The South African vocalist/guitarist Dave Matthews formed the Dave Matthews Band in Virginia in the early '90s. Featuring Matthews, Stefan Lessard, Leroi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, and Carter Beauford, the group's music presents a more pop-oriented version of the Grateful Dead crossed with the worldbeat explorations of Paul Simon and Sting. The band... [+] Read More

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With a voice born in the dust of a rodeo arena, and seasoned in the fire of a life less than perfect stands Evan Garner. Just a small town kid, that no one ever gave a shot to become much of anything, Evan is becoming a more prominent voice in the Nashville area every day. A sound best characterized as "uniquely familiar". With a style and sound... [+] Read More

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Melodic, moving and memorable: Jadewood unites a shimmering modern sound to the expressive clarity of their songs. With their new CD, In These Walls, the band expands on a homegrown sound to encompass a larger musical and conceptual panorama. Still, what hasn't changed is the organic nature of the music and the camaraderie between the three... [+] Read More

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One part Americana Roots Rock, Two parts Britt Pop, and just a dash of Pinache - and you get the musical stylings of singer/songwriter Jerry Fee. A familiar, but refreshing voice - there is a sincerity in his songwriting and performance that is best understood in a live show setting. His songs have a tendency of finding their way back into your... [+] Read More

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Although the members of Marcy Playground met in New York City during the mid-'90s, both singer/songwriter and guitarist John Wozniak and bassist Dylan Keefe originally hail from Minneapolis, while drummer Dan Rieser is a former resident of Ohio. The group took their name from an experimental elementary school that Wozniak attended in the late... [+] Read More

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Formed in 1993, Sister Hazel is an acoustic jangle-pop band based in Gainesville, Florida, featuring vocalist/guitarist Ken Block, guitarist/vocalist Andrew Copeland, lead guitarist Ryan Newell, bassist Jeff Beres, and drummer Mark Trojanowski. The group released an eponymous debut in 1994 before moving to the majors for their second album,... [+] Read More

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Belying their origins as a raucous funk metal band, Sugar Ray turned out several of the most breezily infectious summer singles of the late '90s, hitting on an appealing combination of sunny pop, lightly funky hip-hop grooves, and reggae lilt. Pegged as likely one-hit wonders after their 1997 breakthrough smash "Fly," Sugar Ray managed to... [+] Read More

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Falling between Hootie & the Blowfish and Live, Third Eye Blind's catchy and melodic post-grunge made the group's first single, "Semi-Charmed Life," into a hit in the spring of 1997. The San Francisco-based quartet consisted of Stephan Jenkins (vocals), Kevin Cadogan (guitar), Arion Salazar (bass), and Brad Hargreaves (drums). After earning an... [+] Read More

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The Greensboro, North Carolina-based alternative rock quartet Athenaeum comprised singer/guitarist Mark Kano, guitarist Gary Brewster, bassist Alex McKinney and drummer Nic Brown. Debuting in 1995 with a self-released eponymous LP, Athenaeum signed to Atlantic to release 1998's Radiance. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

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Beginning before they were even “old enough to drink,” as frontman/songwriter Dan Layus puts it, the band Augustana has grown up tremendously over the past three years, touring relentlessly while supporting Epic debut All the Stars and Boulevards (which reached #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart) and hit single “Boston.” Inking a producer... [+] Read More

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Creed emerged from a good-sized pack of post-grunge contenders to become one of the biggest-selling rock bands in America during the late '90s. At a time when many other Seattle disciples were lapsing into inactivity or experimenting with less commercially established sounds, Creed carried the torch of straightforward, grungy hard rock without... [+] Read More

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By the late '90s, a whole new generation had missed out on experiencing the likes of Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, and Nirvana first-hand (with some perhaps not even knowing of their existence at all), so a new crop of similarly styled bands picked up the slack, including Days of the New. Originally hailing from Charlestown, IN, before... [+] Read More

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The alternative pop quartet Harvey Danger was formed in Seattle in 1994 by University of Washington students Sean Nelson (vocals), Jeff Lin (guitar), Aaron Huffman (bass), and Evan Sult (drums). Initially setting out merely to play cover versions of their favorite songs at area parties, in time the group developed a rabid cult following, and in... [+] Read More

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Hucknall, Nottingham is not what you could call a hotbed of artistic talent. It's a quiet suburb in the heart of middle England - wine bars and dance clubs being about as musically subversive as it gets. But creativity often comes from the most unlikely places and unusual circumstances.
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The band Merrill is led by singer/songwriter Chris Merrill, and the group manages a soulful past with a blend of rhythm and rock to form a sound that transcends categories. The band's music spans from rock to pop, blues to soul, and everywhere in between. There really are no limits to the kind of music they write.
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In today’s pop culture world, in which music “idols” are auditioned, judged, anointed and frequently forgotten within the span of a few months while even “underground” acts can stir up buzz overnight on the blogosphere, the notion of a band building an audience by actually working its tail off seems positively antiquated. So go ahead and call... [+] Read More

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Red Eye Dawn is the passion of James Miller, Kenny Dean II, Chris Snyder, Gary Chapman and Paul McFerrin. These men combine their varied musical backgrounds and life experiences to bring to their eager fans a new sound. Red Eye Dawn's music has deep lyrical meanings and catchy rhythms and hooks. Red Eye Dawn manages to skillfully blend acoustic... [+] Read More

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Named in honor of a passage from C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity, the Austin, TX-based CCM trio Sixpence None the Richer began taking shape in the early '90s, when guitarist Matt Slocum first met vocalist Leigh Nash (nee Bingham) at a church retreat. Initially a trio rounded out by bassist T.J. Behling, the group recorded a 1993 demo which led to... [+] Read More

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Formed in early 2007, Steel City Splendor is an Indie band from Birmingham, AL. We consist of Sully Sullivan (Vocals), Brian Deagon (Bass, Vocals), Caleb Dick (Guitar), Alex Huffman (Guitar), and Patrick Glenn (Drums/Percussion). We are currently working on our first recordings and expect to have a demo released by the end of 2007.

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If you thought you knew Two Days Drive, keep your ears open. The guys describe their sound as an ‘ever-evolving culmination of faculty and experience,’ since there foundation in 2005. Their current sound can be categorized as acoustic/pop/rock. Their sound is considered a blend of Matchbox Twenty, Phish, Genesis and Ray Lamontagne.
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