Artists
No stage can contain the energy of 12 Cents for Marvin and audiences would have it no other way. Formed in their college days nearly a decade ago, the band has grown as individuals and musicians. Ska/reggae/rock is a quick but… (Read More)
Take the art of timeless songwriting, infuse it with astounding instrumental prowess, and throw in the blistering energy and attitude of the 21st century. What do you get? 28 North. Recently Voted Best Band in Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh Magazine, the four… (Read More)
A Place To Bury Strangers have often been called “the loudest band in New York”. This may very well be the case, but unlike much so-called “loud” rock and roll that’s out there, APTBS is not loud simply for the sake… (Read More)
Sometimes less is more. When Staind frontman Aaron Lewis hits the stage for his “Have Guitar, Will Travel” solo, acoustic tour, he will be stripped of the usual fanfare of rock. Armed with just his guitar, his songs and audience requests… (Read More)
Austin’s Adrian and the Sickness is an estrogen charged power trio featuring Adrian Conner on guitar, Heather Webb on bass and Nina Singh on drums. The energy is high, from start to finish, as these gorgeous ladies of rock dominate audiences… (Read More)
Adrian Belew (born December 23, 1949 as Robert Steven Belew in Covington, Kentucky) is an American guitarist and vocalist (and sometimes drummer, pianist and bass player), perhaps best known for his work as a member of the progressive rock group King… (Read More)
Aimee Mann songs have a literary quality to them—sharp, spare short stories set to music—so it was probably inevitable that she would one day make a concept album, the musical equivalent of a novella. The Forgotten Arm (SuperEgo), her fifth solo… (Read More)
More than clever verses and catchy choruses, truly timeless albums offer listeners the keys to another world; they catapult you into another frame of mind and jostle your soul along the way. The members of Alberta Cross, as evidenced by their… (Read More)
“I’d like to get stoned,” sings Alice Peacock over a shambling electric guitar at the beginning of her fourth album, Love Remains. It’s a startling, if tongue-in-cheek, way to kick off a set of country-tinged pop-rock tunes recorded in the… (Read More)
In his own words AM describes “Soul Variations”: "’Soul Variations’ has more of a political edge. But like many of my songs I don’t think it has to be restricted to that. I try to write songs that can be applied… (Read More)
Amanda Palmer is a performer, director, composer and musician who is best known for her role as front woman and keyboardist for internationally acclaimed punk-cabaret band The Dresden Dolls. On September 16, 2008, Amanda released Who Killed Amanda Palmer, her debut… (Read More)
Born out of a love for American roots music, punk rock ethos, a serendipidous rencontre, and a mutual disdain for the state of popular music, two young men from the mountains of Colorado set out to revive the soul of American… (Read More)
Amy Correia delivers her third album You Go Your Way with a raw power that’s both vulnerable and fierce. That musical honesty draws comparisons to Tom Waits and Michelle Shocked and The New York Times calls her a “singular talent.” Her… (Read More)
An Horse used to be about procrastination. An Horse was Kate Cooper’s way of not doing things that she was meant to be doing. Like studying or assignments. But Kate finished university. She got a couple of degrees, then started law… (Read More)
Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and lyricist Andrew Bird picked up his first violin at the age of 4. Actually, it was a Cracker Jack box with a ruler taped to it, and the first of his many Suzuki music lessons involved simply bowing… (Read More)
Angie Stevens delivers a time-warped trip through America’s backroads, a melange of rhythms and sounds that tap into populist (as opposed to “pop”) music past and present. For anyone who grew up listening to music in the 50s and 60s… (Read More)
Hailing from the beautiful northern beaches of Sydney, Angus & Julia Stone form two halves of a musical act with a natural gift for telling emotive, honest and beguiling stories. Their acclaimed debut album, A Book Like This, is a perfect… (Read More)
Anthem is a 70s classic rock experience that pays homage to the virtuoso musicianship and masterpiece compositions that proliferated during that decade. Songs are specifically selected for Anthem based upon their ground-breaking influence during this most competitive and romantic period in… (Read More)
David Terry’s love of the pop hook has only gotten stronger with time. “Unlike I Sold Gold’s” huge, blown-out drum sounds and blip-pop synths, “Or Give Me Death” finds Terry broadening his tonal horizons to encompass mariachi horns, Gershwin-esque strings, looped… (Read More)
The foundation of the ARC Angels was laid at the Austin Rehearsal Complex (Whose initials inspired the first word of the band’s moniker). There Charlie Sexton had a writing room where he was preparing for his next solo album, Doyle Bramhall… (Read More)
Rock and Soul, Rock and Roll “before it became a Project Runway Challenge.” That’s a pretty good way to describe the sound, the attitude and experience of Architects. Gimmick-free, raw, real and powerful is how their legion fans descibe them. From… (Read More)
Formed in the North Carolina coastline community of Wrightsville Beach in 2001, the riff-fueled, distortion-driven rock of ASG that can be found on their latest effort has actually been at the band’s core since its inception. Initially forming as a three-piece… (Read More)
Audra Mae is a natural. Once the Oklahoma native opens her mouth and lets loose with that voice, pure and strong, with a hint of country twang and a twinkle of good humor, you realize this is what she’s meant to… (Read More)
Beginning before they were even “old enough to drink,” as frontman/songwriter Dan Layus puts it, the band Augustana has grown up tremendously over the past three years, touring relentlessly while supporting Epic debut All the Stars and Boulevards (which reached #1… (Read More)
Whether you’re an angsty teen looking for a theme song or a mature listener hoping to reconnect with the excitement and vitality of youth, AutoVaughn won’t let you down. -Performing Songwriter AutoVaughn is a crew of four young guys from Nashville… (Read More)
Awesome Color are a power trio from Brooklyn but their original and spiritual home is in the mid-west. The mid-west where pounding drums that sound like they are played with tree limbs, angry, whiplashed guitars and snarled, over-amped vocals rule the… (Read More)
Southern California’s hottest rising surf/rock/reggae band, The B Foundation draw influence from reggae rhythms, teen angst, and the salty waves of the Pacific Ocean. With three albums under their belt and a growing nationwide fan base, The B Foundation stand to… (Read More)
His reign as King of the Blues has been as long as that of any monarch on earth. Yet B.B. King continues to wear his crown well. At age 84, he is still light on his feet, singing and playing the… (Read More)
Back Door Slam are teenagers Davy Knowles (guitars, vocal, mandolin, lap steel), Ross Doyle (drums) and Adam Jones (bass), all hailing from the small-but-perfectly-formed Isle of Man*… (*to find the tiny isle, go to Liverpool and look out to sea … (Read More)
