Shinedown's Brent Smith and guitarist Zach Myers' secondary project is an acoustic one called Smith & Myers. The duo released Volume 1, their debut album, which had a mixture of passionate original songs and covers. The idea for the initiative came from the Florida band's marketing representative at Atlantic Records, who proposed they run an internet competition where fans could suggest... read full bio
Irish indie music group NewDad hails from Galway. NME magazine has compared their sound to The Cure, Beabadoobee and Just Mustard. "The band radiates individuality with sardonic but honest songs, vibrant visual components and profound messages about coping with the, albeit harsh, formative experiences," noted Atwood Magazine of the group. The band has performed at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris, the... read full bio
Australian singer-songwriter Matthew John "Matt" Corby is someone who began his career at the age of 16 on a reality TV talent show and has undoubtedly carved out a special path. Before moving to London and signing with famed UK indie label Communion, he independently published his debut EP, "Song For...," which caught the attention of the company's owner, Ben Lovett... read full bio
Patty Walters and Ronald Ish's international pop-rock group As It Is made a splash with the singles Okay and Never Happy, Ever After. The Great Depression, a concept film, was what they brought back. The band released the tracks as a series of four EPs after reimagining the entire album in a brave and ambitious manner. With their fourth album,... read full bio
The LaFontaines are a Scottish indie rap-rock trio who progressively gained a reputation as one of the best live acts in the country by fusing influences from classic rock and R&B, hip-hop, pop and soul to create a distinctive sound. The LaFontaines were founded by Kerr Okan on vocals, Iain Findlay and Darren McCaughey on guitars, Anna Smith on bass, Jamie Keenan... read full bio
Welsh-American rock group No Devotion was founded in Cardiff and Pontypridd. Stu Richardson, Lee Gaze and American vocalist Geoff Rickly of the band Thursday, who were formerly in the Welsh band Lostprophets, make up the group at the moment. Dave Fridmann produced the band's debut album Permanence, which featured the hits "Stay," "10,000 Summers," "Addition" and "Permanent Sunlight." The album's remaining drum... read full bio
Texan Danny Lee Blackwell is the creator of Night Beats. The band's R&B-inspired Western Psychedelic sound is a reckoning, a shoot-out at dawn and the ear-splitting peel-out that leaves nothing but a cloud of red dust in its wake. It has been called the soundtrack of a generation. Over the years, Night Beats has established a reputation as one of the best... read full bio
Welsh pop-punks Neck Deep were started as a do-it-yourself band by guitarist Lloyd Roberts and singer Ben Barlow. They launched their first EP, Rain, after experimenting with a number of self-uploaded web tracks. Neck Deep, one of the pop-punk revival artists, claimed Fall Out Boy, New Found Glory and Sum 41 as influences while delivering a modernized take on the genre's traditional... read full bio
On their second full-length album, No Good Left To Give [Fearless Records], Movements realize the full scope of their storytelling, musicianship and vision while reflecting on the personal transformations they have experienced over the past five quick years. Along with exploring the emotional ups and downs of relationships, the music also examines loss, love, intimacy, mental health and other topics through a... 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
Meet Pacific Avenue, a group of friends from a tiny town that play loud, lovable indie rock. Many aspects of the palpable happiness in "Easy Love" can be attributed to the way Pacific Avenue has functioned as a group ever since their inception. Their formation as a band, according to drummer Dom (who you may recognize from his performances with Australian... read full bio
MURS from Los Angeles has achieved a wide range of achievement on his own. Early collaborations with the legendary Living Legends and 3 Melancholy Gypsys paved the foundation for MURS' illustrious career in music. The West Coast representative would build his critically praised discography, which included MURS 3:16 The 9th Wonder Edition, using this unmatched crash lesson in independent hip hop. A new... read full bio
Nicholas DiSalvo, Jack Donovan, Michael Risberg and Georg Edert are among the elders. Using progressive elements, evocative soundscapes and strong psychedelic sounds, Elder is a genre-defying rock band. A mainstay of the stoner/doom genre since the mid-aughts, the band has altered its sound over the course of five albums to become one of the most distinctive voices in the underground rock scene. With... read full bio
Phil Lesh and Friends is an American rock band founded and headed by Phil Lesh, a former Grateful Dead bassist. Phil & Friends is not a standard band in the sense that the moniker has been used by multiple different lineups of performers, including members of Phish, the Black Crowes and the Allman Brothers Band. The Phil & Friends idea investigates and interprets... read full bio
Richard Ashcroft embodies British cool. Ashcroft, like Syd Barrett or Nick Drake before him, Pete Doherty and Alex Turner after him, is one of those rare rock eccentrics; the kind of imaginative spirit that has made England one of its greatest musical exports. Ashcroft was the hallmark voice of 90s English pop music as the frontman of The Verve. The... read full bio
Black Star Riders was founded by Gorham, lead vocalist/guitarist Ricky Warwick, co-lead guitarist Damon Johnson and bassist Marco Mendoza of Thin Lizzy, as well as Jimmy DeGrasso, a former drummer for Megadeth and Alice Cooper. All Hell Breaks Loose, the band's debut album, was published and received overwhelmingly positive reviews from Classic Rock, MOJO, Metal Hammer and Kerrang! Black Star Riders are genetically... read full bio
Together with their cousin Trea Swindle, Danica and Devynn Hart make up Chapel Hart, and they have already shown that they are strong contenders. These women have discovered a way to convey their Louisiana sass and Mississippi heritage with listeners all across the world. Witness the band's development from a handful of kids who performed together in Hart's Chapel to... read full bio
Deborah Bonham has made a name for herself as one of the best blues, rock and soul vocalists the UK has ever produced throughout the course of a remarkable career. She has consistently followed while simultaneously receiving accolades for a run of highly acclaimed original album releases, enthralling standing ovation concert performances at the Royal Albert Hall, London Palladium and on the... read full bio
A brand-new EP titled "The Beginning Of New Endings" has been announced by likable alternative rockers MADINA LAKE. Mateo Camargo (guitar, programming), a member of the band, produced the 5-track album. After a protracted break and in the middle of a worldwide epidemic, MADINA LAKE abruptly released their furious new single, "Playing With Fire." The third CD they had released, "World... read full bio
In New Jersey, Michael Romeo founded Symphony X. Later that year, they launched their self-titled debut. The Damnation Game, a sequel, was released the following year. The Divine Wings of Tragedy, their following album, was well lauded when it was released. This album received both critical acclaim and became the group's greatest selling album to date. The band went to... read full bio
