Eight Seconds Later is a Boston area pop/rock band who's style can be described as somewhere between Elvis Costello and Third Eye Blind. The band came together in 2006 as a spin off from singer/songwriter/guitarist Dan Feeley's prior band "Small Town Heroes". Feeley and partner/drummer/percussionist Tom Ryan hooked up with bassist Tim Galvin,... [+] Read More

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Best-known for their ubiquitous hit "The Distance," Cake epitomized the postmodern, irony-drenched aesthetic of ‘90s geek-rock. Their sound freely mixed and matched pastiches of widely varying genres -- white-boy funk, hip-hop, country, new wave pop, jazz, college rock, and guitar rock -- with a particular delight in the clashes that resulted.... [+] Read More

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Singer/pianist Ben Folds (born September 12, 1966, in Winston-Salem, NC) is best-known as the leader of the power pop trio Ben Folds Five, but has also struck out on his own as a solo artist. Despite playing in bands in high school, his musical career didn't really get off the ground until the late '80s, as a bassist for Majosha (the outfit... [+] Read More

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Flashback is an early 1980’s 'retro-political' band from Malibu, California. They played a mixture of Blues, Rock, and R&B with Psychedelic overtones. The nucleus of the band was Billy Aylesworth (Lead guitar, Vocals), Eden (Bass), Dean Karem (Drums), and Robert Mirabilio (Keyboards, Vocals). Billy was the founder of the group and served as the... [+] Read More

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The first unsigned recording artist to perform live on the Ellen Degeneres Show, Joe just recorded his newest CD in Vancouver with producer Bill Bell (Jason Mraz, Tom Cochrane, Shaye). The new 6-song VanCity EP is Joe’s 3rd independent release. Joe is currently gearing up for two European tours in 2008. Originally from the Indianapolis,... [+] Read More

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Justin Timpane is a solo artist with Smart Pop, Punk, Alternative, Emo, "Weird but in a good way" Music. Known for clever wordplay and catchy tunes, Timpane also has made a name scoring films. If you like what you hear here you can hear more at WWW.TIMPANE.COM.

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Combining a knack for infectious melodies with a quirky, bizarre sense of humor and a vaguely avant-garde aesthetic borrowed from the New York post-punk underground, They Might Be Giants became one of the most unlikely alternative success stories of the late '80s and early '90s. Musically, the duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell borrowed... [+] Read More

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A rootsy singer/songwriter with ties to jazz and soul as well, Edwin McCain hails from Charleston, SC, and it was with the support of native sons Hootie & the Blowfish that McCain signed with Atlantic Records. Let it not be said that McCain never earned his contract: his touring schedule is among the most rigorous in music -- 300-plus nights per... [+] Read More

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A contemporary folkie renowned for her expressive, crystalline voice, singer/songwriter Jewel was among the most successful of the many new female performers who dominated the pop charts throughout the 1990s. Born Jewel Kilcher on May 23, 1974, in Payson, UT, she was raised in remote Homer, AK, and began her music career at the age of six,... [+] Read More

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Bigger in Person could, in fact, be bigger or smaller in person. But in the studio, Bigger in Person is mostly a two-man collaboration. Josh Jedwab writes all of the group's music, much of its lyrics, provides vocals and plays keyboards and some bass. Fred Kimmel provides vocals, all of the guitars and drums, some bass and is also the group's... [+] Read More

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With their optimistic, spiritual outlook and song-oriented mix of pop, R&B, and folk -- dubbed "rural soul" by the band -- Blessid Union of Souls quickly became one of the most popular bands in the post-Hootie and the Blowfish adult alternative radio format in the mid-'90s. Their 1995 debut album, Home, was a huge success, producing a Top Ten... [+] Read More

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The six members of Everything met at Virginia's James Madison University. They formed the band in 1989 and started touring full-time in 1992. Richard Bradley (tenor sax, guitar, percussion, vocals), Nathan Brown (drums, percussion, lead vocals), Craig Honeycutt (guitar, lead vocals), Mark Reinhardt (keyboards, trumpet, trombone, vocals), David... [+] Read More

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Once upon a time in the bustling metropolis of Lincolnwood, Illinois, there lived a boy named Josh Solomon who dreamed of pitching for the Chicago Cubs. He was sleeping in his Spiderman footsie pajamas when suddenly a Fender Telecaster magically spiraled out of the sky and plummeted into Josh's bedroom. "Whoa," he exclaimed as the white light... [+] Read More

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Three guys who grew up listening to their dad play Johnny Cash tunes on an acoustic guitar have embraced the spirit of independent rock & roll. From the backwoods of West Virginia, the dust of Oklahoma, and the pouring rain of Seattle, they've created their own brand of scruffy, intelligent rock.

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Atlanta-based folksinger and songwriter Shawn Mullins was serving as a member of the U.S. Army Airborne Infantry Division when he released his first self-titled cassette on his own SM label in 1989; following the release of 1991's Everchanging World, he left the military after eight years to pursue music on a full-time basis. After three years... [+] Read More

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The Rentals were the new wave-influenced project of singer/songwriter Matt Sharp, former bassist for power pop favorites Weezer. Born in Arlington, VA, on September 22, 1969, Sharp co-founded Weezer in 1992, and in the months to follow, the band emerged as one of the most popular up-and-coming acts on the Los Angeles club scene; their... [+] Read More

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What started as two guys with strong voices and one guitar became San Francisco's Train by 1994. It was in late 1993 that Patrick Monahan left Erie, PA, and met up with the Los Angeles band the Apostles. Lead singer/guitarist Rob Hotchkiss and fellow guitarist Jim Stafford had basically disbanded by this time, but the chance meeting with Patrick... [+] Read More

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