American musician Julian Casablancas is a singer/songwriter who not only had a solo career, but also is the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Strokes. The band started gaining a lot of success and they released their critically acclaimed album, This Is It. The band has built a huge fan base all over the world. In 2007, the... read full bio
Dallas, Texas native Juliana "Jules" Madrid is a singer-songwriter. Madrid blends folk, alt and pop elements to create accessible yet distinctive coming-of-age stories. Jules began playing the guitar at the young age of 9 with the assistance of her parents. She then quickly enrolled in a nearby School of Rock program. There, she started to find her voice and discovered she was... read full bio
Julie Byrne hails from Buffalo, New York. Influenced by her fathers guitar playing, Byrne creates her music with the same style. Her guitar playing is paired with ethereal vocals, delivering an angelic folk sound. She has released two studio albums, Rooms With Walls and Windows and Not Even Happiness. Byrne has been featured on Pitchfork and in the Guardian.... read full bio
Julie Fowlis is a talented singer and instrumentalist from Scotland. She is the BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year 2008 and in a few short years has taken the music scene by storm. She is somewhat of an enigma as she sings in a language only understood by around 60,000 people - which accounts for only approximately... read full bio
Julien Rose Baker is an American singer and guitarist who plays indie rock and often writes about spirituality, addiction, mental illness, and the nature of people in her songs. Her songs are known for their melancholy atmosphere and introspective lyrics. Baker, who was born and raised in the suburbs of Memphis, Tennessee, released her self-titled debut album in 2015 when... read full bio
A compelling artist, June McDoom's debut EP is a testament to her individual path and wide-ranging influences. McDoom, whose music is rooted in the rich cultural fabric of South Florida, has a Jamaican history that is carefully woven into her story and a rich upbringing that is infused with reggae rhythms. Her self-titled debut EP acts as a colorful mosaic, a... read full bio
Junior Brother, a stalwart of alternative folk, bravely breaks new territory with his daring new tune, "The Men Who Eat Ring Forts." The mammoth "Junior Brother's Favorite" EP from June and the critically praised double LP The Great Irish Famine precede this brand-new offering, which is known for its "Wry songs of anxiety and frustration" (The Guardian) and "Truly unforgettable"... read full bio
Justin Nozuka is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, actor, and musician from New York City, New York. Nozuka’s music is a mixture of folk, rock, and soul, and he rose to fame after the release of his debut album, “Holly,” which found popularity in countries such as Europe, Canada, Japan, and the United States. Nozuka always had a passion for music and... read full bio
Kristine Meredith Flaherty, known to the music-loving world by her rapper name, K.Flay, is an artist from Illinois. Her career started off with a satirical note when she wrote her first rap song entitled “Blingity Blang Blang,” and writing this song helped her discover her love for writing and creating music. She started experimenting with rap during her time attending... read full bio
Born in Montreal, Kaia Kater is a Grenadian-Canadian who grew up in two different worlds: the Appalachian music she heard in West Virginia and her family's strong folk music roots. She has gained recognition in North America and the UK thanks to her skillful arrangements, songwriting, and vintage banjo-picking. She has received praise from publications including NPR, CBC Radio, Rolling... read full bio
Kailee Morgue is a young and budding alternative pop artist. At the age of 10, Morgue picked up the guitar and began developing her musical style. Influenced by artists like Gwen Stefani and Pink Floyd, Morgue provides an electro-pop-y perspective on indie music. She rose to stardom after releasing a partially complete project of her original song, ‘Medusa.’ When Morgue... read full bio
With her debut album What Else Can She Do, country music's Kaitlin Butts introduces listeners to a cast of sensitive, brave and gallant characters. What Else Can She Do is a gut-wrenching demonstration of how powerful and honest words and deeds may be, as well as how sometimes knowing when to back off can be just as appealing. What Else Can She Do finds... read full bio
Language limitations are irrelevant to the dramatic and contagious alternative rock of Norwegian sextet Kaizers Orchestra. The band has amassed a passionate following throughout Europe and beyond and is a sell-out performance staple in Scandinavia. The band's eccentric, theoretically ambitious and triumphant music—a combination of Scandinavian and Eastern European folk traditions fueled by high-energy blues, indie, metal and rock—is universally resonant even... read full bio
Kaizers Orchestra, a Norwegian sextet, creates cathartic rock tunes that significantly reference Tin Pan Alley dirges and Eastern European folk music. The band, comprised of Jan Ove Ottesen and Geir Zahl on vocals, guitar and oil barrel, Helge Risa on pump organ, Yvind Storesund on accordion and bass, Terge Vintersten on guitar and percussion and Rune Solheim on drums, was founded in... read full bio
Kali Uchis is an American singer-songwriter, music video director, and record producer of Colombian descent. She composes and produces the majority of her own songs. Tyler, the Creator, Gorillaz, Daniel Caesar, Juanes, and BadBadNotGood are just a few of the diverse group of artists that collaborate with left-field pop musician Kali Uchis, reflecting her wide spectrum of styles. Uchis, a singer,... read full bio
The six-piece band Kalush Orchestra was developed as a spin-off of the original concept KALUSH. One of the fresh faces of a thriving Ukrainian-language scene that has been on the rise in recent years with hundreds of big names making an appearance in contemporary urban culture is Kalush Orchestra. The main distinction between Kalush Orchestra and other Ukrainian bands is the... read full bio
The United States' most recent Youth Poet Laureate is Kara Jackson. Kara Jackson is a poet, musician, composer, singer and all-around performer in addition to their new job. Kara Jackson, an alumna of Oak Park River Forest High School, has appeared often with the OPRF Spoken Word Club and at Louder Than A Bomb as a member of the spoken word... read full bio
Supermodel Karen Elson, an English beauty, has walked the catwalks for designers such as Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Valentino, and Gucci. She has also posed for several campaigns and appeared on magazine covers taken by top global photographers. Elson's music career has taken off, with the publication of three full-length albums: The Ghost Who Walks, Double Roses, and Green, which was... read full bio
Karla Bonoff is an American singer and songwriter but she is mainly known for her skills as a songwriter. Many of her songs have been turned into huge hits such as Home" by Bonnie Raitt, "Isn't It Always Love" by Lynn Anderson, and "Tell Me Why" by Wynonna Judd. She has also sang her own songs on four different full-length... read full bio
Kasador is a Canadian indie rock and pop band from Kingston, Ontario, which consists of members Will Hunter, Cam Wyatt, Boris Baker and Stephen Adubofuor. The band was previously known as Will Hunter Band as he was the one who started the band. Hunter began his musical career as a solo artist and while studying at Queen’s University he went... read full bio
