October 28, 2023
Biography
The Spaniels are most widely known because of their massive 1954 hit, “Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight” (number five R&B). These were the initial effective Midwestern R&B group, via Gary, Indiana by method of Chicago. Business lead vocalist Adam “Pookie” Hudson was a elegant business lead singer who inspired many who emerged …
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October 28, 2023
Biography
An indie music group away of Silverlake, CA, that mixes a garage area rock advantage with radio-friendly melodies and a grunge sensibility, Styles of CARS were shaped after singer, guitarist, and songwriter Dylan Callaghan dissolved his earlier band, Champ, and began dealing with bassist Dale Zyla and drummer Josh Grolemund. …
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October 27, 2023
Biography
Since their inception in 1971, the Seldom Scene have thrived on playing bluegrass just a little differently than everybody else. If various other bands utilized a fiddler, the Seldom Picture utilized a Dobro; if others relied on previous standards, the Rarely Picture played rock and roll classics like J.J. Cale’s …
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October 27, 2023
Biography
Founded in 1957 by John McNally (guitar/vocals), the Searchers had been originally among a large number of skiffle teams created in the wake of Lonnie Donegan’s success with “Rock and roll Island Range.” The Searchers’ instant competitors included rings like the Wreckers as well as the Confederates, both led by …
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October 27, 2023
Biography
Contrary to public opinion, the Rip Chords were actually a genuine group, a duo featuring Ernie Bringas and Phil Stewart, overdubbed right into a larger group sound simply by manufacturer Terry Melcher and his partner, Bruce Johnston. After two failed singles, Melcher and Johnston overran the business lead performing reins …
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October 27, 2023
Biography
Basically the project of singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Luke Steele and a revolving cast of supporting musicians, Perth, European Australia’s the Sleepy Jackson mixed from electro-pop to alt-country to soaring, George Harrison-esque play their music. The boy of blues vocalist Rick Steele, Luke Steele was raised inside a musical house, but …
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October 27, 2023
Biography
Formed in the first ’80s in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Mint Condition started as lead vocalist Stokley Williams, guitarist Homer O’Dell, keyboardist Larry Waddell, keyboardist/saxophonist Jeff Allen, keyboardist/guitarist Keri Lewis, and guitarist/bassist Rick Kinchen. The six talented music artists combined a number of affects and encounters to form their personal sound. Williams …
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October 27, 2023
Biography
Rising through the ashes of the favorite Bay Area lo-fi psychedelic collective the Shimmer Babies Underpop Association, the newly minted Culture of Rockets mix indie rock and roll, folk, and nation right into a reverb-heavy design of chamber folk that tips its head wear to functions as diverse as Galaxie …
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October 26, 2023
Biography
Named after an excellent red hair dye, Detroit’s Outrageous Cherry mixes garage area rock and roll, psychedelic and indie pop right into a timeless yet distinctive sound. The music group started being a documenting task in 1992 but blossomed right into a full-fledged group when vocalist/guitarist/manufacturer Matthew Smith (who also …
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October 26, 2023
Biography
Seminal radio DJ, artist, producer, and TV host Mikey Dread could be best-known in the U.S. for his use old college punk heroes the Clash, however in his Jamaican and used British house, his legacy sometimes appears as a lot more than that. Created in 1954, in Slot Antonio, Jamaica, …
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