Artists
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)
Supply and Demand, the second studio album from Philadelphia native Amos Lee, illuminates his growth from emerging singer-songwriter to established recording artist. From the sparse, powerful, family elegy “Long Line of Pain,” to the country-r&b flavored title track, “Supply and Demand,... (Read More)
Bionik Brown is the ultimate DIY artist. Not many others have been able to tour nationally and internationally and move thousands of cd’s without major label push. Bionik is the artist, the CEO and the street team (all in one incredibly… (Read More)
Bootsy Collins is best known as the bassist for Parliament/Funkadelic and leader of Bootsy’s Rubberband in the late 70’s. Bootsy got into music long before he became a part of Parliament/Funkadelic. Growing up in Cincinnati OH, he started playing guitar and… (Read More)
“Entertainment is my passion. I stay hungry for this, it is my life!” She stands at five feet, three inches tall, soaking up the world with a voice reminiscent of pure and untainted soul. What kind of soul? According to songstress… (Read More)
There’s something rugged about David. It’s in his eyes, it’s in his soul. Though only twenty-two, he has experienced a lifetime of love and loss, of good times and heartbreak. He’s been quietly touring the country for over a year, steadily… (Read More)
“It’s all worth it for me when people take something away from what they hear in my music,” replied singer/songwriter, Jessica Sonner, during a recent interview. Living between the snowcapped mountains of Colorado the big city of Chicago home these days… (Read More)
“I write,” she says, “because I love it”. When first you hear the voice, rich, warm, remarkable, it’s a voice that suits a secret sharer, a woman who tells the truth. For 33 years, Joan Armatrading has done just that—in… (Read More)
Photo Credit: Steve Janowicz. Jonny Lang has a message for you. Sure, he’s been in touch before, speaking often with his guitar in the language of deep blues and searing rock & roll. But Turn Around is different. The guitar is… (Read More)
Kool & the Gang is a highly successful American jazz/R&B/soul/funk/disco group. They originally formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964. They went through several musical phases in their career. They started out with a purist jazz sound, then became practitioners… (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)
Maceo Parker: his name is synonymous with Funky Music, his pedigree impeccable; his band: the tightest little funk orchestra on earth. Everyone knows by now that he’s played with each and every leader of funk, his start with James Brown… (Read More)
A native of Syracuse, New York, Martin Sexton grew up on the timeless sounds of ‘70s radio, from Stevie Wonder to Led Zeppelin (who led him toward blues legends like Howlin Wolf and Willie Dixon). Sexton eventually migrated to Boston, where… (Read More)
Fiona Apple meets Nora Jones meets Jill Scott meets Jeff Buckley meets Macy Gray…what DOES that sound like??! If you ask that question …here is your answer – MOZELLA. When 15-year-old MoZella failed to land a coveted role in her high… (Read More)
From the Outlaw Nation Website: SIMEON and his band OUTLAW NATION play a raw blend of aggressive acoustic folk funk, reggae, neo-soul with a splash of lo fi indie hip hop vibes that people commonly call ””Dirty Reggae Soul”” Thier Sound… (Read More)
Originating from Boston, MA, Radio Active embodies the essence of hip hop. He is an emcee, beatboxer, writer, painter, and b boy. He plays musical instruments, incorporates electronic beats with his beatbox and commands active audience participation during his always fresh… (Read More)
“RedRay (Ray) Frazier has the calming presence of a prophet and the voice of a man with a grand plan-equal parts Maxwell, Nina Simone,Shuggie Otis and Radiohead… Frazier crafts a body of singer-songwriter material that would make Marvin Gaye feel like… (Read More)
My new Bio. By: Me So I’m supposed to tell you about myself and we’ve tried to write something fancy, and I’m just not that fancy, so here I go. The non-fancy me. I’ve been writing songs for as long as… (Read More)
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
In the mid-1990s, a band called the Soul Providers began recording an album of instrumentals inspired by James Brown – which is the key, because there is a very special place in the musical heavens for James Brown. We tend to… (Read More)
Founding member Alan Evans first gained fame in the jazz world with the acclaimed Greyboy Allstars. His brother Neal Evans plays the Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer and piano, and guitarist Eric Krasno rounds out the group. NPR’s Allison Keyes recently spoke… (Read More)
For The BellRays, the title of their latest album, Have A Little Faith, is a command, an ultimatum even. We need more fearlessness! firebrand singer Lisa Kekaula declared last fall when the Southern California quartet appeared in front of the Washington… (Read More)
Victor Wooten redefines the word “musician.” Regarded as one of the most influential bassists since Jaco Pastorius, Wooten is known for his solo recordings and tours, and as a member of the GRAMMY-winning supergroup, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones. He is… (Read More)
