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The Constellations

Dubbed an Atlanta supergroup by locals, The Constellations officially formed when vocalist Elijah Jones teamed up with Grammy-winning producer Ben H. Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley) to create Southern Gothic. Jones and Allen tossed ideas around for two years before finally recording. Now the band and its ever-changing line-up of Atlanta musicians is playing sold out shows in Atlanta’s most popular venues, from the Earl, Star Bar, Lenny’s, the Drunken Unicorn, and even Athens’ the 40 Watt.

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Wovenhand

Woven Hand (also spelled as Wovenhand) is a band from Denver, Colorado led by former 16 Horsepower lead singer David Eugene Edwards. Most of the studio recordings are performed by Edwards with minimal, if any, additional musicians. However, while on tour he plays with additional musicians such as Ordy Garisson, his former bassist Pascal Humbert, and European musician Peter Van Laerhoven. During a limited 2005 North American tour, Woven Hand consisted only of Edwards and a drummer. Since 2006, the group has become a regular band instead of a solo project.

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Black Lamb

The year: 2000. The scenery: A warehouse in the gritty, industrial enclave of Commerce city, Colorado . . . Among the factories, refineries, and stockyards on the down-side of Denver, Black Lamb took shape, from the ashes of, or as a respite from, some of the best metal, punk and rock & roll bands in the area . . .And now with a handful of self-releases under its belt, Black Lamb continues to be lauded by fans and peers alike.

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Grimace

There is more then one artists with this name. 1) Grimace (also Grymace or Grimache) was a French composer active in the mid-to-late 14th century. Grimace was active in the period of music history known as the ars nova and was probably a contemporary of Guillaume de Machaut, since his compositions lack the complicated rhythms of the Ars subtilior. Grimace's birth and death dates are not known; little is known about him outside of attributions in medieval music manuscripts. Five works are attributed to him securely; two doubtful attributions have been proposed based on stylistic similarities.

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Lilium

"Lilium" (meant to mean "fortress") started as a solo-project of Pascal Humbert, 16 Horsepower's bass player. Under this moniker he made the album "Transmission of All the Good-Byes", a mainly instrumental creation, which was released in 2000. Lilium now is a duo-project after 16 Horsepower drummer Jean-Yves Tola joined Humbert. As a double act they have so far released one album, "Short Stories", which came out in 2003. Humbert worked on "Transmission Of All The Good-Byes" from 1984 until 2000. The album was released at the end of October 2000 on Glitterhouse Records.

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cold hands

Cold Hands (www.coldhands.info) is a duo of brothers Ahmad Saeed of Brooklyn and Abdullah Saeed of Philadelphia, who were raised in Bangkok, Thailand. Their production styles encompass hip hop, drumnbass, breakbeat, and IDM genres among others. "Angel Soup EP" is their first official release and is a Blunted Funk (Brooklyn) Record (www.bluntedfunk.com). The brothers are also the founders of the Cold Hands Collective, a live hip hop band based in Brooklyn, performing regularly at area venues (www.

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Slim Cessna's Auto Club

Slim Cessna's Auto Club is a music band formed in 1993 in , Colorado. The constant in the band has been Slim Cessna, formerly a member of The Denver Gentlemen (along with David Eugene Edwards and Jeffery-Paul of 16 Horsepower). Their music includes elements of , , and other forms loosely grouped as Americana or . The Auto Club is sometimes labeled "country gothic" due to the juxtaposition of apocalyptic religious imagery with stories of alcohol, violence, and relationships gone awry.

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Constellations

There are several bands with the name Constellations. One is an acoustic/folk duo consisting of Adam Sharr (Guitar/Vocals) and Ryan Collins (Guitar/Vocals) from St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. http://www.myspace.com/constellations709 Another was an experimental rock band from Denver, Colorado, made up of members Brandon Weaver (drums), Zak Brown (vocals, guitar, keyboards, sequencing), Mark Weaver (bass guitar), Davey Hart (guitars), Cory Brown (sound manipulation, sequencing, programming, keyboards...

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Wendy Woo

Wendy Woo grew up in Boulder, Colorado. As a child she received a large artistic exposure from her family and the community that was beginning in Colorado. At the age of 18 she picked up her first guitar and began the process of becoming the polished performer, singer, and songwriter that she is now. A local favorite in Boulder and Denver, she and her Trio aka The Woo Crew play concerts all across the country. She has opened for many great artists, including Sheryl Crow.

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