There is more than one artist with this name. 1) Michael John McDermott is one half of Workshy, the smooth jazz / sophisti-pop duo from London. 2) Michael McDermott has been the drummer of The Bouncing Souls, a punk rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey formed in 1987, since 2000. 3) Michael McDermott, a singer-songwriter from Chicago, has been crafting personal, evocative music for almost two decades. His first album, 620 W.
The Heligoats are an indie/rock band out of bellingham washington. Webpage: www.theheligoats.com
Label: Greyday Records www.greydayproductions.com From NPR:
The Heligoats — a strange name for a guy strumming a guitar, but oddly befitting someone who stuffs his songs with so many sideways ideas and observations. Given the yarns he spins here, it's easy to imagine Otepka envisioning a herd of goats with propellers and setting the concept to music. From Daytrotter:
Hamid Drake (b. Monroe, Louisiana, August 3, 1955) is an American jazz drummer and percussionist. He lives in Chicago, IL but spends much of his time traveling around the world for concerts and studio dates. He first became known for his work with Chicago tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson. Drake was one of the founders, along with Foday Musa Suso and Adam Rudolph, of The Mandingo Griot Society. His other frequent collaborators include New York bassist William Parker, saxophonist David Murray, composer and percussionist Adam Rudolph...
There are two Passerines, so it seems.
1) Currently solo act based in Chicago, Timothy Young, indie/electronic/acoustic, started in 2011.
*1 Passerines currently appears as a solo acoustic/electric act. Timothy Young started the project in the late Fall of 2011. The first digital release, By The River, attempts to mix aspects of acoustic singer/songwriter music, with electronic music. The result is a collection of songs with dynamic and soothing vocals, over mellow, yet intricate guitar and synth arrangements. Other releases include the digital single Yellow Begonias.
There are at least two acts by the name of The Shut Down: 1) Chicago hip hop crew 2) UK pop punk rock band
DOWNTOWN STRUTS were formed in 2008 in Chicago with two members hailing from Northern California and two from the Midwest. Setting out to create honest music stemming from punk and Americana influences, the songs are passionate and melodic at heart but delivered with drive and aggression. Influence from THE CLASH, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, and THE REPLACEMENTS is evident in their carefully constructed songwriting and powerful live show.
Plain White T's are a pop-punk band formed in 1997 in Illinois, United States. They are best known for "Hey There Delilah", an acoustic song performed solely by singer Tom Higgenson originally released in 2005 and later hit #1 in the US in 2007. For over a decade, Plain White T's have been playing to packed audiences craving for that perfect pop-punk punch. Their journey, which began in a small suburban basement playing covers, has taken the band to Warped Tour three times, and landed them opening slots for bands like Jimmy Eat World and AFI.
Official Site: http://www.nakedraygun.org
Naked Raygun was a very influential Chicago-based punk band of the 1980s and early 1990s. All incarnations featured Jeff Pezzati on vocals. Members over time include Jim Colao and Eric Spicer on drums, Pierre Kezdy and Camilio Gonzalez on bass, and Santiago Durango. John Haggerty, and Bill Stephans on guitar. Naked Raygun began as a noisy, free-form artist, often trading members with Big Black but later sharpened into a hard pop outfit in a league with the Buzzcocks, Stiff Little Fingers, and The Jam.
Serengeti is a multidimensional artist that utilizes his eclectic versatility to create unconventional, political music deeply rooted in Hip Hop culture. The use of the title Serengeti is an artistic symbol of his conceptions, forged to mirror the dense lakes and jungles of the African landscape from which his name and lineage is derived. The Chicago-born talent makes music to invoke emotion and promote change, citing racial disharmony, political ostracism and personal conflict as inspiration.
There are at least three artists with this name: 1) a metal band from Chicago, Illinois
2) a house band from the U.K.
3) a Canadian rapper 1) Quake (Chicago)
http://www.facebook.com/QuakeIL
http://quakeband.bandcamp.com A metal band from Chicago formed in the summer of 2012.
First EP released in July 2013
In the works of a full length album, to be released in late 2014 2) Quake (U.K.) Real Name: Ian Bland & Rob Tissera
Aliases: RT Project
Members: Ian Bland, Rob Tissera 3) Quake (Canada)