Folk-punk singer/songwriter Elliott Smith rose from indie obscurity to mainstream success in 1997 on the strength of "Miss Misery," his Academy Award-nominated song from the film Good Will Hunting. A native of Portland, OR, Smith began writing and recording his first songs at age 14, later becoming a fixture of the city's thriving music scene;... [+] Read More

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Jason Martin had played keyboards and wrote several songs while playing with his older brother's band, Dancehouse Children, but then formed Starflyer 59 in 1993 to create his own warped pop akin to My Bloody Valentine and the British shoegazing movement of the early '90s. Since Martin writes every song, produces and plays most instruments on the... [+] Read More

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Dubbing their sound "pink-noise pop," L.A.'s Lassie Foundation blend the classic shoegazing sound of bands like Lush and Ride with the Brian Wilson-inspired harmonies and arrangements of the Boo Radleys, Lilys, and other latter-day psych-pop bands. After forming in the mid-'90s, the group released two EPS on Velvet Blue Music: 1996's California... [+] Read More

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