New Orleans-based gangsta rapper Juvenile was born Terius Gray. After beginning his performing career while in his teens, he released a 1995 album on Warlock titled Being Myself. He eventually crossed paths with Cash Money label owners Ronald “Suga Slim” and Brian “Baby” Williams, who issued 1996′s Solja Rags; the album became a major underground hit, and set the stage for the release of 1998′s 400 Degreez. In 1999, with Juvenile’s popularity growing, Solja Rags was reissued nationally, and Warlock jumped on the bandwagon with a remixed version of Being Myself. The year ended with the release of a new studio effort, Tha G-Code, followed by Project English two years later in 2001. In 2002 he left Cash Money and formed his own collective, the UTP Playas (Uptown Project Playas), with whom he recorded a posse album, The Compilation. The album went nowhere and a year later he was back on Cash Money and releasing Juve the Great, which featured the chart-topping hit “Slow Motion.” The 2005 “Noila Clap” single from the UTP Playas was another big track, and Juvenile was ready once again to shop for a new label. As he was signing a new contract with Asylum, his Slidell, Louisiana home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The hurricane and its grim aftermath were hot topics on his chart-topping 2006 album Reality Check. His next two albums — Cocky & Confident (2009) and Beast Mode (2010) — featured much lighter material. In 2011 he released Rejuvenation, an album primarily produced by Mannie Fresh.
Two former ‘bag carrying record salesmen’ for Virgin Records – Bill Giardini and Kent Anderson have reunited, this time instead of being backstage they are on the stage. To round out the trio they have recruited a most capable drummer and nice guy – Eric Pancer to lay down the groove to some old jazz & blues tunes.
The Dan Meinhardt Quartet has introduced itself as an important facet of the Chicago jazz scene. Playing original compositions and arrangements, the quartet explores melody and improvisation with a minimalist, yet powerful approach. Joining Dan are trumpeter Justin Copeland, bassist Tim Ipsen, and drummer Andrew Green. Combining flavors of jazz, hip-hop, folk, chamber, and improvised music, Dan’s compositions bring an organic, accessible quality to the quartet.
Experimenting with the eclectic sounds of jazz and heavy metal, Fall Of The Albatross creates music that is beautiful and chaotic. Released in May 2011, their debut EP “Entanglement” is still sending shock waves around the world. Their live performances take hundreds of people through a thrilling, genre defying experience.
Striker is a JUNO Award winning Edmonton-based recording and performing heavy metal band that has grown immensely through their years in the industry.
A modern mix of classic heavy metal, hard rock, and 80’s hair metal, their music features powerful, clean vocals, catchy choruses, vocal harmonies, and impressive guitar leads.
We are acoustic guitars, stories, and melody. We are the resonant, pounding beat of a kick drum, the deep pulse of bass guitar, and the siren’s wail of an over-driven tube amp. We are open fields and skyscrapers – equal parts modern folk and alternative rock – a fusion of inspired anthems and the art simple storytelling.
From the local coffee shop to the largest festival stages, we’ve built a reputation as one of the most diverse, polished, and passionate original bands on the Wisconsin scene. With each new song we continue to explore and evolve – invoking styles that range from raw, powerful grunge rock through intricate acoustic folk and lush soundscapes. We take these songs to the stage with a rare combination of gritty, sweat-drenched energy and honest, heart-felt sonic grace. Every concert is crafted to be an experience like none other.
In the end, we have taken a great many influences and blended them into a sound that is uniquely our own. Soaring melodies emerge from the urgent sounds of guitar, bass, and drums. Impassioned, soulful vocals whisper, roar, haunt, and illuminate – leading the audience through stories of love and loss, hope and doubt, fury, optimism, and pure, unbound wonder.
We invite you to come and listen, and promise to give you everything we’ve got.
The Byrds’ Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by the American rockbandThe Byrds and was released in August 1967.
THE MIZZERABLES
Formed in 2013 by Joe Mizzi, The Mizzerables are a Chicago-based punk rock trio with gritty, vocal-driven hooks. With Dave Vazzano and Korey Brisendine holding down the rhythm section, the band has been refining their sound over the past few years, culminating in their latest effort “Whatever… This Sucks,” a 30 minute trip through Mizzi’s psyche. Mizzi, a Michigan native and former member of Ten Ninety, Common Rider, and About the Mess, pulls influence from much of the music he cut his teeth listening to layered on top of the seemingly always forward-moving foundation set by Vazzano and Brisendine. Recorded with 88 Fingers Louie guitarist Dan Precision at his Bomb Shelter studio, the album will be released on August 23rd, 2019
D’Wayne Wiggins is no stranger to what it really takes to create million dollar projects. He knows all the aspects of making great music. D’Wayne is best known as the founding member of the 90s New Jack Swing/Neo-Soul group, Tony! Toni! Toné!. The group made no less then 14 Billboard charting R&B singles, including five number one hits, three Top Ten Pop singles, one gold album, two platinum albums and one double platinum album. They have sold over six million albums during their career together.
Just before the group disbanded in 1996, Wiggins established Grass Roots Entertainment located in his West Oakland recording studio, “House of Music”. Also in 1995, D’wayne Wiggins developed and signed Destiny’s Child to Grass Roots Entertainment. The group went on to become a powerhouse of female performers and the best-selling girl group of all time. He worked with the group through three albums, which have collectively sold more than 15 million copies. He also worked with artist Keyshia Cole, who resided in the “House of Music” from 1999-2001. Cole was mentored and received guidance from Wiggins during that time and went on to sign with A&M Records. He also worked with Laurnea of Arrested Development on her release Laurnea II and collaborated with Jody Watley. His “House of Music” was patronized by artists such as Alicia Keys, Beyoncé Knowles,India.Arie, Keyshia Cole, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Money and producer Scott Storch.
Wiggins released first solo project with Motown Records, Eyes Never Lie, in 2000 featuring collaborations with Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish, Jamie Foxx and Carlos Santana. This album contributed to the foundation of the Neo Soul genre.
Wiggins also worked with the pioneers of what is known as Oakland’s “Hyphy” movement on such projects as: Too Short’s How Does It Feel and Hoochie; Messy Marv’s Blades; and The Coup’s Pick A Bigger Weapon album released in 2006. You can find Wiggins guitar skills and vocals on Ludacris ’s Splash Waterfalls Remix. He formed the group Kenya Gruv performing Top Of The World the original movie soundtrack Menace II Society.
In 2003, Wiggins went into the studio to work with platinum artist Alicia Keys. The title track single, Diary, made Top Ten on the Billboard charts as well as the album going platinum and winning four Grammy Awards in 2005. D’wayne Wiggins co-produced another track on the album and performed the sitar, If I Was Your Woman, winning him a Grammy for production.
Wiggins continues to tour performing Tony! Toni! Toné! songs with current lead singer Amar Khalil (since 1998), trumpeter Bill Ortiz, saxaphonist Vince Lars, drummer/keyboardist Timothy Christian Riley, guitarist John “Jubu” Smith and bassist Elijah Baker.
Wiggins’ current projects include Poplyfe, which had a run on America’s Got talent where they placed 4th in the final round (2012). Currently he is working with Oakland’s next generation of talented youth through his non-profit Youth Aid. Wiggins is also putting together the Tony! Toni! Toné! 25th Anniversary Album and other special related projects.
Hellwater plays irreverent, raunchy and original traditional American music from honky tonk to high-lonesome country to oldtimey bluegrass and tub-thumping jug band and country blues tunes.
“Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover, or in this case, a musician by his promo shot. For example, take a good look at Patrick Sweany. Do you think he plays NME hyped new rave? Nope. He’s an honest, hard workin’, roots rockin’ blues man from the rust belt.” – I Rock Cleveland
Dave Katzman has been working in the Chicago Blues scene for over 4 decades. He has traveled the world as an Engineer, Guitarist, Producer and Road Manager. Working with artists like Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Albert King, Otis Rush and many others.
NATTY NATION
Hard Roots Rock Reggae & Dub–this is the unique blend of music that is Madison, WI’s Natty Nation. The independent all original touring & recording outfit is one of the leading forces in USA based reggae.
Their messages of spreading positive vibrations, peace, love, building community, & universal spirituality have been ringing out since Natty’s inception in 1995.
Natty has backed up reggae legends Lee “Scratch” Perry, and Chaka Demus & Pliers, and shared the stage with Ziggy, Damian, & Stephen Marley, Sister Carol, Steel Pulse, Burning Spear, Toots & the Maytals, Wailing Souls, Culture with Joseph Hill, Beenie Man, & countless others.
JAH Boogie and his backing band’s tight but fluid, rootsy but funky, beautiful but gritty, righteous but real vibration is clear to anyone listening to their music either on their stereo or live in concert. It’s almost impossible not to dance at a Natty Nation show. Every concert is a different experience.
Their energy is infectious & their dubtastic jams are complex, yet their overall message is simple: spread the positive vibration.
Join the Natty Family on this beautiful road of life! Blessings to you and yours!
Death metal is more than just music. It transcends such a limited mortal state of mind. Death metal is the aural expression of humanity’s darkest side, of devastation, sorrow and the harbingers of mankind’s own inhumanity and ultimate destruction. Death metal is not a trend, a fashion parade or a means to an end. It is much more than that. It is a way of life. A life in death. This is the doctrine Italy’s HOUR OF PENANCE, spewn forth with unrelenting musical ferocity through their sickening, mind-obliterating auditory assault on the senses. Forged in the dark shadows of “The Holy Capital,” this most unholy of quartets have steadily been making a name for themselves as one of the most intense, talented and impressive modern death metal bands both in-studio and onstage.
“Recording artist Les Dudek is known in the music world as a Guitar Legend whose contributions have influenced the history of Rock n’ Roll. He is best remembered for his radio hits, “Old Judge Jones and “City Magic”. After releasing four successful solo albums and one collaboration (DFK) with Columbia Records, the legendary Southern Rocker has gone on to release three more albums with Eflat Productions; “Deeper Shades of Blues”, “Freestyle” and “Delta Breeze”.
In addition to a successful solo career, his uniquely recognizable guitar style can be heard playing with some of Rock and Pop’s biggest names, such as the Steve Miller Band, Boz Scaggs, The Allman Brothers Band, Dave Mason, Stevie Nicks and many more.”
Carbellion was formed in late 2004 based on the idea that a band with soulful eclectic vocals, guitars that are equally comfortable being aggressive and subdued, drums shifting from tranquil to thundering, and a bass that conjoins them into complete balance can accomplish more musically with the sum of these parts than by the strength of any one. Lyrics that convey a concept or tell a story coupled with music that sets scenery and mood quickly captured the attention of people across the US and abroad.
Carbellion is a band that can capture any ear via the recorded material, hold the attention of the crowd hostage with their impressive live performance charisma, and floor anyone in the industry with their “uncharacteristic for a hard rock act” work ethic and professionalism.
Out here tryna make it as a musician. And i say musician because i dont just write songs and rap to a beat. I also play many instruments and know music inside and out. I love music and this is my way of expressing myself. SHINE FOREVER
Coming from the westside of Chicago,IL musician “Mickey Gran Estez” is the most intriguing artist coming from the second city. He began writing his own stories at the age of 9 some pages would consist of 11 pages or more with illustration by him. He also likes to brag that Dr.Seuss was his mentor in rhyming, but it really was his uncle also a underground Mc who goes by “Westside” gave him the foundation to build his music career. It is his long time dream to be known for putting his section of the city known to music industry. He wrote poems and songs and made homemade microphone and guitars at age 11 he’s come from place of violence ,but manages to over look it and expresses how he’s feel about it in his music. His Sound to him is consider out of this world strange, but yet unique it’s safe to say he has develop his own genre of music by composing his own beats. His influences seems to be mostly Midwestern hip hop artists ranging from Eminem,Common,DoOrDie, Twista,Kanye West, 80’s-90’s Hip Hop Artists. He feels it’s not just hip hop that inspires him, but all music does listeners can hear it in his music it could sound like classical,rock,alternative, soul,punk, and organic he’s wants to credit so many artists f or their involvement on helping him think outside the box he even acknowledges Albert Einstein for his of saying “never give up on what You really want to do the person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts” Mickey will be releasing his first Ep in Spring 2013 called “League Of Shadows”
The Chicago music landscape is changing. It is not only Chicago and the Midwest that have taken notice. This evolution takes place on a national stage, where the world awaits what is next to come. The sounds of the Windy City now belong to a new generation, a REDEFINED generation. Leading this movement is two of Chicago’s very own MCs, ATM and Mentality. Together the duo formed THE REDEFINERS with a goal to bring a brand new approach to authentic, an innovative guide to genuine, and a pioneering perception of today’s hip-hop.
KiDD Chi is a rapper, songwriter & producer from Chicago, Illinois. He started writing at the age of 8, but didn’t become serious in a career in music until the age of 13. Since then KiDD has been co-signed by Coast2Coast, signed by On The Grind Management, released a buzzing single “CUL8R”, performed with artist such as Mac Miller, Chance The Rapper, Kid Ink, Chuck Inglish, etc & started building his label 2ill Entertainment. KiDD dropped his first full length release, #KiDDChiMania, on March 29th, 2013. Get your copy today at www.kiddchimania.com!
I was born in the Northwest side of Chicago. I was raised by my grandparents due to unfortunate circumstances. I always found my life surrounded by a mixture of bad luck and negative situations. At a young age, I didn’t know how to deal with the negativity & often found myself in trouble & on a bad track. Eventually I found poetry as a way to escape everything and found that as a way to let out all my emotions. At 17, I wanted to take my talent to the next level and decided to try rapping. I became. My biggest song to date has been a Fall For Your Type Remix I made in the backseat of a car on my way to 6 Flags. Just a regular day where I was feeling emotional, and people felt my pain. People loved the song, & discovered my other songs. Now, little by little I’m getting more known. My musical inspiration is Dizzy Wright. Other artists I’m inspired by are: Eminem, DMX, & Nas. Each of my songs are about my life & personal experiences: rough childhood, my father incarcerated for a crime he didn’t commit (before I was even born), as well as many more struggles that have bumped me along my road. I have received overwhelmingly positive reviews with my songs because of the powerful message behind them that can relate to everyone. I refuse to rap about the bullshit that’s making “rappers” famous now. Who supports me to be brave enough to write about my life? My Pops. Although I have never seen him outside of prison walls, my Dad remains my hero & biggest influence. Our bond remains as strong as ever despite this country’s corrupt “justice” system separating us. Whenever I’m going through rough times, I always remember what my Dad once told me, “When you get hit, put your chin up and fight back until you come out on top”. I get hit every day, but I won’t stop fighting until my voice is heard around the world.
Hickory North Carolina products the FLAT TIRES have been burning a trail around the country bringing their brand of “mean-ass jukejoint rock-n-roll” to countless bars, honky-tonks and punk clubs from east coast to west coast. During this time they’ve been barred from venues, broken up marriages, witnessed numerous stabbings, shootings and a murder. They’ve played through and/or been the cause of countless barroom brawls, received numerous injuries including but not limited to broken teeth and facial lacerations from flying beer projectiles.
Somewhere during the chaos they were picked up by three independent record labels, released three albums, three 7” splits (one w/ ANTiSEEN and another w/ Joe Buck Yourself) and upcoming splits with with John Stabb of History Repeated (formerly of Government Issue) and The Queers as well as had their music featured on the Discovery Channel “Cafe Racer” series. They’ve had their music on five different record label compilations, the latest of which is a double vinyl L.P. compilation featuring Supersucker’s Eddie Spaghetti, the Dwarves’ Blag Dahlia, ANTiSEEN and the CandySnatchers.
The FLAT TIRES have toured with THE QUEERS, AGENT ORANGE and THE DWARVES. They’ve also shared the stage with the likes of GWAR, MURPHYS LAW, D.I., SLEEPER AGENT,CJ RAMONE, MEAT PUPPETS, D.O.A., YOUTH BRIGADE, WAYNE THE TRAIN HANCOCK, UNKNOWN HINSON, ANTiSEEN, 9 POUND HAMMER, JOE BUCK YOURSELF, THE LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS, MURDER JUNKIES, the DEXTER ROMWEBER DUO, JB BEVERLY & THE WAYWARD DRIFTERS, CRANK COUNTY DAREDEVILS and DAVID CHILDERS & THE MODERN DON JUANS. They’ve made countless legions of national and international fans and have put down more Pabst Blue Ribbon than most of the folks they’ve played for combined.
With this corpse re-animated in January of 2013 for a few reasons, 2014 will be the 25th anniversary of our ‘Wedding the Grotesque’ demo and we wanted to celebrate somehow. With founding members willing and able, we have decided to once again to kick out the jams. The songs have an energy and excitement to them that we feel are still valid and want the sounds to reach new ears. Being a ‘sub-underground’ band, we know our success will remain limited yet are absolutely blown away by the support of fans old and new.
“Chevy Who? Chevy Who?” might just sound like a lyric from Wiz Khalifa’s 2011 hit “Taylor Gang,” but there was a point when this was a very common question asked.
Pittsburgh, PA also known as “The Steel City,” is not your average city; it’s a city with a story to tell. Kevin “Chevy” Woods, who was born and raised in Pittsburgh, played sports all throughout high school and college, and began taking it seriously until he was introduced heavily to hustling. The early years of college saw Chevy dividing his time between hustling and rapping, leaving no time for college. Soon after dropping out of college, Chevy began spending more time focusing on rap and spent more time writing and honing his flow and subject matter.
After years of writing and recording in his home studio, Chevy traded in his keyboard for cash, to pay for studio time. While many would think pursuing a rap career is no reason to give up a chance at a serious college sports career, Woods note that his time as an athlete has paid off when rapping and performing. “There’s definitely a connection between music and sports. They are really intertwined when it comes to the mental aspect of it. It’s all about listening and reacting. It’s all about pushing yourself to do your best.”
In 2004, while recording at Pittsburgh’s I.D. Labs Studios, Chevy had an encounter with a fellow young rapper from Pittsburgh by the name of Cameron Thomaz, better known as Wiz Khalifa, that would change his life forever and the two instantly formed a bond. “Me and Wiz, we always had each other’s backs. Since we were both recording at I.D. Labs at the same time, we would hold each other down,” Chevy says of his relationship with Wiz, “even if it was just picking up Wendy’s for the other one on our way to the studio.”
At the time, Chevy was going under the alias, Kev “Tha Hustla” Woods, until one day his friends dubbed him with the new name ‘Chevy.’ “One day my homies just started calling me Chevy as a nickname. I don’t know why they did but it just started to stick. I never really thought twice about it until Wiz heard it and was like ‘That’s dope! Chevy Woods’.”
As the two continued to record, Wiz invited Chevy out on a small 2-week tour. “Once he told me that he wanted me to start going on the road with him, I quit hustling cold turkey. After two weeks, I started preparing for tour life….getting into the mental state of constantly working and writing and recording and really working on my stage presence.”
2004 also saw the release of Chevy’s first mixtape “Hustler’s Dream,” which featured music produced and recorded at both Chevy’s in-home studio and music that he recorded during his time at I.D. Labs. The motivation to take rap, from something that he did in his spare time during his early years of college, to a career came from a place of significant purpose; family. “I’m doing this for my family. It’s a different type of hustle than I was used to. There is so much more that comes with the street hustle. You have to let something go, in order to gain something new.” Woods says on working hard each day at perfecting his rapping, to support his girlfriend and daughter.
Chevy’s time on the road saw the release of several mixtapes including “Red Cup Music” and “The Cookout,”( the latter which was a joint project with Wiz Khalifa), two projects which were created and released during a pivotal time in Chevy’s career. “There was this moment between ‘Red Cup Music’ & ‘The Cookout’ where it just clicked. It was no stopping me from that point on.” Woods always stayed consistent by making music that mirrored how he was raised in the sense of his surroundings, neighborhood and culture.
Touring with Wiz served many purposes aside from the financial aspect. Woods was constantly inspired by the places he was going and the people he was meeting. “Seeing more than Pittsburgh and meeting different people and seeing how they operate. If they’re grinding like that, why aren’t I?”
At a time when Wiz’ popularity was rising, it was easy for many to assume that Chevy began to feel jealous or resentment towards his friend who he came up in the game with. It was actually the opposite; Woods used Wiz’ rise to rap stardom as a motivation tool. “Wiz and I have always been competitive like brothers. He’ll make a record and I’ll hear it and say ‘Oh word? Give me an hour in the studio real quick.’ He pushes me to do better and I push him to do better.”
All of Chevy’s hard work proved worth it on August 6, 2011, when the Rolling Papers World Tour, rolled through Pittsburgh’s Station Square Arena. This was the first time Chevy was touching down on a major stage in Pittsburgh, and was doing so performing his own set. “Everyone was there. From cats you went to high school with, to cats you played with in Little League. It’s all good when you’re travelling around the country, but when you bring it back home and you get that type of love. Man, that’s real.” Chevy recalls about the emotional return back to the Steel City, where he started 7 years prior.
Now, with his latest release, “Gangland,” which was released on June 6, 2012, Chevy is proving that he is here to stay. He’s proving that he’s not just another former hustler trying to make it big as a rapper. He’s got something to say and a story to tell, and wants you to listen.
Dana has been performing and writing songs since the age of 16, trying to create a feeling of familiarity that can reach anyone anywhere. He feels that honesty is necessity when heartache and happiness walk hand-in-hand. He blends humor and and tragedy to pull the listener into the music as if they were reading a good book.
After years of touring and performing around the world with various bands, vocalist Jerry Roush finally has a band to call his own. The former frontman for Sky Eats Airplane and Of Mice & Men has joined forces with 8-string guitarist Joshua Travis [The Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza], bassist Travis Sykes and drummer Chad Hasty to create Glass Cloud.
The Hampton, VA-based band is currently in San Diego, CA recording their debut full-length album at Lambesis Studios, with Joshua Travis also serving as producer. Glass Cloud will release the full-length album in late Spring/early Summer 2012 through Equal Vision Records.
Musically, Glass Cloud offers a sense of controlled chaos fueled by Roush’s deep, ferocious growls and distinct, gritty cleans. Travis’ phenomenal guitarwork and ability to constantly surprise listeners stands out as he displays the perfect balance between energetic, driving intricacies and calmer progressions that carry a dark, eerie tone. Sykes and Hasty, graduates of Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, rule the rhythm section contributing unique cadences and swinging, jazzy grooves interlaced with softer symphonic touches. Glass Cloud shines as the members deliver some of their heaviest and most technical compositions to date.
Excitement and enthusiasm simply radiates out of the band as they discuss working together in the studio and developing a sound that is all their own. “The collective musicianship and talent level in this band is unbelievable,” explains Travis. “…and to top it off, the guys are all down-to-earth people too. Working on this record has been a lot of fun. We are trying to introduce something organic and ambient into heavy music. Not the typical breakdown heavy, but darker chords upon layers and layers.”
Roush also boasts unabashedly about the remarkable caliber of musical proficiency within the band, and specifically about the creative connection between himself and Travis stating, “From the moment he became involved in this band, he was sending me fully finished tracks left and right, songs that were blowing my mind. Musically, Josh is a beast…the dude is a musical machine. We meshed so well, right from the start, making tracks that had no limits to them. I couldn’t have asked for a better and more prolific guitarist to accompany me in this new musical endeavor. And with Josh being the producer of the debut Glass Cloud record, we know that we are making the exact album that we want to make.”
“We have been working intensely in the studio, but it will definitely pay off when we introduce something new and fresh to the scene,” Travis concludes. “I don’t think I could be more excited about a project.” Glass Cloud will spend 2012 on the road supporting their forthcoming album, with tour dates to be announced soon.
Lyrical Roulette” is just a Warning Shot from Pha’tal at you rap cats until the release of his highly anticipated project “Phuck Yo Favorite Rapper”. After you hear this, you may not ever look at your favorite rapper the same!
KILLA KYLEON
Killa Kyleon keeps the heat coming. He teams up with fellow Houston rappers Slim Thug and Kirko Bangz for “My City.” This is off of Killa’s EPLean On Me: The Adventures of Joe Clark.
IN THE AISLES
Beginning as just a “jam-band”, In The Aisles is finding its niche in the local music scene, and turning into one of the Chicago-land’s up and coming Rock acts.. The sound can be described as a amalgamation of Alternative Rock, with an melodic Grunge/Punk sound.. In a world where honest music seems to be fading away, very few bands express such raw emotions with a full sound as In The Aisles. In The Aisles has formed a unique and passionate fan base, with there powerful music and highly talked about live shows…This 3 piece has quickly risen to local recognition, and its safe to say that, In The Aisles will continue to exceed all expectations put in front of them. If you haven’t heard their music, it’s just a matter of time…………
Robert Alan Krieger, born January 8, 1946, in Los Angeles, is a musical performer and The Doors guitarist. He attended UCLA. “The first music I heard that I liked was Peter and the Wolf. I accidentally sat and broke the record (I was about seven). Then I listened to rock ‘n’ roll – I listened to the radio a lot – Fats Domino, Elvis, The Platters.
“I started surfing at fourteen. There was lots of classical music in my house. My father liked march music. There was a piano at home. I studied trumpet at ten, but nothing came of it. Then I started playing blues on the piano?no lessons though. When I was seventeen, I started playing guitar. I used my friend’s guitar. I didn’t get my own until I was eighteen. It was a Mexican flamenco guitar. I took flamenco lessons for a few months. I switched around from folk to flamenco to blues to rock ‘n’ roll.
“Records got me into the blues. Some of the newer rock ‘n’ roll, such as the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. If it hadn’t been for Butterfield going electric, I probably wouldn’t have gone rock ‘n’ roll.
I didn’t plan on rock ‘n’ roll. I wanted to learn jazz; I got to know some people doing rock ‘n’ roll with jazz, and I thought I could make money playing music. In rock ‘n’ roll you can realize anything that you can in jazz or anything. There’s no limitation other than the beat. You have more freedom than you do in anything except jazz – which is dying – as far as making any money is concerned.
“In The Doors we have both musicians and poets, and both know of each other’s art, so we can effect a synthesis. In the case of Tim Buckley or Dylan you have one man’s ideas. Most groups today aren’t groups. In a true group all the members create the arrangements among themselves.”
Outshine from Gothenburg, Sweden, is a hardrock/metal band with Gothic and Melodic vibes with influences from Type O Negative, Life Of Agony, Tool and dark, melancholy music. The concept of the band was formed in the south of Sweden by guitarist Jimmy Norberg back in the late 1995.
The band started off more as a studio project and between ´95-´03 a number demos was recorded and just a handful legendary shows was performed. Outshine and the demo “Revive” released 2002 marked a start of something bigger. The band was named the best unsigned act in Sweden and this was the starting point for the band as it is today. Founder Jimmy Norberg had a clear picture of where the band should head and the debut EP “Memories” recorded in ’05 got great reviews and radio air time in USA, Sweden, France and Spain. The first full length album “Bad Things Always End Bad” was released in May ’07, followed up by “Until We Are Dead” in 2009 and now the band has released the new album “Prelude To Descent” June 7th 2013. The band went on a Scandinavian tour with Paradise Lost in September 2013.
Between 2006 and spring 2013 Outshine has done 6 US tours, creating a huge fan base, getting a lot of radio airtime and making ground for upcoming tours. Their 2nd album “Until We Are Dead” was released in Europe April 16th 2010 and got great reviews in Swedish as well as in European/US press. The new album “Prelude to Descent” was released June 7th and has gotten great reviews, astonishing viral reach on the web with 19.000 new fans in 3 months and counting. A world wide promotion will be done for the album together with Swedish and European tour dates.
“Until We Are Dead” 2009 and the new album “Prelude To Descent” 2013 was recorded by Svein Jensen at Grand Recordings (M.A.N, Transport League, Hide The Knives, Sister Sin, Troublemakers), produced by Jimmy Norberg and Svein Jensen and mastered by Göran Finnberg (The Haunted, Opeth, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames).
Being as an Ocean is an American melodic hardcore band from Alpine, California, formed in 2011. They are currently unsigned. They have released three full-length albums, Dear G-d…, How We Both Wondrously Perish and a self titled album released on June 30, 2015. How We Both Wondrously Perish was released in May 2014 and charted at number 57 on the Billboard 200 in America.
MORE KILLER is Michael Kostal (Guitar/Vocals), Paul Gulyas (Bass), and Paul Roots (Drums). Prepare yourself for a mixture of eccentric rock and roll that includes true stories, dynamics, instrumentals, a sense of humor, and musical interplay. The songs sweat as they bounce from sweet melodies to in your face grooves. Recommended.
Spawning from Stephen Paul Smoker’s solo recordings, SMOKER is a 5-piece psych outfit born inside the sweaty depths of Chicago’s south-side Pilsen neighborhood. Their debut EP “Violent Sun / Violent Fun” was released in 2010 followed by extensive touring that helped shaped the band’s personality and sound. Their first LP, “Ripe Fruit”, was released in 2012 on clear vinyl from Kilo Records.
CrossTown is Original Power Blues/Rock with a Memphis Soul feel and a Spiritual “Point Of View”. The songs are inspired and thought provoking… The performances are always high energy and spontaneous… CrossTown puts ALL their heart and soul into EVERY performance!
With a combined experience of 75 years, The FOTU is a supernatural force to be reckoned with. Band leader Andrew Wagner started performing on the mean streets of Iowa City in 2008, and has since honed his craft as a songwriter and lyricist. Combining pop hooks, tasteful three-part harmonies and electro-infused funk – The FOTU has easily found many fans in the Chicagoland area – and continues to grow…
The group started as a rock cover band in 2011 and has since morphed into the self-produced monstrosity it is today. The FOTU has been known to include modified versions of covers – everything from The Beatles, The Talking Heads, Ray Charles and Radiohead – in their sets of original music. It has been said that The FOTU tips bar staff too generously.
The current band line-up, now featuring female vocalist Jenna DiGiulio, has been rehearsing in the woods of Palos Park for the last year – mastering audio-production and unconventional recording techniques.
In various other projects, members of FOTU have been playing together for the last decade in everything from High-School Jazz Bands to The Chicago Blues Fest. The Friends of the Universe‘ free-spirited and socially-minded attitude is evident in both their lyrics and live performance. Are you a friend of the universe?
“Callow = Band of Horses + Roky Erickson + Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. What punk rock would have been had it evolved from The Velvet Underground’s airy slowness rather than their minimalism.” -SLUG Magazine
Callow, consists of Red Moses (lead vocals, guitar), and Sami Knowles (keys, percussion, vocals).
The two combine their musical talents in 2009 after their gardening business went under during America’s economic crash. They sold their belongings to live on the road, and they’ve never looked back. Red is a life-long musician who has been writing music and performing in bands for most of his life. Sami is a professional dancer who has translated her embodied sense of music in an unconventional way; she sings, plays the keys and drums simultaneously.
Their albums Orb Weaver (2012) and Blue Spells (2013) are elegantly dark and sonically searing collections of songs that create rock operatic overtures with shadowy vocals flowing over the memorable, echo-latent instrumentation. Callow is a chillingly talented duo who has committed their lives to creating music, and influencing audiences with their heavy and vivid art songs. – Jordannah, Deli Mag SF
“Callow’s sound is haunting and beautiful, with angst and tension balanced with primal minimalism.” – SF Chronicle
Dethlehem… a band of warriors on a quest to achieve maximum XP and deliver face-melting metal. When their home realm, Ghorusalem (Pittsburgh, PA), fell to an ancient evil, the group of heroes rose together to do battle under the cursed sky! Influenced by melodic metal, progressive rock, maidens in distress, epic solos, RPGs, and delicious ale, Dethlehem brings a unique, tongue-in-cheek stage show to each realm they visit. Huge inflatable sword battles in the crowd, an 8′ tall fog-breathing stage dragon, treasure goblins, video presentations, and beautiful maidens are not at all uncommon at a Dethlehem show.
Lyrically, Dethlehem tell their mythos linearly across a series of albums known as “The Ghorusalem Codex”, with each song telling of their journey to save their land. “Volume I: Enthroned Upon A Spire” (2009) explained the origin of a treasure-hungry, shapeshifting goblin-dragon named Yagolith and his rise to power over the land of Ghorusalem. Residing in the capital city, Dethlehem (the band’s namesake), Yagolith commanded undead armies, ancient dragons, soul-hags and frost giants to do his bidding. Out of this tyranny, the realm’s only defense were the warriors of Dethlehem, banded together from across the land to defeat the evil plaguing their land. Returning home after their victory against Yagolith, “The Ghorusalem Codex, Volume II: Of Magick & Tyranny” (2011) finds the warriors learning that their villages had been destroyed by a new evil. Dregmour, a powerful warlock, is opening ancient portals to an unknown shadow realm to unleash chaotic evil upon Ghorusalem. The warriors of Dethlehem once again band together and quest to completion.
Dethlehem has been leveling up, combining metal, comedy, partying, and fun into an entertaining stage show. Since being selected as a finalist in Metal Insider & Scion’s Top 20 “No Label Needed” unsigned metal band contest in 2010, Dethlehem has picked up momentum with plans to increase their already busy touring schedule. These RPG-Metal warriors have shared the stage with the likes of GWAR, Gojira, Protest the Hero, Powerglove, Alestorm, The Protomen, Last Chance to Reason, Dio Disciples, 3 Inches of Blood, and more! Plans to release a third album to continue their story are in the works for 2014. Make sure to see Dethlehem in a city near you!
Old Fox Road mainly deals with the struggles we face with life. The passion we put into our music is uncontrollable and we hope it shows. If you ever catch us at a show we hope you enjoy!
SowFLo, an acronym for (So)uth (W)est (Flo)rida, from the “Paradise Coast” Naples, FL is a refreshing new take on contemporary Reggae music. With a distinct acoustic surf-rock/reggae sound, sowFLo sings a song of light-hearted melodies, whole-hearted lyrics and good vibrations. “We don’t make music, we create movement.”
sowFLo was conceived in 2009 when Jake Dorris (Vox & Ac Guitar) and Joe Records (Producer/Keys) linked up at a local party. The two began collaborating, and everything fell into place soon after. Already involved in the local music scene, the band was completed when close friends; Andre Beaudette (Drums & Percussion), Daniel Sahin (Lead Guitar), Christian Yacono (Bass & Vocal), and Nick Grim (Trombone) committed to the group.
The young reggae band released their self-titled debut EP in 2010, engineered by 5-time Grammy-winner Marc Lee and mastered by none other than Michael Fuller. Since then, their single “Paradise” has amassed over 130,000 views on YouTube, and is in rotation on Aruba’s multiple radio stations.
sowFLo was recently voted #1 SouthWest Florida Reggae Band by over 25,000 online voters for the 1st Annual SPOT Magazine Awards.
Their newest 5-song EP titled “Rising”, continues their working relationship with producer Joe Records, Grammy-winning engineer Marc Lee, and legendary Paul Fakhourie whose production credits include Bob Marley & The Wailers, Eric Clapton, Lauren Hill, Julian Marley, Damian Marley, Nas & Damian Marley, and Stephen Marley, among many others.
“Rising” EP is slated for world-wide release on Thursday, July 18th 2013, followed by a 30-day Midwest Tour. Upon their return sowFLo will be sharing the stage with Inner Circle, Tarrus Riley, Dean Fraser, and Rootz Underground at West Palm’s Summer Jam 2013 on August 31st, and September 1st, 2013
Together, sowFLo exemplifies the message, “Everything is going to be alright,” and lifestyle of being easy.
