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Welcome to another episode of the MeVIO Underground. This week we have the Memphis-born, Chicago based band Lover!, who give us four songs for your listening pleasure.

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If your idea of classic modern pop music hasn/'t been jaded by the obscurity-obsessed tendencies of material pursuits, then it/'s always a nice feeling to relax with great rock/'n/'roll that hits the spot so well every once in a while. Take for example, the solidly southern, now naturally northern sounds of Lover! and how they stir your soul, and it/'s not hard to see why pop music this good gets you in the gut every time. Whether it/'s one of their somber Donovan-esque rainy day mod explosions, or a chilling, yet buzzsaw-shredding powerpop tornado, Lover! are here, and now, and once you really plug into them, you/'ll realize they/'re everywhere you want to be. At last, Memphis pop dilettante Rich Crook has found his true calling: delicately desecrating the three-minute rule in hit songwriting, and exploding forth with an unprecedented susceptibility that still brandishes it/'s dimly flickering punk roots in between hot flashes. As Crook/'s new primary musical vehicle, Lover! exceeds all expectations from this one-time member of such projectile punk pioneers, Reatards and Lost Sounds. You could tell even from his later involvement with Viva L/'American Death Ray and collaborating with Jack Oblivian in The Knaughty Knights, Crook had way too much potential to stand back and let the world pass him by, and this why Lover! needs to be, and why it thrives. Kicking off a unrelenting release schedule with the first Lover! LP in Spring 2007, it was instantly official that Crook had been keeping his ability as a bandleader in the shadows for far too long. Mouths hung open, fists were continually pumped, beers just kept cracking, and once just was never enough. Covering Split Enz and Guns & Roses without a lick of irony? You can tell how well the deconstruction works after one listen, and without bringing it to attention, you may not even notice they/'re not originals. Just one great record after another, and with the volume of releases in the works, it was wonderfully overwhelming. The extraneous songs that didnt end up on the follow-up /'Gathered in the Graveyard/' LP erupted into a barrage of modern-classic 7/" singles, all within a 12-month span of time, and continuously blowing the minds of everyone that could keep up. Recorded in Mississippi this Summer, these refined yet unrestrained new recordings on the No Dreams Please 12/" EP out this Fall on Big Legal Mess Records, feature all new broken ground, and an even farther expansion of the definitive pop terminology. So if you think you can handle this kind of purity, this kind of cranial-crushing pop creativity, then strap yourself to the wall and turn it up, and you might just be ready for Lover!

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Welcome to another episode of the MeVIO Underground. This week we have a performance from Berkeley, CA. /"gypsy punk/" group Scotch and Bones. Check it out.

Scotch and Bones:

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We are very privileged to have playing in the MeVIO Studios a true rock and roll legend. Roger McGuinn of the 60/'s rock band The Byrds is here to perform some classic hits. You are in for a rare treat.

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Jim McGuinn, later known as Roger, was already a veteran of the New York and Los Angeles music scene when he co-founded the group that would become the Byrds with Gene Clark and David Crosby in 1964.

Roger McGuinn, prior to forming the Byrds, toured and performed folk music with the Limeliters, Chad Mitchell Trio and Bobby Darin as a guitarist and banjo player.

McGuinn, a Chicago native, studied at the Old Town School of Folk Music and was active on Chicago/'s folk scene, where he was strongly influenced as a teenager by Bob Gibson.

Within a few weeks of finishing high school, McGuinn was working with the Limeliters in California, and he played guitar and banjo on their album /"Tonight: In Person./"

McGuinn is also on the Chad Mitchell Trio/'s album /"Mighty Day on Campus/",1961.

After touring for awhile with singer Bobby Darin, McGuinn moved to New York at Darin/'s request to work for his publishing company, TM Music, in the the fabled Brill Building as a songwriter. He and Frank Gari co wrote the song /"Beach Ball,/"and performed it with Darin, as the City Surfers, on a very rare single, July 1963.

After hearing the Beatles for the first time at the Brill Building, Roger began playing folk songs to a rock beat in the coffee houses of Greenwich Village .

His experiments in merging folk and rock didn/'t please the folk purist, so he moved to Los Angeles to work at the Troubadour. It was after an opening set for Hoyt Axton that Gene Clark approached Roger with appreciation for his new musical blend.They started writing songs together in the folk den of the Troubadour.

It wasn/'t long before David Crosby joined them and added his unique concepts of harmony to the duo, thereby completing the underpinnings for one of the most influential bands of the /'60s.

Within a few months, McGuinn, Clark & Crosby were looking to expand their group. Conga player Michael Clarke was recruited because he looked like two of the Rolling Stones. Mandolin player Chris Hillman was asked to join the group and learn to play the bass guitar. During a Thanksgiving dinner the band settled on the name /"Byrds,/" and success was just around the corner.

Columbia Records signed the Byrds in January 1965 and they recorded their first number one hit, /"Mr. Tambourine Man./"

In 1968 McGuinn and Hillman hired Gram Parsons and headed for Nashville where they recorded the now critically acclaimed /"Sweetheart of the Rodeo./"

Roger McGuinn disbanded the Byrds in 1973 to pursue his dream of a solo career. He made five solo albums on Columbia Records. .

McGuinn rejoined Gene Clark and Chris Hillman in 1978 on Capitol Records for three albums.

In 1981 Roger decided it was time to return to his folk roots and began touring solo acoustic.

Arista records released /"Back From Rio/" in 1991, a rock album that included his friends, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Elvis Costello, Chris Hillman, David Crosby, Michael Penn and John Jorgensen. After touring extensively to support the album he returned to his roots - folk music.

In November 1995, McGuinn began recording and uploading to the Internet a series of traditional folk songs to his web site. The recordings are available for free download at the /"Folk Den - http://folkden.com,/" part of McGuinn/'s home page - http://mcguinn.com.

The autobiographical one man show, /"Live from Mars,/" was released on Hollywood Records in November of 1996. The album includes two studio tracks, /"May The Road Rise To Meet You,/" and /"Fireworks,/" recorded in Minneapolis with members of the Jayhawks.

Roger/'s next CD was recorded on Appleseed Recordings, titled /"Treasures From The Folk Den./" A CD of favorite songs from the Folk Den with the added bonus of duets with Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Odetta, Jean Ritchie, Josh White Jr. and Frank and Mary Hamilton. It was nominated for a Grammy in 2002 in the category of /"Best Traditional Folk Album./"

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We are The Love Dimension, a psychedelic blues garage band based out of San Francisco.

You can check us out at www.myspace.com/thelovedimension

We are:

Jimmy L. Dias - Vocals, Guitar
Celeste Obomsawin - Vocals, Percussion, Flute
Jean Yaste - Organ, Vocals
Raphael Davis - Bass Guitar

Also featuring the following people:
Jason Correia, Joseph Macrino, Mikhail Amartseff, and Matt Gershun on Drums

Steven Dias on Guitar and Drums
Anne Kimball on Bass

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Biography

Liz/nRyder was born in Los Angeles in 1981 to Greek/American, English/Welsh/nparents. She grew up in the Midlands and has been writing and playing/nmusic for as long as she can remember. She now amply divides her time/nbetween the UK and Northern California, playing her music on both sides/nof the ocean.

Liz was/nborn into a family of actors and was exposed to theatre from an early/nage but this was not the route she decided to follow. With a shy/ndemeanor as a child she turned to music for an artistic outlet,/nlearning various musical instruments, first the piano, then flute, harp/nand recorder until she finally settled with the guitar and began to/nsing solo, write her own songs and use a wide range of open tunings/nwhich she is unafraid to exploit to the full. Highly influenced by Folk/nand Americana, Liz directs her music with a spirit rooted in tradition/nas well as the contemporary. With a soulful voice, she renders folk/nsongs with a modern twist and approaches song writing with a sense of/nprogression.

Unwilling/nto wait around for a record deal, Liz cut her first independent album/n/'Sacramento Orange/' in 2001 on her own label (featuring herself on/nguitar, vocals, harp, whistles, flute, recorder, bodhran and piano)/nafter which followed festivals, such as Warwick and Towersey, venues/nlike Acoustic Routes in Cambridge and support for artists such as Oh/nSusanna and Kreg Viesselman, as well as some radio play, live slots and/ninterviews on local Midlands BBC Radio. In 2001 she was the winner of a/nyoung musicians competition at Alcester and Arden Festival and in 2002/nwas a semi finalist at the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards. Since then/nshe has continued to manage herself successfully, shining and/nprogressing on the UK folk and acoustic scenes. In 2005 she graduated/nwith an MA in creative music technology and composition defining her/nskills as an artist, engineer and writer.

In/n2003 Liz recorded and produced her second album /'On the Neon Highway/',/na more contemporary singer/songwriter- based collection. Then in 2007/nshe independently released the four track /'Skyline EP/'. Look out for/nher new album in 2008 as well as more live recordings!

With/ninfluences ranging from Hank Williams to Cat Stevens, from Johnny Cash/nto Tori Amos, and from Ani Difranco to Joan Baez, Liz Ryder is a/nsongwriter with a heart in many places.

For more info go to: www.myspace.com/lizryder

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BIO: (from ladyofspain.com)

Il Duetto is the perfect choice for restaurant entertainment, wineries, casino lounges, country clubs and  venues where people want an up-close and intimate stage show featuring classic Italiano and Italian-American songs by two of the Bay Area/'s best entertainers. The dynamic vocals of Italian native Nicoletta and the extraordinary talent of celebrity accordionist Tom Torriglia will certainly please you and your guests. Il Duetto can also perform as acoustic, strolling or stage entertainment at special events - large or small.

Il Duetto/'s extensive repertoire includes traditional songs including O sole mio and Oh Marie; retro Italiano pop songs including Nessuno and Tu Va Fa L/'Americano and Italian-American favorites including That/'s Amore.

Il Duetto can be expanded up to six pieces to include other strolling instruments (additional accordionists, mandolin, violin). Bass, drums, guitar and horns can be added for events where people want to dance, including weddings.

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Solo/nOrchestral Electric Pedal Harpist & Composer. Classically Trained/nbut with an Imaginative Expressive Modern Style of Composition &/nTechnique, Past & Present, with Vision Focused on Futuristic/nconcepts of Linear Sound.
Original High Energy Improvisational/nHarp Performance & Composition. Departing for Traditional Harp/nRepertoire, Seeking to Manifest My Own Voice & Musical Concepts/nthrough the Fusion of Classical & Modern Harmony,
Manifesting in an Original Energetic Harp Concert Performance Atmosphere.
Former student of Dennis Sandole, Instructor of John Coltrane, & Ms. Phyllis Schlomovitz, Harpress of California.

Harp/njourney begins as student of Ms. Phyllis Schlomovitz, Harpress of/nCalifornia, performing in numerous Harp Recitals & achieving the/nPrestigious Award of /" Distinction /" from the London Royal School of/nMusic, Satellite Cirriculum, two years in a row. Invited guest to the/n1996 Soka Intl. Harp Competition in Soka Japan, with Professor Joseph/nMolnar.  Concert venues include small concerts halls, Gallerias,/nprivate events, Weddings, churches, &
especially Gothic/nCathedrals, Wineries, Vineyards, & restaurants, Internet &/nTelevision Broadcast, Cable TV series, /" HarpQwest Endeavour /", The/nOrigins History & Evolution of The Orchestral Pedal Harp,
& Mevio Underground, The New PodShow, /" The Project /", on September 04, 2009, with Michael Butler as Producer & Host.

Possible Record deal pending by year end.

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Solo Orchestral Electric Pedal Harpist & Composer. Classically Trained but with an Imaginative Expressive Modern Style of Composition & Technique, Past & Present, with Vision Focused on Futuristic concepts of Linear Sound.
Original High Energy Improvisational Harp Performance & Composition. Departing for Traditional Harp Repertoire, Seeking to Manifest My Own Voice & Musical Concepts through the Fusion of Classical & Modern Harmony,
Manifesting in an Original Energetic Harp Concert Performance Atmosphere.
Former student of Dennis Sandole, Instructor of John Coltrane, & Ms. Phyllis Schlomovitz, Harpress of California.

Harp journey begins as student of Ms. Phyllis Schlomovitz, Harpress of California, performing in numerous Harp Recitals & achieving the Prestigious Award of /" Distinction /" from the London Royal School of Music, Satellite Cirriculum, two years in a row. Invited guest to the 1996 Soka Intl. Harp Competition in Soka Japan, with Professor Joseph Molnar.  Concert venues include small concerts halls, Gallerias, private events, Weddings, churches, &
especially Gothic Cathedrals, Wineries, Vineyards, & restaurants, Internet & Television Broadcast, Cable TV series, /" HarpQwest Endeavour /", The Origins History & Evolution of The Orchestral Pedal Harp,
& Mevio Underground, The New PodShow, /" The Project /", on September 04, 2009, with Michael Butler as Producer & Host.

Possible Record deal pending by year end.

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Michael MacLaren grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. He studied classical piano for ten years starting at age six. However, his main passion became theatre and dance. At Santa Clara University he earned a degree in Chemistry and Theatre Arts with a dance emphasis. He picked up guitar with some help from his sophomore roommate and has been playing casually ever since. Michael now makes a living as a professional dancer/actor/singer and also plays cover sets at bars in NYC, such as Wicked Willy's. "She Was the One for Me" and "There Must Be" are two original songs and hopefully the future will bring about some more new tracks. Michael is also available for acoustic cover sets at bars and coffee shops to play a range of songs by artists such as Howie Day, Foo Fighters, Goo Goo Dolls, Rihanna, Outkast, and many more!

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BIO: (from jeffreygilliam.com) 

When Jeffrey was still just an infant, his mother would spend hours just listening to lots of different piano music (jazz, classical, contemporary).  Well it must have affected him on some level since he was the one, at nine yrs. of age to go to his parents and ask if he could take piano lessons! They were delighted! He says he was lucky to have had a great piano instructor, Jerome Moffit, who taught a well balanced method of technique (classical, and jazz & improv.).  Jeffrey remembers, "My teacher and I would play a four hands duet by Bartok at the beginning of the lesson, then he put on a record of Oscar Peterson, the great jazz pianist, and blow my mind with the possibilities of improvisation." Music was his focus all through grammar and high school. He played many different roles including singer/songwriter, rock n' roll band member, solo pianist, jazz band member, choir accompanist, well . . . you get the picture.

In 1987, he went on to study Music at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, OR honing his composition, and performance skills.   The reggae band he played in while at school had the chance to travel to Jamaica and ended up jamming with Earl “Chinna” Smith, one of the greatest reggae guitar players and owner of “High Times Records” who has played with Ziggy Marley and many others.

After touring around for some years in the 1990’s with his dance/movement partner and performing at spiritual retreats, Jeffrey was able to put together his first independent CD in 2000,  Dolphin Memories      
                                            
which received airplay on new age radio shows nationwide.

Then after years of taking what he jokingly calls his private schooling program for recording/engineering, he produced his second CD, Cloud 19  in 2007 which is a little more experimental but with way better sound quality.

Also, around 2003 to 2006 he had the privilege of playing keyboards for Lunagroove, an electro-soul computer/instrument hybrid group based in San Francisco.  They played many of the big festivals and did shows with Elton John, India Arie, Ani DiFranco, STS9, Mickey Hart, Particle, The Flaming Lips, String Cheese Incident and many more.

Most recently, in 2009 Jeffrey took a dramatic departure from the mellow instrumental recordings and wrote, recorded and produced a fantastic group of upbeat pop songs entitled, Treasure Island

He says, “I’ve been singing and songwriting for years so I really loved the idea of doing a whole project of great pop songs.  That is one great advantage of being independent, there’s no rules to follow!”  Look for him performing at select venues.  When he performs he has the drummer and bass player with him in the computer so it sounds more like a full band.  

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BIO: (from myspace.com) 

Hey this is AJ talkin' to you. I've been in a lot of bands, some more involved than others, played quite a few shows and had a good dose of all the B.S. we all go through as musicians, but I got to say it feels real good to be here as one voice, free to do as I please. I record with everyone I know and hopefully you'll hear some of my friends music as well, I'll be there playing guitar or singing, sometimes it might be drums. I co-wrote a song that was featured prominently in a Sony picture it's very different from what I'm doing now. I could drop a couple of names of some more high profile people I worked with but who cares, after all it's just about people making music, anything more than that is well, you know... Myspace Backgrounds

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From the small town of Martinez, CA; Mostly known as the birthplace of Hall of Famer Joe Dimaggio and the founding city of the Martini comes singersongwriter Jeff Jernigan. Set along the old smokestacks where years before the Pony Express would keep California in union with the rest of the country, now lay the stomping grounds for one of the Bay Area's most untamed and raw solo acoustic acts.
"A sound that embodies the essence of Classic Southern Rock and Alternative Folk... his performances seamlessly encapsulate a free and easy flow of styles with an unmissable aptness for arrangement and composition." - Jimmy Thomlinson

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Jack/'s Bio in his own words:

Ive been involved with music and art all of my life but only lately have I
attempted to pursue it full time. There are so many talented artists in
the world it sometimes seems I/'ve started too late. But I truly believe if
one follows his passion doors will open previously concealed. I grew up in
SF in the /"hippy days/" (daze) and was very fortunate to experience many of
the great ones. My father shared his passion for music of all sorts and
thus instilled a similar appreciation in me. San Francisco in the late
60/'s was all you/'ve read and more. Free concerts in Golden Gate Park. Long
Shoremans Hall,Old Fillmore,Winterland,Avalon Ballroom,Carousel Ballroom
(Fillmore West) Family Dog at the Beach and more. I can/'t begin to
remember all of the concerts I attended. These were the days of the
smaller venues, up close and stinky with the bands and the crowd. I saw
Pink Floyd at Avalon Ballroom where the stage was a single step up from
the auditorium floor. Was there when Cream recorded Wheels of Fire

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The play a special 3 song acoustic set:

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2. Spellbound

3. I Won/'t Tell You

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There is no doubt that one of the most anticipated new albums/nof 2009 is the eagerly awaited offering from Italian sensation LACUNA/nCOIL, who are now looking to debut some new material on this spring’s/n“Music As A Weapon IV” festival. LACUNA COIL joins such hard rock/ntitans as Disturbed and Killswitch Engage on the road beginning March/n20th crisscrossing the U.S. before finishing May 16th. The 38-city/n“Music As A Weapon IV” fest marks the group’s first run of North/nAmerica in almost two years.

Now, LACUNA COIL return with the new full-length release, Shallow/nLife, that was recorded with acclaimed producer Don Gilmore (Avril/nLavigne, Linkin Park, Pearl Jam) at the famed NRG Studios in Los/nAngeles. This new effort is another huge step forward in the band’s/ncontinuous evolution and marks their first full-length since 2006’s/nKarmacode and promises to be well worth the wait.

Cristina Scabbia (vocals) states: “Shallow Life is a natural/nmetamorphosis from within the band; we explored different musical/nterritories while maintaining our own style. A mix of old and new, fast/nand slow and light and dark. The album production is incredibly/npowerful and has a beautiful purity to it. Hopefully listeners will/nfeel the same sort of connection that we have to these songs. Shallow/nLife has forced us to challenge ourselves. It represents the way we see/nourselves in the days we live in through truth, love and lies.”

The American breakthrough for LACUNA COIL -- whose moniker/ntranslates to /"empty spiral/" in English, betraying the rich versatility/nof their music -- began with 2001/'s Unleashed Memories, but the runaway/nsuccess of 2002/'s Comalies was the foundation of which the band’s/nsuccess was built. The album was praised by the likes of Entertainment/nWeekly, Revolver, Rolling Stone, Stuff and virtually every hard/nrock/metal publication of note. Soon after the album’s release, the/ngroup’s profile grew tenfold thanks to aggressive touring with the/nlikes of P.O.D., Opeth, Anthrax, Type O Negative and Danzig. With the/nsuccess of the album’s first single, “Heaven’s A Lie,” Billboard called/nthe band “one of the larger success stories in metal,” as MTV2 and Fuse/nput the track’s video into heavy rotation and the song itself graced/ncommercial radio airwaves across the country and planted itself within/nthe R&R Active Rock Top 30 Chart. Prominent Boston station WAAF led/nthe charge, inviting LACUNA COIL to appear at its annual Locobazooka/nfestival (alongside such major acts as Staind and Sevendust) in/naddition to performing acoustically on the air.

In early 2004, LACUNA COIL’s successes were validated with an/ninvitation to participate in that year’s Ozzfest, supporting such metal/nstalwarts as Judas Priest, Slayer and Ozzy himself. LACUNA COIL offered/nsomething unique to the package that ultimately struck a chord with/nfans, resulting in their being hailed as the year’s breakthrough/nartist. Over the course of the massive two-month trek, the group also/nSoundScanned more units per week than any other band on the bill second/nonly to the platinum-selling artist Slipknot. The radio success of/n/"Heaven/'s A Lie/" waned only as the popularity of the second single,/n/"Swamped/" increased at Active Rock and even found its way on to more/nthan a dozen Alternative stations as well.

The group kicked off the Karmacode album’s extensive touring cycle/nwith a high profile, sold-out six-week U.S. trek as direct support to/nRob Zombie, which was capped off with a performance on ABC-TV’s Jimmy/nKimmel Live! The summer of 2006 was spent on the main stage of Ozzfest/nplaying alongside such acclaimed acts as System Of A Down, Disturbed/nand Avenged Sevenfold, as Scabbia became the first female front woman/never to grace the fest’s main stage. LACUNA COIL also scored a Top 30/nActive Rock hit single with the track “Our Truth” in addition to being/nfeatured on the covers of such esteemed publications as Revolver, Metal/nEdge, Outburn and Decibel, among a slew of others. Subsequent major/ntours with the likes of Active Rock giants Stone Sour alongside a/ncelebrated headlining run made 2007 will be LACUNA COIL’s most/nsuccessful year to date.

With five full-length albums and two EPs now to their credit, LACUNA/nCOIL have ensured that each offering further enunciates the subtle,/nsolemn beauty they create. Shallow Life takes that a step further,/nseeing them further mature as musicians and songwriters to deliver/ntheir most cohesive, career-defining album.

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About I Shot Punk

iShotPunk is the code name for a music project lead by composer Dani Zuniga. The musical style is a blend of orchestral instrumentation, blipy electronica and rock guitar, all topped with vocal harmony and hip hop like hype.

I am looking for 3 more vocalists to join the line up, one male and two females.

Anna's Bio

Anna Dee, an 18-year-old living in San Francisco, started singing since childhood. In 2004, she moved to the United States from the Philippines. Artists such as Amy Winehouse, JoJo, Priscilla Ahn, Ingrid Michaelson, and other talented musicians give her inspiration. Incidentally, she incorporates vegan and vegetarian dishes into a pretty healthy lifestyle.

She can be found on www.youtube.com/annadee and www.twitter.com/adeemusic .

Dani’s Bio

1980, Birth : I was born Daniel Zuniga Jr. at Scipps Mercy hospital in San Diego, 3 weeks premature and weighed 3lb 3oz.

1993 Operation IV: I remember sitting in the back of Pats classroom with my friend Sebastian Allen, who always wore Misfits, and OPIV shirts. I asked him what OPIV was. He played a few songs for me and made me realize that Punk was not that music I was hearing on MTV played by guys with long hair in tights.

1994-1998 Cereal, Toasters and Concerts: This was the beginning of my musical journey.  Early in high school I heard the lyrics “ My love life was getting so bland, there are only so many ways you can make love with your hand. Some time it makes me want to laugh, sometimes I want to take my toaster in the bath “. From that moment on I fell in love with Blink 182 and attended Blink shows that had maybe 50 people attending. In my sophomore year in High School I joined a band called “Cereal”. I was the drummer because I had drums. Little did I know I was not a drummer at the time.

1999, Release of Enema of the State : This is where the name IShotPunk came from. During my freshman year in college Blink 182’s “Enema of the State” was released. I was so excited the band I grew up listening to made it. Fellow students at UCSC told me that punk was dead because people listened to bands like Blink 182 and Green Day.  At the dorms I met Simar Bal who has introduced me to most of my favorite bands and been my writing partner since.

2001-2003, The Guru : Late 2001, I was accepted to the Electronic Music Program at UCSC. Peter Elsea the head professor of the program told me “you might not have rhythm but you have timing” “Your music is very touching and personal”. I must have spent half of my waking life in those studios. Propping the door and hiding from the security sweep when the studio closed at midnight. In summer of 2003 I produced the Sidewall EP of which I was a guitarist for.

2003-2006, Forged : In 2003 I took a job as a Audio Engineer/Composer at Santa Cruz Games. Writing music for Video Games taught me how to use music to spur emotion. I also was forced out of my box, writing orchestral music, influencing a lot of the style you can hear in the new recordings.    

2006-2008, The City : Looking for greener pastures, Simar and I left the smokey town of Santa Cruz for San Francisco, the epicenter of the video game industry. After a few years of solely writing music for video games. The bug came back I was a better song writer. It was now time to perform and write songs that I wanted to write.

Present…: I met Anna D by chance when I was perusing Criagslist for small time work. She had posted a video cover of the Ingrid Michelson song “Die Alone” captivated by her powerful voice I knew I found one of the cogs in the “iShotPunk” project.

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Greg Lamboy has been singing since he could speak. Starting at age 3 he would sing himself to sleep with the songs he heard on the radio. The music continued through grade school where he got his first taste of indie stardom. “My 1st grade choir teacher found out I ‘played’ guitar and asked me to bring it to class. I stood up in front of a bunch of 6 year olds with my Sears plastic guitar, strummed one open chord and the crowd went nuts. I thought ‘Hey, I could get used to this.’” he says with a laugh.

He started writing songs in high school after purchasing his first real electric guitar (a Fender Strat he still owns), and began playing with local bands near his New Jersey home. From there he attended NYU where he studied Music Technology, showing an aptitude for production and arrangement. After a few years performing on the East Coast circuit, Lamboy moved to West Coast and settled in the San Francisco Bay Area. He quickly became a fixture in the local music scene, through his involvement with the West Coast Songwriters organization and in founding the New Acoustic Movement, a series of singer/songwriter showcases around the Bay Area.

Lamboy was fortunate enough to study vocals under the renowned Judy Davis, whose former students read like a who’s who of the music world: From Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, and Tony Bennett, to 60’s icons like Janis Joplin and Grace Slick to later hit makers like Eddie Money, Journey, and En Vogue. “She was truly a musical mentor.” Lamboy says. “The lessons went so far beyond simple vocal exercises, going into presentation, repertoire, and music business savvy. It was the best graduate school any singer could hope for./"

Living in urban areas like New York and Oakland showed Lamboy a glimpse of the lives of the less fortunate and what he saw began to creep into his music. Many of his lyrics started to address more serious subjects like homelessness and despair while others began to reflect an emerging political consciousness. His singing and command of the guitar were never better, but now he was truly beginning to discover his ‘voice’.

2002 saw the release of his first full length album, “Every Drop of the Good”, an 11 track fully produced effort about which Music Connection said “Acoustic-pop troubadour Lamboy offers consistently melodic songs that are heartfelt observations on everyday life” and Evolution of Media opined “In a business of mediocrity, ‘Every Drop Of the Good’ is the real deal.” The CD featured songs strong on melody married to insightful, meaningful lyrics, and garnered numerous Best Song Awards from West Coast Songwriters. “Every Drop of the Good” achieved further success with PBS using his track “Dive Right In” for a science program to explain the physics of a diver breaking a plane of water. And in keeping with his dedication to walking his talk, the CD release concert for “Every Drop of the Good” served as a clothing drive for a local non-profit benefitting the homeless, Operation Dignity.

Performances to sell out crowds at Oakland’s Art & Soul Festival and the Fremont Festival of the Arts followed where he shared the stage with diverse acts like Ziggy Marley and Guster. Strong concert performances along with solo tours of Southern California marked the expansion of Lamboy’s appeal and popularity. A new acoustic trio complimented his solo and full band shows and outdoor appearances at San Francisco’s famous Cannery added an international following to his fan base.

In late 2003, as he was beginning preproduction on his follow up to Every Drop of the Good, Greg became involved in Presidential politics, feeling it offered an excellent opportunity to effect the change he advocated in his music. An admirer and early supporter of John Kerry, Greg took on a key role as Campaign Liaison for East Bay for Kerry, one of the best organized and most effective Democratic grass roots campaigns in the country. Although the national vote did not go as hoped, Alameda County, home of East Bay for Kerry is on record for having the largest percentage of votes cast for John Kerry in the entire country at 74%. After the election, Greg served in a critical early role in what East Bay for Kerry eventually became, Project Bluebridge, and in fact gave the grassroots organization its name - based on ‘building bridges’ from the ‘Blue’ states to the rest of the country.

After spending the majority of 2004 trying to change the world through politics, in early 2005 Greg returned to changing the world one song at a time and began production on his newest CD in earnest. Not content to simply add songs from his current catalog, Greg strived to create an entire album of engaging material that a listener could enjoy from start to finish. That meant a great deal of writing and rewriting coupled with the patience and discipline to know when something needed to be reworked.

As long as it took, it was certainly worth the effort. “Lift”, Greg Lamboy’s new CD, is a triumph. Music Connection said “His pitch-perfect delivery is sensitive and compassionate, while his commercial chorus-driven tunes are crafted with skillful hooks. ‘Fate’ and the message song ‘Mantra’ exemplify his pithy, inspirational lyric content.” Evolution of Media affirmed “Lamboy, with vocals to knock you off your feet and break down hearts of stone, has the ability to reach out to the audience, connecting him to the listener, and make them think that he/'s talking only to them.” Indie-Music.com goes even further stating “With his music, Greg Lamboy successfully lifts the listener above the muck and the mire. And for a few brief moments, this old crumbling rock (Earth) doesn’t seem so bad./" Clearly the critics were catching on to what Lamboy’s fans already knew – this is an artist whose art is deeply connected to his heart.

Now performing regularly with a new band and gaining new fans and professional accolades, Greg Lamboy is a musical artist with a strong voice, powerful guitar, and a heart connected to the community. Greg’s music is currently being heard on radio stations near and far, including KFOG/'s Acoustic Sunrise, Costa Rica and the UK. Weaving unforgettable melodies with raw emotion, he creates accessible music that wins the hearts, minds, and ears of all who listen.

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On their first album, And How! , the San Francisco trio known as Weather Pending creates deep, sultry, continuously unfolding music with a sound that's vaguely familiar and surprisingly unique, a fever dream of exquisite beauty. The band's sinuous electronic grooves and
the smokey vocals of singer Janie Oliver draw you in, enticing you
with their understated charm. Bass player and producer Rob Cross
accompanies Oliver's luminous vocals with the dark, melancholy rhythms
of hip hop and dub reggae, profound tones that swirl and dance with
the elemental force of a restless ocean while guitarist Brian Bloi's
chords color with shimmering overtones that emote with aching
melodies. The album's ten sultry songs have a cinematic, one drop, hip
hop flavor driven by the subliminal swing enhanced by guest drummers
Max MacVeety (Crown City Rockers, Zion I) and Derek G. Taylor (Nino
Moschella, Alice Russell, Hyim, Darondo). "We all come from different
backgrounds," Oliver says. "I'm influenced by the theater, studied
classical music, and sang a lot of jazz. Rob is a great producer and
loves dub, reggae and hip hop. Brian's lived in Nashville, Miami, and
France. He's a musical gypsy with a cinematic approach to guitar.
We're trying to avoid formulas and let the music unfold with an
honest, uplifting message."

And How! is a group effort, a mix of home recordings and studio work,
assembled by Cross at Broken Radio Studios in San Francisco. It was
recorded live to two inch analog tape on a Studer tape machine, with
overdubs done at Cross's home studio. MacVeety and Taylor, though
recorded at different times play simultaneously on almost every track,
giving the music a sense of swing most electronic music lacks.
"Complicated Two," the first song the trio ever worked up together,
opens the album with Oliver's lulling vocal suggesting the simmering
ache of a broken heart. Bloi taps out thick, harmonic overtones on the
guitar and embroiders the melodic line with sparse notes that recall
the sound of a Fender Rhodes piano. Oliver interpolates a quote from
"You Are My Sunshine" into her closing improvisation, adding an ironic
element to the song's message of loss and regret. "Pieces" is another
song of yearning, with a restrained backbeat and an expansive, oceanic
rhythm. The live drummers float through the mix blending with an
electronic drum loop. Cross's bass and Bloi's muted guitar create an
ambient, but solid groove. The bubbling, reggae-like pulse of "Tide"
makes it one of the album's most ebullient tunes, blending elements of
soul, pop and jazz. Oliver's stirring vocal, an uplifting chorus,
sizzling cymbal accents and Bloi's sparkling guitar work give it the
feel of a classic Quiet Storm track. "Sunlight Fair" is a hip hop
samba with an affecting multi-tracked vocal, sustained single note
swells, like that of a steel guitar from Bloi that suggest crying and
Cross's swooping bass lines. "Her Thoughts To Me," the album's most
funky track, is a surrealistic blues that muses on the oddness of
urban life. Rob's brief almost Buddhist rap captures the grim
suffering poetry of the homeless, as Bloi plays a guitar line that
sounds like a mad calliope at a broken down sideshow. Bloi created the
odd, dissonant background noise by letting his cell phone feedback
through the pick up on his guitar. The album also includes "Timeless,"
a 60's flavored R&B tune with a ghostly siren-like vocal from Oliver
and a sleepy guitar line that floats between Brazil and Andalusia,
"Another Day," which features Oliver's bright scatting and Bloi's
lyrical steel stringed acoustic riding a hip hop rhythm, and
"Electricity," full of swelling, reverb drenched guitar work, spacey,
dub heavy drum beats and another delicate vocal from Oliver.

Everyone in Weather Pending writes, both alone and in collaboration
with their band mates, which accounts for the wide range of musical
ideas that color the arrangements. With the live drummers adding their
individual soul, R&B, and hip hop grooves, the music continually moves
in new directions, driven by unexpected percussive accents. Weather
Pending's blend of live music with Cross's subtle studio polish
creates music with exceptional warmth and a quiet intensity that
brings some much needed verve to electronic music.

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Bray explodes onto the scene with driving grooves, irresistible magnetism, and pure primal energy.

First you'll be struck with his arresting sound. jagged guitar driven grooves shot through with addictive hooks and razor sharp lyrics. Gritty and seductive, cutting edge rock with a disarming pop sensibility. Next, if you're lucky enough to see him live, you'll see that Bray is an amazing performer. A natural superstar who whips his audience into a lusty, sweat-soaked, shout-along, honest-to-goodness rock and roll frenzy.

Bray's songs can be heard on over 150 CMJ stations and 6 national television shows including MTV Road Rules and VH1 Old Skool. He has toured in over 10 countries and co-headlined the San Francisco Pride Festival.

Other performances include Grammy New Artist Showcase and the Recording Academy's Tribute to San Francisco Music.

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About Jonathan Levi

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Jonathan Levi was born and raised in the mountainous town of Kaneohe, Hawaii. Growing up on Oahu, home of the infamous Waikiki, Jonathan nurtured his love for music. He began his long musical journey at the tender age of six when he was accepted into a popular local singing group known as "The Honolulu Boy Choir". It was here that Jonathan had his first taste of performing in front of an audience. Although stage fright evoked every twitch of every muscle in his body, Jonathan felt the exhilarating feeling of giving and receiving on a spiritual level. Jonathan continued strengthening his vocal capabilities through out his childhood and eventually took his hand at playing the ukulele. It was at 15 when Jonathan wrote his first song and realized that he had something to share. After learning how to play the guitar, Jonathan further developed himself as an artist with a voice by moving to the diverse city of San Francisco. While living in this eclectic city, Jonathan has taken advantage of both Vocal and Band workshops as well as the local San Francisco open mic scene. He continues to thrive and pursue his dreams in hopes of musically connecting with all those who are receptive to the messages that are written.

Jacobo Barreiro was born in the town of Vigo, Galicia, which is located in the northwestern part of Spain. At the age of 14, Jacobo became very intrigued with music. He taught himself how to read music with the help of some old music score books and a tiny electronic keyboard. Jacobo picked up his first guitar at 15 years old and immediately fell head over heels. Shortly after, Jacobo joined the Conservatory Of Music in Spain where he attended for 4 years. Within that span of time, he found a deep appreciation for many different genres of music, primarily Jazz. It wasn’t long before Jacobo found himself playing in multiple bands, ultimately leading him to become a full time, traveling musician. Touring all over Spain has helped Jacobo to hone his craft and to soak up the styles of jazz, funk, blues, pop, rock and acoustic. After a few years of living the musician lifestyle, Jacobo had found a secondary passion in 3D animation and VFX where he excelled in all aspects of the field. While putting music on the back burner for quite some time, Jacobo felt a void and sense of incompletion.  The revelation that music would always be his number one creative outlet rang incessantly in his ear. Jacobo gave in to that voice and realized as life often takes you down different trails, all roads lead back to your hearts desire.

 About Geoff Smith

http://thegeoffsmith.com/

Geoff Smith is an independent artist based out of Nashville TN. His massively catchy power pop styles are reminiscent of the Beatles, Ben Folds and Squeeze.

Most of you probably know Geoff from jingles on Adam Curry's Daily Source Code, GeekBrief.tv, Radio Lingua Network, Tips from The Top Floor, ScreenCasts Online, iYule, TWiT Live theme and recently the award winning
Nashville MTA jingle.

Geoff is currently the keyboard player for the Nashville based power pop band, Codaphonic as well as the bassist and lead singer in the Chicago based Police Tribute Band, One World.

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About Grasshopper:

the Grasshopper, Grasshopper Kaplan, has been playing guitars for over 25 years, and also plays bass. Please email me at: grasshopperak@att.net, thanks Grasshopper has lots of great songs, and wants you to perform them, with or without me. Grasshopper is a vegan , sf bay swimmer, seeking work, gigs, love, fans, friends, and fellow travelers. peace and love , blessed be all.

Influences:

Jerry Garcia, the dead, Miles Davis, Kelly McFarling, you, the cat, Dak, John Coltrane, Carol Pickering, Joni Mitchell, Reverend Gary Davis, Ed Jew, Grasshopper Kaplan, JJ, GG, Tyler, Kyle, Marc, dancing, swimming , Tori Amos, Dave G, Jesse Dyen

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About The Avatar Ensemble:

Playing guitar since the age of 12, Doug Martin continues to perform throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and abroad. Among others, he has performed with Lulo Reinhardt, Mike Reinhardt, Paul Mehling, Ned Boynton and Cafe Americain as well as Mimi Fox and Howard Alden to name a few. Doug Martin developed the roots of his style studying improvisation and music theory with Bay Area guitarist/producer Allen J Brown, classical guitar with Charles Ferguson, jazz guitar and music theory with Warren Nunes and harmony, musicianship, arranging and improvisation with Bay Area pianist and educator Charles "Gus" Gustavson. Currently splitting his time performing throughout the year in San Francisco and Shanghai, China, Doug also tours at various times in Europe and elsewhere with gypsy guitarist Lulo Reinhardt in the Lulo Reinhardt Latin Swing Project. Please visit: (www.dougmartinguitar.com) for more information on Doug Martin's music along with free audio downloads, videos and current performance itinerary. Thanks!

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Peter Bennett - singer, songwriter and busker. Plays classical, folk and popular music on the glass harp, a group of stemmed goblets which are tuned with distilled water. The rims of the glasses are rubbed with wet fingers. Mozart and Beethoven actually wrote compositions for the glass harp, and the notorious Dr. Mesmer used it to hypnotize people. Before becoming a street musician, Bennett spent many years as a well-paid computer consultant, industrial manager, government bureaucrat, technical writer, teacher, and journalist.

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Phoebe Erler

Bay Area based singer/songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist, Phoebe Erler, is pioneering the alternative folk music scene with her unique blend of folk, rock, pop, blues and a lot of heart. Phoebe's songs are emotionally evocative: crunching chords and penetrating vocals accentuate her mature lyrics and melody lines. Phoebe's performances have been described as intimate and moving. She possesses the innate ability to communicate with audiences, both large and small, engendering a sense of emotional recognition. Those who have seen Phoebe Erler live come away feeling that they have experienced something truly special.

Recently, Phoebe Erler relocated to Boston, MA to further her musical education at the Berklee College of Music, where some of her favorite artists (including Melissa Etheridge, Melissa Ferrick, Aimmee Mann, and Paula Cole,) attended. Already hailed as " an extremely talented singer/songwriter" with "mastery of stage performance" by faculty, Phoebe is carving out a niche for herself in the rich, Boston music community. Not content to limit her talents, this performance powerhouse can be caught on East and West coasts alike working as a model and actress in commercial print and television. Her passion for entertaining, performance and the arts pushes her sometimes unconventional way of enthralling audiences. For this unique experience, don't miss an opportunity to catch Phoebe Erler in concert near you.

 

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