not. ADVENTURE POP: A soundtrack guide for listener-tourists day-tripping through adventures in extreme optimism. A sense of adventure is essential in any worthy creative endeavor, and it’s in abundant supply on Become, the… (Read More)
There is an intelligence and sophistication to Holly Cole’s singing that sets her apart. Nowhere are these strengths more apparent than on her new Metro Blue/Capitol release Dark, Dear Heart. Dark, Dear Heart shows Cole in her most innovative and evocative… (Read More)
The ultra-cool Rolling Stones look and sound. The Hollywood Stones are a completely true live band. The same five piece lineup has worked closely together for over a dozen years at hundreds of gigs taking hardcore Rolling Stones fans by storm… (Read More)
Homeboy Sandman is New York City’s premier talent based hip hop musician. Mainstream. Underground. Period. His latest release “The Good Sun,” reached #1 on CMJ’s national music chart, and appeared on countless 2010 year end lists, (including HipHopDX’s Top 25, #2… (Read More)
Honeyhoney is the jazzy, twangy, rollicking collaboration between vocalist Suzanne Santo and guitarist Ben Jaffe. Prior to joining the duo, Jaffe recorded music for TV and film; he then met Santo (an actress whose resume included stints on Law & Order… (Read More)
The Hoodoo Gurus are a wonderful hybrid of trash pop culture, infectious songs, and great live performances. Maybe in the beginning they were a bit of a novelty, but a string of memorable singles changed that, and they became a band… (Read More)
