Being dubbed as "the quietest rock and roll ever made, " Drink Me originally started as a drum and guitar noise duo in 1986 before members Mark Amft and Wynne Evans stripped down to their acoustical guitars a few years later. With the accompaniment of the accordion, tambourine, kazoo and other instruments that require no electricity, Drink Me... [+] Read More

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Folk singer/songwriter Eliza Gilkyson was born in Hollywood, CA, the daughter of folk-pop singer/songwriter Terry Gilkyson (1916-1999). Her father wrote and recorded "The Cry of the Wild Goose," which Frankie Laine covered for a number one hit in 1950, as well as the 1953 Top Ten hit "Tell Me a Story" recorded by Jimmy Boyd and Laine. As a... [+] Read More

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Missouri native Jeff Black knew he wanted a career in music even before he hit his teens. When he was only ten years old, he persuaded his parents to buy him a guitar. In between school, and then later work, Black learned to play that guitar, to write songs, and to sing. Before he started his professional career in the music business, he worked... [+] Read More

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Formed in Baltimore in 1994 by singer Lisa Matthews and guitar player Mikel Gehl, Love Riot came to epitomize the sweet and sophisticated pop sounds emanating from countless mix format radio stations in the 1990s. The two had worked together in various bands for at least ten years. And while the band persistently flirted with success in that... [+] Read More

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Bizarre and outrageous, Uncle Bonsai was formed in Seattle in 1981 by three former Bennington College students: Andrew Ratshin, Ashley Kristin, and Arni Adler. Uncle Bonsai were a guitar and three part vocal outfit who specialized in singing the weirdest songs -- "Penis Envy," "Cheerleaders on Drugs" -- with sublimely angelic voices. During... [+] Read More

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