Andy Grant plays an original, rootsy mixture of Blues, Rock and Jazz on guitar, vocal and stompbox. After fleeing a job in a South African gold mine, Andy made ends meet playing his music on street corners from Melbourne to Copenhagen. When playing live he incorporates growly vocals, infectious rhythms and guitar skills that turn the devil... [+] Read More

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San Francisco/Bay Area singer-songwriter Brindl's smooth voice and hypnotic grooves equally captivate and calm.

As a teenager, Brindl taught herself guitar and piano and began writing original songs. She spent four years at UC Santa Cruz directing and scoring her own experimental short films, while developing her songwriting and... [+] Read More

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“When I started making records,” David Ford grins, “I said I wanted them to be emotionally fraught processes, like I’d survived a war. Now I can safely say, I want to make a really easy one!” And he grins again. Or was that a grimace?

Nobody said it was going to be easy but nothing ventured, nothing... [+] Read More

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The British band Gomez is a five-piece, consisting of Ben Ottewell (vocals, guitar), Tom Gray (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Paul Blackburn (bass, guitar), Olly Peacock (drums), and Ian Ball (vocals, guitar, harmonica). Whereas the majority of up-and-coming British bands are either retro-pop (à la Oasis), trip-hop (Portishead), or space rock (the... [+] Read More

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Iron and Wine is the stage name for one Samuel Beam, a Florida native that made his name by releasing lo-fi tapes in Miami. After catching the attention of Sub Pop honcho Jonathan Poneman, Iron and Wine was asked to send material to the label for submission. After a few months, two CDs arrived in the mail, both being full length albums. Poneman... [+] Read More

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"One of the more promising new acts I've heard in awhile"
-Mark Bryan, Hootie and the Blowfish

"One of the more impressive artists involved with TAXI"
-Taxi, A&R Company

Sean Fournier is a lyrically-driven singer/songwriter. With an acoustic guitar in hand and a pocket full of songs, he continues on his quest for... [+] Read More

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With the seabreeze that rolls out of NE England near Newcastle, is the melodic and moving music of "Shagpile".

With flavors of Lamontagne to James Morrison and the Beatles, the tunes evoke the deep emotions that are within us all.

Authentic and acoustic with lyrics that take us where we want to be – Shagpile crafts... [+] Read More

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Singer songwriter Simon Kelly's repetitious rootsy poetry has drawn comparisons to Paul Simon and JJ Cale with subtle African and reggae rhythms. Xpress Magazine writes “Kelly is a man defying convention, setting his beat driven acoustic balladry to the hypnotic sway of the Caribbean, but coating it with lush, whisper like vocals. Kelly is... [+] Read More

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