Artists
LA Riots are in the business of crafting straight-up, hot-as-shit club bangers and they’re not messing around. In only a few months since their inception the Los Angeles duo has made a name for themselves cranking out one quality track and… (Read More)
A lot has happened since LA Riots branded dance music with a bawdy blend of Indie electro in 2007. Founding partner Daniel LeDisko has since teamed with fellow veteran DJ/producer Jon Pegnato to reinvent a sound that melds influences of techno… (Read More)
For more than thirty years, Ladysmith Black Mambazo have married the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South African musical traditions to the sounds and sentiments of Christian gospel music. The result is a musical and spiritual alchemy that has… (Read More)
The movement known as Lance Herbstrong. Through stream-of-consciousness aural atmospherics, Lance Herbstrong takes you on a trip, sustaining musical momentum with sonic layers propelling the rhythms. The result is music that is ethereal and organic, of the air and of the… (Read More)
It is a special time for Langhorne Slim as he is so proud to announce and present Be Set Free, his mighty third album being released by Kemado Records. One of the most endearing and standout qualities of Slim’s live shows… (Read More)
What if a young woman could storm the rap world with a fresh sound and a hard-hitting message? What if her songs were so catchy and thought-provoking they had your feet fighting your brain for dominance? What if she proved… (Read More)
Influenced by her father’s vocal capabilities and piano playing, at a young age Lauren Barrett was exposed to great sounds of New Orleans music. As a pre-teen she sang with the group “The Prescriptions” in live venues across the greater New… (Read More)
“Another young ‘un with skills beyond her years….She’s got an accessible breathless voice, her lyrics are poetic and free of pretense and she’s a natural guitar player.” -The Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2007 "Being a teen prodigy in the pop music world… (Read More)
Featuring James Murphy, who is the brainchild of LCD Soundsystem, with Patrick Mahoney (formerly of Les Savy Fav, and sometime Hot Chip live) and Gavin Russom. LCD Soundsystem is the brainchild of James Murphy of the New York collective/label/production house DFA… (Read More)
The band started in Guadalajara, Mexico in 2008, originally just a two piece it was the brainchild of vocalist/guitarist/keys Teri Gender Bender, a self- proclaimed modern feminist who cites Sylvia Plath and Malcolm X as major influences. Quick acclaim began at… (Read More)
Atlanta based and internationally known, Le Castle Vania, commonly known as Dylan Eiland, quickly escaped the local trappings of his hometown in Georgia to play music around the world. Atlanta’s burgeoning music scene allowed him to develop his passion for music… (Read More)
Led Zepagain takes their audience to a place that not only replicates a Led Zeppelin concert, but captures the heart and soul of the world’s greatest band. A Led Zepagain show features all of the Zeppelin highlights, from the high energy… (Read More)
Led Zeppelin 2 — the live experience — brings you the excitement of Led Zeppelin “In Concert” by re-enacting the live improvisation and onstage interaction that earned Led Zeppelin their legendary status for performing. Rather than a “greatest hits” show, you… (Read More)
Lee Roy Parnell has signed with Universal South Records and is set to release his first new album in four years, tellingly titled Back To The Well. It is, in all respects, the sound of an artist reclaiming his natural turf… (Read More)
One of the most important figures in the history of reggae music is Lee “Scratch” Perry. As a songwriter, a performer and especially a producer, Perry has been at the forefront of reggae music since the late 50’s ska movement. Practically… (Read More)
Colorado’s Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass “On The Road Again…2012 Winter Tour!” Leftover Salmon is excited to announce the dates for their 2012 On The Road Again winter tour. The multi-date tour will find the band performing through the Rocky Mountain region and… (Read More)
From Trinidad to South America and from coast to coast, recording artist/MC/Entertainer Lenky Don is deemed “One of the Top Ten Artists in New York” by Timeout Magazine. Lenky’s rude bwoy stamina, wicked sense of humor and vox has taken him… (Read More)
Innovative acoustic guitar virtuoso Leo Kottke was born September 11, 1945, in Athens, GA. Raised in 12 different states, he absorbed a variety of musical influences as a child, flirting with both violin and trombone before trying his hand at the… (Read More)
Leo Nocentelli was one of the original members of the Meters, a groundbreaking funk group based in New Orleans from the mid-‘60s to the mid-’70s. The band, playing mostly instrumentals, stayed at the forefront of the music scene in the Big… (Read More)
While his gravelly baritone and omnipresent fedora, dark glasses and Groucho Marx moustache made him one of the more distinct and recognizable characters in popular music, little is known about the neo-vaudeville crooner Leon Redbone. Throughout his career, he steadfastly refused… (Read More)
Leon Russell is a music legend and perhaps the most accomplished and versatile musician in the history of rock ’n roll. In his distinguished and unique 50 year career, he has played on, arranged, written and/or produced some of the best… (Read More)
The most original rock bassist to come along in the ‘90s was unquestionably Primus’ Les Claypool. With his oddball sense of humor and funky playing, Claypool took his varied musical influences and created an invigorating and completely inventive style. The Les… (Read More)
Grammy Nominated international recording artists Les Nubians have intrigued audiences for almost a decade with their inventive and glamorous Afropean style. This distinctive sound embodies the timeless vibrations of Miriam Makeba, Ella Fitzgerald, Doudou N’diaye Rose, Fela Kuti, Edith Piaf, The… (Read More)
Leslie Stevens and the Badgers
Country-rock band Leslie & the Badgers were formed by singer/songwriter/guitarist Leslie Stevens, a Missouri native transplanted to Los Angeles, with her bandmates including guitarist Glenn Oyabe, violinist Charlene Huang, bassist Ben Reddell, and drummer Travis Popichak. Playing around L.A., the group… (Read More)
Turn out, tune on, and drop in. Follow the Level 1 crew as they experiment with one of the largest gap jumps ever built in Sun Valley, Idaho, hit a record snowfall in Helsinki, Finland, and harvest the vast resources of… (Read More)
It’s a wedding ceremony. The groom and visibly pregnant bride are impossibly young—so young, they must still be in high school, or only recently graduated. “Do they know what they’re getting into?” you wonder. It’s an indelible scene from "Hold On… (Read More)
Since forming in 2004, Lez Zeppelin has gained unanimous critical acclaim as one of the most exciting live acts around, becoming the first female rock act to pay homage to Led Zeppelin and to garner rave reviews across the board. Their… (Read More)
Liam Gerner has just finished off his debut record which he’s been recording in the hills of Ibiza. Largely based in London, 27-year old Liam has been writing songs and performing in his native South Australia since the age of 12… (Read More)
VURSATYL and JUMBO the Garbageman, the MCs and heartbeat of LIFESAVAS, were drawn together by fate and necessity. They first met playing basketball and rippin’ freestyling sessions in Portland, Oregon city parks. Working different projects out of the same makeshift studio… (Read More)
Midwesterners often feel obligated to apologize for/complain about their landscape. Chicago’s Light Pollution does not. The contrasting feelings of wonderment and isolation evoked by the frozen Midwestern plains deeply pervade their sound. 23-year-old songwriter James Michael Cicero grew up in… (Read More)
