Yes, Malakian and John Dolmayan of System of a Down achieved five consecutive platinum albums, including three #1s, and performed in front of packed audiences at festivals and concerts all over the world. He is serious when he says that he truly didn't feel like everyone was just going to bend down to this song just because he's Daron from... read full bio
The best tribute act in the nation to Jimmy Buffett, the Mayor of Margaritaville, is called Changes In Latitudes. With flying beach balls and leis, dancing conga lines, and entertainment for all, this highly regarded national band tours the nation. It's the ultimate beach party and is safe and enjoyable for everyone of any age. The band has played venues... read full bio
One new song per week for a year, written and recorded: the idea seems straightforward enough, but how about the execution Not that much, perhaps. Most bands are unable to complete ten or eleven tracks in that much time. Hell... I've lived on Earth for more than 12,000 days, yet I still haven't written a single hummable song. Combine the... read full bio
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
Quicksand is a band hailing from New York City, United States, who formed in the year 1990 and play post-hardcore music. Their first release, an EP with their own name, was followed by two albums on a big label: Slip and Manic Compression. The music of Fugazi and Helmet, two bands that play post-hardcore and alternative metal, has been compared... read full bio
Tony Stevens, a seasoned performer with Savoy Brown and an original founding member of Foghat, has put together a powerhouse blues-rock band that delivers an explosive live concert performance that is full of emotion and fire. SLOW RiDE is comprised of musicians who formerly played in bands such as Foghat, Savoy Brown, Hall and Oates, Rick Derringer, and Clarence Clemons... read full bio
In 2014, NBC's nationally syndicated program America's Got Talent was responsible for bringing the young rock cello phenomenon to the attention of people all around the world. The brothers' live rendition of the Jimi Hendrix classic song "Purple Haze" resulted in a video that went viral almost immediately and has received more than 10 million views on YouTube. After making... read full bio
The Pack A.D. is a Vancouver, British Columbia-based garage rock band from Canada. The Pack A.D. play garage rock with a wide range of influences, including pop, punk, psychedelic, polka new wave, and blues. They are well known for their spectacular live performances and their capacity to produce a big sound with just two players. The members of the 2006-founded... read full bio
A 2-hour stage production on the road called One Night of Queen pays homage to Queen's theatrical antics and music. Gary Mullen and The Works, a band led by the Freddie Mercury impersonator Gary Mullen, who won the talent competition Stars in Their Eyes with his vocal and visual impersonation of Mercury, sing it. Billy Moffat on bass, David Brockett... read full bio
Your musical diet will be more balanced thanks to Eggy. The band offers ageless material, both in terms of lyrics and musical arrangement, producing masterpieces deserving of continuous listening. Eggy draws inspiration from legends like Bruce Hornsby, CSNY, Herbie Hancock, and others. Their first album, "Watercolor Days," highlights the band's sophisticated taste and wide range of musical styles. Together, the quartet of... read full bio
American singer-songwriter and guitarist Matthew Stephen Ward hails from Portland, Oregon. Since 1999, Ward has released a total of ten studio albums, the majority of which have been distributed independently by Merge Records. His solo work consists of a mixture of analog Americana recordings with folk and blues influences. He performs as a solo artist as well as being a... read full bio
Chloe MK auditioned to be a part of The Voice's thirteenth season. She performed "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac during the blind auditions, which broadcasted on NBC. With Adam Levine abstaining, three of four judges—Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Hudson and Blake Shelton turned their chairs. She joined Miley's team and was later removed by her during the knockouts stage in favor of keeping Ashland Craft. The... read full bio
Billy Blair, a Texas native and distant relative of the great Edgar Allan Poe, decided what he wanted to do at the ripe old age of five after watching Sesame Street and KISS -- he wanted to be an actor. Additionally, he has a musical background. In Mexico in the early 1900s, his great-grandfather oversaw the performance of his huge band... read full bio
American rock group Rocket from the Crypt was founded in San Diego. After the release of their album Circa: Now!, the band received favorable reviews and the interest of a major record label, which resulted in a recording deal with Interscope Records. With the publication of the albums Scream, Dracula, Scream! and RFTC, along with a large number of vinyl singles and... read full bio
POLYSICS is a Japanese new wave/synth pop/punk/rock band, hailing from Tokyo. The band started in 1997 but got their big break in 1998 at a concert in Tokyo. They created high energy music, fusing conventional guitar music, with synthesized and computer-generated sound to create a unique mixture of punk and electro-pop. Their song lyrics often consist of... read full bio
The somber music of Mimicking Birds simultaneously evokes warmth and a general compassion for life without sounding amateurish or inviting you to a misery party. Consider galactic psych-folk with mystical melodies and themes based on universal logic, evolution and the infinity of the transient. Nate Lacy started Mimicking Birds as a solo endeavor. Later came Adam Trachsel on bass, Ian Luxton on guitar, Aaron Hanson... read full bio
Since 2012, The Guru Guru has been enjoying success in the realm of borderline rock by frenziedly blending angular guitars with dissonant, polyrhythmic beats, all of which are complemented by erratic and insane voices. While METZ, Pere Ubu, Deerhoof, The Jesus Lizard, The Mars Volta, and Andy Kaufman are all cited as influences, the indie-math-psycho-noise rulebook is blown apart, creating... read full bio
Dave Coutts provided the band's vocals, Dean DeLeo played guitar, Robert DeLeo played bass, and Eric Kretz was the band's bassist. Talk Show was an American alternative/hard rock band (drums). The band was essentially Stone Temple Pilots, with Coutts (who had previously been a member of the band Ten Inch Men) taking the place of Scott Weiland, who at the... read full bio
Canadian indie rock group Kiwi Jr. is located in Toronto, Ontario. The members of the group are Brian Murphy on guitar, Mike Walker on bass, Brohan Moore on drums, and Jeremy Gaudet on vocals. The view from their third album "Chopper" is as fuzzy as it gets: mission-oriented, both stealth and self-realized. You can hear their sorrow to all sorts... read full bio
