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FEATURED ARTISTS
The Black Kites began their initial flight back in 2005 when Alan Petherick and Nicki Nevlin started playing shows armed with only a guitar, a bass, some charming vocals and two retro drum machines. They attacked the Downtown L.A. art show scene with a vengeance, even though most of their shows ended up starting at around 3 am. Near the end of 2005, they fortunately acquired the multi-talented Evelyn Reyes (of Hona Lee) to provide some enchanting vocals and stargazing but dynamic keyboards to the music. Adding a drummer was the final step to take, and after playing many shows from Silverlake to Torrance, that step was finally cemented in the last days of 2006 when Marcel Feldmar, a recent transplant from Seattle (and Black Nite Crash and Blaise Pascal) stepped in to hit the kit behind the songs that could make a sad person dance.
Taking inspiration from an eclectic variety of sounds (Velvet Underground, Jesus & Mary Chain, Stereolab, AC/DC, the Cure, the Birthday Party, Sigur Ros, Neu!, Tav Falco, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, and various showtunes, to name a couple), the Black Kites successfully released a sweet little EP that has gotten some nice feedback and found its way into the realm of iTunes. Black Kites manage to combine a love of swirling and atmospheric shoegaze and an affinity towards feedback and delay with a driving sense of rhythm and gritty rock'n'roll pop hooked melodics.
Similar Bands:
- My Bloody Valentine
- Silversun Pickups
- Throwing Muses
Indeed, it is ‘too good to ignore.’ Listen here.
For nearly ten years, Steven has been writing, recording, and performing his unique style of music. Over the years, Steven has performed in a variety of music venues, first as part of the acoustic trio Dreadnought, then moving on as a solo performer. After several years of dues paying, Steven's music started to attract the attention of Music Publishers. Most recently, Steven has been writing and working with a number of publishers in Nashville.
In his shows, Steven covers many of his songwriting heroes: Carol King, James Taylor, Cat Stevens, David Wilcox, Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, and their influence in Steven's music is obvious. But it is still the writing of his music that means the most to him: "Nothing compares to playing original music and seeing people sing along with you. It is both humbling and rewarding to see that something so intensely personal to me can be just as personal to someone else."
Steven has released three albums to date, Let it go Softly,1995; Sketches,1999; Freeway For Nothing, 2002. He has been featured in Songwriter's Monthly Magazine, Cleveland Free Times, and can be seen regularly throughout Northeastern Ohio at such establishments as Rider's Inn and Laurello Vineyards.
Similar Bands:
- Trace Adkins
- Tim McGraw
- Keith Urban
Wholesome Country. Listen here.
In the late 90's two rappers going by the names of, Shane "Didwell" Gregory and Nickel 5, relocated from the Northeast to Miami, FL. They soon began to build a soulful and funky live sound around them to complement their already established lyrical prowess. The Linx, which they became known as, began performing with a live band around South Florida. Around the same time they added, Alej, a soulful vocalist to the group. They have been honored twice in the Johnn Lennon Songwriting Competion. Opened for such acts as Biz Markie, Pitbull, The Alkoholiks, The Skatalites, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Their first album, "Loose Change," was released in 2005 and has received much acclaim.
Similar Bands :
- Outkast
- Black Eyed Peas
- Ben Folds
Don't miss out. Listen here.
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