bay area | Musicosity

bay area | Musicosity

Sentinel

There are five artists using this name: 1) The seeds of this sunny seaside dream-pop began when Tarabud (vocals & bass), Dennis Bestafka (guitars), & Billy Mower (drums) joined forces after a chance meeting in the San Francisco music scene. With their mutual desire from the likes of Cocteau Twins/Smith/U2/My BloodyValentine/Cure, all 80's synth and 90's dream-pop, they easily shared inspirations to be create their sound. The following series of albums were self released by them:

Link:

Artist Type:

Hardlife

Last.fm Tags:

Link:

Artist Type:

The Frontline

There are two groups called The Frontline 1.) The Frontline, commonly known as Frontline, is a rap duo from Richmond, California consisting of Left and Locksmith, also known as Lock. The group is associated with West Coast hip hop music. Despite gaining popularity around the time of the Bay Area hyphy movement, they are not associated as hyphy artists. Their lyrics are more socially conscious than most Bay Area rappers.

Last.fm Tags:

Link:

Artist Type:

Blackalicious

Gift Of Gab (Tim Parker) and Chief Xcel (Xavier Mosley) met at John F. Kennedy High School in 1987 in Sacramento, California and formed the group in the early 1990s. They released their first recording, "Swan Lake", on solesides records. The Solesides Crew consisted of the duo, as well as other friends of theirs they had met at University of California - Davis, including DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born and Lateef The Truth Speaker. The single was an underground hit, but label trouble prevented the duo from immediately capitalizing on their fame.

Last.fm Tags:

underground hip-hop

underground hip hop

underground rap

alternative rap

alternative hip-hop

Quannum Projects

Favorite Artists

Alternative Rock

alternative hip hop

Progressive rock

west coast hip-hop

singer-songwriter

Conscious Hip Hop

female vocalists

conscious hip-hop

rap and hip hop

Link:

Artist Type:

Liquid Lounge

Last.fm Tags:

abstract hip hop

Psychedelic Soul

alternative hip hop

Progressive House

alternative hip-hop

underground hip-hop

conscious lyrics

Silky Sexy Smooth

electronic-lounge

politically conscious

Electronic-World

favorite local bands

electronic-folk

underground hiphop instrumental

world fusion radios unearthed gems

nu-bluz funky grooves in the e-lounge

GrooveLife Advocate

jazz after midnight

drjazzmrfunkmusic

contemporary jazz

Link:

Artist Type:

Go Sailor

Go Sailor was a short-lived Berkeley based twee pop band. Its members included Rose Melberg of Tiger Trap and The Softies (guitar, vocals), Paul Curran of Crimpshrine (bass) and Amy Linton of Henry's Dress (drums). They recorded three 7" singles and a full-length CD on Lookout! Records in 1996, the latter of which collected the singles tracks and two compilation appearances. After their breakup their songs "Ray of Sunshine" and "Together Forever in Love" were included on the soundtrack to the movie But I'm a Cheerleader.

Last.fm Tags:

female vocalists

female vocalist

records and tapes

punk rock is for pussies

Sounds like sun

artists to check out

Sigh and swoon in equal measure

music to download

becca told me so

high school nostalgia 99-03

kool girl disko

I Just discovered Beulah

twinkling starry skies

indie pop rocks

female fronted rock

guilty pleasures

slumberland records

Alternative Rock

girl pop never stop

t1234 found on radio - check more

All-Time Favorites

Twee twee twiddle-lee-dee

hamburgfotopz favourite

recommendations and such

hey band youre so fucking cute

Link:

Artist Type:

7 Day Conspiracy

7 Day Conspiracy are a 4 piece punk/ska band from the isle of sheppey/sittingbourne from Kent the U.K. This is one of the best bands to come out of the English county of Kent, they started from nothing, and moved on to supporting bands such as Propaghandi and Snuff.
Dan, the lead singer's most inspired band is Snuff, and you can certainly tell that 7 Day Conspiracy's music is inspired by that of Snuff's.

Last.fm Tags:

russian alternative

Link:

Artist Type:

This Wild Life

We are a 4 piece pop-punk band from Long Beach, CA. Check out our other pages too
www.facebook.com/thiswildlife
www.twitter.com/thiswildlife
www.youtube.com/thiswildlife

Read more about This Wild Life on Last.fm.

Last.fm Tags:

Link:

Artist Type:

The Mercenaries

Last.fm Tags:

underground hip-hop

under 2000 listeners

Link:

Artist Type:

Make Me

Hailing from New Brunswick, New Jersey, Make Me combined the quiet and upbeat melodies of mid/late 90's emo like American Football with harsh, screamed vocals to create a fun and original take on the "screamo" genre. Existed from 2004 to 2006.

Read more about Make Me on Last.fm.

Link:

Artist Type: