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Artist: Soul Coughing
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
Artist: Charlie Cough
Artist: M. Doughty
Before emerging as a solo artist, M. Doughty (first name: Michael) was best known as the frontman of the unique avant-garde group known as Soul Coughing. Spawned in 1992, Soul Coughing was formed after Doughty met his bandmates (Yuval Gabay, Sebastian Steinberg, and Mark De Gli Antoni) while working as a doorman at the Knitting Factory, a staple... [+] Read More
Artist: Mark de Gli Antoni
Mark De Gli Antoni is best known as the keyboard sampler for the New York-based pop group Soul Coughing. But De Gli Antoni had already been a part of the downtown scene, along with Soul Coughing bassist Sebastian Steinberg and drummer Yuval Gabay, before forming the hip-hop influenced group with singer/guitarist M. Doughty in 199?. De Gli Antoni... [+] Read More
Artist: Mike Doughty
Before emerging as a solo artist, M. Doughty (first name: Michael) was best known as the frontman of the unique avant-garde group known as Soul Coughing. Spawned in 1992, Soul Coughing was formed after Doughty met his bandmates (Yuval Gabay, Sebastian Steinberg, and Mark de Gli Antoni) while working as a doorman at the Knitting Factory, a staple... [+] Read More
Artist: Rough Assemblage
Rough Assemblage is a project led by Mark DeGliAntoni (best known as a member of Soul Coughing) that includes many key figures in the '90s New York downtown avant scene. Musicians appearing on the Avant label's 1995 release Construction & Demolition include keyboardist Anthony Coleman, bassist Chris Wood (of Medeski, Martin & Wood),... [+] Read More
Artist: George Formby, Sr.
George Formby Sr. was the prototype of the northern comedy act, and passed on much of what he learned to his son, who became an even brighter star in the British music hall than his father. Born in 1877, the elder Formby spent much of his youth working in a Manchester iron foundry and there developed a harsh cough he later made part of his act.... [+] Read More
Artist: Black Eyes
Formed in Washington, D.C. in 2001, Dischord's post-punk outfit Black Eyes follows in the footsteps of labelmates Q and Not U and Fugazi as well as bands like Girls Against Boys.
The elusive group (first names only for this band), who put out their self-titled debut in 2003, consists of two bassists, two drummers, only one guitar and seriously... [+] Read More
Artist: Butterfly Jones
Butterfly Jones signals the return of former Dada members Michael Gurley (vocals, guitar) and Phil Leavitt (drums). After a career that lasted a total of four albums, Dada broke up in the late '90s, but the two former members immediately began laying down tracks with producer Scott Gordon. A demo found its way to Vanguard Records, who promptly... [+] Read More
Artist: 31fun
So basically I wrote a bunch of songs, *cough* number of years ago when I was living in Vegas and wanted to put one of them on my myspace profile... Loading them here just seemed like the easiest way to do it.You'll find no hip, interesting music here I tell you :-) Although, I might add some newer songs from time to time.The best way to... [+] Read More
Artist: Norman Yamada
Conductor and experimental music composer Norman Yamada sometimes participated himself in new music ensemble performances, contributing with organ and shortwave radio. The Harvard graduate has been commissioned by the AGON Orchestra, has worked with Bang on a Can All-stars, and has served as prompter for John Zorn's Cobra project. By Being and... [+] Read More
Artist: DJ Screw
After spending most of the 1990s as an infamous local phenomenon in Houston, TX, DJ Screw suddenly found himself gaining sudden notoriety before his unfortunate death in late 2000. The Houston DJ made a name for himself primarily because of his uncanny mixing style, which found him pitching down his records to a lumbering and quite eerie pace.... [+] Read More
Artist: John Scofield
One of the "big three" of current jazz guitarists (along with Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell), Scofield's influence grew in the '90s. Possessor of a very distinctive rock-oriented sound that is often a bit distorted, Scofield is a masterful jazz improviser whose music generally falls somewhere between post-bop, fusion, and soul jazz. He started on... [+] Read More
Artist: Crack: W.A.R.
According to the official bio of the quirky electroclash Crack: W.A.R. (which stands for "We Are Rock"), the band was "spawned as a cough syrup-fueled dream" in the Midwest in 1995. Founder King Riff later moved to San Francisco and presented the band with a revolving door's worth of performers until meeting synthesizer maven Obscuratron. Soon... [+] Read More
Artist: Sicbay
Sicbay's Nick Sakes is a cult hero to enthusiasts of underground Midwestern noise rock. He played guitar and sang for Dazzling Killmen and Colossamite, both well-respected acts who toured extensively and released multiple records on the Skin Graft label. Sicbay's sound combines the dissonance and rhythmic experimentation of Sakes' previous... [+] Read More
Artist: Brian Jackson
Scottish guitarist Brian Jackson was already an established player on the pub scene in Glasgow when he became interested in the new, brasher, and louder sounds of punk. He was soon one third of a combo called the Zips, also featuring vocalist and guitarist John McNeill, drummer Joe Jaconelli, and bassist Phil Mullen. Following a debut at a... [+] Read More
Artist: Thursday
Soul-baring post-hardcore quartet Thursday formed in New Brunswick, NJ, in 1997. Led by vocalist Geoff Rickly, the band also included guitarists Steve Pedulla and Tom Keeley, bassist Tim Payne, and drummer Tucker Rule. After releasing their debut, Waiting, in 1999 (through N.Y.-based indie Eyeball), the band signed to Chicago's influential... [+] Read More
Artist: Bobby Sichran
Before there was Beck, there was Bobby Sichran. And before -- or, at the very least, at a concurrent time as -- Beck happened upon his postmodern-hipster, cut-and-paste aesthetic mixing pop song structures, folk-rock sentiment, blues textures, and a hip-hop sensibility on one coast, Sichran had beaten him to the combination on the other with his... [+] Read More
Artist: Tin Huey
Hard to believe, but as the decade turned from the '70s to the '80s, scenemakers and postpunk trendwatchers were looking for the next burgeoning proto-alternative scene to be emerging from...well, Akron, Ohio. Famous for being both the birthplace of Pretender Chrissie Hynde and home of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron (aka "Rubber City")... [+] Read More
Artist: Propellerheads
Proponents of the much-maligned big-beat style of dance music (i.e. the Chemical Brothers), the Propellerheads -- keyboardist/bassist/DJ Alex Gifford and drummer/DJ Will White -- sprang out of Bath, England in 1996 to achieve almost overnight success in the U.K. with their brand of unabashed party techno, which combines strains of hip-hop, acid... [+] Read More
Artist: James Cole
James Cole was one of a small number of black fiddlers from the historic '20s and '30s stringband days whose playing managed to be documented on recording, but he certainly isn't one of any small number of people named James Cole. Factor in a few named Jimmy Cole and there is the making of some kind of not all-star, but cool all-Cole combo.... [+] Read More
Artist: Greasy Medlin
This unusual artist has made several striking appearances as a vocalist and guitarist, particularly on tracks where he is the featured lead vocalist on the album 33 Years of Pickin' and Grinnin' by Snuffy Jenkins and Pappy Sherrill. Born Julian Leonard Medlin, the youngster's earliest memories were of banjos being strummed at all hours. Both his... [+] Read More
Artist: Witch Hazel Sound
Originally known as Witch Hazel, the Witch Hazel Sound mix a clear devotion to the Beach Boys' 1965-1971 art pop period with a more contemporary fondness for the post-psychedelic atmospherics of the shoegazers. Formed in Kent, OH, in 1992, the group coalesced around the core of singer Mark F., guitarist and keyboardist Kevin Coral, and bassist... [+] Read More
Artist: Steve Fisk
Few figures exerted greater influence over the contemporary Pacific Northwest indie music scene than Steve Fisk -- while a veteran of bands including Pell Mell and Pigeonhed, he earned his greatest renown as a producer, helming sessions for acts including Nirvana, the Screaming Trees, Soundgarden and Beat Happening. Already a veteran of... [+] Read More
