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Artist: Robert Glean
Artist: Ro Glean
Artist: Cherie Call
Educated at Brigham Young University, Cherie Call is a singer/songwriter who has been invited to perform at the Bluebird Café in Nashville several times. Armed with a rich alto voice and a talent for writing thoughtful lyrics, Call is going to be an artist to watch. She has released one solo album, Taken, from which the song "Restless Soul" was... [+] Read More
Artist: Magnitude 9
Part of the growing wing of progressive power metal outfits as indebted to Dream Theater and Fates Warning as they are to Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, Magnitude 9 were formed in Columbus, OH, by guitarist Rob Johnson in April 1997. Vocalist Corey Brown, formerly of Psyco Drama, provided the catalyst, after which the duo recruited bassist Kevin... [+] Read More
Artist: Claro Intelecto
One of the central producers on Manchester's IDM-oriented Ai label, Mark Stewart debuted his Claro Intelecto alias in 2003 with the Peace of Mind 12". Both tracks from the A-side fared well; the title cut wound up on several year-end DJ lists and "Contact" was included on Ricardo Villalobos' Taka Taka mix album. In early 2004, Stewart released a... [+] Read More
Artist: Spokane
Spokane is a solo vehicle for Drunk's Rick Alverson, a singer/songwriter who gleans equal amounts of inspiration from Simon & Garfunkel and Galaxie 500. Though Alverson has written most of Drunk's material, the songs he writes for Spokane are more personal and not as collaborative. Signed to Jagjaguwar, Leisure and Other Songs was released in... [+] Read More
Artist: Farben
Under the name Farben, the prolific Jan Jelinek -- who also operates under his own name and as Gramm -- produces his most ornate, most dub-suffused, and most dancefloor-friendly material. More importantly, his knack for subtle intricacy is arguably at its best when crafted under this guise. Between July of 1998 and April of 2002, six Farben 12"... [+] Read More
Artist: Scissor Sisters
A genre- and gender-defying mix of rock, pop, and dance inspired by burlesque, drag queens, and glam rock, New York's Scissor Sisters made a splash in late 2003/early 2004 with their neon-bright reimagining of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb," the B-side to the band's first single, "Electrobix." The song made quite a name for the band, which... [+] Read More
Artist: Eardrum
Percussionists Lou Ciccotelli and Richard Olatunde Baker are Eardrum. Since forming in the early '90s, the duo has gleaned inspiration from free jazz, Afro-beat, musique concrète, and reggae, attempting to build on the spirit of Sun Ra, Miles Davis, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Fela Kuti, and the outer reaches of 23 Skidoo. The duo's material is often... [+] Read More
Artist: Johnny Marr & the Healers
For the first time in the 13 years after the Smiths called it quits, Johnny Marr announced that he had formed his own band aptly titled Johnny Marr's Healers. It was certainly a welcomed proclamation as in those 13 years Marr was mostly an exaggerated sideman (as much as someone of his signature sound, talent, and reputation can be) working with... [+] Read More
Artist: Beverlei Brown
Beverlei Brown gleaned her singing skills from her mother, who sang in her church's choir in Birmingham, England. When she was old enough, Brown sang with the choir and eventually became the leader.
She performed a solo with the Clark Sisters at the gospel wailers' U.K. concert and caught a sweet break with the Fine Young Cannibals, who needed... [+] Read More
Artist: Rube Waddell
Crazed D.I.Y. trio Rube Waddell got their start as street buskers in San Francisco, employing a variety of homemade instruments (including the one-string guitar) and found percussion to create a sound as eccentric as their namesake, the wild, hard-drinking strikeout pitcher who dominated the American League in the early 1900s. Their bizarre take... [+] Read More
Artist: William Finzel
William Finzel, a trumpeter, led a popular Detroit dance band during the '20s known variably as Finzel's Arcadia Orchestra of Detroit or more briefly Finzel's Arcadia Orchestra. The group's recordings for labels such as Okeh and Paramount include the 1923 "Animal Fair," made considerably lively with livestock sound effects, as well as a pair of... [+] Read More
Artist: Jim Powell
Described by bandleader -- or rather co-bandleader -- Mel Lewis as "brilliant" in 1982, trumpeter Jim Powell should not be confused with closely named jazzmen such as the Jimmy Powell who rode the Count Basie bus. Excluding bizarre variants such as "Jimbo" or "Jamie," the trumpeter has been referred to under every possible variation of this... [+] Read More
Artist: Ollie Jones
Anyone keeping track of the subtle, suggestive power of a song title might want to make special note of a singer and songwriter named Ollie Jones, associated with the group Desecration. While still young in years, Jones has already managed to publish "Stillborn Climax," "Impaled," "Crave for Rot," "Cerebral Annoxia," and "Bathroom Autopsy." On... [+] Read More
Artist: 8 Bold Souls
Perhaps it's because he stayed put in Chicago while so many of his AACM colleagues moved to New York, or maybe because he's a bit younger than his more well-known compatriots, but tenor saxophonist Edward Wilkerson Jr. has never gotten the exposure his talents deserve. In the '80s, when N.Y.C.-based saxophonist and bandleader David Murray was... [+] Read More
Artist: Jack Dangers
Jack Dangers has become a source of inspiration -- recognized and unrecognized -- for many throughout the spectrum of electronica; just as Dangers himself was inspired as a young teenager by the cut up experimental electronics of Cabaret Voltaire and the techno-pop of Kraftwerk, there's little doubt that Dangers' output as the braintrust of Meat... [+] Read More
Artist: Chulrua
Celtic trio Chulrua celebrates the history of Ireland with both its music and its name. The band culled much of its repertoire from traditional instrumental dance tunes gleaned from the country's older generation of musicians. Its name, which is pronounced cool-roo-ah, was taken from the Irish Gaelic name of a wolfhound owned by Fionn... [+] Read More
Artist: Common Tongue
Bruce Burger, the founder and only member of Rebbe Soul, created this groovy, percussion-heavy world music group in 1999. It is an offshoot of Rebbe Soul, formed so that each highly talented member of Burger's backing band could have a chance to showcase his/her skills. Unlike Rebbe Soul, which is primarily influenced by Hebrew music, Common... [+] Read More
Artist: The National Acrobat
The National Acrobat formed in late 1998 around primary songwriter and guitarist Evan Patterson, guitarist Robby Scott, bassist Ty Kreft, vocalist Casper Adams, and Phil Stosberg, one-time drummer for Kentucky straight-edge flag-wavers Onslaught. Taking their influences from D.C. punk and hardcore, contemporary noisecore acts like Deadguy, and... [+] Read More
Artist: Ronnie Bedford
Drummer Ronnie Bedford is one of those excellent, but often seemingly invisible artists who form the backbone of jazz. Bedford has been working at his trade since he was 16 in the 1940s, and has worked with and appeared on the albums of many of the top performers in jazz, both instrumental and vocal, comfortable in any number of jazz styles. He... [+] Read More
Artist: Dusty Wakeman
Dusty Wakeman, born Donald Wakeman, came out of Texas with a full head of steam and, like those immigrants before him, headed for California. Part of the baby-boomer generation, Wakeman spent his school years playing in rock bands as well as absorbing the Texas culture that surrounded him. But, after graduating from high school he could only... [+] Read More
Artist: The Backsliders
The Backsliders were an alternative-traditional country-rock band from North Carolina made up of guitarist Steve Howell, frontman and acoustic guitarist Chip Robinson, bassman Danny Kurtz, Jeff Dennis on drums, and Brad Rice rounding things out with his guitar. In 1994, inspired by Buck Owens, Webb Pierce, and the honky tonk life, Howell and... [+] Read More
Artist: Justin Reed
Born 1976 in Evanston, Illinois, Justin grew in a musical environment. Justin sang often in his early years with his church as well as a touring Chicago children's chorus. Early inspiration was found in the recorded music of Michael Jackson as well as early Run DMC (first musical purchase-Raising Hell on vinyl). Come 1989 Justin was vibing to... [+] Read More
Artist: Abe Baker
That an individual exists whose credits extend to both the 1963 science fiction film The Brain That Wouldn't Die and the 1957 adult party record tune "My Pussy Belongs to Daddy" is perhaps a reward that is best savored by a truly dedicated musical biographer. Abe Baker would probably like to be remembered as a bassist in classy jazz bands led by... [+] Read More
