The Cool Kids
What's the Deal? The Cool Kids' slow, deliberate vocal flow coupled with simple rhythms harkens back to the glory days of acts like Boogie Down…
Tiger Lou
Who? Stockholm, Sweden's Tiger Lou is the brainchild of Rasmus Kellerman, lead songsmith in charge of playing and producing the band's material, but Pontus Levahn…
The Hands
Who? Fuzzy throwback rockers the Hands formed from the remnants of Olympia, Washington bands the Measurements and Cougar Fucking Mountain. John Healy (guitar/vocals), Eli Chuckovich…
Future of the Left
Who? Andrew Falkous (guitar/vocals), Kelson Mathias(bass/vocals) and Jack William Egglestone (drums) are the currentincarnation of Cardiff, Wales' Future of the Left. Formed from thedissolution of…
The Dimes
Who? Johnny Clay (vocals/guitar), Pierre Kaiser(guitar/vocals), Ryan Johnston (bass/vocals/melodica) and Jake Rahner(drums/vocals) make up the lulling Portland, Oregon-bred pop act theDimes. The band's debut full-length,…
Paper Rival
Who? Formerly known as Keating, this four-piece laysdown cascading, dreamy guitar pop. Singer Jake Rolleston, bassist CodyMcCall, and guitarists Patrick Damphier and Brent Coleman came…
Innerpartysystem
Who? Main songwriter and vocalist Patrick Nissleyformed electronic rocking Innerpartysystem with Kris Barman (keyboards,guitar), Jarred Piccone (drums, beats) and Jesse Cronan (keyboards)amongst the go-nowhere small…
Baby Elephant
Who? Baby Elephant's musical pedigree runs deep and long through esteemed producer Prince Paul (Stetsasonic, Handsome Boy Modeling School) and original Funkadelic keyboard legend Bernie…
Scenes From a Movie
Who? Scenes From a Movie spawned forth from a pair of young guitarists tired of writing songs without vocals or a rhythm section. Luke Delpapa…
No Age
Who? Los Angeles duo Dean Spunt (drums/vocals) and Randy Randall (guitars) assumed the No Age identity in 2006 after the demise of their hardcore trio,…
Dog Day
Who? The laid-back Halifax outfit began as a Seth Smith (vocals/guitars) solo project dubbed Hi-Firey while Smith was playing in a band called The Burdocks.
The Lonely H
Who?These Seattle throwback rockers booted out their first album, Kickin' Upstairs, in 2006. Taut live shows swirled with swank three-part vocal harmonies and earned the…
The Lovemakers
Who? Band mainstays Scott Blonde (vocals/guitars) and Lisa Light (vocals/bass/violin) first got together in 2002 when Blonde stole then-girlfriend Light away from his record store…