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Karen And Amy Jones - Daphne In Winter
2009, Karen And Amy Jones
Sisters Karen And Amy Jones sound like a cross between Anne And Nancy Wilson of Heart and The Indigo Girls. Eschewing traditional folk music, the Philadelphia sisters create highly...
The Leaky Diamond - Five Bedroom Demonstrations
2009, The Leaky Diamond
Casey Grimes lives the DIY ethic, with each CD he produces being entirely handmade. Recording and performing as The Leaky Diamond, Grimes uses inexpensive equipment in his home to...
Tonight We Ride - Of The West
2009, Tonight We Ride
Small markets sometimes hold big surprises, musically. So it is with Helena, Montana and Tonight We Ride. Originally a collaboration of Dustin "Dub" Campbell (guitars, vox) and Greg Vivrette (bass,...
Kill Paradise - The Second Effect
2009, BreakSilence Records
Denver, Colorado's Kill Paradise has generated pretty significant buzz online, with over nine million plays on MySpace alone. The Electropop duo features Nick Cocozzella and Bryce Hoops, and...
The Henhouse Prowlers - A Dark Rumor
2009, Prowlers Music
Chicago's The Henhouse Prowlers mix traditional Bluegrass with subtle modern touches and Rock N Roll energy, bringing a new vitality to a highly traditional and occasionally stodgy art form....