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L.A.’s Flashpoint includes vocalist/songwriter Ollie Luttgenau, guitarists Dave Corsile and Tony De Matteo, bassist Chad Peterson, and drummer Kyle Stevenson. Their hard-hitting mixture of metallic, punk, and hardcore captured the interest of Ozzy Osbourne, who asked the group to become listed on his Ozzfest tour in 1999. This wide publicity …

The Atlanta-based rockabilly combo Cigar Shop Indians formed in 1993 following the breakup of frontman Ben Friedman’s previous band, the choice rockers IBM. After enlisting Jim “Low Notice” Lavender on acoustic guitar, Keith Perissi on bass, and Francis “Fast Pedal” Ferran on drums, the music group grew quickly from an …