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Loophole - The Biography
----------------------------- "Loophole are assault by soundscape; shimmering, rippling guitars underneath vocals which alternate
between a looping howl and a tuneful spitting, everything played extremely loud and crashing
into the audience at full force" - www.Drownedinsound.com
______________________________________________ Loophole are... Mike Avent - Bass, Vocals
Robbie Jarvis - Drums, Percussion
John Young - Guitars, Vocals

Pentatonix are an a cappella quintet from Arlington, Texas, and were the winners of the third season of "The Sing-Off" on NBC. Their members are Scott Hoying (lead), Kirstie Maldonado (female lead/harmony), Mitch Grassi (harmony), Kevin Olusola (percussion), and Avi Kaplan (bass). They specialize in futuristic sounds and techno-style pop. Their name is likely a play on both the pentatonic scale and the fact that there are 5 members in the group. The group's website is: www.ptxofficial.com.

Read more about Pentatonix on Last.fm.

Ringo Deathstarr is a shoegaze band from Austin, TX. Heavily influenced by The Jesus and Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine, their music has been described as "a glorious racket, swathed in feedback and attitude." They are currently signed to Spoilt Victorian Child Records, and their debut, self-titled EP was released in October 2007.

James L. McMurtry, along with his Austin-based band, James McMurtry & The Heartless Bastards, is a self-described "rock & roots" guitarist and singer-songwriter, drawing on elements of alt-country, folk and old-fashioned texas rock. The son of novelist Larry McMurtry, James was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1962, and grew up in Virginia. James McMurtry's seventh studio album, Childish Things, was released on Compadre Records in the fall of 2005. As writer L.E.