Hailing from a geographical and cultural mix that takes in both the ACT and NSW’s South Coast, Ashleigh Mannix has recently emerged as a bright young singer/songwriter and natural solo performer, consistently embraced by fans, peers and audiences alike, both locally and overseas. Ashleigh picked up her first guitar at the age of 11, a few years later adding to this musical experience with her own voice.
Precious Few are a German duo who have reduced their music to just acoustic guitars, melodica and vocals. The latter having been compared to the likes of Nico, former “femme fatale” singer of the Velvet Underground’s first album, and to Polly Jean Harvey. Although they wear their British and American “Indie pop” influen- ces on their sleeves, Precious Few have still managed to carve out their own musical niche with their voice and instrument arrange- ments and unique sound. Their songs tell stories of everyday life, of family and friends, of places and objects.
Daniel Vagant is a german singer-songwriter, born and raised in the late 1970s near Gießen, Germany.
Genre-wise he plays catch-me-if-you-can with you. While some songs are pure rock, the next song may be filled with funky jazz or groovy reggae beats. Although he has had to fight many a downside in life, he states Peter Pan as his idol and still carries the amazing and sometimes naive curiosity and excitement of a child. This is beautifully reflected in his music, which is filled with love and joy, but never lacks profundity.
Angelas Dish is an Australian indie pop band from the New South Wales Central Coast, formed in 2004. The four-piece currently consists of songwriting duo, brothers Michael and Joshua Harris, teamed up with bassist Peter Clarke and drummer Scott Mitchell. They have released three EPs and one studio album in their five year career.
Kisschasy is an Australian alternative rock band formed in Victoria, Australia in 2002. Since forming, their line-up has consisted of lead vocalist Darren Cordeux, bassist Joel Vanderuit, guitarist Sean Thomas, and drummer Karl Ammitzboll. The band has released three studio albums, two of which are gold certified, two extended plays, a documentary DVD and a compilation album in their 7 year career, selling in excess of 90,000 records.
Jen is a 22 year old singer/songwriter from the coastal port town of Newcastle, Australia. As a solo artist and member of folk drunk outfit Like...Alaska she has been blessed to share a stage with artists such as Chuck Ragan, Tom Gabel, Frank Turner, Ben Nichols, Tim Barry, Joey Cape, The Gaslight Anthem, Defiance Ohio, and probably a bunch more she is forgetting right now. Jen's debut record "Don't Change Your Plans" was released on Australia's Poison City Records on April 8 2011.
Australian Folk/Rock band from Newcastle, NSW.
New EP "Insufficient Funds" & full-length "On Against Want" out now on Poison City Records.
1) Houses is an anonymous lo-fi electronic duo out of Chicago, Illinois. They are signed to Lefse Records. 2) Houses is also an alternative pop band from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. They've released an EP with 5 songs called End Of Story in march 2010. 3) Houses is a psychedelic rock and roll revival 7 piece from Denver, Colorado. They released 3 EPs in 2009 (Spring EP, Summer EP, Fall EP) and are currently recording a full length.
Jonah Matranga is a singer, songwriter and guitarist who has released a variety of solo material under both his own name and onelinedrawing, and has previously been part of the bands FAR, New End Original (an anagram of "onelinedrawing") and Gratitude. Much of his solo material has also been self-published, though often subsequently distributed through labels such as Crank! and Corrupted Image. However, his two full-length onelinedrawing albums, Visitor (2002) and The Volunteers (2004) were released by Jade Tree Records.