EMBRACE THE KILL
EMETIC
EMISIS
EMMETT HENNING
EMMURE
A HARD DEDICATED BAND GOING THROUGH THE TOUGH TIMES IN LIFE AND STILL MANAGING TO PUT OUT GOOD MUSIC AND PLAY SHOWS CLOSE OR FAR…AND AFTER THE UPS AND DOWNS WITH BAND MEMBERS THAT ARE DEDICATED AND THE NON DEDICATED ONES WE APPRECIATE AND RESPECT YOU FOR THE HELP..
EMPIRES
“A big, multifaceted, tower-of-power sound” and “inspired by the independent spirit of 90s grunge, Empires’ music takes the urgency and emotion of that era and reboots it for a new generation.” – Rolling Stone
[Empires has] set about doing this right. It’s a sentiment reinforced by these sterling alt-pop tracks boasting delicious symmetry of texture and tension. The 20 minutes Empires deliver on BANG makes a strong case that given the current music landscape, bands would be best off releasing EPs of their best songs while the material’s still fresh… – Alternative Press
“Layer U2’s early anthemics and The National’s moody swing, ladle on copious amounts of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s fuzz buzz and add dashes of Catherine Wheel and Modest Mouse. Cook under stage lights until they and you are completely done.” – CityBeat
“All ethereal and doomy like the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club or the Black Angels, but with a little bit of My Chemical Romance snarl thrown in for good measure” – MTV
“Empires create “explosive Gaslight Anthem-grade stadium rockers.” – AOL Spinner
EMPTY HEADS
EMPYREAN SKY
EMPYREUS
ENERGY
ENFOLD DARKNESS
DYNASTY OF POSEIDON
E-ZEL
E3PO
EAGLE SCOUT
EAMON McGRATH
EAMOND
EARL
EARLY APRIL
EARLY MAN
EARTH CRISIS
Earth Crisis is an American hardcore punk band from Syracuse, New York, active from 1989 until 2001, reuniting in 2007. Earth Crisis’ chugging riffs and barked declarations served as the mouthpiece for the global vegan straight-edge movement throughout the ’90s, detailing the ideas of animal and human liberation, environmentalism, drug-free living, and personal empowerment through hardcore song.
EARTHEN GRAVE
Formed in 2008, Earthen Grave is a six-piece Chicago metal band that marries the sounds of metal past and future with a sweaty, pummeling live show. Bassist Ron Holzner served a 15-year sentence with Chicago doom legends Trouble and Rachel Barton Pine brings her frightening classical chops to a relatively new instrument, the Viper. Finding groups like Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Saint Vitus, Trouble, Pentagram, Candlemass and Slayer to be common influences, the band wrote and played shows around Chicago for the first half of 2009, culminating in the release of the “Dismal Times” EP in June. Featuring three original songs that meld classic, crunchy doom and NWOBHM vibes with a solid dose of thrashy bludgeoning alongside covers of two choice doom classics by Pentagram and Witchfinder General, the EP was hailed by critics as “astounding, ” and “pure, head-banging bliss” (MaximumMetal.com).
EARTHLESS
EARTHORN
EASE THE MEDIC
EASY ACTION
EASY RIDERS
EBONY & IVORY COMEDY SHOW
ECHO SON
ECHONINE
ECID
ECLIPSE
ED ADAMS
EDDIE AND THE HOTRODS
EDDIE C. CAMPBELL
EDGARS LEGZDINS
EDGARS OF PLANE
EDISON GLASS
EGNARO
EGONS UNICAT
EIGENFUNK
EIGHTY FIVE BEARS
EKOOSTIK HOOKAH
One of the most original and energetic acts around today, ekoostik hookah is the nucleus of a family drawn to its lucid, improvisational treatment of psychedelic rock ’n’ roll, blues, funk, jazz and bluegrass layered with rich harmonies. Born early in 1991 in a smoky basement bar, the band has been continually evolving, cultivating a sound that has perked the ears of contemporaries and attracted fans who travel miles to hear them play.
The Ohio-based band began jamming during weekly open-mic nights when vocalist/keyboardist Dave Katz, lead guitarist Steve Sweney, bassist Cliff Starbuck and guitarist/vocalist John Mullins had full-time gigs with popular bands. The ensemble quickly found a following and began this odyssey when a stranger who heard them at a party bankrolled a trip to the studio to record Under Full Sail. By the end of recording, band members had committed themselves full-time to ekoostik hookah. Drummer Eric Lanese joined in 1993. Since then, the band has undergone a few changes in personnel, including the departure of Starbuck and the addition of bassist Phil Risko and the departure of John Mullins and addition of guitarist/singer/songwriter Eric Sargent in 2010. ekoostik hookah has always independently handled every aspect of its growth.
ekoostik hookah has played in more than 30 states at venues including New York’s Wetlands Preserve, Chicago’s House of Blues, Cleveland’s Nautica Stage, Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse, Boulder’s Fox Theater, Columbus’ Promowest Pavilion, Cleveland’s House of Blues, LA’s Whiskey a Go-Go and San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall. In 1997 hookah was invited to play at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ekoostik hookah played its first international shows in June 1999 in Negril, Jamaica. Since then the band has traveled to the Netherlands in 2003 and back to Jamaica almost bi-annually, bringing their fans along each time.
Though intense live energy fuels this band, hookah fans have snatched up more than 100,000 copies of its eight releases: Under Full Sail (1991), Dubbahbuddah (1994), an untitled, two-disc live set (1996), Where the Fields Grow Green (1998), Hookahville Spring ’98 (1998), Sharp in the Flats (1999), Seahorse (2001) and Ohio Grown (2002).
Hookahville, the band’s home-thrown festival featuring two nights of music and camping in Ohio’s green hills, has been called by fans and critics the best music festival in the Midwest. The biannual happening began in 1994 as a camp-out in Dave Katz and band manager Jeff Spencer’s backyard. Growing steadily, it has since been held at different venues on Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. The attendance for Hookahville Spring ’00 exceeded 15,000. Hookahville allows the band to create its ideal “no hassles or bad attitudes” playing environment and share it with many fine live acts. Ratdog, David Crosby, Arlo Guthrie, David Grisman, Dickey Betts, Jazz Mandolin Project, The David Nelson Band, Willie Nelson, The Wailers, P-Funk, Robert Randolph, Little Feat, Ralph Stanley, Ricky Skaggs, Blues Traveler, Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon and many others have played on the Hookahville stage.
EL PASO HOT BUTTON
EL SEGUNDO
Rock ‘n’ fucking Roll from Chicago!
Featuring members from The Blackbelts, The Larroquettes, and Van Buren Boys
El Segundo hasn’t lost the faith. Why kneel to the false idols of electro-post-indie-garbage-shit-pop when everything you need lies within a Chuck Berry guitar line? Hail Hail RocknRoll motherfuckers!!
“A kid once said to me “Do you get hangovers?” I said, “To get hangovers you have to stop drinking.Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister of Motorhead
ELECTRIC MEDICINE
Electric Medicine is a Progressive, Psychedelic, Space Rock Jam Band that has been playing local venues and festivals throughout the midwest since the 1980’s. There music is poignant and profound. There music focuses on current events and political issues as well as as inter-prospective and spiritual enlightenment. There music promotes message of peace and harmony as well as what needs to be changed in the world we live in. Through positive energy and vibrations.
Electric Medicine fights evil through music.
ELECTRIC TOUCH
DOWN LIKE THE REST
DOWN TO REST
DOWN WITH WEBSTER
As long as any of us can remember, all we wanted to do was make music. While we came from different backgrounds, found inspiration from different influences, and developed different styles; we were united by our love of music. It’s the reason we saved all of our money to buy albums, memorized every word, learned each chord, bass line and beat. It’s the reason we spent all of our time together writing, playing and producing in a garage. It’s the reason we sleep in the studio and live on stage.
Down With Webster officially formed for a junior high talent show (we won). Since then, we have played more concerts than we can count (hundreds and hundreds). Every show is a party and we dare the audience to have more fun than us (usually it’s a tie).
Down With Webster’s new single “One In A Million” is currently available on iTunes.
DOWNPLAY
DOWNTOWN BROWN
NATIONALLY TOURING FUNK / PUNK / METAL / EXPERIMENTAL ROCK BAND from DETROIT MI
DR. ACULA
DR. JONES
DR. KILLBOT
DR. MANHATTAN
DRAKES HOTEL
Modern music taking cues from 80’s Post-Punk and 90’s Alternative, with inspirations drawn from a host of bands from those eras and beyond. DH captures the spirit of these inspirations and updates the sound for today.