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Grady Champion is a young, blues singer and harmonica player, born October 10, that has been compared to Sonny Boy Williamson, and people can hear exactly why on his Shanachie debut Payin' for My Sins released August 24, 1999. The album includes a version of "Don't Start Me to Talkin'" that...
The Liver Scars is a group of guys drawn together by the love of the early days of punk. The Liver Scars are a mix of punk, oi!, and good old fashioned rock & roll. Felix, Garrett, Todd and Nick all perform with other Reno area bands and Ron is a local radio talent. Members: Felix, Todd,...
Eufórquestra (pronounced yoo-FOHR-keh-struh, think euphoria+orchestra) is energy and rhythm personified. An ever-evolving sound that has been influenced by music from all over the world with an emphasis on funk, pocket and groove. For over a decade the band has been igniting dance floors across...
Zongo Junction is generating a well-deserved buzz in NYC’s burgeoning afrobeat scene. The ensemble blends West African rhythms with funk, jazz and soul. True to their inspiration, Nigerian superstar, political activist and afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the outfit excites dance floors...
As San Francisco’s ambassadors of gypsy rock, Diego’s Umbrella captures California’s cultural multiplicity with enthusiasm, humor and decadence.These urban gringo mariachis have performed more than a thousand live shows, cloaked in elaborate homemade outfits. The band’s unforgettable...
SEiX is all about Music, Love, and Abandon. The music maps the far corners of the globe and the luscious interiors of our souls. Turkish, Gipsy, Swing, Flamenco, Hungarian and here and there a sensual nod to the greats of Rock and Roll. Anything goes and anything can happen with SEiX. Members...
Herbert Bail takes you on a soulful journey through the dark heart of the American ethos, emerging with a silver lining of hope and optimism. LA Weekly declares Herbert Bail one of the Best Shows to See in LA. “Bottom line: Herbert Bail leaves you amazed!” says mySpoonful. The first album The...
Since its inception in 1998, Delta Nove (Delta No-vay) has released seven self-produced albums. With their previous full-length effort, the Long Beach, California-based sextet asked open-endedly, “The Future is When?” Now, a few years and a few hundred-thousand road miles later, the band leaves...
"Channelling the radical stance and the disregard for stylistic parameters that were a hallmark of the Clash, New York City’s Outernational is hellbent on restoring righteous indignation to rock and roll." -The New Yorker . "Outernational uncompromisingly tells the truth, and they paint a picture...
• Multiple Reno Hip Hop Award winner• 6:01 AM, A Working Class Opera, written by Richie Panelli, Pan Pantoja, Sam O’Brien & Fred Crase Third-generation Reno native Richie Panelli performs under the name Apprentice. Co-founder of Conn Artist Clothing and Dorm Room Records, 34-year-old Panelli...
The Fantods are a trio that plays old, somewhat damaged instruments in a style that might best be described as hillbilly-funk fusion. Or not. Their repertoire of mostly original music runs the gamut from tightly arranged countryesque songs in the vein of Ryan Adams and Tom Waits (as if there...
Members: Lucas Young, singer-guitarist, is delivering his heart and soul backed by J.V. Tabbada on drums and Justin Freschi on bass. Lucas Young and the Wilderness started as a tiny seed. Songs written in the living room wailed out on an acoustic guitar. After various changes in the landscape,...
Weapons of Mass Creation (WMC) is a four-piece art rock band that combines different artistic forms and musical genres to highlight social injustice. Known for explosive and unpredictable live performances that often include different artistic elements such as film projections, live painting,...
Reno MC/Lyricist troupe, Black Rock City Allstars is a collective of some of the most talented hip hop artists in Northern Nevada.. Black Rock City All Stars also features DJs, Fire Performers, producers and dancers. Winner in many categories of the Reno Hip Hop Awards. Members: Metaphysical,...
Bluff Caller infuses R&B drenched alternative with a rock and roll foundation to produce a wild yet precise embodiment of a West-Coast alternative/rock group. Sonically, they begin with solid, charging guitar work, coupled with atmospheric keyboard arrangements, driven by a complex but...
Bazooka Zoo creates groovy tunes and discovers new sounds. We have a home studio where we produce endless waves of multidimensional music. Members: Bazooka Zac, JD Christison, Scott Turek, Mac Esposito. Publications and honors: Insight Magazine: Article on Success September 2011 2nd place:...
In 2008 is when Nada Roots first album was released called " Superstar. Five years of concerts all over France, Italy, Belgium and La Reunion island, then a October 2014, Nada Roots came out with a second album "A.K.A. Nada Roots, a mix of Reggae, Hip Hop and Urban roots music.
Spike McGuire is an internationally touring songwriter from Reno, NV who spits out politically charged lyrics at a dizzying pace over hard-driving acoustic guitar. He is known for his work as founder of Loud As Folk, frontman of Six Mile Station, and an endorsed artist by GraphTech Guitar Labs....
Six Mile Station is a five piece Americana band from Reno, NV, with upright bass, drums and guitar in the rhythm section and a couple fellas playin' the leads on a variety of instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, 12 string, trumpet, trombone, accordion and glockenspiel. In true Americana...
Xtevion is the pseudonym for S. K. Patterson. A drummer since the age of nine and a classically trained actor. He began reco rding his original songs with the experimental duo Tapecase back in 1989. He has continued to create and record on his own and with a varied assortment of other musical...
Memories and melodies are what The Bonfire Set is all about. The musical company, built out of childhood friends and unexpected bandmates, began playing their eclectic and classic tunes in spring 2013 and instantly started performing around their hometown of Reno, Nevada. Playing everything from...
The Pretty Unknown is a collaborative project, bringing together well-known Reno singer/songwriter Cecil McCumber and the fantastic jazz influences of Mac Esposito (bass/vocals), Karl Busch (saxophone), Jef Derderian (trumpet) and Greg Lewis (drums). The Pretty Unknown blends funk and folk with...