Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson first ran into one other outside of Manchester's 42nd Street nightclub in November 2005 while their respective groups of friends were engaged in a fight. They started talking about music instead since they were too inebriated to participate. They chose the name Hurts for their new band after realizing they had similar musical tastes. Hurts,... read full bio
Stabbing Westward is a band from the United States that plays industrial rock. They started out as a band in Chicago, Illinois, in 1985, but didn't start recording until the 1990s. The band performed at various times with KISS, Sponge, and The Sex Pistols, and their album Wither, Blister, Burn & Peel was certified gold in 1996. Additionally, the band's... read full bio
Lipstick Rodeo is a sextet of Canadian female rockers who celebrate the good old U.S. of A.’s country and Southern Rock heritages. Rockin’ guitars and smokin’ fiddles have never sounded or looked this good. The name carries an instant intrigue. Lipstick Rodeo is a Montreal based 100% female country band with an eclectic infusion of Rock. ... read full bio
American heavy metal group God Forbid was established in East Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1996. God Forbid gained a following in the late 1990s by performing with groups including GWAR, Nile, Cradle of Filth, and Candiria. In 1999, 9volt Industries released Reject the Sickness, the band's first full-length album. After receiving frequent airplay from WSOU-FM in the New York City... read full bio
Guitarist Isaiah Mitchell, bassist Mike Eginton, and drummer Mario Rubalcaba make up the San Diego, California-based group Earthless, which primarily plays instrumental psychedelic rock music. The band was founded in 2001, and in 2005, "Sonic Prayer", their debut album, was made available by Gravity Records. " Rhythms from a Cosmic Sky", their second album, was made available through Tee Pee... read full bio
Long Island, New York-based post-hardcore band Envy on the Coast. Lowcountry, their second studio album, was made available in March 2010. Although not under that name, Envy on the Coast's members started performing together in 2003. Ryan Hunter took over for Brian Byrne initially after Brian left New York to attend Berklee College of Music. The band added drummer Dan... read full bio
American post-hardcore band Glassjaw is from Hempstead, New York. The group, which features guitarist Justin Beck and singer Daryl Palumbo, played a significant role in the Long Island music scene in the early 2000s. The group, which is known for its aggressive live shows and frequent lineup changes, has had a big impact on the growth of the post-hardcore underground... read full bio
Midtown is a band hailing from New Brunswick, New Jersey, in the United States, and playing pop punk music. In November of 1998, three students from Rutgers University came together to form Midtown, but the band quickly expanded to include a fourth member. Before disbanding in 2005, the band issued three full-length studio albums in addition to three extended plays... read full bio
Brisbane's WAAX quintet has recently been putting out a lot of catchy noise. With the help of Australian indie powerhouse Dew Process and frequent radio appearances, they have been gaining fans' affections and selling out entire national tours. The band has been making significant waves on the festival circuit with standout sets at Splendour In The Grass, Falls Festival, Good Things and... read full bio
Jakob Armstrong, the youngest child of Green Day singer Billie Joe, started playing the guitar at age seven. He practiced alone and then joined bands in and around Oakland after making friends who shared his musical preferences. With the images of Ultraman action figures fighting in his head, he eventually created Ultra Q with a group of pals he made while... read full bio
Austin Sawyer is a singer-songwriter and Drumming Bird is his primary project. Since the beginning of his career, the musician has been writing and performing music under the moniker Drumming Bird, painstakingly developing a style that sits somewhere between the brash noise of indie rock and the moving working-class introspection of Americana. Nashville's current boom of DIY home studios, as well... read full bio
The formation of Certainly So started with two young Alabama musicians who felt they wanted a larger sound when they recorded acoustic demos, so they contacted their Mississippi-born rhythm section. The demos were sent to Nashville from up north and once Porter and Corder learned what Gray and Wilson were up to, it was impossible for them to refuse. Producer/engineer Toby Hulbert was introduced... read full bio
As a multi-instrumentalist and co-lead singer for Durand Jones & The Indications, the Baltimore-born and Brooklyn-based songwriter first shot to fame internationally. He wrote some of the band's most well-known songs, such as "Morning in America" and performed lead vocals on the instant hit "Is It Any Wonder", which featured Aaron's falsetto and was discovered by producer and Black Keys... read full bio
Philadelphia country band rock band Florry is back with their Dear Life debut, the four song Sweet Guitar Solos after some folk/country tendencies on their EP, Big Fall. On their new EP, they unquestionably seem to have arrived where they needed to be, so whoever gave them those instructions did a fairly excellent job. From a four-piece lineup to a seven-piece band... read full bio
James Page, a British singer-songwriter, performs and records sophisticated, frequently moody indie music under the moniker Sivu. Page, who was up in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, spent his teen years playing bass in punk and indie bands before relocating to London to broaden his musical experiences. When he met Charlie Andrew, the producer of Alt-J, he had already started discreetly working on... read full bio
Snapped Ankles is a London-based post-punk band that has been making waves in the music industry since its formation in 2011. The group's unique sound is a combination of post-punk, performance art, and art rock, which has earned them a cult following among music enthusiasts. The band members' identities are shrouded in mystery as they perform in ghillie suits and... read full bio
Skylight is a South African pop-rock band that has been spreading a message of peace and love since their formation in Johannesburg in 2009. The trio, Gregory Jorden, Bradley Cumming, and Peter Klein, met while playing Christmas carols in 2008 and started writing music together, eventually forming Skylight, a name that symbolizes bringing light into people's lives. The band gained recognition... read full bio
The Word is a blues/jam rock ensemble made up of Robert Randolph, the gospel/pedal steel sensation John Medeski, the Dickinson brothers, Chris Chew and one-third of the jazz-funk trio Medeski, Martin & Wood, who together made up North Mississippi Allstars (of the famed Sacred Steel series on Arhoolie and his Family Band). The gospel album, which the Dickinsons and Medeski had... read full bio
Rebuke is the best option if you want to make an entrance with a splash. The most exciting new artist in years has arrived thanks to a project born in the scorching environments of the Irish underground club and rave scene. Rebuke is a producer and DJ coming up with something fresh and genuinely intriguing. House, techno and rave tracks from the... read full bio
Powerful alt-rock artist LYELL is on a quest to inspire moments of profound understanding in those around her. She strives to create a landing zone for everyone with her distinctive vocals and songs about feminism, mental health and messages to the misfits. Her most recent song earned her a spot on Spotify's "All New Rock" and "5 New Music Friday" playlists as... read full bio
