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Artist: Revolving Paint Dream
Not a great deal is known about Revolving Paint Dream, a psychedelic pop band that recorded sporadically for Alan McGee's Creation label in the '80s. Initially the band was a duo of Primal Scream's Andrew Innes and his girlfriend Christine Wanless. The band -- which quite possibly counted McGee, Dick Green, and Luke Hayes as members or... [+] Read More
Artist: Cedar Wind
The gentle melodies of the Native American flute are fused with the sounds of classical silver by Cedar Wind, a Wisconsin-based duo featuring classical flute, wind synthesizer, and keyboards player; record producer; and composer Al Jewer and Native American flute player and classical guitarist Christine Ibach. Accompanied by hand drums, rattles,... [+] Read More
Artist: Replikants
Formed by Unwound mates Justin Trosper (guitarist) and Brandt Sandeno (original drummer) in 1995, Replikants at first glance might not sound much like the Olympia noise rockers. The synth and sample-laden music sounds more like trancy space rock. But the lack of structure and disregard for convention are, after all, what put Unwound at the... [+] Read More
Artist: Luxt
Led by vocalists Anna Christine and Erie Loch, the five-piece Luxt features both guitar-bass-drums instrumentation and a heavy dose of keyboards, electronic programming, and sound processing, producing a sound not unlike the more Gothic elements of Nine Inch Nails, with a similarly dark tone to the material. The band made its recording debut... [+] Read More
Artist: Simon Joyner
Omaha, NE, native and singer/songwriter Simon Joyner has been putting out delicate, intimate, mournful songs since 1993, when the One Hour label released his Room Temperature CD. The Cowardly Traveler Pays His Toll, Heaven's Gate, Songs for the New Year, and Lousy Dance, as well as an EP (Christine) and several singles followed through 1999. In... [+] Read More
Artist: Grimble Grumble
Based out of Chicago, Illinois, Grimble Grumble take a bow from the likes of My Bloody Valentine and the Spaceman 3 upon their 1995 formation. With only a year under their belt, the band started churned out the releases with the EPs Second Mind and Odyssey and Oracle both released on Enraptured Records. In 1997, following their first self-titled... [+] Read More
Artist: Cajun All-Stars
Celebrating the joys of Cajun music, eight of the genre's top instrumentalists and singers joined together to record the historic album Chez les Cajun. While the focus remained on traditional music, the album included two original tunes: "Newz Reel" by fiddler/vocalist Michael Doucet and "Blue Cajun" by Doucet and accordionist Errol Verret.... [+] Read More
Artist: Julie Matthews & Chris While
Performing for the last time with British folk group the Albion Band at the Cropedy Festival in 1997, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter Julie Matthews and guitarist, percussionist, vocalist and songwriter Chris While took a major step forward as a duo. Over the next two years, the collaboration yielded a pair of memorable albums,... [+] Read More
Artist: Katherine Shipp
On May 13, 1939, Herbert Halpert made a series of field recordings in Byhalia, MS, including several with the family of Walter and Mary Shipp. Walter, a sharecropper and minister, and Mary, a choir director, had 14 children, several of whom participated in the archival project, but the couple's two daughters, Katherine and Christine, then 19 and... [+] Read More
Artist: Megon McDonough
Megan McDonough has been recording since she was 17 years old. After making four folk albums in the 1970s, she moved to New York and worked as a vocalist for TV and commercials before returning to recording in the early 90s, having changed the spelling of her name to "Megon." She was one of the inaugural members of Christine Lavin's the Four... [+] Read More
Artist: Dirk Powell
He's considered one of the world's leading experts on traditional Appalachian fiddle and banjo styles, along with carrying on the traditions of his late and legendary father-in-law Dewey Balfa as the accordion player in the Cajun group Balfa Toujours. But fiddler/banjo player/accordionist Dirk Powell first started playing music in the classical... [+] Read More
Artist: Audra McDonald
Classically trained soprano Audra McDonald was the most celebrated new singer-actress on Broadway in the 1990s. She was raised in Fresno, CA, and graduated from the Juilliard School of Music with a Bachelor's Degree in Music in 1993. Fresh out of school, she was cast in the second female lead role in the Broadway revival of Carousel. She was... [+] Read More
Artist: Excepter
Formed in the summer of 2002 in New York City, Excepter, originally consisted of DJs John Fell Ryan (vocals, synths, drum box, and electronics) and Dan Hougland (synths, drum box, electronics, and piano) along with husband-and-wife duo Calder Martin (vocals, guitar, and percussion) and Caitlin Cook (vocals and dancing), who all came together to... [+] Read More
Artist: Stephen Bruton
Long before launching a recorded career as a singer/songwriter, Stephen Bruton had amassed a daunting resumé. He had served as a sideman/guitarist, songwriter, or producer for such industry notables as Bonnie Raitt, Delbert McClinton, Bob Dylan, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Hal Ketchum, Christine McVie, T-Bone Burnett, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings,... [+] Read More
Artist: Warumpi Band
Since they first burst onto the Australian music scene in 1984 with their debut album, Big Name No Blankets, the Warumpi Band has been at the forefront of the Australian Aboriginal rock movement. The band plays a hard-driving blues-rock in both English and their native language. They often use their music to promote Aboriginal rights and causes.... [+] Read More
Artist: Jacqueline Dankworth
The daughter of British jazz-pop vocalist Cleo Laine and saxophone/clarinet player John Dankworth, Jacqueline Dankworth continues to establish her own legacy as a highly-talented jazz/pop vocalist. Her debut album, First Cry, released in 1994, was a collaboration with jazz vibraphonist Anthony Kee, while her second effort, Field Of Blue,... [+] Read More
Artist: Need New Body
Formed from the remnants of Bent Leg Fatima, Need New Body have been called everything from "beardo wierdcore" to "spazzcore," due to its splicing of such disparate styles as noise rock, folk, avant-garde and jazz. Percussionist Chris Powell, keyboardists Dale Jimenez and Jamey Robinson and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Jeff Bradbury formed... [+] Read More
Artist: Kristine Sparkle
Kristine Sparkle was the distaff answer to glam rock superstars like David Bowie and Marc Bolan, but failed to earn either the commercial or critical adulation of her male counterparts. She first earned notoriety under her given name, Christine Holmes, and as a member of the pop group Family Dogg, who scored a U.K. Top Ten hit in 1969 with "Way... [+] Read More
Artist: The Kills
The bluesy punk duo the Kills consists of vocalist/guitarist VV, aka Alison Mosshart, formerly of the Florida punk band Discount, and drummer/guitarist/vocalist Hotel, aka Jamie Hince. After Discount ended in 2000, VV began exchanging tapes with the London-based Hotel through the mail, but both of them felt hindered by this method, so VV crossed... [+] Read More
Artist: The Mae Shi
Los Angeles' noise rock outfit the Mae Shi features Ezra Buchla, Brad Breeck, and Tim and Jeff Byron. The bandmembers were longtime friends before starting the Mae Shi, with Buchla and Jeff Byron's friendship dating back to their high school days. With influences spanning no wave and classical legends like the Ex and Erik Satie, the band aimed... [+] Read More
Artist: Afterhours
Italian pop/rock band Afterhours were formed in the late '80s, making their debut in 1988 with the release of an EP called All the Good Children Go to Hell, and soon getting special attention due to their powerful live performances. In 1990, During Christine's Sleep was released, followed by 1991's Cocaine Head. After the U.S. magazine... [+] Read More
Artist: Richard Shindell
An enigmatic singer/songwriter whose work veered from the bitterly comic to the profoundly spiritual, Richard Shindell gained his first notoriety via the Fast Folk Musical Magazine series (which previously launched then-unknowns like Lyle Lovett and Nanci Griffith as well). A native of Lakehurst, New Jersey, Shindell was a former seminary... [+] Read More
Artist: Danny Douma
The guitarist, vocalist and chief songwriter of Southern California-based band, the Big Wha-Koo, in the late-1970s, Danny Douma released an impressive solo album, Night Eyes, in 1979. Although it featured the all-star accompaniment of Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Christine McVie on one tune, and Garth Hudson of... [+] Read More
Artist: Glaxo Babies
The Glaxo Babies were a post-punk band based in Bristol, England. The foursome was initially vocalist Rob Chapman, guitarist/vocalist Dan Catsis (ex-Pop Group), drummer Geoff Aslopp, and bassist Tom Nichols. They released the This Is Your Life EP in 1979; by the time of the Christine Keeler single months later, a few changes to the lineup were... [+] Read More
Artist: Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda
A capable composer and violinist who entered the Prague Conservatory, under the patronage of the Prince of Thurn and Taxis, at the age of ten. He graduated with honor and joined the theatre orchestra under the direction of Carl Maria von Weber. He left Prague in 1821 for a tour of his own compositions and performed in Germany, Switzerland, and... [+] Read More
