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Artist: Fresno State Alumni Jazz
Artist: Justin & Maggie
We are an acoustic band from Visalia, CA.
We play in coffee shops around Visalia, but also have played in San Francisco, CA, Fresno, CA, and Bellingham, WA. [+] Read More
Artist: A.T.G
I am a rapper out of fresno cali trying to get better before i head back to japan to blow the scene up over there. I prolly wont check this site, just hit me up on myspace.com/atghiphop [+] Read More
Artist: Kings Verses
Kings Verses started rock'n'roll life as a Fresno, California combo who had won the local battle of the bands and were looking for bigger pastures, pastures where they could play their own music. They decided to move to Los Angeles and, for a brief moment, were hooked up with all the right people and showcased everywhere while seemingly poised... [+] Read More
Artist: No One's Victim
Hailing from Fresno, California, No One's Victim couldn't have found a more of an out of place spot for their brand of UK street punk when they got together in 1997. Citing influences such as The Clash, The Business, Stiff Little Fingers and the Swingin' Utters responsible for their inspiration, No One's Victim released a handful of EPs and... [+] Read More
Artist: The Chipmunks
Possibly the most popular TV and musical cartoon of all time, The Chipmunks enjoyed two periods of prosperity -- the '60s era of adolescent Baby Boomers and the '80s, when the Boomers' children were growing up. The man who brought the Chipmunks to life, Ross Bagdasarian, was born on January 27, 1919, in Fresno, CA. He came to Los Angeles in... [+] Read More
Artist: Zenith: Nadir
In Greg Harrison's compellingly realistic docu-drama Groove, a fledgling DJ complains to Digweed that good vinyl is scarce in Fresno, CA. But that's apparently not the case for James Mekalian and Mario Langone, who make up Fresno's trance duo Zenith:Nadir. The group produces beautifully mindless and hypnotic beats, samples, and grooves to ignite... [+] Read More
Artist: The Crucified
Not to be confused with a contemporary death metal band from Sweden, America's Crucified was a Christian thrashcore band based in Fresno, CA. Formed in the mid-'80s by vocalist Mark Saloman, guitarist Greg Minier, bassist Jeff Bellew, and drummer Jim Chaffin, they recorded a couple of albums, 1988's The Crucified and 1991's The Pillars of... [+] Read More
Artist: La Ruta
Pop/rock group La Ruta were formed by guitarist Iván González, drummer Pablo González, and keyboardist Marcos Rios, who were soon joined by bassist Roberto Fernández. After signing with Animal Records, an EP titled What Can I Do (With My Girl) was released. In 1994, La Ruta recorded their debut album, Paff...Boom!, also recording an EP... [+] Read More
Artist: Cristaleros Del Sur
Formed by brothers José Jiménez (vocals/accordion), Richardson Jiménez (drums), and Jesús Jiménez (electric bass) at their native Las Joyas, Guerrero, Cristaleros del Sur were joined by singer/songwriter Manuel Velasco and bassist Armando Tolentino after their original members moved to Nueva Italia, Michoacán.
The Mexican outfit settled in... [+] Read More
Artist: Roy Nichols
Roy Nichols made his way to Bakersfield from Fresno in the days when Bakersfield was just starting to boom. Distinctive in his style throughout his career, he made a name for himself through supporting Lefty Frizzell, Wynn Stewart and Merle Haggard. Born in 1932 to parents who owned a migrant farm-worker camp in Fresno, the youngster spent his... [+] Read More
Artist: Earlimart
A mid-tempo approach to their start-stop motions of experimental post-punk and folky undertones are what Earlimart became known for in their native Los Angeles. Named after a small town located between their hometown and Fresno, California, Earlimart's unconventional song writing structure resulted in many of comparisons to The Pixies, Sonic... [+] Read More
Artist: Planet Asia
Planet Asia rose from the uncharted hip-hop territory of Fresno, CA, to become one of the stars of the West Coast "true school" generation which emerged in late '90s. After breaking on the national scene in 1998, he quickly gained a reputation for his crisp, intense rhyme delivery, his versatile lyrical content, and his consistent productivity.... [+] Read More
Artist: Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers
References to mountains and the Appalachian States have run rampant in old-timey and bluegrass music since at least the very first recordings of these genres, in some cases providing valuable clues for researchers trying to find out more about historic bands, in some cases not. Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers is a good example of the latter... [+] Read More
Artist: The Bluestein Family
The Bluestein Family was led by Gene Bluestein, who was a revered musician and teacher until his death in 2002. Under his leadership, he and his four children gave concerts and recorded videos and albums, yet in the end music was much more a part of their lives than the performances they gave or the albums they made. According to the Bluestein's... [+] Read More
Artist: INDO SURF
BRIEF BIO- INDOSURF is a band that comes straight outta Visalia, California. Located in the central valley, INDOSURFis a four member alternative/rock/reggae band with a style and sound reminiscent to the great 90's So Cal band, SUBLIME. With the reggae/alternative/rock sound being the biggest factor in thier sound, they also have drawn... [+] Read More
Artist: Perry Silverbird
The son of Native American musician and actor J. Reuben Silverbird, Perry Silverbird has established his own reputation as a world-class flutist. His solo album, The Blessing Day, was recorded during a 1991 performance at the Navajo land's most sacred mountain, Canyon De Chelly. Born in Fresno, CA, Silverbird was only a few days old when he... [+] Read More
Artist: Sidney Maiden
Born in Mansfield, Louisiana 1923, singer and harmonica blower Sidney Maiden made his mark on the blues with the classic "Eclipse of the Sun." In the '40s, Maiden moved to California where he first met guitarist K.C. Douglas. They bonded immediately since they both had a purist attitude towards rural blues and didn't compromise that style of... [+] Read More
Artist: Phil Austin
Raised in Fresno, CA, yet born in Denver, CO, Phil Austin is best known as part of the Firesign Theatre comedy troupe. Attending Bowdoin, an Ivy League men's college in Maine, on a swimming scholarship, Austin performed in several productions, wrote for the college newspaper and literary journals, and hosted his own radio show on the college... [+] Read More
Artist: Canterbury Fair
Though Canterbury Fair was able to release little music during the late '60s, they did record a good deal of material -- much of it issued on CD about three decades later -- that was unusual for California psychedelia both in its incorporation of classical influences and its absence of a bass player. Formed in Fresno, the band, although... [+] Read More
Artist: Oro Norteño
Norteño music -- a lively, infectious, hot-blooded mixture of Mexican ranchera and German polka -- was created in Texas by Mexican-Americans, who were exposed to the polka beat that German immigrants had brought to the Lone Star State from Europe. But the popularity of norteño (which is also known as Tex-Mex or conjunto) certainly isn't... [+] Read More
Artist: Mariachi Mujer 2000
Mariachi music is given a feminine touch by the 11 women in L.A.-based Mariachi Mujer 2000. Directed by guitarron player Marisa Orduno and musical director and violinist Laura Sobrino, the group includes six women formerly with the first all-woman mariachi group in the United States, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles. While they remain rooted in... [+] Read More
Artist: Ross Bagdasarian
Though the name Ross Bagdasarian is familiar only to devoted collectors of Americana, the three characters he created -- Alvin, Simon, and Theodore Chipmunk -- have been famous around the world for decades. The man who brought the Chipmunks to life was born on January 27, 1919, in Fresno, CA. He came to Los Angeles in 1950, and appeared in the... [+] Read More
Artist: The Raik's Progress
The Raik's Progress made just one garage-psychedelic single, "Why Did You Rob Us, Tank?"/"Sewer Rat Love Chant," in 1966. Though the song titles might lead you to believe the group dealt in weirdness along the lines of early Mothers of Invention or the Red Krayola, actually the songs were not as strange lyrically as the titles seemed to portend.... [+] Read More
