SXSW 2012

Thomas Wynn & The Believers….“Southern Soul Rock Muscle” - The Orlando Sentinel.

TW&TB personifies rugged, yet uplifting spirited rock, sprinkled with southern soul R&B. Tunes brutally honest & heartfelt, the themes go beyond years of drugs, heartbreaks & hypocrisy to deliver a message of hope. "For once, you have a Florida band that is truly Florida, with a touch of Molly Hatchett, The Band, Neil Young, and The Black Crowes." Reax Magazine

A combination of blistering rock and southern soul, this fiery ensemble has been playing the Orlando, Florida original music circuit for the last t... Read more

Loud, hairy, and unpredictable, Three Blind Wolves are four young Glaswegians delivering country rock with a razor sharp edge. Drawing influences from Neil Young, Creedence Clearwater Revival and even Led Zeppelin, the boys have sold out venues across Scotland with their wild stage presence, transfixing harmonies and captivating performance. The band released mini-album Sound of the Storm on Communion Records in March 2011 to critical acclaim, with track Emily Rose bagging a well-deserved place on the July MOJO magazine cover CD and sealing their soaring momentum with a coveted place on the BBC... Read more

http://throne-music.com

Thulebasen consist of Nis, Niels and Felia, a trio from Vesterbro, downtown Copenhagen. Thulebasen have had a busy 2011 running the label ESCHO that spawned Iceage, making babies and playing within National Art Museums. Starting as an avant-garde experiment in music and art they've mutated and matured into a more traditional, yet still boundary pushing trio, crossing the line between rock, psychedelia and lord knows what else with a loose-hipped ease. This last year they've supported Tune Yards (whom they'll tour with again this year), Ariel Pink, Wavves and the rest, played Roskilde, Spot, Iceland... Read more

If indeed “you blows who you is,” as Louis Armstrong once famously said, then Stephen Bruner’s bass is a mainline to the soul of a man whose DNA was transcribed from the stars onto staff paper. His Flying Lotus-produced debut, The Golden Age of Apocalypse, offers both stone-cold skill and uncanny astrality, picking up where the pair left off on 2010′s Cosmogramma and further distilling the jazz current running through that landmark Lotus release. A longtime contributor to others’ albums, Bruner, aka Thundercat, is accompanied by an impressive cast ranging from Erykah Badu to members of...

History As a rap duo U-N-I put out three street albums and one mixtape Fried
Chicken & Watermelon (2007), Before There Was Love (2009), A Love
Supreme (2009) and A Love Supreme 2.0 (2010) becoming known throughout
the urban and alternative blogosphere during a time of “hipster”
movement momentum.[2] The duo were credited with reviving the "true
essence" of hip-hop, rejecting the Gangsta rap style that had become
common.[3] As a duo they won the 2008 MTV Video Music Award for “Best
Breakout LA Artist” [4] On April 2 he performed as a solo artist for the first time at The
2011 Paid Dues... Read more

Thus Owls are a transatlantic band comprised of husband and wife duo Erika and Simon Angell. The group originated in Sweden as an outlet for Erika’s songs. She met Simon by chance while the two were touring in Europe as part of different bands that were paired on the same bill. Erika recalls that she “fell in love with Simon’s sound right away,” citing the “harshness and the sweetness combined” of his guitar, as well as his experimental approach to music. It wasn’t long before they were married, and making music together as Thus Owls. They signed to Montreal’s Secret City Records...

Tiago Iorc (pronounced ee-ork / born November 28, 1985) is a Brazilian musician, singer-songwriter and recording artist. As a child, Tiago lived in England and in the United States — which later determined his choice of singing and writing in English. In 2007, his unpretentious acoustic single "Nothing but a Song" drew attention to his voice and music and led to the release of his debut album "Let Yourself In". His album was also released in Japan — where "Nothing But a Song" peaked at number 11 on Billboard's Japan HOT 100 Chart — and in South Korea, where the public granted him a Best Foreign... Read more

“It’s a Way of Life.” For Mike DeLay and Leilani Francisco, that’s exactly what Tic Tic Boom! has been for the last five years. The two founding members live together above their home studio in Los Angeles. They pride themselves in independently handcrafting everything from start to finish—from their home recordings to screen-printed merch and DIY music videos. In April 2012, the duo will release their third EP Before the Sun Rises, which promises to be stronger, dreamier, darker, and a major evolution of their sound. DeLay moved to Los Angeles from Seattle in 2001 with his previous band...

Tiê is a Brazilian folk singer/songwriter and has two albums under her name: “Sweet Jardim” (2009) and “A Coruja e o Coração” (2011). She has played huge festivals, including Rock in Rio (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Lisbon, Portugal), Planeta Terra (São Paulo, Brazil) and Coquetel Molotov (Recife, Brazil), and she is currently performing all over Brazil while she produces her third album, scheduled for release at the beginning of 2014.
http://tiemusica.com

Winnipeg Manitoba is equal parts an arts town and a party town. Tim "Co-op" Hoover is a dj, producer, promoter, and entertainer whose work has both a sense of humour and a sense of wonder. For over a decade, he has been the driving force behind the city's best dance parties and has toured the world, both solo and in collaboration with other DJs and hip-hop artists. His recordings have progressed from all-vinyl DJ collages, to clever remixes and mashups, to thoughtful, densely layered instrumental pieces. The common thread remains Hoover's love of music, and desire to share it with others.

Tim Eriksen is acclaimed for transforming American tradition with his startling interpretations of old ballads, love songs, shape-note gospel and dance tunes from New England and Southern Appalachia. He combines hair-raising vocals with inventive accompaniment on banjo, fiddle, guitar and bajo sexto – a twelve-string Mexican acoustic bass – creating a distinctive hardcore Americana sound that ranges from the bare bones of solo unaccompanied singing on his album "Soul of the January Hills" (Appleseed 2010) through the stripped-down voice and bajo sexto Christmas album "Star in the East" (timeriksenmusic... Read more

Tim Fite is an artist and true original. His music defies easy categorization. Esquire Magazine called him, “one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most subversive renaissance men.” The Brooklyn based Fite has released Ain’t Ain’t Ain’t the best record of his career via ANTI- Records. This is the final installment of Fite’s acclaimed “Ain’t” trilogy. The first two albums, Fair Ain't Fair and Gone Ain't Gone, were powerful sound collages that artfully combined disparate musical traditions without pretense or prejudice. Yet underneath all that exquisite sound was an artist ardently addressing...

Tim Foljahn is a Michigan-born, New York-based singer-songwriter/guitarist who has more than likely played on one of your favorite records. Some highlights from the tip of his iceberg-sized resume: He was the guitarist on the first two Cat Power records. He toured with and worked on the final Townes Van Zandt recordings. He lent his guitar skills to Half Japanese as well as the Boredoms. He played on the fantastic Thurston Moore solo record Psychic Hearts. All the while, Foljahn released a series of his own brooding and lovely song cycles and experimental recordings under the moniker Two Dollar... Read more

Grammy award-winning record producer Timbaland will release his new album, Shock Value III, in 2012. “Pass At Me,” the first official single from the album, features Pitbull with productions by David Guetta and was released on September 13, 2011. Timbaland also appears on David Guetta's LP Nothing But the Beat on "I Just Wanna F." with Dev and Afrojack.
Timbaland has stamped his indelible imprint on the music scene since the mid-1990s. His production has helped create career-defining hits for artists such as Jodeci, Aaliyah, Ginuwine, Missy Elliott, Destiny’s Child, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg... Read more

During the zenith of the Golden Age Era of Rap, something strange happened. An artist called Timbuktu, almost as enigmatic as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, suddenly emerged as a prolific producer and stand-out rhyme-slinger. Within his award-winning group Toolshed, comprised of himself as well as Chokeules and Psybo, Timbuktu established himself as not only a remarkable live performer, gifted lyricist, and talented beat-maker, but also as an active and capable mix engineer (OIART graduate '07). Total package. Over ten weird, blurry years or so, with dozens of low-profile, cult-classic projects... Read more

-TITA LIMA - POSSIBILIDADES (POSSIBILITIES)-2010 by LABEL A www.myspace.com/titalima
Possibilidades hit the top 5 chart on KCRW radio in August 2010. “It seems as if she is singing into your ear. A voice so expertly restrained, gentile, like a ray of sun that dances on the surface of the water” –Ronaldo Bressane – Journalist Revista Trip

Freshly squeezed and just the right side of avant garde. I love this stuff!" Gilles Petterson (BBC Radio)

"Tita comes off selfless artist that thinks like a music producer and whose sole concern is the vibe. Her sound is utterly modern and sultry whi... Read more

Titus Andronicus is a rock and roll band from Glen Rock. There are five people in the band. Titus Andronicus take their name from a minor Shakespearean tragedy, not, as many people believe, from some sort of killer robot from the future. Titus Andronicus formed in the spring of 2005. Titus Andronicus' debut long player, "The Airing of Grievances" was released in April of 2008 by Troubleman Unlimited, and re-released by XL Recordings in January 2009. XL released Titus Andronicus' sophomore long player, "The Monitor," in March 2010. Titus Andronicus sometimes disagree on what is the right thing to... Read more

Hudson Mohawke – Biography, May 2011 There are few young UK artists who can unite the affections of Chris Brown (http://youtu.be/7Vl9bjwHCMM), Flying Lotus, Just Blaze “I am listening to new @moanhawke and almost just got moved to tears. Wow. These are the chords I hear in dreams that I forget when I wake”, Battles and The Weeknd – however that’s just the effect Hudson Mohawke’s neon-lit take on postmodern R&B has on people. The Glaswegian producer’s ascent has been swift and steady over the past few years. The one-two punch of the Polyfolk Dance EP and full-length Butter has made...

New York City-based comedian and actor Todd Barry is widely recognized for his roles as the bongo-playing “Third Conchord” on HBO’s Flight of the Conchords and Mickey Rourke’s deli boss in 2009 Oscar winner The Wrestler, and renowned throughout the entertainment industry for his nuanced, measured, and thoroughly original approach to stand-up. Drawing audience members in with his deadpan self-deprecation and ability to pile punchline upon punchline, his decidedly low-key stage persona belies a deeply intelligent, often biting, occasionally absurdist worldview, one lauded by discerning fans...

Todd Reynolds, violinist, composer, educator and technologist is known as one of the founding fathers of the hybrid-musician movement and one of the most active and versatile proponents of what he calls ‘present music’. The violinist of choice for Steve Reich, Meredith Monk, Bang on a Can, and a founder of the string quartet known as Ethel, his compositional and performance style is a hybrid of old and new technology, multi-disciplinary aesthetic and pan-genre composition and improvisation. Reynolds’ music has been called “a charming, multi-mood extravaganza, playful like Milhaud, but hard-edged... Read more

http://toddlat.com

Toguna‘s music is a vibrant fusion of folk rock, reggae and acoustic
soul, using instruments such as slide guitar and 12’ strings, rounded
off by a soulful vocal trio. Led by the inspired singer/songwriter Sîla , Toguna found its chemestry by touring across the world these last three years.
Often compared to ben harper, Toguna blend its eclectic influences into a sound that is all his own, with a powerful live show acclaimed by a large audience in Europe, Japan, Australia, South Africa.. Winning the « Best band of the year » award at the Trophées des arts Afro-caribéens 2008 in Paris, the band signed on Sakifo records/Wagram to release its first album "Sans frontieres". With "In Colors", the brand new album, the band is on the road to touch a wider audience. Recorded in London with Soul Sewell on bass and Richie Stevens on drums (Keziah jones,Gorillaz), with great guests (Blue k... Read more

"A powerful stage presence and booming, crystal-clear cadence.."
- LA Weekly
"One of the dopest emcees around, who makes noise both on the
microphone and as an un-compromising community activist..." -Davey D
“Twin Cities' most buzzed-about act” – Express Milwaukee MC/Producer Toki Wright blends Hip-Hop, House Music, Tribal Chants, and Reggae/Dancehall into his unique sound and energetic performance. Hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota Wright releases music through Rhymesayers Entertainment and his independent label Soul Tools. He has been featured on recordings with Talib Kweli, Atmosphe... Read more

Born and raised in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, TOKiMONSTA (Jennifer Lee) was an unfocused pupil of classical piano. However, she has come to use this background to create vast textural soundscapes by utilizing live instruments, percussion, digital manipulation, and dusty vinyl. Through the creation of beats, she is able to fuse vintage sounds with progressive styles into something unique.http://tokimonsta.com/

Music had always proved to be a huge influence in young Tom Jordan’s life, while classmates were still listening to playground tunes Jordan had a mature ear, captivated by the tunes of AC/DC. Tom was influenced to grow his hair long and determined to one day acquire the ability to play the guitar like Angus Young. From buying his first album to writing and recording music of his own, this 18- year-old recording artist has proved music doesn’t have an age requirement and talent comes to those with passion and determination. As a young singer, Tom first began solo performances busking on Sydney’s... Read more

For his third full length album as The Nightwatchman (and the fourteenth album of his illustrious career), guitar superhero Morello switched up his style. Since 2007, he has used the moniker for his alter ego as a solo folk balladeer, delivering uncompromising protest songs in the tradition of Woody Guthrie and the young Bob Dylan. That identity was recently heard on Morello’s Union Town EP, eight songs benefiting the America Votes Labor Unity Fund, recorded in response to the anti-union bill put forward by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. But on World Wide Rebel Songs, he has assumed the role... Read more

It would be hard to find a character in rock and roll who has played the part better than Tommy Stinson. From his beginnings as bassist of the legendary Replacements to his current tenure with Guns N’ Roses and Soul Asylum, Tommy has always done things his own way and has lived to tell the tale.
The story begins with seminal Minneapolis band The Replacements. Tommy started the group with his big brother Bob at the tender age of 13. His spirited bass playing, sense of style, and impenetrable bullshit detector helped make the band special. He dropped out of high school a few years later to focus on touring full-time, and hasn’t looked back. Until the Replacements unceremonious demise in 1991, Tommy and his bandmates found themselves hazily thrashing through the world with reckless abandon. Their unpredictable shows are the stuff of legend — nobody that has ever seen the Replacements... Read more

It's an unlikely tale. Rising from the fevered hotbed of Sydney, Australia's underground hardcore scene, boy meets girl. Or rather, two boys meet girl to make kick-ass rock music. Try to keep up - the story goes something like this... Guitarist Whakaio Taahi and his compadre bass player, Cameron Adler, needed a frontman for a rock project. Scrap that. Frontwoman. Enter ingenue-with-attitude, Jenna McDougall - as soon as the sixteen-year-old songstress' soaring contralto and sweet strains took the mic to their songs, something clicked. Already onboard, rhythm axeman Jake Hardy and new recruit, drummer... Read more

ANDY WHITE & EDWIN WHITE, THEY ARE THE BROTHERS FROM FLORIDA: AMERICA’S FINAL FRONTIER. WHILE NOW SEPARATE LIVING IN MONTREAL & NYC THEY CONTINUE TO CREATE MUSIC ALL THE FUCKING TIME. THEY DON’T WANT ANYTHING. BOOGIEING BECOMES A PRIORITY & SINGING GROOVY. MUSIC CAN CHANGE AND POP CAN BE NIRVANIC. LISTEN TO THEIR SPIRITS – I’VE TRIED AND IM BETTER.

While the violent, drug infested streets of our nation’s capital may have enslaved many of D.C.’s youth, God’s grace and mercy would ensure the survival of one of his servants; so he might go forth with the order and will of God through his lyrical gift. Born and raised in the “Capital City,” Tywan Lewis would overcome many trials and temptations and give life to the anointed gospel lyricist known as “Too Phliy.” As a youth and student of the diverging sounds flowing through D.C.’s airwaves, Tywan committed himself to mastering the art and science of the music profession. At the...

Top Surprise is a noise pop four piece from Brazil. Their debut cassette, "Everything Must Go", was released by Pug Records in 2010.

Jane Penny (vocals, keyboard) and David Carriere (guitar) have been writing pop songs together for a while, having formed their musical union way back in 2008. They started TOPS in Montreal during the autumn of 2011, and are backed by Riley Fleck on drums and Madeline Glowicki on bass. TOPS have spent the last 12 months writing and recording their second album; the as-yet-untitled follow up to Tender Opposites (Arbutus 2012) is self-recorded and produced with a straight up sound, showcasing their songwriting, focused musicianship and further cementing their soft psych muscle gaze.
http://tops.b... Read more

http://www.itstorae.com

TORCHE, the four-pronged Floridian/Georgian riff colossus, are set to release their new full-length release, Harmonicraft, on April 24th, 2012 on new label, Volcom Entertainment. Led by vocalist/guitarist Steve Brooks (formerly of doom dropouts, Floor), Jonathan Nuñez and Rick Smith (also members of the grindcore outfit, Shitstorm) and new guitarist, Andrew Elstner, (former vocalist/guitarist for St. Louis’ Riddle of Steel), TORCHE have been steamrolling the underground-metal scene since their 2004 inception and made big waves in 2008 with the release of Meanderthal, their second full-length... Read more

Tori Vasquez is an amazingly gifted singer-songwriter from West Texas. She was born in Shallowater, Texas and raised in a family of musicians and songwriters. At the age of 21 she has already found her voice and is writing songs that are inspiring a younger generation to discover the power and beauty of storytelling in music. Her voice fills any room she performs in, capturing the full attention of any music fan. Her debut EP, Let It Go, features songs like “Where Ya Headed Honey”, “Let It Go”, and “The Blue” that take you on a soulful, melancholy journey of a young heart experiencing...

Torreblanca
Biography
TORREBLANCA is a Mexican rock/pop/alternative independent band created in late 2007. They are a feisty young group of 5 musicians -very different from each other- however (yet), they comply in an awesome way to create a unique and fresh sound. TORREBLANCA tries to find its way, but also to get lost in the music creation. In recordings as well as in live performances they seek to offer unpredictable, elegant, intense, important and well played songs, whose visceral and sincere interpretation captivates their listeners. Until now the band has recorded an EP called Defensa (2010) and this fall they... Read more

Torro Torro is the Toronto based production duo of Mike ("Digits") Gonek and Evan "Yo Ev" Norton. The duo masterfully create an identifiable brand of contemporary party music, influenced by hip hop, electronic dance music and tropical riddims. Their remix and original productions over the past year have landed them the highest acclaim of their peers. Today there is no doubt that you will hear a Torro Torro record played at the biggest parties the world has to offer, all the way down to the intimate tastemaker clubs nurturing the growth of global bass. Industry Support: Knife Party, Skrillex, Porter... Read more

SKINNY - TRYING TO GAIN WEIGHT

Frequencies oscillate. Z's space. Arches point. Nightmare up-tempo pixel scrape finds this trio fragrantly modern, recently juvenile, infinitely uniform.
http://totalunicorn.wordpress.com/

Touchy Mob is the plenty-limbed, vulnerable love affair of a hauntingly warm guitar song and the body language of beats, that are meant for a floor. It's a long-term marriage to the lyrical intensity and comforting darkness of songwriters like Chad VanGaalen, yet with a heavy crush on the riffs of the rave, throwing in found-sound stuff like The Books do, laying a kiss on the kraut history here and there, but in Four Tet marching time. Songs grow on instant glances of admiration instead of continuous influence, scratching along towards punchlines, that can be entirely different in sound yet cohesive... Read more

Described as engaging, beat-driven rock with a dark side, the music of TOY draws from a wide array of influences. Taking inspiration from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Deadmau5, Rihanna, and MuteMath, TOY carves a new path from where their respective experiences left them wanting more. The result is inventive and adventurous modern music, where synth, supercharged riffs, and heavy beats all connect over soaring melodies. Based out of Los Angeles, the group joined forces in early 2011 with a shared vision of how to incorporate so many different styles into one cohesive act. Made up of Alana Grace, Spencer... Read more

The mix-master wizard for Monterrey Mexico's Hip Hop en Español Pioneers Control Machete, created a whole new hybrid by mixing mexican soundscapes with contemporary urban riddims. As a Music Producer and Remixer, Toy Hernández has been working with a long list of artist, bands and comtemporary music friends as: Calle 13, M.I.A., Morrisey, Manu Chao, Diplo, Sinden, Eminem, Thievery Corporation, Cypress Hill, Nortec Collective, Kinky, Plastilina Mosh, Paulina Rubio, Federico Aubele, Café Tacvba, Sergent García, Don Omar, Gustavo Cerati, Celso Piña, Notch, Juanes, Julieta Venegas, Alejandro Sanz... Read more

http://twitter.com/TRAEABN

http://trakksounds.com

“Supercharged songs with a hooky playfulness and white-knuckle power…”—Esquire “Lit up and charged…four-part harmonies that are close to being crystalline.”—Daytrotter On April 10 Thirty Tigers/RED will release Trampled by Turtles’ highly anticipated album Stars and Satellites. The band’s 2010 release Palomino (Thirty Tigers) garnered critical acclaim from NPR Music who praised both the band’s “impeccable dexterity” and “charm and melody to the songs.” AOL Spinner called the record “hard-charging music…infectiously raucous,” while Paste Magazine admired the band’s...

High praise is something TRANSFER has been gathering over the past year. Since first recording and self-releasing Future Selves in the US, the four piece has recently supported The Killers, White Lies, The Kaiser Chiefs and toured the UK with standout festival shows in Hyde Park, Hop Farm and T In The Park. Amidst this, they recorded their UK TV debut for Live From Abbey Road, in the process picking up just about the greatest fan any new band could dream of, when none other than Sir Paul McCartney stopped in to say hello. TRANSFER take their cues from what they describe as the "The basic food groups... Read more

http://trashtalkhc.com

http://wearetravisporter.com

Young and focused, Bobby “Tre9” Herring started Much Luvv Records, a Christian record label, in 1998. Since its inception, Much Luvv Records has released over 17 albums and changed the lives of thousands. In October 2008, God called Tre9 to full-time missions; which led to the formation of All Eyes on Me, Inc., a non-profit organization that serves the youth and homeless in Houston. Growing up as an inner city teen himself, Tre9 always had a passion and gift to minister to inner city adolescents. This passion later gave rise to Hip Hope Tuesday, a non-traditional church Tre9 pastors in Houston’s... Read more

“’Pure Country Soul’ is about right,” reckons Reid Morrison of Treetop Flyers, whose beautifully tangled roots soak up a timeless musical current. “We’re not full-on country or Southern rock or soul. We have this cauldron, and we put all those influences in.” Based in West London (where locals have witnessed a neo-Americana scene developing), the five-piece Flyers’ rock-revved, sepia-toned soul’n’roll sound has been gathering pace since 2008. In terms of where the sound comes from Morrison cites influences such namesake Van Morrison, The Band, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills & Nash...

William Lee Barefield III, better known as Trip Lee, was born and raised in Dallas, TX. As a young boy, Trip Lee had dreams of being a professional athlete or famous rapper, and he began to hone his lyrical skills at the age of 12. “I rapped about random stuff…how hot I was, how many girls I could pull,” Trip says. But upon giving his life to Christ, at age 14, his focus changed from fortune, fame, and women to serving and ministering the Gospel.
Trip slowly recognized that all of his life should be centered around Christ. “One day, I just decided, I’m only doing Christian hip hop. R...

Triple Cobra play summer jams for the end of the world. Through a baroque haze of billowing synthesizers, pounding tribal beats, five-part harmonies, and soaring guitars, the Brooklyn-based septet delivers wildly infectious psychedelic pop anthems with an almost operatic grandeur; all beneath a dazzling veil of bright lights, whirling snow and a storm of confetti. Their upcoming album "The Last Summer Ever" is a collection of apocalyptic summer jams which explore the impending end of days; the grief of knowing our time is near, a last chance at an old love, the chaos of our final moments, and the... Read more

http://tristen.com

With their fifth full-length album, In Waves, Trivium make a crucial statement. It's a statement about writing their own rules about what it means to be a contemporary metal band. It's a statement that encompasses boundary-defying music, moods, movement, and visuals. It's a statement that's emblematic of their evolution. It's a statement that's going to impact anyone open to it. While on the road in 2009, the first rumblings of In Waves began. Trivium vocalist and guitarist Matt Heafy had already started pondering the direction the band would take for their fifth offering. So far, they'd excelled... Read more

Trixie Whitley delivers emotionally compelling, heart-on-her-sleeve songs fueled by a passionate honesty and her searing guitar and piano. Her magnetic presence and stunning voice captivated audiences worldwide in 2011 as she performed with Daniel Lanois' Black Dub. Daughter of the legendary guitarist/singer Chris Whitley, Trixie has recorded three EP’s of her own music – including the newly-released Live at Rockwood Music Hall, recorded this past fall. She is currently in the studio finishing her full length debut release, which is due later in 2012.

"A lethal dose of surfy, gritty garage psych-rock with just the right amount of fuzz to keep you coming back for multiple helpings." - STYROFOAM DRONE "...pop music with a hangover. There are tempo changes, 60’s bass lines, distortion, reverb and chanting, with layered vocals all over the place.” - GET BENT! Southern California quartet TRMRS (pronounced "TREMORS") will tour this Spring with psych/garage favorites The Growlers, including some dates with Seattle's Night Beats and performance at Austin's SXSW. The tour will lead up to the release of the split 7" with Night Beats on Volcom Entertainment... Read more

A staple in the New Orleans Hip Hop community, Truth Universal has been a leader on the southern Hip Hop scene for more than a decade. While he calls the flourishing New Orleans Hip Hop underground home, Truth has an international perspective that he brings to his music through his birth and childhood in Diego Martin, Trinidad. Truth latest album, "Invent the Future," is a musical and lyrical tour de force that embodies Truth’s commitment to affecting social change with provocative Hip Hop. There are nods to “Golden Era” production style, one of Truth's hallmarks, but he does much to reinvent... Read more

Faith is something that MC, producer and Interdependent Media (iM) owner Evan "TRUTHLiVE" Phillips understands. Living through three heart surgeries, “Live truth. Truth life,” has become his motto and is evident in every aspect of his music. His highly anticipated debut album, Patience, features production from Jake One, one of hip-hop's most respected names. With the release of Patience, TRUTHLiVE hopes to breathe truth and life into the music industry.

http://www.twitter.com/zillaman

With bittersweet melodies that make their way through chaotic soundscapes emerges Turbina, a band from Mexico City that reinvents itself through the album named
“Leti’ Hum Eek’ – Inda Jani – Mish Masadi”.
This material sounds like a new voice has risen, without forgetting its rock’n’roll essence and their steps left on their way behind. Turbina started on with the single Abre la puerta in 2003 and then placed itself into the audience’s heart with songs like Mira al cielo and Satélite, included in its first album named “Panamérica” (2006). Now with a much more matured sound, Alejandro Lara and Homero Ortega are bringing out from the studio the project entitled “Leti’ Hum Eek’ – Inda Jani – Mish Masadi”, as an offering to Mexican native languages, conceived in three parts... Read more

“Dave, tell ‘em about your wrestling record” “Three wins, sixteen defeats. Beat the same kid twice. Lost to the state champion in six seconds” Clearly, the Turbo Fruits are not athletes. They are, however, a rock n roll band and one that could likely take your state rock & roll champion to the mat in less time than it takes to cue up a record. What the Nashville, Tennessee quartet lack in physical adeptness they make up for in wild abandon and unfettered debauchery; in buzzsaw guitars and pummeling, primal rhythms. And they STILL look good in a unitard and head gear. Okay, that might...

In a world ruled by fabricated pop-music, reality TV talent and flavor-of-the-minute hipster bands, it’s rare to find an act that exudes the essence of rock while maintaining integrity and original thought, but every so often a band comes along that pushes boundaries and defies the monotonous mainstream standard. One such band that is currently electrifying the UK’s underground punk scene with their brash brand of unique sci-fi infused rock is Turbogeist.

Like many before them, Turbogeist was born of two friends, Jimmy and Luis, jamming together for kicks while passing the time in their h... Read more

Known for rowdy shows and catchy rock songs, Turf War started in 2008 as a bedroom solo project for lead singer John Robinson and quickly turned into a full band with Brian McGrath filling in on drums and backup vocals, Cecil Moss on Guitar, and Bradley Morris on bass. They created a sound reminiscent of early Replacements and brought on a full party attitude to their live sets. After playing the club circuit in Augusta for 3 years and gaining a wide audience they set their dreams higher and made the move to Atlanta, GA. It didn’t take long for people in Atlanta to start recognizing the bands... Read more

“Everything is not meant to be understood,” says Flynt Flossy co-CEO of the musical phenomenon Turquoise Jeep. Like many other visionary artists, founders Flynt Flossy and Whatchyamacallit felt industry boundaries were stifling their creativity. This encouraged them to combine their own talents with other like-minded friends and create their own label/ genre of music, EMB (Existing Musical Beings). Turquoise Jeep Records is the definition of complete artistic freedom with no limitations. Their videos on Youtube accumulated millions of views and began their international notoriety. Since then... Read more

"He's finally getting his shit together." --friend of Matt Oliver

Cheeky, charming and touchingly direct, Melbourne foursome Twerps have risen from humble beginnings to become international lo-fi pop champions.
Formed in 2008, Twerps were supporting the likes of Deerhunter (USA), the Bats (New Zealand), the Black Lips (USA), Yo La Tengo (USA) and Thee Oh Sees (USA) within a few months of their first gig.
Their debut EP was released by Chapter Music in 2009 (also released on cassette by US label Night People) and saw the band described as “the best new band in Australia” by iconic UK magazine Uncut.
They released two singles in early 2011 on US labels Und... Read more

Twilite is a Polish band formed in 2006. Best description of their music would be singer-songwriter, but there's two of them, sometimes three, sometimes four. The core of the band is always the same: two acoustic guitars, two vocals, beautiful songs and haunting melodies. They've released 2 albums: 'Bits & Pieces' (Electric Eye Records, 2009) and 'Quiet Giant' (Isound Labels/Ampersand Records, 2011) and EP called 'Else' (Isound Labels/Ampersand Records, 2010).
Twilite's sound attracts with just about right amount of melancholy, unique sensitivity and elusive smooth aura. On the other hand, the... Read more

Twin Peaks is a collaboration between Halifax MC, Ghettosocks, and Toronto MC, Muneshine – Two of Hip Hop's most handsome devils, Ghettosocks & Muneshine, have conjoined to form the inimitable rap duo known as Twin Peaks. Exploring the darker side of the human soul, Twin Peaks delivers a mix of hard-hitting beats and braggadocio rhymes, peppered with David Lynch-ian themes and concepts. In July of 2010, the duo put out their first release, a six song EP entitled, The Perfect Strangers EP. Featuring production by Bix, Jorun Bombay, Suff Daddy, Rich Kidd, and M-Phazes; cuts by Jorun Bombay, and... Read more

In 2003, Two Cow Garage--the Columbus, Ohio-based three-piece featuring Micah Schnabel (vocals, guitar), Shane Sweeney (bass, vocals), and David Murphy (drums)--released their debut full-length, 0Please Turn the Gas Back On. The powerful rhythm and sweeping melody of the record’s opening track, “Been So Long”, has since given rise to four additional full-length releases, a handful of singles, and a few solo efforts. The band has paraded their brand of heart-wrenching, yet ferocious rock-n-roll, which calls to mind Nirvana, The Men, and Dinosaur, Jr. through countless North American tours...

Combining an array of influences and a diverse musical background, Two Fresh’s sound is difficult to describe but impossible to ignore. Built on a foundation of instrumental hip hop, their music seamlessly incorporates elements of sampling, a tight low end and catchy synth lines, with a strong beat always at the cornerstone. On stage, audiences are treated to the addition of Colby Buckler, regarded as one of the strongest drummers in the live electronic music scene today. This energetic trio continues to bring exciting new performances to crowds across the country as their sound naturally evolves... Read more

After a two and a half year break, the San Francisco guitar-drum duo TWO GALLANTS began touring again which took them across North America, through Europe and even to East Asia for their first ever shows in South Korea and China. The well needed time off came after 6 years of incessant touring and the release of 3 full length studio albums and an acoustic EP. The band consists of childhood friends Tyson Vogel and Adam Stephens who met on their elementary school playground at the age of 5. Despite an initial disagreement and ensuing scuffle over the supremacy of White Lion vs. White Snake, the two... Read more

Tycho is the music project of San Francisco artist and producer Scott Hansen. As Tycho, Hansen blends swirling melodies into vaguely triumphant arcs that crisscross between stuttering beats and vocal samples, creating rolling sonic landscapes that extend into the horizon. Known in the design world as ISO50, Hansen is famed for his bucolic, sun-drenched design style, which serves as a backdrop and mirror for his musical output. Hansen began his electronic-music career with 2002’s The Science of Patterns EP , which was followed in 2004 by his first full length, Sunrise Projector. The critical acclaim... Read more