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Alkaline Trio
“Remains” is a 22-song compilation spanning the amazing career of Alkaline Trio. It’s a gathering of rare tracks, b-sides, and split EP songs they’ve recorded since their inception 10+ years ago. For many of the true, hardcore Trio fans, this will be... read more
Belinda Carlisle
These days, Belinda Carlisle seems like your average entertainer with the fame, fortune and family to back her up. She doesn't remind people of the average "ex-punk rocker, ex-cocaine addict, ex-lesbian lust icon or the ex-target of no fewer than 32 ... read more
Colin Stetson
Woodwind player Colin Stetson can play powerfully while circularly breathing for long periods, can draw multiphonics out of a sax with great skill, and can command an audience's attention with his focus and melodic improvisations. Stetson was bor... read more
Damiera
If bands, like countries and colleges, had mottos, Damiera's would be "You have to sacrifice to gain." While some bands embark on a road scattered with obstacles after their inception, it was that creation itself that marked the greatest challenge Bu... read more
Dave Koz
"Play it once, Sam, for old times' sake," Ingrid Bergman states in Casablanca while reminiscing with Humphrey Bogart. "Play 'As Time Goes By.'" Her poignant plea underscores the crucial role music plays in the filmmaking process and reminds us how de... read more
Deerhoof
Deerhoof is truly turning out to be one of the most unlikely success stories in contemporary pop music. An improbable group with nothing apparently in common starts a band, makes some of the most difficult and unclassifiable noise of the mid-nineties... read more
Frost
Frost the rappin boss! Blunts N Ballerz is another innovative collection from the man that put Latin Rap on the map. Before reggaeton, before Cypress Hill, before Gerardo, there was Kid Frost, laying down rap to a Latin laced back beat. Frost invente... read more
Jason Michael Carroll
In the summer of 2004, Franklinton, North Carolina native Jason Michael Carroll was singing country songs for an obscure cover band and performing a few gigs each month. On a whim, he auditioned for a locally-produced television show in Raleigh, NC c... read more
Katharine McPhee
In elementary school, sixth-grader Katharine sang Mariah Carey’s “Hero” even though she was extremely nervous to sing on stage. But she had a good role model, as she would go to the shows her mother starred in, including “Showboat” and “Man of La Man... read more
Lovedrug
Melding purist indie rock ethic with the immense sounds of stadium-prog, Lovedrug refuse to recognize a dichotomy between art and mass appeal. While the euro-bent of their debut LP Pretend You’re Alive frequently evoked Muse and pre-electronic Radio... read more
Macromantics
Australian word weaver and rap artist Macromantics packs plentiful punches with her rap songs. Macromantics, a.k.a Romy Hoffman, musters a tongue-twisting style that traverses a multitude of terrains. From comedy to tragedy, self-reflections to po... read more
Marissa Nadler
On stage, clad in black shawls and cascading tresses, Marissa Nadler performs with an intricate finger-style on the guitar, ukele, and 5-string banjo. Yet it is often her voice that is a shuttle towards another time, a soprano reverberating with mela... read more
Metermaids
The idea behind Metermaids is a simple one: to combine the cerebral intricacies of indie rock with the visceral power of hip hop. The collision of these two radically different genres could possibly result in complete catastrophe, but in the case of ... read more
Mistah F.A.B.
Mistah F.A.B., born Stanley P. Cox , arrived in this world the morning of January 23rd 1982. Little did the world know that an artist and star would be born that morning in the cold and crisp city of Oakland. As he grew into a man he was nurtured by ... read more
Mnemic
They play their own type of genre-defying metal in which they call "Future Fusion Metal", which can be described as industrial metal with influenced polyrhythmic song structures, although the term polyrythm is used loosely in this context as their us... read more
O
« O » or “O” is not just a letter, a circle, or a number. “O” is also an experimental musical project from the brain of Yann H. Originally consisting of Yann H. and Sylvain D., “O” is group that creates “non-music”. Hailing from France, “O” is a ban... read more
Patty Griffin
Patty Griffin's Impossible Dream comes with a word of caution from the artist. "There's no ear candy this time," she says. A veteran listener could be forgiven for wondering what in the world she's talking about. Every Patty Griffin album offer... read more
Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones is one of the most acclaimed and talented singer-songwriters of our time. Her career spans nearly three decades of incredible musical output spanning many genres: folk, rock, jazz, soul, spoken word and pop. Always fearless, Rickie L... read more
Sean Price
Along with his partner Rock, Sean Price (A.K.A. Ruck) dropped two impressive LP’s as the duo Heltah Skeltah; their 1996 debut Nocturnal (which included the indelible “Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka”) and their 1998 follow-up Magnum Force. Sean is also a c... read more
Secondhand Serenade
With the vocal range of an 80s hair band, looks to rival Elvis and hooks stronger than a drug addiction, John Vesely is bringing the best aspects of showmanship and songwriting back to their roots. When John takes the stage its honest and pure; a lon... read more
Sunshine Anderson
On And Poppin! December 6, 2006 GUESS WHO'S BACK! Sunshine Anderson! Haven't heard from her since 2001! She's dropping a CD in January 07. "Sunshine's Midnight" is being released by Matthew Knowles' label. Her single "Something I Wanna Give" is climb... read more
The Apples in Stereo
In the charmed world of The Apples in Stereo's Robert Schneider, music and mathematics are the principal creative outlets. Although these subjects are inextricably linked, “New Magnetic Wonder” represents the first time Schneider’s imagination has se... read more
Tierney Sutton
In a world of overnight sensations, jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton’s success has come from the road less traveled. A decision in the mid ’90s to move to Southern California from her New England home resulted in a decade-long collaboration with her curr... read more
Young Love
In the planning stages for years, Too Young To Fight It finally realizes the plans of singer/songwriter and frontman Dan Keyes to find the place where rock, dance and pop could co-exist. Young Love’s debut will arrive in stores 1/30/07, preceded by t... read more