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Zebra Katz

Fresh on the scene and he's already taken the fashion and hip hop worlds by storm! Pulling from a multimedia and performance art background, Zebra Katz brings a slo-mo dark delivery to his rhymes, which are set over a minimal, unencumbered beat on his highly acclaimed first single "IMA READ" (Mad Decent/Jeffrrees). "IMA READ" was heralded as the "Official Song of Paris Fashion Week" after Rick Owens personally chose it to score his Fall/Winter Womenswear runway show.

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Hawnay Troof

Hawnay Troof's story is one of great complexity. Left-field prodigy Vice Cooler, a gifted small-town reject, has redefined underground music with a strong work ethic, charm, and a smooth grace. From making humble tunes in his bedroom to inciting thousands internationally into a craze, Cooler has quickly turned into a well-respected "outsider" artist amongst his peers. This story starts with one of music's most unlikely debut moments.

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Roseanne Barrr

Roseanne Barrr formed in a south east london record shop when they heard a song by Pretty Thigh and figured they could better. Dirty bass and brutal drums, covering Hole and Mariah Carey, anti-blogs and pro-shagging they never leave SOTR. Since their debut show at the now legendary Nundeath they have had some serious record label interest with tapes and disco 12"s ready to hit the masses.

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Scream Club

Scream Club is Cindy Wonderful and Sarah Adorable, and began in Olympia WA in 2002. The Scream Club sound combines elements of hip hop, pop, punk, dance, glam rock, and rap. From the beginning, Scream Club has been dedicated to touring most months out of the year, both in the US and Europe. Now located in Berlin, Scream Club's catchy songs, artsy music videos, and energetic stage shows have developed a cult-like following around the world.

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Sweet Honey In The Rock

Sweet Honey in the Rock is an all-woman, African-American a cappella ensemble that has been producing music for more than thirty years. Although the members of the group have changed over time, the music of Sweet Honey in the Rock has consistently combined contemporary rhythms and narratives with a musical style rooted in the gospel music, spirituals and hymns of the Black church. Sweet Honey in the Rock was founded in 1973 by Bernice Johnson Reagon who formed the group out of the strongest singers from a vocal workshop she was teaching with the D.

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Chris Pureka

Recent accolades from BILLBOARD MAGAZINE and The New York Times and consistent touring have kept Chris Pureka in the public eye while she works on her 5th record, a full length due out in the fall of 2010. A rising songwriter from Western Massachusetts, Pureka has built a reputable name for herself in the 250-500 capacity rooms in the U.S with a relentless tour schedule and creative marketing strategies.

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Girlyman

Girlyman is an American folk-rock band formerly based in Brooklyn, New York but now mostly living in Atlanta, Georgia. Their self-released debut album, Remember Who I Am, sold 5,000 copies before it was re-released by Daemon Records, the independent record label run by Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls. Their folk-rock musical style is heavy on close harmony. Members:
Ty Greenstein (vocals, guitar, mandolin and percussion)
Doris Muramatsu (vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin and banjo)
Nate Borofsky (vocals, baritone guitar, bass guitar)

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