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Neal Weiss had what’s essentially the usual San Fernando Valley suburban upbringing — think Question Years, but fast-forward in regards to a 10 years. Punk and fresh wave served because the soundtrack to his teenage years. Hooked by a mature brother’s Clash, Jam, X, and Elvis Costello LPs in early …

The expansive melodic rock of Soular was created in 2002 from a collaboration between longtime friends Marsh Shamburger (vocals, keys, guitar) and Jared Ashcraft (bass, vocals). Located in Albuquerque, NM, the people added drummer Ian Byrd in 2003 and released their self-titled debut immediately after, whose solitary “Why” received some …

Created in 2001, London-based space rock and roll/chamber pop collective Flotation Plaything Caution combine the earnestness from the Flaming Lip area using the melodic assault of Air flow. The English quintet comprises of frontman Donald Drusky, drummer Don LeCannes, Magnesi Rish, Benedict L. Maidsaver, and Victoria W. Vest. Flotation Plaything …

The indie pop group Mascott was led by singer/guitarist Kendall Jane Meade, formerly of Juicy. From then on band disbanded within the wake of the 1996 record Olive Juicy, Meade relocated from NEW YORK to her indigenous Detroit to story her following move; weeks afterwards she was asked to try …

After meeting at Vanderbilt School where both were psychology majors, Darren Richard and Charles Kim began playing jointly in 1990. They supported a lady jazz vocalist in Nashville-area night clubs before shifting to Chicago and developing Pinetop Seven in 1994. A calendar year later, they documented their eponymous debut within …

Although Venezuelan-born, Miami-bred guitarist and lead singer of Mellowdrone, Jonathan Bates, have been playing the instrument since a kid, it wasn’t until he surely got to Berklee School of Music that he realized he was just a technically proficient guitarist, and didn’t actually know very much about music. At age …

Mixing spacious, dramatic instrumentation using the rootsy twang of the alt-country outfit, Pleasant Grove took main in the past due ’90s. Marcus Striplin and Bret Egner distributed frontman duties right away — both of these qualified vocalists and guitarists within their personal right — as well as the Dallas-based quintet …

The lo-fi experimental outfit Country wide Eye came collectively in 2002 whilst every member attended college in Colorado. Jeff Like, Doug Kirby, Richard Flom, and William Baggott received a four-track recorder by way of a friend and nearly instantly the foursome found out themselves enthusiastic about it. Various sound collages …

Denton, TX-based vocalist/songwriter Robert Gomez can be an accomplished guitarist, having studied and played Cuban electric guitar with Nelson Gonzalez. Besides executing with the kid group Septeto Habañero, Gomez in addition has toured using the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and performed schedules in Spain, Turkey, as well …

After many years fronting the acoustic duo referred to as Tattle Story, vocalist Jen Real wood parted ways through the band and her hometown of Seattle in 1996 for Santa Cruz, California. During her yearlong tenure, she documented several heartfelt pop tracks that only contains her and her classical guitar. …