In 1959, Bob Bogle and Don Wilson, formed The Ventures and in 1960 recorded the instrumental classic "Walk, Don't Run", which hit #2 on the Billboard Singles Chart. More than 45 years later record sales are approaching 100 million. With 14 Singles Chart songs and a solid lineup The Ventures sound is more pure and powerful than ever. Hit songs... read full bio
"Jars of Clay is a Christian music band with stylistic influences from alternative rock, R&B, folk, and acoustic. The band is comprised of Dan Haseltine as the lead vocalist, Stephen Mason as the lead guitarist, Charlie Lowell as the pianist, and Matthew Odmark as rhythm guitarist. The band members originally just helped each other with assignments from their music classes,... read full bio
Amy Helm is an American folk artist who is the daughter of legends Levon Helm and Libby Titus Fagen. Helm has moving vocals that can both stir and soothe. Her style varies from traditional gospel to blues standards, to even her own heartfelt compositions. She is also talented with the mandolin and drums, having learned lessons from the... read full bio
MxPx got started playing very fast punk rock music inspired by The Descendents, Black Flag, and other fast bands. Their band name originally was Magnified Plaid but when they created band posters, they abbreviated their name to M.P. The periods were drawn on the posters as little X's so their band name appeared to be MxPx which eventually stuck. They... read full bio
William Close is the creator of the earth harp. He crated it in 1999 and has been performing with it and touring around the world with it ever since. He brought the harp onto America's Got Talent where he was a finalist. He performs futuristic sculptural music mixed with lots of classical and string quartet sounds. He studied sculpture and... read full bio
On a bleak, cold, frighteningly typical winter night, the last band I was in before Trampled by Turtles played our final show in a modified pizza restaurant-turned-venue in Duluth, Minnesota. The show ended, our band ended, glasses clinked cheers. We had plenty of help loading out our gear that night. So much, in fact, that someone walked away with my... read full bio
Doro Pesch knew she wanted to be a singer since she was three years old. Little Richard's "Lucille" served as the first spark, starting a fire in Doro that is still burning today. Doro aspires to use music to spread happiness around the world. She formed her first band, Snakebite, at age sixteen. After Beast and Attack comes the major... read full bio
A two-time NAACP Award-nominated singer and actor, Terron Brooks is most popular for portraying R&B/pop singer Eddie Kendricks in the NBC miniseries The Temptations. Brooks has also starred on Broadway, as Simba in Disney’s The Lion King and Seaweed in Hairspray. Having been singing from a very young age, Brooks has performed with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Randy Jackson,... read full bio
Jerry Douglas is a renowned resonator guitar (dobro) and lap steel player. The artist has recorded with musicians such as Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Dolly Parton, Paul Simon, Mumford & Sons, and Elvis Costello. In addition, the instrumentalist has produced albums for Alison Krauss, Nashville Bluegrass Band, Maura OConnell, and more. Douglas work has been noted by the Grammy Awardshe... read full bio
The Orwells are five guys from Chicago, IL, playing rock'n' roll music with an unmatched ragged intensity. Cousins Mario Cuomo (vocals) and Dominic Corso (guitar), twins Grant (bass) and Henry Brinner (drums), and Matt O'Keefe (guitar) have been playing together since they were in 9th grade. Although one might try to simply sum up their sound as garage or punk,... read full bio
Tinashe Fazakerley, known as Rationale, is a singer and songwriter. He is best known for his eclectic, soulful sound, a fusion of R&B and alternative pop. Rationale uses electronic music influences in his work, melding together different genres to create totally unique tracks. Rationale debuted his career on Soundcloud and Spotify. He gained recognition through these platforms, even artists like... read full bio
Rubblebucket is an alternative jazz band comprised of members Kalmia Traver, Alex Toth, Dandy McDowell, Maddie Rice, Jeremy Gustin, Ian Chang, Max Jaffe, and Adam Dotson. They use baritone saxophone, trumpet, bass, guitar, drums and trombone to create eclectic jazz music. The band has released a multitude of different albums, garnering acclaim from reviewers like Rolling Stone. They have played... read full bio
Penguin Prison an electropop act fronted by Chris Glover. Early in his childhood, country music artists like Johnny Cash and Hank Williams influenced Glover. He later showed a knack for performing arts in elementary school. Joining his schools gospel choir, Glover gained experience in the music world. After pursuing smaller ventures like creating a punk band, The Museum, and a... read full bio
San Cisco is an indie pop band from Fremantle, Western Australia. Formed in 2009, the band consists of Jordi Davieson (vocals, guitar), Josh Biondillo (guitar), Scarlett Stevens (drums), and Nick Gardner (bass). San Cisco's music blends elements of pop, rock, and electronic music to create a unique and upbeat sound that has earned them a devoted following. The band's debut album,... read full bio
White Denim is an indie rock band from Austin, Texas who specializes in unusual song structures and an intense jamming approach. Their frantic sound pulls influences from varying styles of music including psychedelic rock, punk rock, garage rock, blues, dub, soul, and jazz. The four bandmates of White Denim are James Petralli, Steve Terebecki, Conrad Choucroun, and Michael Hunter. The... read full bio
Jason Bishop, an American illusionist and magician, has performed around the country in theaters, performing arts venues, cruise ships, and other venues. The Jack Gwynne award for Excellence in Presentation, the APCA Best Performing Artist of the Year, the Stage Award and Originality Award from the Magician Alliance of Eastern States have all been given to Jason, who has earned... read full bio
Stephin Merritt is best known for his role as the singer and songwriter of The Magnetic Fields. His voice is distinctive, filled with deep bass. Some of his most popular songs include, Electric Love, Not One of Us, The Sun and the Sea and the Sky, Forever and a Day, Maria Maria Maria, and Some Summer Day. Merritt has also... read full bio
ABBA Revisited is a tribute show to the great Swedish band ABBA. ABBA Revisited is the number 1 ABBA tribute show in North America and has been touring for several years. Not only does ABBA Revisited bring to stage the great songs of the original group but they also put on a memorable show fit with the right costumes and... read full bio
Oneohtrix Point Never is an experimental electronic musician, composer, and producer. His sounds are inspired by jazz-fusion, and can be described as ambient and hypnagogic. Several of Oneohtrix’s albums have received critical acclaim, such as ‘Rifts’, ‘Replica’ and ‘R Plus Seven’. Oneohtrix’s solo tracks are mostly instrumental, however he has collaborated with vocal artists like Iggy Pop and FKA twigs... read full bio
Shemekia Copeland released her debut, Turn The Heat Up, to massive popular and critical acclaim. She followed up with Wicked, for which she received three Blues Music Awards and a Grammy nomination. She then released Talking To Strangers, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard blues chart and has been hailed by critics and fans as the best of her... read full bio
