Godspeed You! Black Emperor is a Canadian rock experimental collective that is based out of Montreal, Quebec. The collective currently consists of Efrim Menuck, Mauro Pezzente, Mike Moya, Sophie Trudeau, Thierry Amar, David Bryant, Karl Lemieux, Aidan Girt, and Tim Herzog. Godspeed You! Black Emperor was originally formed by Menuck, Moya, and Pezzente. They formed together after working as a... read full bio
Future Bible Heroes is an American indie-pop band from Boston, Massachusetts, that consists of members Stephin Merritt, Claudia Gonson and Chris Ewan. Future Bible Heroes is led by Merritt who is known for also being the leader and founder of the pop band The Magnetic Fields. Future Bible Heroes rose to fame with the release of their debut album, “Memories... read full bio
The Frames is an Irish rock band based out of Dublin, Ireland, that currently consists of members Glen Hansard, Joe Doyle, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Rob Bochnik, and Dave Hingerty. The Frames formed in the early 90’s and was formed by various rock ‘n’ roll artists. After their formation, The Frames went on to release their debut album, “Another Love... read full bio
Eric Bachmann, also known as Barry Black, is an American musician and producer who is best known for being the lead singer of the indie rock band Crooked Fingers, and the lead singer of the rock band Archers of Loaf. Bachmann was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and he grew up in cities which include Asheville, Greenville, Nashville, and St.... read full bio
Eleventh Dream Day is an American alternative rock band from Chicago, Illinois, that consists of members Rick Rizzo, Janet Beveridge Bean, Doug McCombs, Mark Greenberg, and Jim Elkington. The band was formed by Rizzo and Bean where they were both performing in different bands. From there, the duo moved to Chicago where they added in other members of the band... read full bio
Thao & the Get Down Stay Down is an American folk rock band that consists of members Thao Nguyen, Adam Thompson, Charlie Glenn, Jason Slota, and Johanna Kunin. The band was formed in Falls Church, Virginia, after Nguyen met Thompson while studying at College of William & Mary. Both artists were previously performing in different bands and later, Thompson was... read full bio
The Swell Season is a folk-rock duo that consists of members Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. The duo began their career after being asked by a Czech film director to record songs for an upcoming film, “Beauty in Trouble,” that he was directing. From there, the duo began working together on songs that then became their self-titled debut studio album.... read full bio
Shearwater is an American indie-rock band from Austin, Texas, that consists of members Jonathan Meiburg, Lucas Oswald, Emily Lee, Sadie Powers, and Josh Halpern. Shearwater was founded by Meiburg as well as former member Will Sheff, as an outlet for collaboration. This led them to release their debut studio album shortly after, “The Dissolving Room.” They followed up that album... read full bio
Nubya Garcia is a British jazz musician, composer, and bandleader from London, England. Garcia began learning how to play music at a local Saturday music center at five years old with her siblings. She went on to learn how to play the violin and then the viola at the London Schools Symphony Orchestra. While growing up, she learned all types... read full bio
Michael Gordon, better known as his stage name, Mk.gee, is an American alternative-indie artist based out of Los Angeles, California. While growing up, Mk.gee always had a passion for music and began playing the piano and writing piano pieces when he was about seven years old. While branching out and forming his own music, Mk.gee found influence in artists such... read full bio
Marketa Irglova is a Czech singer-songwriter, actress, and musician who plays the piano, guitar, and mandolin. Irglova performs a mixture of pop, folk, and rock music and as an actress, she is known for starring in the film “Once,” which earned her an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song “Falling Slowly.” Irglova was born in Valasske Mezirici,... read full bio
Man or Astro-man Is an American surf rock band that was formed in Auburn, Alabama, and consists of members Brian “Birdstuff” Teasley, Brian “Star Crunch” Causey, and Robert “Coco the Electronic Monkey Wizard” del Bueno. After the formation of Man or Astro-man The group went on to release “Possession by Remote Control” and the following year released their debut album,... read full bio
Loma is an alternative band that consists of members Emily Cross, Dan Duszynski, and Jonathan Meiburg. The trio met while all on tour and decided to reunite later and begin creating music. They later met up again in Dripping Springs, Texas, and began recording their debut album. They then released their self-titled debut studio album which featured the hit song... read full bio
Kelly Hogan is an American singer-songwriter who performs a mixture of alternative, country, jazz and pop as a solo artist, and who is also known for her work with Neko Case as part of her backing band. Hogan was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and while growing up, had a deep love for country music. She was really shy as a... read full bio
Jukebox the Ghost is an American power pop band is based out of Washington, D.C. and consists of members Ben Thornewill, Tommy Siegel and Jesse Kristin. The trio met while studying at George Washington University and from there, they formed a band originally named The Sunday Mail, which changed to Jukebox the Ghost a few years later. After making their... read full bio
Josiah Johnson is an American singer-songwriter who is best known for being a co-founding member of the band, The Head and the Heart, and who has recently branched out into his own solo career. Johnson performs a mixture of music which is alternative, indie, folk, rock, and soul. Johnson has previously studied math and computer science and during his time... read full bio
Jose James is an American musician, composer, and bandleader who performs music which is a mixture of modern jazz, hip-hop and neo soul. James was born in Minneapois, Minnesota, and he began his career studying at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. After studying jazz, James went on to release his debut studio album, “The Dreamer,” through Brownswood... read full bio
John Medeski is an American jazz musician and composer from Louisville, Kentucky. Medeski is best known for being a member of the avant-garde jazz scene in New York and has also been a member of Medeski Martin & Wood. Medeski began learning how to play in the piano as a child at only five years old and as he grew... read full bio
Jean-Michel Blais is a Canadian composer and pianist from Nicolet, Quebec. While growing up, Blais found his love for music from his parents; his father would sing and his mother played the organ. As a teenager, Blais went on to begin taking piano lessons and also studied at the Trois-Rivieres Music Conservatory but ended up leaving his studies after two... read full bio
Jaga Jazzist, also known as just Jaga, is a Norwegian experimental jazz-rock band that currently consists of members Martin Horntveth, Lars Horntveth, Marcus Forsgren, Even Ormestad, Andreas Mjos, Line Horntveth, Oystein Moen, and Erik Johannessen. Jaga Jazzist are based out of Tonsberg, Norway, and the group consists of a group of brothers who also play in the pop band The... read full bio
