The Wombats are an indie alternative rock band from Liverpool. Comprised of members Dan Haggis, Tord Overland Knudsen, and Matthew Murphy, the band combines vocals, guitar, drums, and bass to create their unique sound. Having sold over one million copies of their albums worldwide, The Wombats are a staple in alternative rock music. The group members met while attending university,... read full bio
The Wonder Years is one of the hottest pop punk bands in the world. Some of their most popular songs include “My Geraldine Lies Over the Delaware”, “Melrose Diner”, “Don’t Let Me Cave In”, “Came Out Swinging”, “Local Man Ruins Everything”, “Living Room Song”, “Passing Through a Screen Door”, “There, There”, “Dismantling Summer”, “Cardinals”, “Cigarettes & Saints”, and “Stained Glass... read full bio
Matt Vinson, a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, works alone as The Wonderfool. In the years after starting The Wonderfool while still a student at Ohio University, Vinson has collaborated with the indie folk band CAAMP and released three recordings under the name. Vinson played every instrument on The Wonderfool's prior records individually, building the album around his upbeat modern folk tunes... read full bio
After pursuing solo music careers for fifteen years, The Wood Brothers (Chris and Oliver Wood) decided to combine their songwriting and instrumental talents to form a group together, later adding on multi-instrumentalist Jano Rix. They signed with Blue Note Records, releasing Ways Not to Lose and Loaded under the label. Ways Not to Lose became the Amazon.com editors number one... 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
The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die blends driving, emotionally raw songwriting with electronic elements and the drawn-out atmospheres of groups like Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Explosions in the Sky to create one of the more dynamic bands to emerge from the new wave of emo that started in the late 2000s... read full bio
The Wrecks are an indie rock band with Los Angeles as their home base. This four-piece, who have drawn inspiration from bands like The Pixies, The Strokes, Weezer and Vampire Weekend, isn't afraid to mix choruses that are unquestionably catchy with lyrics and vocals that have underlying substance and a certain peculiarity that give them their fresh, distinct sound. The band unexpectedly... read full bio
The Wytches are an English rock band from Peterborough, England, who are now based in Brighton, England. The band consists of members Kristian Bell, Gianni Honey, Daniel Rumsey and Mark Breed. Bell and Honey had previously played together in The Crooked Canes and the duo later moved to Brighton to go to school and later formed The Wytches. Since then,... read full bio
The xx are a Mercury Prize-winning trio who arrived with their brilliant debut single ""Crystalised."" Their very first album, self-titled xx, was released to great critical praise, and produced music that was used frequently throughout television and in the media. Coexist, their follow-up, is largely inspired by electronic dance music. Touching on themes of heartbreak, loneliness, and intimacy, the album... read full bio
The Yacht Rock Revue is the best tribute to '70s light rock ever presented anywhere and the Greatest Show on Surf. Ever. Fans all over the country have been mesmerized by their accurate covers of Hall & Oates, Michael McDonald, Steely Dan, and the other songs from the Time-Life Infomercial Catalog. They have, of course, taken their act to the... read full bio
The Yacht Rock Revue is the Greatest Show on Surf and the finest tribute to ‘70s light rock to ever perform anywhere. Ever. Their spot-on renditions of Hall & Oates, Michael McDonald, Steely Dan, and the rest of the Time-Life Infomercial Catalog have enthralled fans across the United States. It goes without saying they have taken their act to the... read full bio
The Young Escape is a Christian EDM indie-pop band that consists of siblings Ryan, McKenna, Kyrsten, and Luke Johns. The group is best known for their singles, “Good Life” which peaked at number 35 on the US Christian charts and “Love Me Like You”, which peaked at number 27 on the US Christian Airplay charts. They have also released the... read full bio
The rock group The Young Evils, from Seattle, Washington, is a great example of how final results frequently diverge significantly from original plans. Troy Nelson and Mackenzie Mercer, coworkers at a record store, started The Young Evils as a fun, Vaselines-inspired pop duo. However, they no longer sound anything like that group. The Brooklyn-based band extended their sound after their... read full bio
The Zawose Queens' music exudes fire and enthusiasm. The sound of the ancestors' vibrations may be heard in the soaring chizeze fiddle, the buzzing illimba thumb piano, the chattering and thunderous ngoma drums and the deep, high and ethereal vocals. Their synthesis of organic, harmonic and contemporary electronic elements, influenced by dance, embodies a relationship to nature, ceremony and tradition. There are lyrics that... read full bio
The Zolas are a Canadian indie rock band based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, that consists of members Zachary Gray, Tom Dobrzanski, Cody Hiles, Dwight Abell, and Tom Heuckendorff. The group was originally formed by Gray and Dobrzanski, who were previously performing together in the band Lotus Child. From there, they went on to release their debut studio album, “Tic... read full bio
The Zombies are an English rock band, formed in St Albans and led by Rod Argent (piano, organ and vocals) and Colin Blunstone (vocals). The group scored British and American hits with She's Not There"". In the US, two further singles, ""Tell Her No"" and ""Time of the Season"", were also successful. Their album Odessey and Oracle, composed of twelve... read full bio
David McCabe, a singer and guitarist, along with lead guitarist Boyan Chowdhury, bassist Russell Pritchard, drummer Sean Payne and saxophone Abi Harding founded the band The Zutons in Liverpool, England. The Coral's record label, Deltasonic, signed the group, who then issued their first single, "Devil's Deal," followed by "Creepin' an' a Crawlin'." With a new song, "Pressure Point," the band then... read full bio
"R&B singer/songwriter and producer Terius Youngdell Nash, better known as the-Dream, was born in Rockingham, North Carolina, but moved to Atlanta, Georgia at age 3. His singing career didn't pick up right away, but he found success in selling song lyrics after he met R&B producer Laney Stewart. He wrote songs for many artists including Britney Spears/Madonna with their... read full bio
Thea Vidale is an American comedian and actress perhaps best remembered for her primetime ABC sitcom ""Thea"" for which she was nominated for a People's Choice Award. Formerly a wisecracking, working-class waitress in Pasadena, Texas, Vidale made her stage debut at a local comedy club's amateur night. Soon after, she found herself starring in Edinburgh, Scotland's ""Fringe Festival,"" the prestigious... read full bio
Since banding together in 2012, psychedelic cumbia-punk quartet Thee Commons have made waves in and around their hometown of East LA. Featuring los hermanos Pacheco and one of several lively session bassists and recently added saxophonist, these romp ‘n’ rollers have managed not only to marry two unlikely genres -- world’s apart -- in perfect pastiche harmony but also are... read full bio
