Bands
Lubriphonic
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Lubriphonic
greases
your ears, moves your hips, and leaves you reeling in sweaty bliss.
Simmering and intense, with chops to spare, Lubriphonic’s live
performances create a spicy dish that is guaranteed to cure what ails
you.
Lubriphonic is the
brainchild of guitarist Giles
Corey
and drummer Rick
King
and began with a residency at
Chicago’s legendary Checkerboard
Lounge.
They
recruited some of the best blues, funk, and rock musicians in the city
for these raucous sessions. The result fuses roots
music
with explosive rock’n’roll
and sensuous old-school
dance music-- part Stones,
part Funkadelic,
and part Otis
Redding.
The members of
Lubriphonic
have individually toured with artists as diverse as Koko Taylor, Buddy
Miles, Otis Rush, The Ohio
Players, and Lenny Kravitz.
They have fused their talents and experience as side-men in order to
create an orignal project that is soulful, unique, and exciting.
Lubriphonic
marked 2006 with it’s second
album “Supermoncho”
recorded completely live in the studio. Available for download at CD
Baby and iTunes, the ten original tracks are aggressive and soulful,
propelled by a relentless
groove,
crunchy
guitar,
and popping
horns.
Lubriphonic
continues to tour throughout the Midwest, including the Wakarusa
Festival,
Tabfest,
and Blottopia
VII.
Live, the band expands it’s repertoire into lush and diverse
improvisations, bringing their dynamic sonic stew to growing audiences
everywhere.
Their two 2008
releases, "Soul
Solution" and "Lubriphonic Live" (the
latter recorded live in a single set at aliveOne in
Chicago) exemplify
this. The recordings capture the band at it's best-- confident,
daring,
and very, very, funky. Lubriphonic fuses old-school soul music
with
hip shaking rock'n'roll and searing improvisation.
Lubriphonic enters
2009 continuing to tour throughout the nation, as
well as crafting a new studio release slated for fall.
www.lubriphonic.com
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Fried
Grease

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Based out
of Colorado, Fried Grease cooks up a hearty blend of tight,
energetic, funky soul music. Born out of the merger of two powerhouse
bands, (Flux 5 and Big Richard) these guys are poised to make big
waves. By incorporating elements of jazz, rock, blues and
soul, the
bands' hard hitting, high energy shows are quickly becoming the
buzz
around the State.
www.friedgreaselive.com
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Sabrina
Taylor
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"This young woman has an extremely powerful voice and you can hear her
passion belted from it on the four songs contained on this EP. I highly
recommend you keep your eye on this girl; she’s destined for big
things. This is a great EP to own and I suggest you get your hands on
one." GEOFF DELLINGER, Entertainment World
"Sabrina
Taylor offers country-tinged pop/rock that features sweet vocals and
tight band chemistry. Her songs are well crafted, catchy and fun. Nova
Scotia’s loss is definitely our gain. Taylor should have a very
promising future here in L.A." MUSIC CONNECTION REVIEW, Bob Leggett
"There’s
a great deal of wannabe musicians running around Los Angeles with a
guitar and a dream. Most of them should get back on the bus and go home
to Kansas, West Virginia...where ever it was they boarded that
Greyhound. Sabrina Taylor is not one of them." CELEBRITY BABYLON, Bill
McCoy
"Her
powerful lyrics and memorable melodies are what set her apart from
other female artists today." WINDSWEPT PACIFIC
www.sabrinataylormusic.com |
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Hypernova
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"At a
time when the chasm between East and West is growing daily and
misplaced
hostility and lack of communication are thwarting any efforts at
building
bridges, it is reassuring to know that there is still one medium that
remains
uncorrupted by petty bigotry and short-sightedness, and transcends all
issues
of race, religion and ideology. The Islamic Republic of Iran may not
seem the
most likely breeding ground for young up-and-coming musicians but,
thanks to a
few daring pioneers, doors that were seemingly locked tight by the
strict moral
laws have been cracked by a new generation of home-grown talent. Out of
a
musical landscape dominated by more traditional Prog-rockers, Metallers
and the
increasingly popular electronic and hip-hop sound, an Indie band named
Hypernova was born." Now Iran
is not too famous for its rock music, but these guys are going to
change all
that. Each member brings a different vibe and sound to the band to give
it an
even more unique edge. And even though they’re just another obscure
band in the
galaxy of musicians, their following is growing at a very fast rate,
thanks
mostly to their legions of underground fans who have helped spread the
word. In
all reality, these guys are no different from the rest of the rockers
around
the world; their music is all about having a good time and just rocking
your
brains out. They’re not in this game for the money, fame or glory. And
they’re
definitely not trying to change the world...or are they?" NOX
Magazine
www.hypernovamusic.com
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Caribbean
Posse
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The Caribbean
Posse presents an
infectious, soulful & hypnotic blend of distinctively island
based rhythms,
which goes to the core of its heritage. With
a carefully crafted blend of reggae, ska, soca,
calypso, salsa,
rock and R&B, there is no chance to be left out of a Posse
party. You will
snap your fingers, rap the table,
tap your toes and have to dance. It’s
just that
simple! Inspired,
professional, passionate and poised
are frequent adjectives used to describe this brilliant central Florida
musical combine.
No matter the age of the audience or the genre of
its musical
preferences,
there is something for everyone when the Posse takes the stage. Red hot or heart
wrenchingly mellow,
something you know or an original composition, a CP rendition will grab
your
emotions and keep a smile on your face.
For
over a decade, performing as the house band at The Ocean Deck, The Daytona
Beach
night-time hot spot, the Caribbean
Posse has
built a loyal and regular local audience and by reputation, has
attracted a
steady stream of Daytona Beach visitors and
“out-of-towners”. The Posse performed at
Daytona International Speedway,
during NASCAR’s
Pepsi 400 & Daytona 500. Recent
years have added the opening act for Beenie Man in concert, headlining
the
yearly “Reggae Fest” plus the new venue
“Caribbean Nights” in Ormond
Beach, Florida.
Summer
of 2007 was their 1st Rocky Mountain Tour
beginning at
Conor O’Neill’s in Boulder, Colorado with a grand
finale at the South Park
Music Tour with good ole’ friends and Great new ones.
The Caribbean
Posse celebrated the “Red” Release Party on August
22nd with their 4th
Independent CD to date. The
inspired
title song “Red” as well as the entire CD is
available for downloads on iTunes. A new
CD is in planning stages plus a great
line of wearables, Caribbean Posse visibility is growing every day.
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Turbine
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Following on from their debut release ‘Don’t Mind If I
Should’ in 2004 the band have now augmented their sound with some fine
harmony vocals and blistering solos. All the songs come from the band
and The Turbine turn up the throttle on ‘Roll On’ & ‘Stand Down’
and explore their Band roots on ‘Cranberry Creek’ with some sublime
guitar work from Jeremy. The quality of song writing never drops and
towards the end of the record on ‘Seven Years of Bad Luck’ and the
title track Turbine shows there is plenty left in the tank.
Relix Magazine - "Artists on the Verge": "Their sound is
exhilarating, with flurries of melodic guitars and wailing harp
propelling complex improvisations"
"Spontaneous and genuine music that comes straight from
the soul. Hilliard is lightning fast on electric guitar and Rightmire
plays harmonica like he's running from the law"
Jambands.com: "Their music wails, whispers and directs
our thoughts to the deeper mysteries of life"
Jambase.com on their 10,000 Lakes Festival Appearance:
"A four-piece band from New York that writes in just about every style
imaginable"
"What’s different and unique is their approach to
songwriting, as they songsmith traditional sounds of rock, bluegrass
and Americana for a blending that reeks of genius. Turbine is not what
you’d immediately expect from the Big Apple but it’s what you’ll now be
holding as the standard"
www.turbinemusic.com
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Rob
Drabkin
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Many people choose music, but for others music chooses them. Rob
began playing the electric guitar at age 11, learning note-for-note
solos of every Metallica and Guns ‘N Roses tune he could find.
But his metal edge began to fade after enrolling in his school’s jazz
ensemble where he was exposed to an array of new artists, rhythms,
chords, and more importantly, the beauty of improvisation.
Noticing his natural talent for the instrument, guitar virtuoso Ted
Reece took Rob as a private student. Reece introduced him to the
acoustic guitar while helping him develop his ear and strengthen his
playing.
Rob was annually awarded excellence for his performance
in the high school band and was offered a scholarship offer to join the
jazz ensemble at Trinity University (TX). Throughout college, Rob
maintained music only as a hobby and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in
biochemistry/molecular biology and Spanish. His academic aspirations
suddenly halted one evening in New York City when it dawned on him he
also wanted to sing. Having never sung a note in his life, Rob
began spending six to eight hours a day, developing his voice and
songwriting skills.
With a unique voice, an incredible guitar style, and a
handful of original tunes, Rob stormed onto Denver’s local music scene,
leaving audiences impressed. Within a mere week of open stages,
he was offered his first gig at Arvada’s D-NOTE. Shortly
thereafter, he was playing to full crowds at Boulder's legendary Fox
Theatre and opening for national acts such as Leon Russell, Colin Hay,
The Wood Brothers, Raul Midon, Backdoor Slam, and Lucy Kaplansky.
Over the past two years, he has toured across the country supporting
long time Dave Matthews collaborator, Tim Reynolds. And in March
2007, The Fox Theatre invited Rob as the main support for its sold-out
15th anniversary show with The John Butler Trio. His full band
headlining shows in Denver and Boulder are now to sold-out
crowds.
Recently,
Rob performed for former President Bill Clinton, Senators Ken Salazar
and Bob Hernandez, and Congressman John Salazar and he is already
booked to play at The Democratic National Convention in August 2008.
His song "Sweet Things" is currently in rotation on Sirius Channel 30:
The Coffee House, and 97.3 KBCO has invited Rob twice now to perform in
its world renowned Studio C. In addition, 93.3 KTCL, 102.3 KCUV
and 99.5 The Mountain have all featured Rob live and have added him
into local rotation. Rob Drabkin's career seems to escalate daily
as he gains fans and recognition wherever he plays.
www.robdrabkin.com
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Strive
Roots
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From
the snowy peaks of the Rockies to the sunny beaches of San Diego to the
crystal shores of South Lake Tahoe, Strive Roots has evolved into a
hip-shaking, mind-expanding, inspirational musical project that is
flourishing by packing concert halls to mountain saloons throughout the
Western United States. After every Strive Roots show, amazed fans find
themselves attempting to pin down their experience with words, but have
only been able to come up with one core phrase to explain Strive Roots,
“Roots Infused Power Groove”. What is Roots Infused Power Groove? It’s
the funky beat swirling in your hips, it’s the message of awareness and
change demanding to be heard, it’s original soul with modern beats,
it’s your new favorite genre of music.
Powered
by a mission to save the planet, Strive Roots’ conscious music melds
the genres of reggae, hard rock, funk, and hip hop. Live shows
are the
platform for the band’s immense talent, creativity, and bold
flavor.
Music lovers looking for inspiration, enlightenment, awareness, or just
a reason to dance can find it all within the realms of Strive Roots.
Strive
Roots has headlined venues including the Derby, the Viper Room, Valle
Nevado ski resort in Chili, South America and the South Park Music Tour
in Colorado. Strive Roots has shared the stage with some of the
musical world’s best including The Dooby Brothers, Buck’O'nine, De La
Soul, Particle, Michael Franti and Spearhead, North Mississippi All
Stars, Delta Nove, Thicker than Thieves, and The John Popper Project.
Strive
Roots is literally on the tip of the world’s tongue after experiencing
a plethora of publicity plugs around the globe. Thanks to their choice
as snowboarder Hannah Teter’s Olympic gold medal soundtrack, Strive
Roots has been mentioned on Good Morning America, The Letterman Show,
Jay Leno and The Jimmy Kemmel Show. Their track “Communicate” was
launched into primetime after it gave Teter the motivation she needed
to grab the gold in the halfpipe competition of the 2006 Torino Olympic
Winter Games.
Strive
Roots’ newest album, The Harmonic Convergence, is in the works!
Strive
Roots takes pride in having self-produced their music through their own
record label, Fourth Dimension Studios. For the Harmonic Convergence,
Strive Roots has teamed up with multi-platinum producer Alan Sanderson
(System of a Down, Johnny Cash, The Rolling Stones, B.B. King and many
others). The Harmonic Convergence exhibits the strides Strive Roots has
taken to incorporate conscious action, diversity, and creativity into
their music. What started as a raw example of artistic emotion and
vigor has erupted into a professional, polished musical work of art.
Preview and purchase Strive Roots tracks and full-length albums on
Itunes, Myspace, and Striveroots.com.
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Salem
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Salem music is
an amalgamation of funk, hip-hop, jazz, and Afro-Cuban idioms. In
January 2008. Salem played the Winter X Games 12,
the X Games end party with De La Soul and the
Suzuki US Freeskiing Open in Copper. In March, the group
is playing in Sun
Valley at Whiskey Jacques for the Jeep King of the Mountain World
Championships with DJ Logic and in Jackson at the US Freeskiing
Open Party at the Mangy Moose.
Salem has been working with Kim Schneider, Warren
Miller's video and
music editor, with new mergings of Salem music and epic Warren Miller
ski and snowboard footage. The Salem studio track, Harvest, toured the
nation with Warren Miller's new film, Playground, and the song will be
featured in the Winter X 12 CD compilation produced by Bulletproof
Entertainment. Salem music was featured in Warren Miller's ski and
snowboard film, "OFF THE GRID". Todd has been featured in Modern
Drummer magazine in the "On the Move" column in the November issue of
2006. Todd is an Ayotte Drums endorsed artist and Salem is delighted to
be sponsored by Lib-Tech, the world premier snowboard and ski
manufacturer and by
Nantucket's Triple Eight Distillers, a micro-distillery that is
distributed throughout the east coast.
Salem has performed nationally alongside acts such
as De La Soul, The
Meters (PBS), Stanton Moore and Will Bernard, Hells Belles, Mama's
Cookin, Tab
Benoit, Rebirth
Brass Band, The Motet, Steve
Earle and Zilla. Salem 2008 festival dates include the
Winter X12 Games, the Jeep King of the Mountain World
Championships in Sun Valley,
the Suzuki US Freeskiing Open at Copper, the Subaru US Freeskiing Open
in Jackson, the US Snowboarding Open in Girdwood,
Alaska and the Breckenridge
Spring Massive Festival. National festivals include the Rukus in the
Rafters in Crested Butte, Nedfest in Nederland, the Seattle Folklife
Festival on the Mother Jones stage, Anchorage's Live After Five Series,
the Girdwood Forest Fair and the Southeast Alaska State Fair.
In September 2007, Todd travelled to Washington DC
to meetings with
Bono's organization, One Coalition, Jubilee Coalition, Sierra Club and Friends
of the Earth regarding the international promotion of the
Salem song Saragua. Jubilee Coalition is releasing an
educational DVD featuring the Salem song, Saragua, in early
2008. One Campaign featured Todd Johnson in a college
awareness tour at UPENN in Philadelphia
on a panel discussion and performance in November.
Interviews and reviews about Salem have been
featured on PLUM TV in Nantucket
and Telluride, Colorado Music Buzz Magazine, The Summit
Daily News, Telluride
Daily Watch, Grand County News, Denver
Post, Nantucket's Independent and the Inquirer and Mirror, Boston Universitys
Daily Free Press, The Phoenix in Portland,
ME, The Anchorage
Free Press, Homer News, Fairbanks Daily News Miner, Juneau Empire,
Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Lewiston Tribune, and the Northwest Jazz
Chronicle. Salem music has been played on radio stations nationwide and
the group has had radio interviews and live performances
in Boulder, Telluride, Boston, Nantucket,
Burlington, Seattle,
Idaho,
Homer, Anchorage, Girdwood, Fairbanks,
Seward, Haines, and Juneau.
www.salem-music.com
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Statewide
Emergency
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Statewide Emergency just released their debut
album, Another Point of View. The album, recorded at Coupe
Studios (Rose Hill Drive, The Fray), showcases a band with songwriting
skills on the level of aspiring bands twice their age.
The band, with no member older then 18, has
managed to capture everything they love about rock and roll into their
sound – loud and heavy, with driving drums and intricate guitar solos,
while still incorporating interesting melodies and harmonies influenced
by modern bands such as queens of the stone age.
The calender on our myspace is oftentimes more
up to date than the calender on our epk. if interested, it can be
viewed at myspace.com/statewideemergency
Won 10-18 Battle of the Bands at Cervantes put
on by MTV and Paul Green School of Rock
Placed 9th in the Progressive Motion battle of
the bands (featured over 150 bands at the start)
Opened for Badfish at the fox theatre.
Single "midnight creeper" off of Another Point
of View played on local radio stations 101.5 and 93.3
"This
teenage quartet has dodged the manufactured rock and substandard punk
that plague many of their contemporaries by operating under the radar,
boasting boisterous guitar rock fare steeped in ’70s counterculture
that demonstrates musical skill well beyond their years." - Adam Trask,
Boulder Weekly
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Fina Dupa
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At the
intersection of
your mind and your body lies Fina Dupa. Colorado's
premier funk, rock, and reggae quartet lays out original groove music
designed
to exercise the brain as well as the behind. Come enjoy the
tones -
if you like Jamiroquai, Soulive,
Maroon 5, Galactic, the Headhunters, John Scofield,
and Lenny Kravitz, you will dig Fina Dupa. If you
don't know who any of those guys are,
come out anyway...you will still dig Fina Dupa. Get your Dupa
out here, come groove with Fina Dupa
in Colorado or
wherever
you find us.
"Groove-centric,
hook-heavy rock...a blend of Maroon 5 and the Police,
though even that loose description may not be broad enough to capture
the
band's diversity." - Boulder
Daily Camera.
"Fina Dupa went the extra mile with their
latest CD Give It Back." - Marquee Magazine.
www.finadupa.com |
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Nocturnal
Tomatoes
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Since the
release of their
debut CD, “Crescendo”, the Nocturnal Tomatoes have been performing
non-stop to
audiences throughout the Western United States including the Colorado
Springs
World Arena for a crowd of almost 10,000, as well as a recent
headlining
performance at the prestigious four-day Southpark Music Tour in
Fairplay,
Colorado. The nine original tracks of “Crescendo” showcase the array of
talent
that this band exudes from the awe inspiring lyrics and melodies of
“You” and
“Crescendo”, to the powerful rock of “Nothing New” and “Gone Fishing”.
Despite
the success of their debut CD, the band is not taking any time to
relax. They
have already written enough new material for their highly anticipated
new
effort that they plan to start recording following their current
“Crescendo”
tour. The studio recordings of the Nocturnal Tomatoes only give a
glimpse into
what this band has to offer. Their live performances can only be
described as a
mind blowing display of musical mastery. Alice Cooper was quoted on his
nationally syndicated radio show…”These guys are the next IT…they are
the best
bar band in America
period.” In addition, Andrew Feigenbaum from Atlantic states, “I love
the
sound, I can’t say anything but good about it.” New tour dates are
being added
on a regular basis, so be sure to visit www.nocturnaltomatoes.com often
to
check when and where you can see this incredible band in action. They
will soon
be off on their west coast swing which includes dates in California, Oregon,
and Washington.
To inquire about the NOCTURNAL
TOMATOES or for more information please contact us with the information
listed
below. Thanks for your support and we look forward to seeing you soon!
www.nocturnaltomatoes.com |
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Motorhome
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Since 2004 Motorhome has
been playing up and down the Front Range of
Colorado and is proud to call Fort
Collins its home. In their short existence, they
have
opened up for great names like Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Legendary
Shack Shakers,
Junior Brown and Jerry Joseph. Having been called everything from
alt-country
to Americana,
rock-and-roll to irreverent bluegrass, the band insists on writing
music that
is true to them and letting the fans decide what to call it.
With the release of their
first self-produced/self-recorded album, Motorhome
has yet to break their stride. With a live recording and a second album
in the
works, Motorhome's sails are at full and the wind is blowing in their
direction.
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