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Kurt Travis is a singer-songwriter based out of Sacramento, California. Best known for his former fronting of post-hardcore bands Dance Gavin Dance and A Lot Like Birds, and current band Royal Coda, Travis continues to boost his profile as a solo artist. He had begun this endeavor in the early …

Deane Nesbitt Jr. is a Canadian musician, lawyer, landscape painter, and best-selling author. Nesbitt is self-taught, his compositions created by ear rather than through traditional, chart-based notation. Sporting a new age sound influenced by fitting soundscapes and textures, Nesbitt has built a considerable profile. His music has been featured on …

Since 1998, Colorado’s The Motet has maintained their signature foundation of 70s-inspired jazz grooves with accents of punchy funk. The Denver-based septet strove through numerous incarnations, finding stability in 2016 by welcoming vocalist Lyle Divinsky and sax player Drew Sayers into the fold. This expansion proved noteworthy, as it was …

Rilan Roppolo is a Los Angeles-based singer, dancer, and actor best known for his tenure on season 6 of Glee. Having initially grown in the New Orleans theater scene as early as six years old, Roppolo would eventually take on an eclectic musical identity all his own. He debuted in …

From 1986 to 1992, The Cathouse stood in the Los Angeles club scene as a place where anything and everything went down. In the mid 80s, then-club promoter Riki Rachtman (of Headbanger’s Ball fame) and then-roommate, Faster Pussycat frontman Taime Downe, initially created the venue with the simple goal of …

The Gray is a rising Californian collective comprising vocalist Cameron Connor, guitarists Chris Boonyawan and W. Shane Saret, bassist Mark Mariano, and drummer Mike Koshiro. Formed in 2018, the Los Angeles metal quintet utilizes a trifecta of technical riffs, post-hardcore-inspired screams, and wailing feedback to bolster the resonant inevitability of …

California’s Buck-O-Nine is still going strong amidst a nearly three-decade run. The San Diego septet initially honed their chops in the city’s all-ages club scene, and would soon serve as catalysts of the mid-to-late-90s American ska punk movement. By enduring the scene’s decline and a prolonged hiatus, the band’s popularity …

KAATO is a hard rock band comprising vocalist Kurt Lowney, guitarist Hunter Lovan, bassist Mika Nuutinen, and drummer Christopher Williams. Formed in 2011, the Australian-bred quartet would spend half a decade before breaking through, co-headlining with Mitch Malloy after the release of their 2016 eponymous sophomore album. As of last …

Back in 2017, Texas-based DRussell America gained buzz on SoundCloud for his single, “We Up,” done in collaboration with acclaimed and fellow Dallasite rapper Trai’D. Russell’s distinct image concept would be handled by Jose Fernandez of Marvel-affiliated Iron Horse Studios, who designed a complementary red white and blue mask for …

Come Out Fighting is a classic-inspired hardcore punk outfit out of Michigan. Since forming a decade ago, the Detroit quintet remains true to their ethos, playing “anywhere that has a PA and is willing to book a punk band,” and even “places that don’t have a PA and don’t really …

Finding September is an up-and-coming Texas quartet comprising vocalist Emily Bayardo, guitarist Josh Gomez, bassist Graham Butler, and drummer Jayden Mermella. Based out of San Antonio, all of its members are in their teens, which is second nature when compared to the caliber of musicianship they possess. Their sound features …

Owen-Glass is an emerging duo from the Piney Woods of East Texas. Having just formed in 2017, the core of singer-songwriter Kelly Wayne Conley and guitar prodigy Cole Humphrey contends amidst the plethoric stature of contemporary indie music. Their debut single, “Here it Comes,” released a year later, would become …