Blessed Michael Jude Christodal in Massachusetts, vocalist/songwriter Jude was raised with music. The kid of a specialist musician, Jude gained a qualification in school of thought and by method of Charleston, SC, he discovered himself in LA working menial careers (dishwasher, janitor, delivery guy, postal employee) before ultimately catching the …

Brooklyn pianist and vocalist/songwriter Lee Feldman could just be the musically older and wiser kin from the artistically witty Ben Folds, for both are romantics gushing with self-loathing, dread, and pondering like queries. Alas, such despair produces quick, punchy pop music. Jazz and classically qualified, Feldman gracefully actions in to …

Although Tennessee-based pop quartet Liquid Ounces under no circumstances escaped the darkness of Ben Folds Five throughout their brief lifespan, both groups share just prominent piano, Southern root base, and an affinity for ’70s pop/rock. Unlike Folds’ strained “take a look at me” cleverness, ivories-tickling head Seth Timbs doesn’t pull …

Vocalists Nicole Pinto and Satski Ohtake comprise the glossy new influx/synth-pop duo Crème personally Blush. Both came collectively in fall 1999 while learning in Japan, and there Crème Blush examined their lush, dance-pop sound by playing displays around Tokyo. The brand new millennium, though, would provide them back again to …

Shaped in Omaha, NE, in 1992 (but since relocating to Chapel Hill, NC) by multi-instrumentalists/songwriters Jeff Carlson and Doug Edmunds, Gladhands offers seen a sluggish rise to nationwide prominence. They debuted having a self-released cassette, Excellent Charade, which captivated the attention of varied indie brands. The band resolved on Big …

Although mainly known for his use My Morning Jacket, Carl Broemel became an in-demand guitarist through the early 2000s, appearing about albums simply by everyone from Delta Spirit to Bobby Bare, Jr. He also released a solo profession with All Parrots State, an eclectic alt-country recording released this year 2010. …

Using a collective love of Ben Folds as well as the Beatles, the indie pop foursome THAT IS Me Smiling surfaced in the western suburbs of Chicago in 2005 release a their sweetly melodic self-titled debut through local indie The Vinyl Summer. Vocalist/guitarist Dan Duszynski, keyboardist/vocalist Sheldon Miller, bassist Matt …

Since its inception, Waking Ashland — drawing a lot of its sound from Ben Folds — has mainly centered around vocalist/keyboardist Jonathan Jones and guitarist Ryan Lallier, who originally formed the band alongside drummer Thomas Lee in November 2003 while all three were music majors at California State University. Robert …

The crew from the Starship Organization no more soars with the galaxy beneath the command of Captain Adam T. Kirk, however they continue steadily to inhabit the airwaves on several pop and rock and roll recordings. The Vulcan Mr. Spock, aka Leonard Nimoy, Lieutenant Uhura, aka Nichelle Nichols, and many …

The roots towards the warm, piano-peppered pop/rock songs of Until June were sown in Phoenix, when brothers Josh and Dan Ballard (vocals/piano and guitar, respectively) began writing songs jointly in senior high school. Acquiring influence from famous brands Ben Folds and Coldplay — and just a couple years aside in …