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Ben Kenney

Ben Kenney is the bass player for the rock band Incubus. Ben Kenney was formerly part of the hip-hop group The Roots before he joined Incubus in 2003 after the departure of bassist and founding member Alex Katunich aka Dirk Lance. He had previously played with Incubus members Mike Einziger and Jose Pasillas in Time Lapse Consortium. He also plays in his own band The Division Group (formerly known as SUPERGRUB) with Neal Evans of Soulive and Ashley Mendel. They are planning to release a follow album, 'Saturnize.'

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Dancing Heals

Dancing Heals is melodramatic popular song. Combining the youthful passion of soaring synths and crystal acoustics layered with the subtlety of red wine inebriation; the music lies somewhere between the thump of Arcade Fire and the delicacy of Nick Drake. It’s easy, inviting and layered for a thousand listens. The band was born in 2008 from a collection of seasoned Melbourne musicians. Having instruments ranging from electric and acoustic guitars, hammonds and synths, to live drums and samples, the songs take on their own depth without conforming to any one particular trend.

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The Floor

There are three bands by the name of the Floor. One is a band based in Dundee, Scotland. Another is from Edmonton, Alberta foursome The Floor released a series of LP's and EP's culminating with Personnel, an extension of the band's flirtation with noise rock like Ride and the dance rock of Interpol and bands of that ilk. The band are on again off again, although they are opening for Trans Am in a few weeks, indicating the shoegazers are indeed on again. Floor is a sludge metal band from florida on no idea records and now has members in Torche

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Something With Numbers

Something with Numbers are a rock band based in Australia. The band was formed on the New South Wales Central Coast, in Australia, in 1999. They have released an EP and three studio albums in their career. Something with Numbers found notable success in 2006, with the release of "Apple of the Eye (Lay Me Down)," which peaked at No. 34 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and placed No. 64 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006.

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The Maybes

All the members of the band are from the Anfield and Kensington districts of Liverpool, and were close friends before the band started. They have been performing gigs since around 2003, supporting other bands as well as their own shows. They are well known in Liverpool for their band name being spray painted in lots of places. Nick Ellis, the lead singer of the band, has said one of the reasons he started the band is that girls would come to watch them perform.

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Julia

There are two (and quite possibly more) bands by the name Julia, 1) Julia was an american / band, active in the mid 1990's.
Their style resembled the frantic sound of eastcoast (more specifically DC) emo, complete with octave chords and dark, yet melodic, basslines, thundering and slow drumming and intensly emotional vocals. On many occasions it sounded like Mathew was about to break down. Some members were playing on Lumber. Members:
Mathew Yeager (Vocals)

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Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys are an indie rock band who formed in High Green, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom in 2002 after meeting at Stocksbridge High School. The band consists of Alex Turner (vocals, guitar), Jamie 'Cookie' Cook (guitar), Nick O'Malley (bass) and Matt Helders (drums, vocals). Founding bassist Andy Nicholson left in 2006. Each of the band's first five singles I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, When the Sun Goes Down, Leave Before the Lights Come On...

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Astro Firs

Formed in late 2006, 4-Piece Indie-Rock lads, Astro Firs, are on a fast track to bigger things. Meeting in School in Falmouth, Cornwall and after barely a year as a band, the boys were spotted on MySpace by B-Unique Records (Kaiser Chiefs, Primal Scream, The Automatic…) and after short dialogue and several meetings, Astro Firs signed a publishing deal. Since then, the band has played with bands such as The Enemy, Idlewild, The Subways and The Twang; being quoted as “Ripping the roof off” and gaining admirers wherever they go.

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