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Buzz Artist ~ November 2009 ~
Ryan Shaw
It’s been over two years since the release of Ryan Shaw’s
debut record, This is Ryan Shaw. The release gained him
some noteworthy fans like Ellen DeGeneres, Martha Stewart
and Carson Daily, all who have left him an open invitation
to return to their shows any time.
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Buzz Artist ~ November 2009
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Molly Jenson
Molly Jenson is an artist the world needs to know more
about. She has her debut album, Maybe Tomorrow out, which
she co-wrote with singer-songwriter Greg Laswell. She has
collaborated with Jon Foreman, the singer of Switchfoot,
and she continues to gain the respect of her peers, whether
it be Pat Boone or Nickel Creek.
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Buzz Artist ~ November 2009 ~
Tat
TAT is one of the few bands that saved
the day at this year’s Warped tour with their explosive
set of punk-rock songs, led by front-woman Tatiana DeMaria.
Critics have described her as the offspring of Joe Strummer
and Joan Jett.
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Buzz Artist ~ August 2009 ~
Dope
Andre Karkos (aka Virus) is one of those
people who you admire and respect for never giving up on
a dream. Andre’s journey began in his teens. He started
the band Diamond Tyr with his brother Dan on vocals and
that effort led them to be one of the best bands to come
out of the Rochester area.
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Buzz Artist ~ May 2009 ~
Audrye Sessions
Audrye Sessions is a quartet from Oakland,
Calif. that most people have never heard of but definitely
should. Their sound is similar to Coldplay and early Radiohead.
Their live shows are amazing and leave you wanting more.
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Buzz Artist ~ May 2009 ~
Samuel Ventura
When most kids were goofing off, Samuel
Ventura was working on his first album. “When I was 8 I
took a cassette tape and wrote 12 songs with just my voice,”
he remembers. “I didn’t know how to play any instruments,
so I guess you can call that my first album.”
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Buzz Artist ~ March 2009 ~
Sam
Thacker
Sam Thacker migrated to Atlanta from
Houston to go to college and that is where his pursuit of
music took flight. He discovered that playing cover songs
at the local colleges would allow him to pick up chicks
and make money and then he started writing original songs.
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Buzz Artist ~ March 2009 ~
Caustic
Matt Caustic — lead vocals and guitars
for the metal band Caustic, has been walking the line of
peaks and valleys his whole life. While living in Boston,
he realized that he had to find a solution to his deviation
from his true passion of performing and writing music.
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Buzz Artist ~ Nov/Dec 2008 ~
Shotgun Party
Don't waste your money on the new Britney
Spears CD. Be brave and explore the unknown. Myspace provides
endless satisfaction in discovering new artists and providing
access to bands that you may otherwise never hear. This
time around though, I found out about Shotgun Party the
old fashion way — on a flyer in the window of the corner
store.
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Buzz Artist ~ Nov/Dec 2008 ~
Earl Greyhound
The trio from the Big Apple is about
to turn the music world upside down with their new album,
due out this spring. I tried to get them to reveal the name
of the new disc to no avail. "It's top secret," said Kamara
Thomas (bass, keyboards and vocals). However, the melodic
hard-hitting band is nothing but ecstatic when it comes
to talking about the new songs.
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Andee, the brainchild behind the New
York-based band Pop*Star*Kids has re-emerged with his latest
creation, Black Sugar Transmission. After finalizing the
line-up with Matt Farley (Bully, Jerry Gaskill Band) on
drums and Devlin singing, dancing and hitting things, they
are ready to bring the songs to life, live on stage. Grab
your dance shoes and hit the floor.
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Buzz Artist ~ October 2008 ~
Scott Tournet
If you're familiar with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals,
then you definitely know Scott Tournet. He's an integral
part of the Nocturnals and his guitar work has launched
him as a reputable player in the jam-band world.
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Buzz Artist ~ October 2008 ~
Walter Meego
Justin Sconza (vocals,guitars and keyboards)
and Colin Yarck (beats and synthesizers) are the brains
behind the operation known as Walter Meego — a name for
one of Justin's alter egos. Both were residents of the windy
city
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Buzz Artist ~ September 2008 ~
Sevendust
Since 2007, the band has released three
full-length albums: Alpha in March 2007, Retrospective 2
in December 2007 and Chapter VII: Hope and Sorrow last April.
This recording pace is one reason why they have earned the
reputation as one of the hardest
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Buzz Artist ~ August 2008 ~
Jesse Dee
The long awaited full-length debut,
Bittersweet Batch,
from Jesse Dee, is set to be released September 9. He's
ecstatic when he talks about the sound of his new record.
"We recorded it all live and then to analog tape. It just
has a very warm analog sound,"
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Stephanie McKay is about to release her
second full- length album,
Tell It Like It Is,
which is a slight departure from her previous recordings
and collaborations with such artists as Talib Kweli, Mos
Def and DJ Katalyst.
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This Mississippi Delta Blues three piece
is the perfect fuel for any blues and barbeque festival,
which is where they found themselves performing when they
arrived in Rochester, NY -The Big Rib Barb-B-Que and Blues
Fest.
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Buzz Artist ~ July 2008 ~
Danger Radio
On the surface Danger Radio may seem to be a bunch of
goofy young kids, but this Seattle-based band is definitely
committed to perfecting their craft. Andrew De Torres (vocals)
says most of them come from a jazz background.
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