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Quasi

Quasi is an indie rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993, consisting of the ex-husband and wife team of Sam Coomes (vocals, guitar, roxichord, various keyboards) and Janet Weiss (vocals and drums). In 2007, bassist Joanna Bolme became an official member of the band; she had toured with Quasi in 2006. In 1990, Coomes, Weiss, and Brad Pedinov formed the band Motorgoat. The band released two self-released cassettes and one 7" single before dissolving in 1993.

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The Smittens

The Smittens are a five-piece indiepop band from Burlington , Vermont and a DIY twee pop explosion. Formed in 2002, The Smittens have been winning the hearts and minds of indiepop fans and discerning critics in the U.S. and abroad with an impressive and rapidly expanding catalog of fresh and fancy bubblegum-inspired revolutionary twee pop. Accomplished songsmiths all, the six Smittens--Max Andrucki, Colin Clary, Dana Kaplan, Holly Chagnon, David Zacharis--switch up instruments and song-writing to create brilliantly lyrical and hyper-catchy pop songs of all colors, shapes and sizes.

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Horse Shoes

Some boys in Florida making beautiful pop songs. Their sound can be described like Stone Roses taking trip through time with the time machine ending up in swinging '60s. If you like the sound of The Clientele, Beachwood Sparks, The Tyde, Talulah Gosh, Stars, you're in the right place. These Americans are the other sons of Sarah Records, with a sound clearly influenced by Field Mice, or even very similar to contemporary bands such as Air France. Shelflife and has signed for 2009. http://www.myspace.com/horseshoesmusic

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BIGott

Bigott is Bigott. Everybody likes him. A kind of Spanish Tom Waits without a piano and with a Do It Yourself feeling right in his veins with rock, folk, psychedelic. Great, great, great.

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The Bees

There have been several bands with the name The Bees. In a roughly chronological order they are: 1. The Bees was a San Gabriel Valley garage band that released one single in October of 1966, "Voices Green And Purple" backed with "Trip to New Orleans" as the B-side, on the Covina, California-based Liverpool Label. No other singles by this band were issued. 2. Quirky New Wave/Punk band from New York with three releases starting in 1979.

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The Zoo

There is more than one artist using this name: 1) The Zoo were a psychedelic rock band formed in 1968 by Murphy ‘Chocolate Moose’ Carfagna, the band also featured Mike Flicker on drums and Howard Leese on lead guitar both of whom went on to join Heart, Leese as guitarist and Flicker as the band’s producer. Originally released on Ed Cobb’s Sunburst label (Sunburst 7500), this little psych treasure was reissued by Radioactive Records.

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Gaze

Gaze were a Canadian indie pop/twee band that featured Rose Melberg, of The Softies and Tiger Trap fame, on drums. They released two full-length albums on Olympia, Washington's K Records before disbanding. Band Members: * Miko Hoffman - guitar/vocals
* Megan Mallett - guitar/bass
* Rose Melberg - drums/backing vocals Discography: * So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) (7" single) Septophilia Records 1997
* Gaze (7" single) K Records 1997
* Mitsumeru (album) K Records 1998
* Shake The Pounce (album) - K Records 1999

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Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele

Mississippi musician Dent May has signed to the Animal Collective-founded Paw Tracks imprint for the release of his full-length debut. The record, attributed to Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele, is titled The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele, and it comes out February 3. The AC gang reportedly discovered Mr. May while recording their new album Merriweather Post Pavilion down in the Magnolia State.

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