The Pogues, who played music that fused Irish lyricism and punk rock ferocity, came out of London. Their infectious rush of accordions, banjos and tin whistles was driven by a locked-tight rock'n'roll rhythm section and they won over a number of lifelong fans along the way, including Tom Waits, Bob Dylan and The Clash's Joe Strummer, who even briefly served as the band's... read full bio
Sometimes moving ahead best involves taking a step backward. William Ryan Key, the vocalist and guitarist for Yellowcard, accomplished this after the band's dissolution with the publication of his solo debut EP, THIRTEEN, on The Lone Tree Recordings. THIRTEEN finds Ryan in a new frame of mind with a sound that departs from the pop punk genre that Yellowcard helped... read full bio
Without roots, very few things can ever grow tall. Through The Roots' five members worked tirelessly for ten years to create their distinctive sound, a contemporary fusion of roots reggae, hip-hop, rock and electronic pop. The lads started out simply enough, organizing their own backyard concerts in college towns all around southern California. It's a sound that alludes to the band's... read full bio
First to arrive, Moe Berg immediately started a solo acoustic performance that he performed in every pub that would take him. While doing this, he met Johnny Sinclair, a resident of Saskatoon and the concept for TPOH started to take shape. The band started performing the Toronto region at that point after adding Winnipeg-born sisters Tam and Tasha Amabile for background... read full bio
Some things were simply made to endure. That can definitely be true about Joey Serlin and Daniel Greaves' relationship, who have collaborated musically for more than 30 years. As the lead guitarist and lead vocalist of The Watchmen, a band that would go on to become one of the most popular and successful Canadian acts of the decade and receive... read full bio
Danny Lopez and Rylan Whalen, the two founding members of the rock and roll group Harm & Ease, first met while they were in their freshman year of high school in Burlington, Ontario. They quickly started a musical connection in the expected suburbs. As an acoustic project, Harm & Ease was formally established, allowing the band to experiment with a... read full bio
The music of Julia Jacklin is strongly influenced by the dichotomy of casual crises. The Melbourne-born, Blue Mountains-raised singer/songwriter has established a frightening reputation as a straightforward lyricist since the release of her first album Don't Let the Kids Win. In songs that are stark and raw, free and humorous, she is unafraid to explore the boundaries of intimacy and... read full bio
From Austin, Texas, comes the instrumental quartet known as JaRon Marshall + the collective. It stars Michael Longoria (Bob Schneider, Patty Griffin), JaRon Marshall (Black Pumas), Brian Donohoe (Progger, Snarky Puppy) and Chris Loveland (Clunis). At Adrian Quesada's Electric Deluxe Recorders in Austin, Texas, they just recorded their debut album. They draw inspiration from contemporary spiritualists Kamasi Washington and Shabaka Hutchings... 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
Nativus, the band's original moniker, was created in Brasilia. It was made by student Alexandre Carlo during the time. Before the chance to record the first CD presented itself in Rio de Janeiro, it first made an appearance on the university circuit of the Federal Capital and gained distinction from the local scene. From that moment on, the band's history... read full bio
Rhoda Dakar started her musical career as the main vocalist with The Bodysnatchers, a 2Tone band made up entirely of women. Along with her solo efforts, she later recorded with The Specials, The Special AKA and Madness. She has seven gold albums and one silver album under her belt, among other musical endeavors. In addition to becoming a well-known DJ, Rhoda... read full bio
By incorporating hardcore techno, post-punk and dream pop, among other influences, Andy Stott has advanced from creating high-quality dub techno to exploring unique and more daring strains that have elicited emotions ranging from dread to exhilaration. A few years after releasing Merciless, his first full-length album, Stott took an abrupt left turn with Passed Me By and We Stay Together, two... read full bio
He was raised in the southern Ghanaian rainforest as a child before traveling up to the Frafra land in the northern Ghanaian savannah as a young kid. He was born to a Frafra father and an Akim mother. He was profoundly moved by the magnificent moments he encountered during the services at the local church while growing up in Namoo,... read full bio
Rapper Billy Woods resists easy classification; he cites Washington, D.C., as his hometown but has lived in New York City for the most of his life. He was the second child of a Jamaican scholar and a would-be Marxist revolutionary and while he was born in the United States, he spent much of his early years in Africa and the West... read full bio
Texan instrumental group Balmorhea is known for its harsh but bright pictures of emotional landscapes, defying simple classification. The ensemble has seven full-length albums to their credit, the most recent of which, The Wind, was their debut on the illustrious Deutsche Grammophon label. Balmorhea have played to audiences in cities such as Mexico City, China, Istanbul and Italy. They have... read full bio
Cody Kolodziejzyk, or Cody Ko, is a comedian, podcaster, rapper, and YouTuber who is incredibly well-known for his hilarious observations on online culture, people, and trends. Cody started out as a software engineer but eventually made the switch to the entertainment industry by showing his humorous skills on Vine, where he gained a significant following. He made a smooth move to YouTube once Vine closed down in 2017... read full bio
Jamie Grashion, a talented young producer who trained at Martin 'Youth' Glover's (Killing Joke, Paul McCartney, The Verve) Meridian studios and began his career as a recording and mixing engineer, goes by the moniker Cosmic Trigger. Peter Murphy, Jesus and the Mary Chain, Echo & The Bunnymen, Holly Cooke and a host of other well-known classical Indian and flamenco performers are... read full bio
The pair Crocodiles recently released Love Is Here (The End Is Near), their eighth album. They were the first American band to sign with Deaf Rock Records. The album communicates worldwide worry and sadness in an electrically charged manner. Charlie Rowell and Brandon Welchez, the band's creators, have been friends and musicians for 20 years, so they know how to overcome... read full bio
Like many other musicians before him, Cory Chisel was first introduced to the transformative potential of live performance and the power of song through the music he heard in church. His inherent poetic sensibility and lyrical range were also influenced by the gospel's rich vocabulary of loss and restoration. The American heartland, where Chisel is originally from, has an equally strong... read full bio
Byron The Aquarius' passion while discussing live frequencies is contagious. Byron is a keyboardist by trade and the top labels and producers in electronic music have long been captivated by his love of melody and harmony. Planets of Love, Byron's ten-track solo album, was published on BBE. He was playing keys in the studio with Kai Alce when he wasn't composing his... read full bio
