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The Specs

Straight outta Jersey, The Specs are a six-piece flamethrower of rock energy. With the urgency and attitude of punk, the melodic sensibilities of pop, and enough rock riffs to rock your face clean off, The Specs form a sound that represents what they love, and not the current trend of the week (fleeingthescene.com). The Specs also pride themselves on their must see live performances. From the moment The Specs take the stage, audiences are blown away by the high energy, fierce rock that comes forth from the group.

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Farse

Farse were a Ska-Core band from Birmingham, they started in 1996, and went through a few lineup changes until they ended up with Ade, Chris, Dan, Ollie and Tomas as the final line up. They played loads of shows around the UK, supporting many UK ska bands like Capdown and King Prawn. They released 2 Studio albums, Boxing clever was recorded at DEP studios (the same studio UB40 recorded at). http://www.farse.co.uk/band.html

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Fandangle

Over the past few years, American-fronted Fandangle have exploded onto the UK punk scene. Their unparalleled energetic live performances and original – yet catchy – melodies have echoed throughout crowds around the UK and Europe. Known for their fun-loving and passionate attitude, Fandangle are the hardest working DIY punk band in the UK. They originally formed in 2000 as young kids sharing their love for music, and worked their way up through relentless gigging and self-promotion, while creating music that seamlessly blended their various influences and backgrounds.

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The Loved Ones

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) The Loved Ones were an Australian rock group of the 1960s, formed in the wake of the British Invasion. Although the band’s career lasted only two years, the group is now regarded as one of the most significant Australian bands of the 1960s. 2) The Loved Ones are a band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band was founded in late 2003 by Dave Hause (formerly of The Curse and Paint It Black) on vocals and guitar, Michael Cotterman (formerly of Kid Dynamite) on bass and Mike Sneeringer (formerly of Trial By Fire) on drums.

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The Volts

Picking up where the Voltigeurs left off (sort of), Pittsburgh's the Volts-- comprised of Rob and Lydia-- only sing covers. For now.

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Digger

There are at least five bands with this name. 1) Digger is a lyric driven pop punk band who were from Allentown PA. Their members changed over the years (1996-2002) but their sound reamined the same. Good energetic pop punk. 2) Digger is a band from Poland 3) Digger was the name for the German heavy metal band Grave Digger for a short period of time. The band worked under the name Grave Digger from 1980 (the year the band was formed) to 1987, when their original guitarist Peter Masson departed and was replaced by new guitarist Uwe Lulis.

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Assorted Jelly Beans

Assorted Jelly Beans are a punk rock band originally from Riverside, California. The band was actually the first release for Kung Fu Records, with their highly successful self-titled debut having sold over 25,000 copies. Their song, "Rebel Yell", was featured on the soundtrack of the video game Tony Hawk's Underground. Drummer Richard Falomir went on to become The Aquabats' drummer, with the alias Ricky Fitness.

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