Geoff Achison has clearly earned a loyal US following since moving to Atlanta from Melbourne, Australia in 2007. Guitar Player Magazine has revealed Achison’s burgeoning international appeal, as their readers voted Achison one of the “Top Ten Hottest New Guitarists” in the world in 2008. Having taught himself to play in the isolation of rural Australia, he has developed a blues/funk style all his own.
The Summertides hail from Exmouth. A quaint coastal town in Devon, England,
Exmouth has imbued their unique music with all the sex, love and carnal debauchery of the traditional British seaside.
Echo at the Carnival is a truly personal and intriguing biography of songwriter Simon Richardson, who takes you on a musical journey of all the highs and lows that come with a few nights well spent.
(Barbadian Metal Band)
Conrad was summoned on August 5th 2009 and have since released two demos which reflect heavily on empathy and dark fantasy. On the band’s first anniversary, Oseaan Kroniek is created and goes deep onto the profound void of the Caribbean Sea; sharing tales of Neptune, Olokun and Stede Bonnet. Conrad recently drifted into the sinister side of the Pagan Caribbean Roots invoking Orishas and unleashing pure Afro-Pandemonium. The upcoming –Conrad Within- demo will showcase far more darker and ritualistic themes and sounds while scratching the surface of Conrad’s potential.
www.thenightishere.com the night was a solo project, focussed on incorporating and recording guest musicians. An EP was released in 2008 via iTunes and some sales and fans were recruited. A band finally formed in mid 2011, The members of the band brought their own influences and experience, and made the music evolve into what it is today. They recorded their first album independently in December 2011 at Jungle Studios.
Sumishta Brahm singer and writer of 13 frightened Girls originally performed solo under the name taken from the early 60's William Castle B-movie. 13 Frightened Girls supported bands on the LA club scene, including The Saints (Chris Bailey), Camper Van Beethoven and Adrian Belew. In the early 80's Sumishta lived in New York City, met Jack Rabid and worked for his influential alternative music magazine, The Big Takeover.
Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is a regional public radio network based in the U.S. state of Minnesota that has been broadcasting since 1967. MPR is affiliated with and a member of both National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Radio International (PRI). American Public Media Group is MPR's non profit parent company.
Refused is a hardcore punk band originating from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 1991. The band's final lineup comprised its founding members, vocalist Dennis Lyxzén and drummer David Sandström, as well as guitarists Kristofer Steen and Jon Brännström. Their lyrics were often of a non-conformist and politically far-left nature. The band released five EPs and three albums before initially splitting up in 1998.
October Ends are a 5 piece Hardcore band from the north east of England. With a passion for performing and delivering a great show, October Ends shows no boundaries with their heavy breakdowns and powerful melodic lead sections. Founded in 2010 by rhythm guitarist John Paul Patterson, drummer Matt Eland, and vocalist Simon Mitchell, they aimed to deliver performances that would break the moulds of chart music and breathe life back into the hardcore genre.
Musical Chairs is an experimental free-flow improvisation collective which centers around one goal: the non-stop creative search for excitingly new, beautiful music. Anything can happen as virtually all musical genres are eagerly explored and originally woven together in ways no one could have ever foreseen. In fact, Musical Chairs is about Amazement itself: the musicians and singers continuously surprise themselves, for they too can never predict what they will find or create.