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| Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:55 AM |
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01 - Artist Name & Location = Dreamcult Ashland KY
02 - How did the project come into existence? = The band came into existence when bassist Morton Counts and Vocalist Clint Adkins first met in elementary school. Both were interested in the L.A. rock scene which was the mid 80's. the two continued their friendship throughout high school and later after many years and several bands later the two met guitarist Brad Stewart and drummer Kyle Baldridge. ...
Read Full Post »| Posted on February 20, 2012 at 1:50 AM |
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01 - Artist Name & Location = Jacks & Aces - Portland, ME
02 - How did the project come into existence? = Lead singer, guitarist and songwriter performed as a guest player at a Road to Memphis Benefit Concert in December of 09. Maine blues promoters saw Jack and requested he put together a blues band for future shows. Jack gathered several session players he has worked closely with, and Jacks & Aces were born.
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Read Full Post »| Posted on February 18, 2012 at 1:35 AM |
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01 - Artist Name & Location = LIFTOFF from Vancouver BC Canada
02 - How did the project come into existence? = LIFTOFF form in early 2011, Gorg Gemmell and Marc boily wrote 18 demos to present to friends they have played music with over the past 12 years, Shane Recsky and Sean Brennan. The band started to learn and rehearse the material and fell in love with it, all that was missing was a vocalist and Carmon Lesson who was on hiatus from his previou...
Read Full Post »| Posted on February 16, 2012 at 1:25 AM |
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01 - Artist Name & Location = Stonethrow - Atlanta, GA
02 - How did the project come into existence? = Stonethrow came about while Atlanta-based vocalist/guitarist Jonathan Ingram was working on a recording project for original material at a studio in Lexin...
Read Full Post »| Posted on February 14, 2012 at 1:45 AM |
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01 - Artist Name & Location = alchalant. Detroit MI
02 - How did the project come into existence? = The tale of alchalant's culmination is a long one. I will try to summarize efficiently.
I (Alex Matijow) started a punk rock band called Nonchalant at the young age of 15 with local Detroit musicians Bryan Reed and Lyle Hayman. By the end of the good 3 year run I acquired the moniker 'alch...
Read Full Post »| Posted on February 13, 2012 at 6:15 AM |
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Make no mistake, StoneThrows first EP '‘The Spark and The Flame’' is one of a kind.To start, Legal Enough is the heaviest & best song on the album. This one actually deserves the GNR meets Alterbridge comparison with great riffs by Jonathan, Alex and Shawn that powers the verses, flowing into a huge chorus and a harmonized bridge between the singing that is surprisingly nineti...
| Posted on February 12, 2012 at 1:25 AM |
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01 - Artist Name & Location = Kill For Eden
02 - How did the project come into existence? = I met the singer Lyla online and we wrote some tunes together. Then we found the other guys thru band member sites
03 - Who are the members of the band if any and please tell us about it? = Kill For Eden are;
| Posted on February 10, 2012 at 1:50 AM |
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01 - Artist Name & Location = Autumn Electric/ Seattle
02 - How did the project come into existence? = Naomi and Michael met near UW in Seattle a few years back. Our first gig was serenading this guys girlfriend at 1 am. she was surprised! Barton and Dan are both east coast transplants.
03 - Who are the members of the band if any and please tell us about it = Michael writes the songs, usually on guitar. Naomi plays piano and synth bass (...
Read Full Post »| Posted on February 8, 2012 at 1:10 AM |
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01 - Artist Name & Location = Comedian Evan Wecksell - Los Angeles, CA
02 - How did the project come into existence? = I had been recording throughout my career and finally found a comedy label who was interested. So I took some old studio tracks, some old live tracks and recorded some fully arranged studio songs. I called the album 'LOL' because it paid homage to my 'boy on the internet' s...
Read Full Post »| Posted on February 6, 2012 at 1:35 AM |
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01 - Artist Name & Location = Cactus Peach. Austin, Texas
02 - How did the project come into existence? = Cactus Peach was born in a barn in the summer of 2008. Our first practice was difficult as we had to run an extension chord to the barn for electricity. The group soon moved into a small room inside the house. The following year Zane moved into ...
Read Full Post »| Posted on February 4, 2012 at 1:30 AM |
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01 - Artist Name & Location =Cherri Wilson-Thornton
02 - How did the project come into existence? = I realized I wanted to write songs about eight years ago when I began writing poetry at home in between jobs. I thought that since I love writing and music so much, why don't I become a songwriter. I wrote a couple of songs and realized I didn't want to just write "any" songs, I wanted to write HIT songs that would bring enjoyment into people's lives. So, this is where I...
Read Full Post »| Posted on February 2, 2012 at 1:20 AM |
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01 - Artist Name & Location = A Fire With Friends Scranton, PA
02 - How did the project come into existence? = A few years ago I began writing songs with a woman. Shortly after we did the whole open mic thing, a friend of mine hopped on board and the three of us started writing songs together. Most of our practices were held in my mother...
Read Full Post »| Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:15 PM |
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SOUTHPAW IS CLOSING:
Although we are saddened by the sudden announcement of Southpaw’s closing, but we’re so excited to be the closing event at Southpaw. Head on down Feb. 17-19 for 3 full nights of the Brooklyn Country Fair.
BROOKLYN COUNTY FAIR:
The Brooklyn County Fair, Feb. 17-19, will be the last official event of Southpaw. Ticket prices on-line have gone up, but discounted $10 tickets are available through the bands playing, or through our STOR...
Read Full Post »| Posted on January 31, 2012 at 1:15 AM |
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01 - Artist Name & Location = Mei Ohara from Boston
02 - How did the project come into existence? = Mei Ohara is my solo project that started with me fooling around in the practice rooms at school, when I was supposed to be practicing classical violin ...
Read Full Post »| Posted on January 30, 2012 at 1:05 AM |
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01 - Artist Name & Location = Pacha Mamma, Byron Bay, Australia
02 - How did the project come into existence? = There was no other path for me, I am just the vessel through which Rhythm and melody pass through and my spirit brings it to life. So the music has always been a means to...
Read Full Post »| Posted on January 29, 2012 at 1:00 AM |
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Black Vendetta EP: CIGARETTES, ALCOHOL, LOVE AND INJUSTICE
The album’s single '' Breakaway" contains the unmistakable sound from the '70s and the start of the '80s from Artist like Frida, Blondie, Roxette, and U2. The single sounds like the perfect hit from 1984 that somehow simply sat in a vault all these years, only to emerge in the 21st century.''Breakaway" is one of the band’s strongest songs loaded with punchy, hook-riddled anthems,and...
Read Full Post »| Posted on January 28, 2012 at 1:00 AM |
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01 - Artist Name & Location = Treebo from West Palm Beach Florida
02 - How did the project come into existence? = When the band was formed 3- 4years ago, it was with the goal of playing original music? Through the years we were able to test market the songs in different v...
Read Full Post »| Posted on January 26, 2012 at 12:50 AM |
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01 - Artist Name & Location = Jessica Caylyn from Antioch, California.
02 - How did the project come into existence? = Singing and performing had been a passion of mine for years. I started out performing solo to backing tracks anywhere that had live music, basically. I sang at karaoke bars, county fairs, church, weddings, private parties, baseball games, school talent shows, etc. As a junior in high school, I formed my band. I knew it was time to p...
Read Full Post »| Posted on January 25, 2012 at 1:35 AM |
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01 - Artist Name & Location = Orly (Somerville, MA)
02 - How did the project come into existence? = We (Orly&Yagel) both come from a musical background and we had an immediate connection when we first met and played together.
We started traveling...
Read Full Post »| Posted on January 22, 2012 at 1:20 AM |
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01 - Artist Name & Location = The Audible Dark - New York, NY
02 - How did the project come into existence? = The Audible Dark was founded in 2010 under rather un-rock-and-roll circumstances. As a kid, I dreamed of 'being a singer'. Then I woke up one morning and discovered I was a 25-year-old stay-at-home mom of two. It smacked me in the face! If I didn't chase my...
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