Just over halfway through the first song on the band's appropriately named debut full-length, This Place You Know, One Step Closer frontman Ryan Savitski yells out this assertion. Home may be a reassuring location, a solid foundation to which you can always return, but when you start to lose the tangible and symbolic elements that bind it together, the idea... read full bio
OOIOO, a Japanese band, started their group on accident. When asked to do a photo shoot as a fake band for a magazine, founder Yoshimi P-We gathered her friends. After a successful shoot, Yoshimi and her friends decided to make the band a real thing. Their sound is experimental, delivering a mix of tribal, psychedelic, and rock elements to listeners... read full bio
Operators is a band led by Dan Boeckner, a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been a member of various bands which include Handsome Furs, Wolf Parade, and Atlas Strategic. Since starting Operators, the band has gone on to release their debut EP off of Last Gang Records. Since then, they’ve followed their EP with two albums; “Blue Wave,” and... read full bio
Opeth is a Swedish progressive metal/rock band, formed in Stockholm in 1990 by lead vocalist David Isberg. Despite the band's frequent personnel changes, Opeth has remained a force to be reckoned with in the metal world. After the departure of Isberg in 1992, Mikael Åkerfeldt took over as Opeth's frontman and primary songwriter, and has been the only constant member... read full bio
Originating from the West Midlands, Orange River Remedy compose, record, and perform music that is frequently infused with nostalgia from the 1960s and 1970s. They infuse psychedelic, three-part harmonies, and strong guitars into a fantastic modern, post-pandemic age. They have recently opened for acts like Dub Pistols and Tankus The Henge while touring the UK. As a relatively young band, the... read full bio
Orbit Culture is a dynamic Swedish melodic death metal band hailing from the town of Eksjö, consisting of Niklas Karlsson on vocals and guitar, Richard Hansson on guitar, Fredrik Lennartsson on bass, and Christopher Wallerstedt on drums. Formed in 2013, the band started as a small group between Karlsson and Maximilian Zinsmeister, who later recruited fellow members Markus Bladh on... read full bio
Orchid always possessed a mixture of unresolvable tension between proto-electroclash and staunch/arch integrity, a reluctance to settle for extreme striving, and drive to surpass whatever one got. The other half of Orchid was a tribute to anarchy, endlessly propulsive. The notches on a person's library card likely determine whether they prefer one side over the other. However, the band as... read full bio
Goose members Rich Mitarotonda (vocals, guitar), Peter Anspach (vocals, guitar), and Jeff Arevalo (upright bass) make up the acoustic trio known as Orebolo. Particularly as a result of several virtual festival performances and a well-received performance at Lockn' Presents FRED The Festival, Orebolo has amassed a devoted fan base across the country. The three band members, who shared a residence... read full bio
These guys are not only the real thing, they collectively brought the blues back from oblivion during the early Eighties. It was their collaborations with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd that brought a good chunk of the public around to appreciate the real honest-to-goodness blues. After creating platinum albums and playing themselves in the flicks, Blues Brothers and Blues Brothers... read full bio
"The band's name was inspired by the legendary City of New Orleans as Orleans perfected its recipe of eclectic material, including R&B seasoned with Cajun and second line roots; Alan Toussaint, Neville Brothers and Meters tunes were among the mix. The quartet's music evolved and refined in a more mainstream direction as they developed their unique rock/pop sound. After signing... read full bio
Jade Lilitri's angst-filled lyrics and melodic rock guitars as Oso Oso are influenced by Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, Death Cab for Cutie and other emo-pop artists. He assembled a band for Oso Oso's second studio album, Basking in the Glow, which marked the project's entry onto the Billboard Heatseekers and independent album charts after releasing Real Stories of True People... read full bio
Oteil Burbridge, a bassist who has won two Grammy awards, has been traveling and recording for more than three decades. He is a founding member of the Col. Bruce Hampton-starring Aquarium Rescue Unit, a cult classic that has withstood the test of time. As a result, he joined The Allman Brothers Band and has received two Grammy nominations for best rock instrumental for... read full bio
Indie rock band Other Lives is based out of Stillwater, Oklahoma, comprised of Jesse Tabish, Jonathon Mooney, and John Onstott. The band used to be called Kunek but later settled on the name Other Lives. The band released a self-titled album under TBD Records, and their song “For 12” has been named “Today’s Top Tune” by KCRW radio. Other Lives... read full bio
The melodic modern Hard-Rock outfit Otherwise formed up in Las Vegas, Nevada USA, by lead vocalist Adrian Patrick and guitarist Ted Carrasco. The two college drop-outs spent countless hours searching for the right players and finally, twelve months later, they hired Patrick's younger brother, guitarist Ryan Patrick, bassist D.W. King and drummer Alan Doucette to round out the line-up. The... read full bio
Otzeki is an electronic dance/rock duo comprised of two artists and cousins, Mike and Joel. Based in London, the duo got started their musical journey as young kids, writing blues songs, of all things, often influenced by the work of artists such as Jimi Hendrix and Tom Waits. As time went on, Mike and Joel realized that music was their... read full bio
Our Lady Peace's climb to popularity has been less than serene! Our Lady Peace, a Toronto based band, were established when vocalist Raine Maida answered a classified ad. Our Lady Peace has never pursued an independent music career. They participated in a few seminars and conferences focused on the music industry, produced a demo consisting of three songs, and eventually... read full bio
Our Last Night is a post-hardcore band from New Hampshire, USA, formed in 2004. The band comprises brothers Trevor and Matthew Wentworth, and Timothy Molloy. The trio gained fame for their unique covers of popular pop songs in the post-hardcore and alternative metal genres. In 2004, the Wentworth brothers founded the band, and after some lineup changes, the group was completed... read full bio
The Outlaw Apostles are a group of young, ambitious up-and-comers from the Muscle Shoals area. The Muscle Shoals music scene is home to young yet seasoned veterans like Bay Simpson, Evan Lane and Christian White. They got started with the goal of bringing authentic songs performed by authentic artists singing authentic three and four-part harmonies back to the forefront of contemporary music.... read full bio
Overkill is synonymous with power, precision and perseverance. Across three decades, the pioneering powerhouse has shaped, refined and steadily broadened a determined style of blue collar power metal, soaring melodic hard rock and genre-defining thrash built from steadfast, muscular pulls at their own proverbial bootstraps. Overkill continues to power ahead through the changing musical landscape, trends be damned, and has... read full bio
The King of Whys is the first album in Owen's two-decade-plus career that was wholly produced outside of the greater Chicagoland region. Owen is the celebrated solo musical persona of singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Mike Kinsella. The record, which S. Carey produced over the course of 18 days at April Base Studios in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, is Owen's most inventive and moving to... read full bio
