Artists
The film intercuts stories featuring different actors playing characters based on the life or the legend of Bob Dylan. Marcus Carl Franklin, a young black actor, plays a version of the 11-year old Dylan, who calls himself “Woody Guthrie” and escapes… (Read More)
No matter who you are, who you love or where you come from, Ian Harvie will make you feel as though you are family. Everyone will be able to relate to his observations about life, relationships, and the routine challenges… (Read More)
When rap exploded creatively and commercially in the late 1980s, Ice Cube was at the forefront of the expansion. As the lyrical brains behind N.W.A, the Los Angeles-based rapper instantly became a major player in the music game by leading a… (Read More)
Born Tracy Morrow in Newark, New Jersey in 1959, rapper / musician / actor / activist Ice-T was raised in the gang-infested, pimp-heavy streets of South Central, Los Angeles. He became immersed in both cultures, and began rapping about his daily… (Read More)
Ill-Mannered spawned as a project focused on delivering high-energy, danceable music, while also maintaining a level of musicality that is not commonly seen in electronic music. BIG BEATS, BIG BASS, Song structure and IMPACT are what this band does best. ill-Mannered… (Read More)
Tone Tank tried to be normal. He tried to live a normal life. He had moved from Brooklyn to sunny Phoenix, Arizona. He bought a house, moved in with his girlfriend and their two dogs, and there may have even been… (Read More)
Born in a military hospital in South America, Immortal Technique was brought to the United States in the early 80’s while a civil war was breaking out in his native Peru. The US supported puppet democracy and Guerilla factions were locked… (Read More)
In 2008, In The Whale was formed from the band Trailer 77 and What About Pluto. The band is a two piece that gathers their influence from acts such as The White Stripes, Cage the Elephant, Death From Above and The… (Read More)
Theres nothing like taking on the big issues, and thats exactly what India.Arie does on her powerful third album Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship. The title alone is an unmistakable signal that in the more than three years since her… (Read More)
To paraphrase a popular bumper sticker, “Things happen.” Just when you think everything’s going according to plan, a curve ball comes at you and brushes you off the plate. Life’s funny that way. Just ask Mato Nanji, the guitarist, singer, and… (Read More)
It’s been two decades since the Indigo Girls launched their career with their independently released debut album, 1987’s Strange Fire. Now, after entertaining millions of fans with their 10 major-label studio albums (nine on Epic Records and one, 2006’s Despite Our… (Read More)
Indu Sundaresan was born in India and brought up on Air Force bases around the country. She is the author of three novels, The Twentieth Wife, The Feast of Roses and The Splendor of Silence. The Twentieth Wife won the 2003… (Read More)
Infected Mushroom—Erez Eizen and Amit Duvdevani (aka Duvdev)—has been the leading group within the global psy-trance scene for nearly a decade. Incorporating pumping, bad-ass grooves and infectious melodies and vocals into their songs, they’ve performed live—a feat that many of their… (Read More)
New York-based Michaelson’s parents were both artists (composer Carl Michaelson and sculptor Elizabeth Egbert Director). She took up piano at the age of five, attending Manhattan’s Third Street Music School for two years, going on to the Jewish Community Center of… (Read More)
St. John in the US Virgin Islands is home to this unique sounding band. With over twenty-five years experience in the field of reggae music you’d probably ask yourself why you haven’t heard of them before now. St. john is a… (Read More)
Electronic three-piece Innerpartysystem – Patrick Nissley (vocals), Jared Piccone (drums), and Kris Barman (synth, guitar) – recently released their 6-song EP, Never Be Content on Red Bull Records. Never Be Content, which introduces an expanded electronic soundscape for the band, was… (Read More)
Denver, we have a rising star in our midst. After just one listen of Input’s third full-length release A Radio With Guts, it’s hard to believe this artist has been at this game called music writing for only two years, having… (Read More)
Born in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx, Inspectah Deck moved to East New York before settling down in Staten Island at age 12. It was in Staten Island where he first hooked up with his Wu-Tang conglomerate attending public school… (Read More)
The islands of Hawaii are not only the biggest influence on IRATION’s sound they are home to all of its members. IRATION was born from a love of all types of music and a desire to create something new. Elements of… (Read More)
One of the most celebrated country-folk performers of her day, singer/songwriter Iris Dement was born on January 5, 1961, in rural Paragould, AR, the youngest of 14 children. At the age of three, her devoutly religious family moved to California, where… (Read More)
Mention the name Israel Vibration in reggae music circles and watch the warmth of recognition and appreciation of anyone who has seen or heard this very special group of singers. The positive vibrations emanating from the music of Israel Vibration have… (Read More)
Coming out of the late 1970s with a harder twist to the vocal trio format, Israel Vibration used dissonant singing to get their socially conscious message across. Having met as sufferers at a polio institute, this trio knew what the hard… (Read More)
It Should Have Been Lars (Metallica Tribute Band)
Born in lower Cherry Creek, Colorado sometime this century, It Should Have Been Lars takes thrash to the same place it’s always been, thrash. Venue after venue, dozens of excitable audience members have received whiplash from headbanging and fist pumping to… (Read More)
There’s a scene in Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov where the main characters Ivan and Alyosha discuss the existence of God. Ivan, in particular, questions the idea of God. Alyosha, on the other hand, is a monk, a believer, some may say, a… (Read More)
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk weaves a vocal and musical tapestry from key members of Dave Matthews & Friends, Harry Connick, Jr. and The Nevilles musical families. Ivan Neville began absorbing the musical attitude of his father Aaron Neville and uncles Art, Charles… (Read More)
Formed in 2003, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk was initially put together by keyboardist Ivan Neville on a whim in order to perform a solo gig at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Ivan called in cousin Ian Neville (guitar), the double-bass… (Read More)
Izm White featuring Ryme Kryme Family and DJ Dtale
Izm White and Ryme Kryme Family are a collective of Colorado artists. Influenced by east coast lyricism, west coast gangsta rap, and dirty south trap music, this group has created a unique sound to the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Ryme Kryme Family… (Read More)
