The Manhattan Syndrome are an Irish indie/alternative band based in Dublin, Ireland. Mixing the sonic scope of Sigur Ros, the drive of Arcade Fire and the mood of The National with their own pop sensibilities, they have forged a dynamic style of their own; a combination of simple hook driven songwriting with post-rock, momentous accompaniment.In June 2011, The Manhattan Syndrome recorded their debut E.P, engineered and mixed by Alan Kelly in Windmill Lane, Ireland's premier recording studios. ‘And we left it behind' draws on influences as far ranging as Sigur Ros and Leonard Cohen while maintaining a polished, accessible sound that accommodates both the band's driven rhythm and an emphasis on melody led vocals. Lyricall...
MELODIME is a touring trio of 2 brothers and a best friend that grew up playing music in a hayloft on their farm outside Washington, DC. They simultaneously master up to 7 instruments creating a big sound that 4 and 5 peice bands struggle to. Their genre is defined by melodic piano driven rock with a southern twist; delivering a moderm sound with a deep musical foundation. Some fun facts about the band: The lead singer (Bradley Rhodes) has written over 115 songs since he was 13 years old; Sammy Duis (keys, bass, guitars) performed on 4 different continents before the age of 18; Tyler Duis (drums, percussion, keys) is sponsored by Bucks Country Drum Company alongside noteables as the drummer for The Band Perry....
Jeff began playing music at the age of 14 in high school. In addition to private lessons in saxophone, harmony, theory, arranging and composition, he also played in numerous bands in and around L.A. and attended the University of California at Los Angeles UCLA. After moving to Los Angeles in 1974 Jeff began his professional career working as a sideman with many "big" names in the music industry including the great Ray Charles, Donna Summer, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Marley and the Wailers and legendary jazz musician Horace Henderson to name a few. Jeff also spent a number of years as a "...
Forging a harmonious blend of opposites, Siberia My Sweet is an Atlanta based group exemplifying the sound of post-punk and new wave. Jonathan Williams at Creative Loafing pegs the band as a ‘singer/songwriter-ish, electro rock, all-girl trio.’ By mixing keyboard ambiance with indie rock guitars, a sound is created that hops the cusp of major and minor, dance and drone. A strong 80s’ influence has brought Siberia My Sweet comparisons to bands like Blondie and Missing Persons. They take historic cues ...
Before the music, there was a love story... When Orly first met Yagel, she could tell that he was into music, for he was always drumming away with his hands on the table. She was immediately drawn to him because of his good looks and charm, and felt comfortable with him, and so before she left, she handed him her demo CD."I couldn't wait to get home and listen to it," remembers Yagel. "And when I heard her soft voice and songs which seemed so open and honest, I fell in love."The couple soon discovered that they shared a love for songwriting, and that they worked well together. They left their jobs, bought an old van, and began a road trip along the East Coast of the U.S., feeling free, spe...
The Skivies emerged on The Denver scene in 2003 and have been crafting our very own eclectic world ever since. Our debut full-length CD "Between Appliance and Apparel" arrived in September 2007 and is available for download here. We have also appeared on 2 compilation CDs, the DARC Vol. 1 (featuring bands from the Denver Art Rock Collective) and the Denver Local Music Sampler Vol.1 (featuring great local hard/progressive rock bands including Vices I Admire, 19ADD, The Future is Broken and others). Their second full length album Lorem Ipsum is now available on iTunes and at the Skivies s...
The Ridges are an orchestral folk rock group from the Appalachian college town of Athens, Ohio. A three-piece acoustic act formed out of the collaboration of longtime musical duo Victor Rasgaitis (Guitar, Vocals) and Johnny Barton (Percussion, Glockenspiel, Vocals) with the classical stylings of Talor Smith (Cello, Vocals), the trio regularly feature a rotating cast of up to six auxiliary musicians adding instruments ranging from double bass to cellos, viola, violin, trumpet, piano, dulcimer, mandolin, vocals and even accordion. Combined with layered, introspective songwriting and passionate, high-energy performances, the ensamble brings to life a theme of dark romantic...
In a dutch orange yellow sky fire of fall 2005, amidst an arid dusty high-desert somewhere on planet Earth, four distinct galaxies collided creating colorful musical fusion. Through burning intergalactic wormholes and the vibrations of their infinite minds the sonic waves of SuperGiant came to life bellowing to the darkest spaces within and without. SuperGiant has shared the stage with Beck, Blue Cheer, and Weedeater to name a few, and has toured the country coast to coast releasing 3 full length albums along their journey....
Formed from the reorganization and decapitation of 2 Perth bands Saturation Point and Fractious, Define My Addiction have evolved into a cataclysmic display of heavy grooves, soaring hooks and clown based melody crossed with tourettes-like punctuation. Define My Addiction’s self produced epic debut album "Systemic", was mixed and mastered by renowned Perth producer Al (Dr Alien) Smith at Bergerk! studios and was released for digital download via major online retailers in July 2011....
Singer/songwriter Quinn Erwin was at a crossroads. Having recently relocated to Nashville, he found himself surrounded by a series of losses in his own life and in the lives of those close to him. Compelled by a desire to comfort the mourning, Erwin suddenly found himself embarking on a new direction musically – one inspired by the notion that death is a homecoming, rather than a reason for grief. “I couldn't recall if I had ever heard any songs about death that were triumphant and celebratory,” he explains. “So I made it my mission to write one.” That initial inspiration became a verse. The verse became a song. The s...
The Tosspints' style of music has been influenced by 3 lifetimes of living through the school of hard knocks, brought to bear from war, loss, degradation, and hard drinking. A band created entirely by a family who has had to make it through life the hard way and use their experience to create songs about the more distressed side of being human… Their fast paced no nonsense stage show drives songs straight into the audience one after the other, pushing their own style of up tempo minor chord melodies out with the highest possible energy level....
Jennifer Haase (rhymes with "classy") is a Nebraska-born, NewYork-transplanted singer/songwriter with a Jewel-Meets-Mary Chapin Carpenterfolk-pop sound. NO MORE INVITATIONS, Haase's sophomore album release, is produced bymulti-instrumentalist Mike Leslie (Joan Osborne, Rufus Wainwright), engineered/mixed& mastered by Emmy-nominated Robert L. Smith (GLEE, Ricki Lee Jones, HarryConnick, Jr.) and features special guest vocals from Rosanne Cash (on"Oneonta") and Stephen Kellogg (on "3,000 Miles"). A five year DIY journey from start to finish, a handful of the songs from NO MOREINVITATIONS wrote themselves along the way. A combo of...
World class Jazz, Fusion, & Funk is the best way to describe Hardlogic, the precision instrumental ensemble featuring sax man, composer Paul DeLoria. Influenced by groups like The Rippingtons, Spyro Gyra, and The Brecker Brothers, the group features a cast of western New York's finest musicians including young guitar phenom Adrian Dimatteo, Dave Pinto on Bass, co-composer Greg Gilmore on keyboards, Laris Ashford on drums, and Paul on saxes and electronic wind instrument. The group plays material drawn from an arsenal of original instrumental music spanning jazz, latin, funk, Celtic, fusion and beyond. Paul has played with contemporary artists such as Walt Scott (keyboardist with Tanya Tucker, Mind...
CORE is not your average hard rock band. Hailing from South Dakota they are sure to be the next big thing to come out of the Midwest. For fans of Staind, Sevendust and Papa Roach, CORE approach songwriting honestly and are dedicated passionate musicians. This power trio provides a tight rhythm section that produces a brutal sound which is balanced by tender yet powerful vocal harmonies reminiscent of Layne Staley. Equal parts heavy riffs and delicate acoustics, CORE's music is emotionally charged and unique. They have opened for popular national acts SHINEDOWN, BUCKCHERRY, SALIVA, RED, SAVING ABEL, CANDLEBOX, SEASON'S AFTER, CAVO, DAYS OF THE NEW, WES BORELAND (of Limp Bizkit, and Black Light Burns), THE DREAMING, CIN...
Groovy, funky, straight Stuff - Say Yes to NOW! More than 100 years of musician's experience strengthens by an extraordinary pro...
Joey Bada$$ is a 17 year old rapper from Brooklyn, New York, USA and a member of The Progressive Era, a hip-hop collective that focuses on reviving the sounds and styles of “golden age” New York hip-hop.Joey released his debut mixtape 1999 on June 12, 2012. Featuring production from other Pro Era members, as well as some J Dilla and MF DOOM beats, the tape was released to general critical acclaim.He was featured in the song and music video for Mac Miller's "America", and is currently on tour as opening support for Juicy J and Chevy Woods. He has alrea...
Initially pegged as something as a voice of a generation when “Loser” turned into a smash crossover success, Beck did wind up crystallizing much of the post-modern ruckus of the ‘90s alternative explosion, but in unexpected ways. Based in the underground anti-folk and noise-rock worlds, Beck encompassed all manners of modern music, drawing in hip-hop, blues, trash-rock, pop, soul, lounge music…pretty much any found sound or vinyl dug up from a dusty crate, blurring boundaries and encapsulating how ‘90s hipsters looked toward the future by foraging through the past. In another time, Beck may have stayed the province of the underground, but he surfaced just as alternative rock turned mainstream, with his 19...
Benjamin Carr is a Southern Vermont resident bred in the Philadelphia and New Orleans music scenes. Carr's multi-instrumental abilities allow him to create diverse compositions of funky ‘ukulele jazz, full drum orchestrations and progressive rock. Ben's music has been described as "a genre-evading journey through sound"and "a unique brand of rootsy, funky, eclectic melodies." Carr plays with numerous regional acts including the reggae jazz hip-hop laced Mo Ambesa and the blues infused Sunny Lowdown. He also fronts his own group, the Ben Carr Music Project, an eight piece ensemble featuring two drummers, percussion, horns,...
One of the unlikeliest success stories in rock at the turn of the millennium, Detroit rap-rocker Kid Rock shot to superstardom with his fourth full-length album, 1998's Devil Without a Cause. What made it so shocking was that Rock had recorded his first demo a full decade before, been booted off major label Jive following his Beastie Boys-ish 1990 debut, Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast, and toiled for most of the decade in obscurity, releasing albums to a small, devoted, mostly local fan base while earning his fair share of ridicule around his home state. Nevertheless, Rock persevered, and by the time rap-metal had begun to attract a substantial audience, he had perfected the outlandish, over-the-top white-trash persona that gave Devil Witho...
Beginning with his classic debut, Illmatic (1994), Nas stood tall for years as one of New York City's leading rap voices, outspokenly expressing a righteous, self-empowered swagger that endeared him to critics and hip-hop purists. Whether proclaiming himself "Nasty Nas" or "Nas Escobar" or "Nastradamus" or "God's Son," the self-appointed King of New York battled numerous adversaries for his position atop the epicenter of East Coast rap, none more challenging than Jay-Z, who vied with Nas for the vacated throne left in the wake of the Notorious B.I.G.'s 1997 assassination. Such headline-worthy drama informed Nas' provocative rhymes, which he delivered with both a masterful flow and a wise perspective o...
The most influential MC-and-DJ tandem of the 1990s, Gang Starr set new standards for East Coast rap with a pair of early-'90s touchstones, Step in the Arena (1991) and Daily Operation (1992), whose appeal has only grown over the decades. Beginning with these classic releases, both listeners and critics heaped mounds of praise upon Guru and DJ Premier -- the former because of his socially conscious lyrics and no-nonsense stance, the latter because of his DJ-style beat-making and jazzy sound. Following Step in the Arena and Daily Operation, Premier became one of New York's most demanded producers, crafting hits for the city's finest MCs, including the Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Jay-Z, and KRS-One. Guru likewise collaborated with plenty of well-kn...
Ryan Zweng was born in the Capitol of California in 1985. He moved around between the Bay Area and Sacramento for most of his youth. At the age of nine his father committed suicide by lethal injection -he was an anesthesiologist- and his mother, sister and step-father settled into Los Altos CA. To fill time between domestic squabbling and suburban boredom he would play air guitar concerts with the Beatles "Help" to ghosts. Leaving Northern California in 2003, Zweng left for Santa Barbara, CA to study political science, philosophy and music. Matriculated into New York University in the Fall of 2005, he entered the Gallatin School of Individualized Study to further develop his ideas on Geohumanism. He also continued...
Black Sabbath has been so influential in the development of heavy metal rock music as to be a defining force in the style. The group took the blues-rock sound of late '60s acts like Cream, Blue Cheer, and Vanilla Fudge to its logical conclusion, slowing the tempo, accentuating the bass, and emphasizing screaming guitar solos and howled vocals full of lyrics expressing mental anguish and macabre fantasies. If their predecessors clearly came out of an electrified blues tradition, Black Sabbath took that tradition in a new direction, and in so doing helped give birth to a musical style that continued to attract millions of fans decades later.The group was formed by four teenage friends from Aston, near Birmingh...
The streets of Hollywood are paved with dreams. Most of those dreams are broken, others are buried, and some are simply burned. On their new album, American Tragedy, Hollywood Undead dissect those very same dreams with a volatile and vibrant hip hop swagger, a magnificent metallic crunch, and a danceable industrial soul. At the heart of the band's second release for A&M/Octone, these six musicians—Johnny 3 Tears, J-Dog, Charlie Scene, Da Kurlzz, Funny Man, and Danny—rhyme and rock from sharply hilarious jabs about vacuous clubs to unbridled, poignant musings on losing faith and struggling with addiction. Due out April 5, 2011, American Tragedy peeks at the death of the American dream from the rooftop ...
Aggressive post-hardcore quartet Lorene Drive mostly proffers the same punk-influenced emo angst as better known acts like Hawthorne Heights, Glassjaw, and Cave In. But this young band from California's desert interior also betrays the influence of vintage metal and hard rock (as opposed to nu-metal) outfits like Led Zeppelin, Metallica, and the Black Crowes, music close to the hearts of small-town heshers for decades. Lorene Drive formed in the small high-desert city of Victorville, CA, in 2002. Friends since junior high, singer and bassist Daniel Murillo, guitarist Stephen Fisher, and guitarist Justin Smith added drummer Kris Comeaux to form Lorene Drive, taking the not particularly good band name from the Victorville street that Smith li...
indigo jam unit's sound has been described as "Storytelling without words...", and that's something these guys strive for with every song they make. Four guys with an all acoustic instrument set up, but they still bring something truly new and different. Songs that weave together musical genres into what can only be called, indigo jam unit.Formed in Osaka, Japan, in 2005 indigo jam unit consists of Yoshichika Tarue (piano), Katsuhiko Sasai (double bass) Isao Wasano (percussion & drums), and Takehiro Shimizu (drums). Indigo jam unit's full length releases as of April 2011 includes six full length CD albums, starting with "DEMONSTRATION" in 2006, all selling more than 10,000 copies each in Japan. Other releas...
The Dirty South has been at the forefront of Hip-Hop music for the last decade. Miami, Atlanta and Houston have been thoroughly represented and have become commercially recognized powerhouses in Rap. The gritty sound that was once the soundtrack of Southern living has vanished and given way to dance oriented pop hits that no longer cater to the streets and have left a void in the industry. Rap music is in need of a fresh, new sound to fill that void, and that sound is coming out of Dallas...
Drew has been honing his skills on guitar for over 30 years, and began writing songs in his early teens. His guitar work shows his experience, with well crafted, solid rhythms and high calibur, melodic lead work. His talent as a lyricist is evident, with crafty use of rhyme, metaphor, humor, and the ability to express complex ideas or thoughts in succinct phrases. Primarily a guitarist, Drew is also skilled behind a drum kit and on keyboard, recently combining those talents to record a new collection of original music. The result is a CD entitled, It's All Timing, which can be found on iTunes and most other download sites on the web. You can also order the physical CD from CDBaby or Amazon....
With his multi-Grammy Award winning music career, continued work in film and television, and multiple written works, Common has emerged as one of Hollywood's most sought after leading men. His numerous previous accomplishments in film and music include starring on the silver screen in films such as SMOKIN ACES, AMERICAN GANGSTER, WANTED, TERMINATOR SALVATION, DATE NIGHT and JUST WRIGHT. In 2004, he partnered with Chicago native and rap music mega-star Kanye West to produce the album BE, which went on to garner four Grammy Award nominations. In 2007 COMMON released his critically acclaimed seventh album Finding Forever where it debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart and it went on to earn a Grammy award. His...
