Baby Steps… For The Higher Concept (THC) that’s been the name of the game for the past 7 years. Working, Growing, Building, and Spreading the LOVE. Without a deep seeded PASSION for music the three MCs might have given up on their dreams a long time ago, but as they say, “we make music because we love it, anything that stems from that love is an added bonus”The boys have been hounded after to sign record contracts and management deals with various companies since they started making music back in '05, but an uncompromising vision and a will to make the type of music that inspires people to follow their passion has kept them from signing anything. Grassroots is the motto, and Grassroots is the movement. T...
Chromatics are the reflection on the dark side of the street. With Night Drive, they were barely there but they seemed to weigh a ton. Beautiful vocals giving life to city phrases, rhythms that keep everyone moving but not quickly enough to miss the crash. There are times when you can’t listen anymore to them because it hurts too much, and then you press play again. There’s an intimate distance to their music, with just enough separation that you don’t really know what’s going on.Chromatics’ new album, Kill For Love, was released March 26, 2012. They will be headlining the 2nd annual Gorilla Vs. Bear Fest in July 2012. ...
Crazy like a rabbit and happy like the new year, Glass Candy make music that is, as the Wall Street Journal put it, “irresistible.” On Beatbox, producer Johnny Jewel made beats fitting of his Hustletown hometown, and there aren’t many MCs who can ride a track like Ida No can, slippery but never sliding, full of highs and lows but never any flat lines. Glass Candy sound like a poet on a cloud floating above the discotheque, and the whole dance floor can’t stop reaching for them. Glass Candy’s new album Body Work is scheduled to be released in 2012. They headlined the Gorilla Vs. Bear Fest in 2012....
Make The Lights are a melodic Alternative Rock band from Lincoln, UK. They combine in your face guitar riffs with a bruising rhythm section and soaring vocals to produce an experience which is both unique and exciting. Make The Lights really have carved out their own sound which stands out from anything in the modern day music scene....
The Only Ocean is a rock band from Lompoc, CA. It consists of Wesley Hill (Guitar/Vocals), Dustin Whalen (Lead Guitar), Shae Kakos (Drums), and Alex Burdess (Bass). They started playing music together in their senior year of high school and have been working hard since, playing many local shows, as well as releasing their first EP, Kaleidoscopic. They are currently working on a full length album, as well as touring as much as they possibly can. Check them out on:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theonlyoceanmusicMyspace: http://www.myspace.com/theeonlyoceanList...
The viral video for Sammy Adams’ major-label debut single “Blow Up” is a pretty accurate look at what life is like for this rising young artist. Adams reels off lyrics asking “What’s it gotta take for a young kid to blow up?” to a hypnotic head-nodding beat and a recreated sample of the Pixies’ “Where Is My Mind” (a nice nod to Adams’ Boston roots). The clip captures the 24-year-old performing for ecstatic crowds everywhere from roof-raising club gigs, to jubilant college shows, to massive outdoor festivals, including Lollapalooza and Bamboozle, where ten thousand people turned up at the Jumbo Stage just to see him.A boyish-looking, sandy-haired cha...
7 Months Later is a rock band from Central Florida who have been playing together for three years. They have spent 2010 playing shows all over Florida, supporting national tours and playing the biggest Orlando venues, as well as writing, recording, and producing their new album, Time to Decide,was released on February 19th, 2011. 2010 was a big year for 7 Months Later. In August, they played to a packed House of Blues, supporting the national tour of Hollywood Records artist Allstar Weekend. Other highlights include an April show at the legendary Hard Rock Live, a sold out show at Backbooth with Before You Exit, and a spot in the Florida Music Festival. Since 2011 started, 7ML has played the main s...
When Allan Yokohama, Marano and Fabiano Ferronato started playing together in a new project on May 2009, they wanted to create a kind of music that would keep the strength of rock guitars, but also having delicate and subtle sound combinations. Marano, who had been playing bass, now decided to play guitar, and it ended up giving one of the hallmarks of the band. After a few rehearsal sessions the band defined Igor Ribeiro as a fourth element. Without the option of a bass guitar, it was put synthesizers and a baritone guitar to make the low tunes and textures. As the band chose to keep playing without the bass guitar they moved from the classic trio guitar-bass-drum setup to a new universe of elements and sounds and consolidated ...
Tay Jardine Jordan Eckes Mike Ferri Rob ChianelliCameron Hurley Formed in 2009 and signed by Hopeless Records shortly after, this is a band that had all their dominoes poised and ready to fall in their favor in quick succession. Armed with an irresistible combo of male and female vocals, the handful of vibrant songs the group have released are only tastes of what’s on the horizon.Originally a studio project between Tay Jardine (vocals) and Jordan Eckes (guitar/vocals) and Mike Ferri (bass) there was an obvious chemistry that they felt could be better translated through a full-band sound. When Rob Chianelli and Cameron Hurley joined on drums and guitar, respectively...
Amber Ojeda is vintage with a modern flare. Known best for her sultry and subtle vibrato, it's her ability to lace together jazz, new soul, pop and hip hop that helped make her mark on the digital world of music. Equal parts talent and ambition, Ojeda has managed to secure music placements on networks such as ABC, Bravo, Oxygen & The Style Network. In 2010 a distribution deal was acquired with Sweet Soul Records releasing her debut Album 'Here I Am' in Japan. In 2011 she landed a coveted spot on Bravo's emerging singer songwriter competition series "Platinum Hit". Her sophomore album "Space.bar.Love." was released in January of 2012 and has been highlighted on numerous music...
Dani House is a 19 year old singer/songwriter based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He began writing his own songs at age 15 after teaching himself guitar, and soon after began recording prolifically. Currently he has accumulated over 20 full-length albums of original material released under various names in very limited circulation. Most of his music is lo-fi and produced on primitive equipment. His song styles vary from short acoustic bits of outsider folk, to heavily distorted garage rock style songs, with whom he has collaborated with various other local musicians. His songs are usually composed of acoustic guitar, ukulele, cheap Casio synthesizers and drums or other homemade percussion instruments. The trademark ...
Nick Gill is a 20 year old singer/songwriter based in Nashville, TN. He recentley released a new CD titled "Waves Are Only Water". The album was produced by Ed Cash (Dave Barnes,Chris Tomlin) in Franklin,Tn....
Since the release of their critically acclaimed 2007 debut All Hour Cymbals, Yeasayer has been around the world and back again. While their first record was conceived in total artistic isolation, constant touring forced Yeasayer to finally engage with their contemporaries.Inspired by musicians hell-bent on sonic experimentation as well as those more comfortable in a pop context, Yeasayer find their domain spanning across the musical spectrum. Studied, road worn, and eager to begin phase two, Yeasayer retreated to upstate New York to begin work on their new album titled ODD BLOOD.If All Hour Cymbals was Yeasayer’s attempt at global and ambient cultural mash-up then ODD BLOOD takes place in an off-wor...
Silversun Pickups are: Brian Aubert: guitar, vocalsNikki Monninger: bass, vocalsJoe Lester: sounds, keyboardsChristopher Guanlao: drums It’s no secret that Silversun Pickups score the soundtrack for the cacophony and quiet of the urban environment. Their songs curl like a sleeping dragon around the foothills, soar between the skyscrapers, and slouch in the shadows of forbidden offramps and skid row. Now, three years after their second record, Silversun Pickups are currently in Topanga, CA, working on their highly anticipated new record, Neck of the Woods, with producer Jacknife Lee (U2, Weezer, REM, Snow Patrol). T...
Members: Tomas Palonder, Mustafa, Krizo, Juraj Varga, Marek Hradsky, Michal Ulicny, Michal DanielisBruno Benetton Free BandElectro Rock Pop Funk Band from Bratislava SLOVAKIA The idea of starting a band came in 2006 by Mustafa and Krizo. In 2008 they started working on a new material for their solo project and in 2010 they met Tomas Palonder - and the band became real. They released song "Youre my mate" in November 2010, which won the song contest organised by T-Mobile corporation. This single is also released on the T-Mobile contest CD compilation.In January 2011 they released the debut CD "The Phenomenons of Pop" on the CCL label. In Fall 2011 - Bruno Benetton Free Band is going to tour througho...
More than any other hip-hop group, Run DMC are responsible for the sound and style of the music. As the first hardcore rap outfit, the trio set the sound and style for the next decade of rap. With their spare beats and excursions into heavy metal samples, the trio were tougher and more menacing than their predecessors Grandmaster Flash and Whodini. In the process, they opened the door for both the politicized rap of Public Enemy and Boogie Down Productions, as well as the hedonistic gangsta fantasies of N.W.A. At the same time, Run-D.M.C. helped move rap from a singles-oriented genre to an album-oriented one -- they were the first hip-hop artist to construct full-fledged albums, not just collections with two singles and a bunch of fill...
Reel Big Fish was one of the legions of Southern California ska-punk bands to edge into the mainstream following the mid-’90s success of No Doubt and Sublime. Like most of their peers, the band was distinguished by their hyperkinetic stage shows, juvenile humor, ironic covers of new wave pop songs, and metallic shards of ska. The group cultivated an underground following that broke into the mainstream in summer 1997, when their single “Sell Out” became a modern rock radio and MTV favorite. Their appearance in the movie “Baseketball” as the halftime band also gained them more fans and helped the bands popularity to grow. Still fronted by original lead singer and song writer Aaron Barrett, they continue rele...
Born and raised in a small town of Winterville, North Carolina Ronnie Run is a well-known rapper with a lot of streets credit. "I want to put North Carolina on the map and show people that there is talent around the state." Growing up around the Pitt County area was just plain and real for Ronnie. "Where I'm from was nothing different from your New York or LA. Living in the South; the pace is slow and the hard work is there." Starting out as a DJ; Ronnie knew or thought this was something he wanted to do. "After the Dj thing fell through; "I had a backup plan and it was rapping." Ronnie's influences are God, my daughter Jocelyn, my family, The Sugar Hill Gang, Grandmaster Fl...
"King Loverr" type his name in any search engine whether goggle, or yahoo he's everywhere. Born under the love zodiac sign Taurus deep voice baritone of love "King Loverr" was born May 11, 1984. With his music page on www.showcaseyourmusic.com/kingloverrhaving over 14,000 views, and over 450 comments which could be seen by pressing where it says "Show all", and a support group on Facebook group entitled "King Loverr: Deep voice baritone of love which has over 700 members growing day by day "King Loverr" is a star on the rise. Releasing my first mixtape in 2008 entitled "Lost In The Quiet Storm" "King Loverr" has...
Since emerging on the indie scene in 2005 with her debut album Back There, Heather O’Neill has become that rare singer-songwriter who addresses tough topics that provoke and inspire – all the while keeping her fans smiling, tapping their toes and laughing just a little to a vibe she calls “provocative blues with a comedy chaser.” O’Neill cites her chief musical influences as Bette Midler (whom she first saw perform at age 10!), Courtney Love/Hole and Ani Di Franco. ...
Casey Jones (born July 18th, 1993), better known by his stage name Casey Veggies, is an American singer-rapper from Los Angeles, California. Although this 90’s baby came into high school with hoop dreams (playing shooting guard for Inglewood High School's Sentinels) the L.A. native soon realized that he had another talent worth pursuing to a much better degree - rapping. Back in ninth grade, the young MC had been recording songs and posting them on his Myspace page just for fun. After receiving positive feedback on a few of the tracks, Veggies began to re-evaluate his relationship with music.With his first mixtape project, 2007’s Customized Greatly Vol. 1, the 16 year-old lyricist proved that he had the potential to ...
"Timing. It's always been a matter of timing," says a re-energized vocalist/guitarist Chuck Ragan about what was the obstacle that stood in the way of HOT WATER MUSIC's return to recording as a band. "We've wanted to get it together but have all been full steam ahead in our own directions that it's taken this long to do it." Luckily for their fans, time has been on their side long enough to record two new songs for release next month - their first recordings in seven years. "The Fire, The Steel, The Tread / Adds Up To Nothing" EP will be released digitally on August 2, 2011 and available for pre-order beginning on August 15 in limited edition packages (physical release: August 29).With one s...
Sentinel is an Indie-Dream-Pop three piece, based in Northern California. The seeds of this sunny-seaside-dream-pop began with a chance encounter between Tarabud (vocals/bass), Dennis Bestafka (guitars), and Billy Mowery (drums) in San Francisco. Strongly influenced by their mutual visions of 80's synth pop and 90's dream pop, the likes of Cocteau Twins/Smiths/U2/My Bloody Valentine/ Cure/ Flock Of Seagulls/Ocean Blue, they easily shared in the creative process together. Making music their songs in their makeshift dinning room studio in small Oakland apartment. Over the years their catalog has been expansive with variety, delving into moods and textures to mold their sound. The following five albums were ...
Andrew Adkins is an eclectic blend of singer/songwriter. Adkins is better known for being half of the songwriter/singer duo in psychedelic/roots-rock band, Mellow Down Easy. Their last album, "Cosmisutra" (Dualtone) has been praised by critics from Rolling Stone, No Depression, Outlaw Magazine, Vintage Guitar magazine and a host of other publications as "one of the most original styles in the last decade" and a "breath of fresh air" for the band's unique sound and mixture of influences. His music has also been used on MTV, ABC and USA networks. Andrew has spent the better part of the last decade on the road, on stage and in the studio. In 2006, Music City publication, The Nashville Scene vot...
Can anything even more magical happen in the already charmed career of Los Lonely Boys? You bet. It's called Rockpango, their first self- produced long player on their own LonelyTone/Playing In Traffic Records. And yeah, it's magical indeed.At least as magical - and maybe more so - as debuting in 2003 with a multi-chart gold single, selling millions of albums, winning a Grammy, racking up reams of critical acclaim, opening for The Rolling Stones, and many more accomplishments for the Texican rock'n'roll trio of brothers. Plus playing and recording with such legends as Willie Nelson and Carlos Santana, associations that give a strong hint at what's at work here on Rockpango.After proving themselves one of the most ...
The Ghost Inside is a hardcore metal band from Los Angeles, California. Their first full-length release was Fury and the Fallen Ones in April 2008. This record caught the attention metal heads throughout the world, so much so that they were invited to support Australia's metalcore band, I Killed the Prom Queen, on their Say Goodbye tour. The band has also supported Senses Fail, The Devil Wears Prada, Parkway Drive, Ceremony, and so many more especially by traveling with the "10 for $10" tour in 2009.. ten bands for ten bucks! The Ghost inside is pretty dedicated to touring and playing for their fans so their sophomore album released in June 2010 called Returners touches on what its like to return to &...
YaoBand (The Honor) is a independent band from China. • 2 lead vocals: Feng Xuan Yuan, Zhang Jing Hao. • DJ: Wang Lu • Guitar player: Wei Chi Chun Xiao, Gao Fei • Bass Player: Huang Ji Yang • Drum Player...
A-FS 201-973 (ALIENATED FROM SOCIETY) Producer/Recording Artist/Graphic Designer/Engineer Straight from The Dirty.... Not The south But Jersey, We present to you "A-FS 201-973", A-FS is no stranger to the struggles & hustles of the gutta, raised in Jersey City, N.J. As a teenager he spent alot of his time on Martin Luther King, Jr. drive a.k.a. Jackson Ave. in the greenville section. As he calls it, he was learning for all the hard lessons that would come up in his life in the future, such as ending up homeless during a cold winter for 7 months. When A-FS is asked how does it feel to go from down to lower he says "Struggle means strength! ...
When Baltimore guitarist/singer, Greg Timmes and New Jersey drummer, Jeff Wilkins met in New York City in 2010 creative sparks began to fly. It was not long before the power duo Marlon Rando was formed. Following in the footsteps of bands like Gringo Starr and Truman Peyote the band's moniker is a play on a celebrity's name. But for those who are not familiar, Rando is short for Random - specifically the person who shows up at a party that no one knows and starts stealing and breaking stuff. Marlon Rando's sound can be considered standard rock and roll or "bop and roll" as they like to call it. In the midst of the Brooklyn hipster, lo-fi revolution, the duo takes a step forward coining their music as mid-fi or ...
It might be because of her years of classical piano solitude. It might be because she is a voracious autodidact. Or it might be because she likes to do things the hard way. Whatever the reason, Montreal’s jenn mierau chose to embark on the long and winding road of self-producing and recording, which has come to fruition in her upcoming release, HUSH, out September 13. Having learned much from working with other producers, jenn felt the need to follow her own vision and see where it led her. She was already singing, playing Wurlitzer and making beats, but because recording was new territory, jenn’s songs saw numerous incarnations. She also began playing bass and electric guita...
