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Three

There is more than one artist with this name. For the progressive rock band formed in Woodstock, NY in 1994, see 3. 1) Three consists of a set of identical triplet sisters, Fanny, Frida and Sofia, from Sweden. They are best known for their 2010 single “Lucky Number” and have released a self-titled debut album. 2) After recording the Egg Hunt songs in England, Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson considered forming a new band.

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Lake Street Dive

Using their jazz backgrounds, Lake Street Dive combines improv and indie-rock in their original tunes and exuberant live shows. The Boston-based band recently completed their debut album "in this episode..." featuring "Sometimes When I'm Drunk and You're Wearing My Favorite Shirt," Grand Prize winner in the 2005 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. When not performing, Lake Street Dive enjoys badminton and snackfoodery.

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Mental

Boston hardcore circa 2001. Popularized a New York Hardcore influenced style (not unlike bands such as Straight Ahead, Breakdown, or Supertouch) that is recognized as the "Lockin' Out" scene, a reference to the label run by Greg Willmott, singer of Mental. Justice, The Wrongside (aka Dumptruck) and Righteous Jams alongside Mental are the most identifiable entities associated with Lockin' Out Records.

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Bim Skala Bim

Bim Skala Bim formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1983, was one of America's initial responses to Britain's 2-Tone movement in the early '80s. They made several albums, started their own music label to release the music of other aspiring Ska bands, and remained active through 2002. Also inspired by the Clash, UB40 and Bob Marley, the group became one of the longest-lasting ska groups in America. Formed by vocalist Dan Vitale and bassist Mark Ferranti...

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Free Spirit

1) They are a Boston Hardcore band featuring Gil Sayfan, and their sound would be comparable to the faster youth crew bands of the mid 80's like Straight Ahead NYC Mayhem and Youth of Today
2) Free Spirit are a melodic hard rock band from Finland. Stadium size choruses and big guitars are the key elements in their music, whose main influences come from 70’s and 80’s heavy metal and melodic hard rock bands. Their sound is at the same time familiar and yet seductively novel.

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The So And So's

The So and So's were formed in 2003 by Boston multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and performer Meghan Toohey. The So and So's were led by Toohey – who wrote all the group's songs – and in addition to Toohey on lead vocals, lead guitar, and Hammond organ, the band consisted of Jay Barclay on guitar and vocals, Rodrigo Monterrey on bass and vocals and Chris Hobbick on drums. With the So and So's 2004 album Give Me Drama and three solo releases under her belt, Toohey is now focusing on producing indie artists, including Rachael Cantu and Vivek Shraya.

Read more about The So and So's on Last.fm.

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Come

There are two bands under the name of Come:
(1) An American indie rock band.
(2) A British experimental band founded by William Bennett, who would later go on to form the very influential band Whitehouse.
(1) Come was also an American indie rock band from 1990-2001. Come was formed in Boston, Massachusetts by Thalia Zedek (vocal, guitar), Chris Brokaw (guitar, vocal), Arthur Johnson (drums), and Sean O'Brien (bass).

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Tristan Da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha is 2 artists. 1 is: a band from Boston. Its members are Brian Church, Steve Q. Budney, and Ernie Kim. The story of the band's origin is shrouded in mystery. As of May 2007, the only concrete information that has been uncovered about their beginnings is the following. In the late 90s, Brian, while passing through India on a mission to uncover a lost golden scimitar, met and struck up a parnership with Ernie, who was in the middle of a 5-year vision quest.

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