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Orpheum Bell

Ann Arbor, MI-based Orpheum Bell describe their music as “nation & eastern,” referencing a combined mix of Americana and Eastern Western european influences. The music group was shaped after roommates Aaron Klein (vocals, banjo, acoustic guitar) and Serge vehicle der Voo (bass, percussion) fulfilled vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Merrill Hodnefield (vocals, …

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The Hangabouts

The Hangabouts certainly are a power pop trio based out of Southeast Michigan. Originally produced in the middle-2000s by multi-instrumentalists Gregory Addington and John Lowry, they released an EP, 2006’s The Odd Clutter, beneath the name Suburban Hi-Fi. Employed in a vintage pop-influenced design, their music recalled the crafty melodic …

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Suburbo

A stylistically diverse studio room project that includes elements of root base rock, nation, indie rock and roll, power pop, and consumer electronics, Suburbo may be the brainchild of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Burbo. Suburbo started as an outgrowth of the long-running task, the Chubb Periods Music group, a collaborative …

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Balancing Act

Offering bassists Matthew Henninger and Cameron McLaughlin, Michigan-based six-piece ensemble Balancing Work play a natural combination of funk, neo-soul, and groove jazz. Also showcasing the skills of guitarist Gjergji “George” Theka, drummer/vocalist Jonathan Ovalle, organist Joshua Shilling, and vocalists Madeline Davis and Angel Relationship, Balancing Take action released their self-titled …

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