The Grateful Dead separated four months after Jerry Garcia's death in 1995. Members later played in RatDog, Phil Lesh and Friends, the Rhythm Devils, the Other Ones, and the Dead. After a four-year sabbatical following their "Wave That Flag" summer tour in 2004, the Dead performed two 2008 gigs supporting the Obama campaign, branded as "Deadheads for Obama" and "Change... read full bio
With the release of their first four singles on limited edition 7" vinyl, sold-out performances at London's The Borderline and Bush Hall, extensive touring across Europe with acts like Muse, The Kooks, Incubus, and Feeder, to name a few, and early success, fiN rose to prominence in late 2011 and early 2012. Over the course of their career, fiN have played... read full bio
American instrumental hip-hop group Friendzone was headquartered in East Bay, California. It included producers Dylan Reznick and James Laurence. On January 30, 2017, it was revealed that James Laurence, who was 27, had passed away from unspecified causes. The songs "Chuch" and "Perfect Skies" by Main Attrakionz, which were included on the mixtape 808s & Dark Grapes II in 2011,... read full bio
Nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe, Frank Darabont is a Hungarian-American film director, screenwriter and producer. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Blob and The Fly II were among the horror movies he mostly wrote the screenplays for in his early career. The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and The Mist are just a few of the Stephen King... read full bio
Former NBA basketball player Frederick Terrell Jones is American. He competed in college basketball for the Oregon Ducks, and at the 2004 NBA All-Star Game, he won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Born in Malvern, Arkansas, Fred Jones relocated to Portland, Oregon when he was in middle school. While attending Sam Barlow High School in Gresham, a suburb of Portland,... read full bio
The Folklore Mexicano Dance Company is a ballet folklorico ensemble that specializes in indigenous dances from Mexico's numerous regions, each of which has its own bright costumes, distinctive music and dance forms. Research is the foundation of the Folklore Mexicano Dance Company. Their dances are based on ethnographic and anthropological research they've done while traveling around Mexico and interacting with the... read full bio
After 20 years of operation and a global audience of more more than 1.6 million, Flamenco Festival has presented more than 140 companies and 1250 shows, showcasing the top performers of the day, from well-known artists and traditional flamenco icons to the most avant-garde, rising young stars of dance and music in this genre. Miguel Marin developed and directed the... read full bio
Fox Lake has spent the last five years carefully straddling the line between opposites, drawing ideas from a myriad of distinctive sources to produce work that is both universal and individual. The group has managed to be equal parts Rage Against the Machine and Slipknot, Hatebreed and the Beastie Boys by evoking the attitude and imagery of 1990s boom-bap hip-hop,... read full bio
Alt-RnB and Soul newcomer Femi Tahiru has dominated the music landscape since since the release of his eagerly awaited first album, "D.E.M.O.S" EP! His debut EP combines 7th chord guitar riffs with light but active percussion, swooning vocal melodies, and other elements to create recognizable yet delicate soundscapes. Femi Tahiru began to establish a solid reputation at Manchester's renowned independent... read full bio
Francis of Delirium is the collaboration of two generations working for a specific rock vision. Jana Bahrich, 19, a Vancouver native, is one half of the band. She plays guitar, sings, and creates songs with a fascination for 90s grunge, a period she didn't personally experience but feels deeply connected to. Chris Hewett, a Seattle native 30 years her senior,... read full bio
Ben Friars-Funkhouser had been singing and playing in bands since he was was a child, thus the beginning of fish narc was a clear break from those activities. After learning how to use Ableton Live, Ben joined Thraxxhouse and Gothboiclique and started incorporating his rock songwriting and guitar playing into his beatmaking and production. His final work, Goth Angel Sinner, was... read full bio
Hannah D'Amato met musician Alex Post at a party after relocating to the Bay Area. Alex was an Arthur Russell fanatic who composed intricate ethereal guitar instrumentals. A few weeks later, drummer Miles MacDiarmid opened the door for D'Amato after the two ran into one other by coincidence at a New Year's Eve party. She laughed as she greeted him,... read full bio
Freya Beer is a West London-based singer-songwriter who has been hailed as "a raw and fascinating new talent" d riven by alternative fashion, music and literature. Through a gothic soul and a spirit that dares to dream in the dark, Freya distills her various influences. Beast, Freya's debut album, received excellent reviews and widespread praise after its release. With her independently released debut... read full bio
Lulu and Angel Prost, two siblings living in New York City, created Frost Children. They have published a number of full-length works that cross genres. The two are already well-known for their boisterous live performances; it's not unusual to see them enter the stage carrying a massive pair of smiley, paper-mache Mesaryth stars, which serves as the official Frost Children... read full bio
The celebration travels wherever FREAK ON does. The LA-based producer, a native of Portland, has swiftly established a reputation for himself by giving driving, tech house originals his distinctive spin and fusing them with original vocal lines. FREAK ON dares to be unusual and leads the road to the closest function with his instinctive groove, fusing a variety of dance... read full bio
A chance meeting in the studio between vocalist Romeo and producer Linden Jay led to the formation of the FARR duo, which would go on to create an amazing new hybrid electronic project. Although living apart in different cities—Romeo in Los Angeles and Linden in London—they have been able to communicate and collaborate through voice notes and audio messages in between... read full bio
Feux was exposed to music early on because he grew up with three elder brothers who had all tried rapping before him. De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and Mos Def were some of his earliest musical influences, but he wasn't ready to start recording music on his own until he had an enlightened encounter with psychedelics. With his bilingual... read full bio
By publishing freestyles and explicit humorous videos on their website, The Nick and Pouya Show, social media celebrity and rapper Fat Nick and his pal Kevin Pouya gained a following. The son of Greek and Cuban parents, who was born and reared in Miami, started dealing drugs after dropping out of high school and had dreadlocks. Nick joined Pouya in his... read full bio
Confessional and logical, flowerkid has always crafted music that is older than his years by drawing on his most personal views. This has long been the sound of necessity, whether it be in the voice memo melodies he would record as a teenager or the songs that fill his soaring debut EP Everyone Has A Breaking Point. From the first lyric... read full bio
Finn Ronsdorf, a musician from from the Black Forest region of Germany, has released a number of singles over the previous few years slowly (ranging from "Ode to a Lost Love" to "Reaching for Cold Hands"), all have built up to the outstanding Odes EP. Whether he's singing against a piano or fuzzed-out guitar, Ronsdorf's vocals have always come through in... read full bio
