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)
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)
Chicago singer/songwriter Alice Peacock was immersed in performing at an early age. Her grandfather Fritz Gnass was an actor in Germany, appearing in many films including Fritz Lang’s M; her grandmother was a cabaret composer; her father acted in repertory theater… (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)
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)
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)
Since releasing her first recording in 1990, Ani DiFranco has established herself as one of the most influential and inspirational artists of the modern era. DiFranco’s innovative guitar style, signature percussive fingerpicking, expressive vocals and incisive lyrics—along with a constitutional inability… (Read More)
Classic Rock Song List Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen Bennie and the Jets, Elton John Carry On My Wayward Son, Kansas Cold As Ice, Foreigner Feels Like The First Time, Foreigner Frankenstein, Edgar Winter Space Truckin’, Deep Purple Smoke on the Water, Deep… (Read More)
As Mr. Bill of 99.7 WRFX in Charlotte, NC puts it, “They look like Guns N’ Roses, they sound like Guns N’ Roses, they even smell like Guns N’ Roses”. While the guys in the band would argue the last point… (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)
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)
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)
Who is Bang Camaro? “We are not a retro band,” insists guitarist Bryn Bennett after Bang Camaro’s third show on a short east coast tour, “we are an evolution…. (Read More)
Play Pause Stop, the latest disc by the Benevento/Russo Duo, is as much of an anomaly as the band that created it. Yes, it is a rock album — but there is no guitarist, no bassist, and you can sing along… (Read More)
Whereas most up and coming alternative bands of the early ‘90s borrowed from the leaders of the pack (Nirvana, Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, etc.), Blind Melon was an exception to the rule—their roots lay in classic rock (Lynyrd Skynyrd… (Read More)
Selfishness. It can be either a friend or foe in the songwriting process and the bigger musical world. For Blues Traveler, selfishness has been a long time coming. It’s what drives the band’s eighth studio album, ¡Bastardos!: a need for the… (Read More)
With deft renditions of guitar solos that rival the masters of rock history, Bobby Yang revolutionizes the violin with an unorthodox style that defies the notion of the violin as solely a pristine and symphonic instrument. His rendition of Eddie Van… (Read More)
Born in the Flood originated over a decade ago when Singer Nathaniel D. Rateliff and Bass Player Joseph Pope III began creating music on the south bank of the Missouri River floodplains in Hermann, Missouri. Rateliff and Pope were raised… (Read More)
Of the numerous striking qualities Brett Dennen has displayed during his ascendance onto the national music scene, it is perhaps simply his own authenticity that accounts for his remarkable rise in popularity and acclaim. With his long red hair, headband and… (Read More)
CAKE formed in Sacramento, California in 1991. The band quickly became a hot item in the downtown club and cafe scene, then went on to gain a steady following in San Francisco’s Bay Area. Lead singer John McCrea’s unwitting amalgam of… (Read More)
“The strength of this merger between members of the defunct Soundgarden and Rage Against the Machine lies in the powerful vocals of Chris Cornell, compelling whether he’s belting anthems or crooning dark plaints.” ~ USA Today “Cornell’s voice has become… (Read More)
In the course of Chris Isaak’s career, he has released nine extraordinary albums, twelve singles, been nominated for two Grammy awards, acted in several motion pictures and starred in his own critically acclaimed TV series. His legendary shows with his longtime… (Read More)
Ben Bergstrand started indie rock/pop band Cowboy Curse in 2003 as a way to keep little brother Josh (Jet Lucas, The Symptoms) off the streets and out of trouble. Longtime friend and musical collaborator Darin Strachan joined along with a fast-talking… (Read More)
