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There are four bands with the name Lions. Lions is a hardcore band from Ontario. There is also an indie pop band called Lions from Tallahassee, Florida. A hard rock band from Austin, Texas, is also called so. The Lions are a Calgary, Alberta based band originally from Scotland. They have have been using the name since there 2003 debut album The Lions. In the past three months The Lions have opened for Mobile on there "Sound of Fiction Tour", played NXNE 2009 and enjoyed commercial radio play on Alan Cross' Explore Music.

Out From Animals are not a normal band. Theyʼre a genre-twisting rock-rave
monolith influenced as much by RX Bandits as they are by Chemical Brothers, Soulwax or The Faint. During their first TV exposure on Channel 4ʼs T4, Radio 1ʼs Jo Whiley commented that “they were the most relevant thing sheʼd heard all day”. Blurʼs Alex James meanwhile thought the debut single ʻNational Curriculumʼ was “the best thing heʼd heard all year”.

Cut Off Your Hands is: Nick Johnston (vocals), Jonathan Lee (guitar), Philip Hadfield (bass), and Elroy Finn (drums). Their self produced debut EP "Shaky Hands" was released in August 2006 on Speak N Spell, and includes the singles "You and I" and "Expectations". Formerly known as Shaky Hands, the band decided to change their name due to a threat of legal action from a similarly-named American band (The Shaky Hands). As their EP was intended to be titled "Cut Off Your Hands", they simply decided to switch their artist name with the EP title.

Grupo Fantasma is an eleven-piece latin funk orchestra from Austin, Texas. Formed in 2000 from the merger of two austin acts, The Blue Noise Band and The Blimp, the band emerged with a sold out show at the former Empanada Parlour in Austin. The band is best known for their exuberant live shows and their recent association with Prince and his 3121 Club in Las Vegas. The band has backed Prince on numerous occasions, including his performance on the ALMA Awards in 2007, and often perform at his afterparty jam sessions. The ensemble has sold more than 20,000 albums independently.