Mike Mains and The Branches is a pop-rock band based in Michigan. Since their conception in 2012, the group has built a reputation for their fantastical instrumentation and unforgettable live performances. Mains began writing songs early in his career between shifts at a casino, which is an apt illustration of Mains perspective on life: it’s ...
The Tillers have been thumping their own distinctive sound of string band-style folk music for a decade, riding it all over the country and across the sea. Four studio albums and one live record have won praise as modern folk storytellers of the national soundscape. They continue to plot their travels around the map, electrifying ...
For 40 years, two-time GRAMMY award winning artist Terrance Simien and 8th generation Louisiana Creole, has been shattering the myths about what his indigenous Zydeco roots music is and is not. In 2021 Simien led the effort to have Allen Toussaint’s “Southern Nights” become the first Louisiana State song ever written by an African American ...
Luke Winslow-King is a guitarist, singer, producer, and songwriter. Having spent more than fifteen years in New Orleans, his work is an eclectic mix that combines delta blues, folk music, traditional jazz, and roots rock & roll. His songs blend contemporary ideas with styles from bygone eras, producing a sound that is rustic, urbane, elegant, ...
For two decades, Will Hoge has carried the torch for American rock & roll, carving out his own blue- collar sound rooted in amplified guitars, melodic hooks, southern soul, and rootsy stomp. Will Hoge remains a mainstay of the Americana landscape , hitting the road year after year, turning new pages of a career whose ...
Sarob blends hip hop and neo-soul with earnest self-reflection and radiant sensuality. A vocal style reminiscent of Dweleand D’Angelo and a rap proficiency inspired by J. Cole and Slum Village, Sarob’s engaging live performances are often accompanied by his band and background singers. In Sarob's words, "My music documents my journey to fulfillment and hopefully ...
"Puzzle of Light . . . is a world-flavored quintet with roots reaching deep into jazz, blues, folk, African Rhythms, Middle Eastern harmonies, Brazilian chords, and Old world sounds. The band leaps nimbly from one inspiration to the next, wrapping them all in the signature Puzzle sound; in the course of one set, listeners might ...
Trumpeter and singer Jimmy Leach plays and sings the great jazz standards of the 20th century. With a lyrical tenor voice and flawless trumpet technique, Jimmy brings to life the music of George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Hoagy Carmichael, Dorothy Fields, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Duke Ellington, Richard Rodgers, and Jerome Kern. Leach’s music is a ...
During the recording of his solo album, Poisons Sipped, David Michael Miller, members of the world-famous Campbell Brothers and a small ensemble of both internationally known and talented musicians came together to form, "Miller and The Other Sinners." Miller and The Other Sinners is a nationally touring Southern Soul band from Buffalo, NY, bringing a ...
Hailing from the picturesque west coast of Ireland, Boxing Banjo brings an exciting and fresh sound to the Irish music scene. Comprising four of the most accomplished Irish musicians, brothers Darragh and Micheal Healy along with Joseph McNulty and Seán O’Meara have amassed in excess of 20 All Ireland titles on various instruments and in ...
The acclaimed Los-Angeles-based group INCENDIO performs original “world guitar” compositions, featuring incredible guitar-playing across a variety of genres: Latin, Middle-Eastern, and Celtic Grooves. Formed in 1999, the group has 10 CD’s and 2 DVD’s available internationally, variously hitting the Billboard, CMJ, NAV, and Amazon charts. Averaging over 150 shows a year since 2000, INCENDIOs live ...
Asheville, NC-based Brass Funk Rock band Empire Strikes Brass has a lot to say with a big sound. Full of serious groove from a thumping rhythm section highlighted by lush horn arrangements played by a thick horn section, the band's compositional roots as well as its creative and collaborative soul contribute lots of depth in ...
