Genre: Alternative/Indie
Saltriver was formed in November 2005 and what started as a one-night gathering of friends became a serious musical project with its own sound and style.
Here are some chronological facts about the band.
May 2006 – Saltriver’s first single “Groundlevel” is released containing four songs. The first radio to ever play a...
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Genre: Rock/Pop
The Sway started life as HEAVEN`S ECHO in June 1989 before changing the name to THE SWAY in Jan 1991. After the usual lot of gigs in toilets and hell holes and a few decent demo`s The Sway got good, REAL GOOD! The band signed a deal with Bad Habits records and went on to headline three UK tours including 2 sold out gigs at the legendary Marquee... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
5 young guys playing with his feelings ,
Grunge with emotions ,Rock n roll of the 00's
Genre: Alternative/Indie
Solo project, I play all instruments, including base, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, etc. I do all recording, production, editing. Started on MP3.com many years ago now, in Colorado springs. Music contains both experimental rock and ambient noise.
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s
Kansas City rockers the Front first got together in the late '80s, and were led by vocalist Michael Franano and his keyboardist brother Bobby Franano. The pair hooked up with guitarist Mike Greene, Randy Jordan on bass, and Shane Miller on drums. The five musicians were soon signed to CBS Records and in 1989 they released their self-titled debut... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s
Rock's longest, strangest trip, the Grateful Dead were the psychedelic era's most beloved musical ambassadors as well as its most enduring survivors, spreading their message of peace, love, and mind-expansion across the globe throughout the better part of three decades. The object of adoration for popular music's most fervent and celebrated fan... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Han Uil (born on August 8th, 1976 in Groningen/Holland) is a singer-songwriter/(lead) guitarist and singer in the symphonic rock band Seven Day Hunt (three members are ex-Egdon Heath). His distinctive voice and playing the guitar attracts attention.
In the mid 90's Han started writing songs in cooperation with lyricist Philip Koning....
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Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 60s, 70s, 80s
Jefferson Airplane was the first of the San Francisco psychedelic rock groups of the 1960s to achieve national recognition. Although the Grateful Dead ultimately proved more long-lived and popular, Jefferson Airplane defined the San Francisco sound in the 1960s, with the acid rock guitar playing of Jorma Kaukonen and the soaring twin vocals of... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
I was born and raised in Brawley, CA. I grew up listening to Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. I've since moved on to bands like MGMT, Interpol, Bloc Party, and The Rakes. I still enjoy the classics, but I'm into new trends. First and foremost I'm a songwriter. I draw from personal experiences. I'm nothing if I'm not honest with my music. What... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 60s, 70s
One of the best West Coast folk-rock/psychedelic bands, Love may have also been the first widely acclaimed cult/underground group. During their brief heyday -- lasting all of three albums -- they drew from Byrds-ish folk-rock, Stones-ish hard rock, blues, jazz, flamenco, and even light orchestral pop to create a heady stew of their own. They... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 60s, 70s
Alongside their Detroit-area brethren the Stooges, MC5 essentially laid the foundations for the emergence of punk; deafeningly loud and uncompromisingly intense, the group's politics were ultimately as crucial as their music, their revolutionary sloganeering and anti-establishment outrage crystallizing the counterculture movement at its most... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s
The band that became Quicksilver Messenger Service originally was conceived as a rock vehicle for folk singer/songwriter Dino Valenti (b. Nov. 7, 1943), author of "Get Together." Living in San Francisco, Valenti had found guitarist John Cipollina (b. Aug. 24, 1943, d. May 29, 1989) and singer Jim Murray. Valenti's friend David Freiberg (b. Aug.... [+] Read More
Genre: Jazz
Started studying jazz/improvisation aroung 1972. Quickly advanced through Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy.
Been playing in 'free jazz' and 'new music' venues ever since.
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s
Spirit was a highly regarded rock band that achieved modest commercial success, charting 11 albums in the U.S. between 1968 and 1977. Founded in Los Angeles in 1967 by musicians who had a mixture of rock, pop, folk, blues, classical, and jazz backgrounds, and who ranged in age from 16 to 44, the group had an eclectic musical style in keeping... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 60s
Not strictly a British group, but packaged as part of the British Invasion, Them forged their hard-nosed R&B sound in Belfast, Ireland, moving to England in 1964 after landing a deal with Decca Records. The band's simmering sound was dominated by boiling organ riffs, lean guitars, and the tough vocals of lead singer Van Morrison, whose... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
Of all the original British Invasion groups, perhaps none are as underappreciated in the United States as the Pretty Things. Featuring the hoarse vocals of Mick Jagger-lookalike Phil May and the stinging leads of guitarist Dick Taylor (who actually played in early versions of the Rolling Stones with Jagger and Keith Richards), the Pretties... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
By the time the Rolling Stones began calling themselves the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band in the late '60s, they had already staked out an impressive claim on the title. As the self-consciously dangerous alternative to the bouncy Merseybeat of the Beatles in the British Invasion, the Stones had pioneered the gritty, hard-driving blues-based... [+] Read More

