The Weepies a folk-pop duo comprised of Deb Talan and Steve Tannen two singerguitarists who had already released solo material met at Tannens concert in Boston while he was supporting his debut Big Seorita Mutual admirers they started writing songs t…

In an era when female R&B singers are often little more than pitch-corrected fashion divas, Corinne Bailey Rae's 2006 debut album was a heartening triumph of vocal chops and genuine soul. The U.K.-born singer/multi-instrumentalist got her start singi…

British experimental-techno funketeer Jamie Lidell made a name for himself giving mesmerizing live multi-media performances in which the singer continually looped his own effects-laden vocals and beat boxing until a dense sonic landscape emerged. How…

Singer and songwriter Tyler Hilton started in music early the product of a musical family that kept him curious about playing guitar singing and performing By seventeen he was writing his own songs and had become an open mic fixture in his hometown o…

Denver-based band the Fray was formed in 2002 by Isaac Slade vocals piano and Joe King guitar vocals when the two former school friends met up again in a local music store They soon began regular two-man jam sessions that led to writing songs and dev…

The Wreckers are the country-pop side project for Michelle Branch, along with singing and songwriting partner Jessica Harp. They produce catchy, harmony-laden shuffles, rockers, and ballads that appeal to both traditional country fans and loyal Branc…

Singersongwriter Tiffany Arbuckle fronted the Dove Award-winning alternative rock band Plumb during the late 90s and adopted the name Plumb for her subsequent full-fledged solo career She was born in Indianapolis and grew up in Atlanta where she took…

Ray LaMontagne was born in New Hampshire but as he put it his family was just passing through His parents split up shortly after his birth and his mother began a pattern of moving her six children wherever she could find employment and housing which …

Irish piano rock quartet La Rocca are rooted in the indie pop underground but their brash version of pop bombast is part of a long strain of self-consciously epic rockers that stretches from Queen and the Electric Light Orchestra through U2 and Simpl…

Born in San Mateo CA in 1969 blues guitarist and singer Eric Lindell spent much of his youth living in nearby Santa Rosa and Forestville and going to San Francisco as much as he could to check out the music scene Working as a baker by day so he could…

Born in Eugene OR singersongwriter Mat Kearney began his musical career at California State University Chico where he studied literature and played on the soccer team After completing his junior year Kearney went to Nashville with friend and producer…