Genre: Rock/Pop
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.
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
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
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Although marketed as a band, the leader and focus of alt-rockers Eels is undeniably singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist E (real name Mark Oliver Everett). Born April 9, 1963, in Virginia, Everett became interested in rock music at an early age via his sister's record collection, and began playing drums at the age of six (as well as tinkering... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Although it's tempting to lump the Austin, Texas trio Fastball (Miles Zuniga on guitar and vocals, Tony Scalzo on bass and vocals, and Joe Shuffield on drums) in with all the bands that sound similar to the Wallflowers, they're an exception. The trio originally called themselves Magneto U.S.A. and became popular in the Texas region. After... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
There is nothing ordinary about the Pomona, California trio Geggy Tah. The group's unpredictable sound is a quirky mix of funk, jazz, alternative, and experimental rock. Starting out as a duo (comprised of Greg Kurstin and Tommy Jordan), the band got their name when their baby sisters had problems speaking their names. Signed to David Byrne's... [+] Read More
Genre: Folk
I am a singer-songwriter living in Saint Paul, MN. I play mostly acoustic guitar, and some of my influences are Pearl Jam, Jack Johnson, Sheryl Crow, Cake, Smashing Pumpkins, and Soundgarden.
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Hailing from Belgium, K's Choice initially started off as a duo with brother and sister Gert and Sarah Bettens. Both grew up playing music and eventually lead the band the Basement Pigs during their teens. While they fooled around with pop cover songs, Sarah eventually took off on a solo career. Her cover of Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Alternative rockers Nada Surf teamed singer/guitarist Matthew Caws and bassist Daniel Lorca, longtime school friends who played together in various bands throughout their formative years. After Lorca spent a year in Spain, he returned to New York in 1988, where he and Caws eventually formed Because Because Because; by 1993 the group had mutated... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Presidents of the United States of America were one of the most unlikely success stories of the post-grunge alternative rock scene in Seattle. Where the rest of their Seattle brethren traded in heavy guitars and heavy angst, the Presidents rejected torment for humor, writing short, simple, and absurd punk songs that relied more on goofy attitude... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Birmingham, AL-based Remy Zero dared to be moody and poetic when most American alternative rock had become overly aggressive and juvenile. Consisting of childhood friends Cinjun Tate (vocals, guitar), Cedric Lemoyne (bass), Jeffrey Cain (guitar), Shelby Tate (guitar, keyboards), and Gregory Slay (drums), Remy Zero was merely a group of... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s
One of the most unique cult bands of the '90s, Soul Coughing anchored a new crop of quirky, unclassifiable bands that emerged in the post-grunge era, including Morphine, the Eels, and Cake. Driven by frontman M. Doughty's stream-of-consciousness poetry, Soul Coughing's sound was a willfully idiosyncratic mix of improvisational jazz grooves,... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Originality is the first thing that is mentioned
when fans speak of Soul of the River. Formed in
June 2002 out of Southern California, Soul of the
River creates an unusual blend of songs that
immediatelty grab the listener. Steve Hansen's
abstract yet funky basslines take a lead voice in
the music and effectively...
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Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
The Verve Pipe were formed in Lansing, Michigan in 1992 by Brian Vander Ark (vocals, guitar), Donny Brown (drums, backing vocals), Brad Vander Ark (bass, backing vocals), and Brian Stout (guitar, backing vocals). The Vander Arks had played previously in Johnny with an Eye, and Brown and Stout had played in Water 4 the Pool -- both bands had been... [+] Read More