An octet from Petersburg, Virginia that formed in 1972 at Virginia State College. They took their name from a railroad bridge near the school that was actually a tressle bridge, but they changed the spelling, so the name really has no meaning. The self-contained funk band consisted of Ronald Smith (drums), Michael Gray (lead guitar/songwriter),... [+] Read More

Tiger Saw emerged at the dawning of the new millennium in a Los Angeles hotel room and defined their own indie sound. Comprised of Dylan Metrano (guitar/vocals), Juliet Nelson (cello/vocals), Matt Kulick (drums), Jacob Trussell (bass), and John Ryan Gallagher (guitar), Tiger Saw packed their bags for their seaside hometown of Newburyport, MA,... [+] Read More

Lenwood Jones is a saxophonist and keyboardist who, like the band he was in, made quite an impression on the crowd that sought out original funk during the mid-'70s at North Carolina venues such as the Cosmos Club in Greensboro or the Dungeon in Asheville. Jones was a member of Trussel, originally formed by trumpeter Bill McGee and drummer Ron... [+] Read More

Serving up hooky pop tunes that blend a rocker's love of guitar crunch with a sharp and cynical sense of humor, Mike Brown and the Sneakies first formed in Brown's hometown of Geneseo, NY. Brown, who sings, plays guitar, and handles the songwriting, was looking for a group and eventually put one together with local percussionist Lew in 1998. The... [+] Read More