Michael Lee Firkins was born in Omaha NE He began playing guitar at the age of 8 His first solo album was released in 1990 and he quickly began to develop a following both in fandom and with critics The following year the sequel was unleashed Cactus …

Lonley Joe is on the crooner side of life, with a slight Nick Cave and Chris Isaak influence. "Songs from the low side" is his second album, exhibiting a stunning production and musical quality.

A tasty blend of soul/funk/rock and other styles. It's raw, grooving music. All of The Woodsmen's music is free for you. Go to www.thewoodsmen.net for more

Melodic rock that is a blend of fringe and mainstream.

Steve Vai first came to public attention as Frank Zappa's "stunt guitarist" in the 1980s. Vai's incredible dexterity and musical acumen made him the thinking man's guitar hero. Striking out on his own, the fleet-fingered Vai released a series of solo…

49 Fingers have a sound ranging from heavy electric guitars to light acoustic guitar and piano, plus everything in between. While the sounds are versatile, there is a cohesiveness that binds them together, consistently driven by irresistible melodie…

Epiphora is instrumental TV and film music which cuts across multiple genres. In any one sitting, you can hear electronica, hard rock, soft synth strings, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and piano. I generally play every instrument on the recordi…

Joe Satriani is one of the foremost "guitar shredders," a guitarist whose lightning speed virtuosity is matched by his vast theoretical knowledge and musical imagination. The New York six-string demon kicked around as a sideman for a long time before…

This Boston quartet comprised Gary Cherone (b. 26 July 1961, Malden, Massachusetts, USA; vocals), Nuno Bettencourt (b. 20 September 1966, Azores, Portugal; guitar), Pat Badger (b. 22 July 1967, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; bass) and Paul Geary (b. 24 …

Marlango is an amazing journey through nu-jazz sounds with a tinge of cinematic influence and a definite musical and spiritual presence of their major influence, Tom Waits.

Blend of rock, funk, and DC-based go-go. Music to get your groove on.

The U.K.'s Dire Straits became one of the world's most popular rock bands the old-fashioned way, through songwriting and musicianship. When "Sultans of Swing" broke through on both sides of the Atlantic in 1979, the sound suggested Bob Dylan backed b…

The group is versatile in style and flexible in size, from intimate acoustic to a four-man rock band. We play songs written by candle light for a world of sleeping people and songs ripped from the history books of classic rock. The band adheres to a …

I put a lot of soul in everything I do. Sometimes I get the rhythm, sometimes I get the blues...

Southern Rock, Country and Rock

Tagine's fresh, dynamic sound melds a perfect-pop combination of both brains and balls. But the cuts are courageously deep, fusing whip-smart, lovesexy lyrics with modern guitar-rock bravado and a super-tight spin on the streamlined grooves of old sc…

Latin Pop Rock Rock en espanol Pop Pop/Rock

the music of the Subcons does not differ terribly from the playful musings of the Shins or the Unicorns

but also maintains a youthful, desperate expounding— as was mastered by Weezer and Radiohead

their debut is a webalbu…

Le Pianc represent the friendlier side of the post-punk revival, in the vein of B-52's, Stereolab and Talula Gosh – which adds up to short tunes, no distortion and brimming with spontaneity.