The Templars are an oi punk band formed in Long Island, New York in 1991. Comprised of black and white skinhead members, they have several influences, including Oi!, punk, glam rock, rock n roll and mod. The band's name comes from an ancient order of Christian Warrior Monks called the Knights Templar.
The Mongoloids are one of the most polarizing bands in hardcore right now. Most people either love them or hate them, but the number of Mongo-Stompers are increasing everyday. "Time Trials", their first LP, contains 14 songs of New Jersey Straight Edge for 2007 in the vein of bands like Sheer Terror and "Best Wishes" era Cro-Mags. Their musicianship and approach is miles ahead of their first seven inch.
Athens, GA's breakout sexy groove machine Imagine you take a giant stuffed panda bear and you animate it using sparkling ultraviolet ray pulses. You also take Big Bird. You put them in a room to fight to the death with marshmallow swords. But then you realize that there is no such thing as death and so really they're just hitting each other, and every time they hit each other rainbows bounce off the walls and little morsels of marshmallow blast off.
XXYYXX is the name of Orlando, FL's 16 year old producer, Marcel Everett. Marcel works out of his bedroom creating harmonious music that provokes emotion and transmits vivid images of peace and still sadness. His music has been featured on XLR8R, The Needle Drop, Earmilk, Indie Shuffle, BIRP and many more. http://www.facebook.com/frofimusic
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It Boys! is a powerpop band from Los Angeles, California currently signed to Hollywood Waste Records. For more information on tours, their releases and the members of the band visit http://www.ITBOYSMUSIC.com. MEMBERS:
Matt Cut - Vocals
Duck Leary - Drums/Vocals
Tommy Coops - Bass/Vocals
Judah Leary - Guitar/Vocals
Jeff Oster - Guitar/Vocals
1. Barricades is a Pop/Rock band that formed in 2008 in Braintree, MA. They released their debut EP "Strong Foundations" in 2010 and are actively playing shows in the Boston Area. Barricades is Chris Norton - Guitar/Vocals, Jared Walsh - Guitar/Vocals, Justin Lutz - Bass, and Dan Norton - Drums. Chris, Jared, and Dan started playing together in the summer of 2008 with their friend Norm on bass. The foursome had been friends for years, and decided it was time to put something together.
One of a small handful of women in Zydeco, this Louisiana native
Paper Champion formed in Sydney in 2007 with founding members Grant Spencer (vocals), Dom Alessio (guitar), Denis Giasli (bass) and Dave Clark (drums). In 2007, Paper Champion released their debut self-titled EP. In 2009, the lineup of the band changed as Dom Alessio and Denis Giasli left to pursue other interests. They were replaced by Michael Tokar (guitar) and George Farrell (bass), and joined by David Nolan (guitar).
BIOGRAPHY “Dirk’s got great subtlety, tremendous feel, and he’s very loose and very modern, in the best sense of the word.” ---T-Bone Burnett Dirk Powell has expanded on the deeply rooted sounds of his Appalachian heritage to become one of the preeminent traditional American musicians of his generation. In addition to acclaimed releases on Rounder Records, he’s recorded and performed with artists such as Loretta Lynn...
Dia Frampton (born October 2, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter from St. George, Utah, US and the lead singer of the band Meg & Dia, and the runner-up on the first season of The Voice as a member of Blake Shelton's team. Dia Frampton is half Korean and half Dutch. Dia received a karaoke machine as a Christmas gift when she was a child and began singing at local county fairs and retirement centers, whilst her sister Meg taught herself to play songs on the guitar. In 2004 the pair formed a band Meg & Dia that have since released 4 full-length albums and several EPs.