Category: Adnams AOTM

First concert: Paul Simon. Age 3 the Cajun Dome in Lafayette Louisiana. Cool Cajun Dome again, age 6, I sang Patsy Cline’s “Crazy” in front of 15,000 people, they cheered, that was cooler Sang incessantly all through childhood, annoyed the crap out of my mother Recorded my first record in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Moved to New…

Fiercely independent, mostly-Irish but currently London-based, I Am Not Lefthanded are known for their homemade, quirky videos as much as their lyrical, evocative music. They’ve toured around the UK and Ireland alone and with Duke Special, The Rumble Strips and The Answering Machine. In 2008, they released their debut mini-album, Yes Means No, on fast-rising…

Los Angeles based alt-indie-electro band STANDING SHADOWS combine infectious guitar melodies and soundscapes, vintage synth tones and warbles, driving percussive beats, and the intimately emotional vocals…ranging from uber-chill heroin whispers, to heart-pumping, sweat-soaking screams. Official releases in 2010 include: full-length album “Five Years Of Darkness” and this track is from the upcoming “Remix” EP from…

The Last Royals, a New York based duo of writer/singer/producer Eric James and drummer Mason Ingram, only recently emerged from a joint project that brought the two musicians together in Spring 2010. The connection urged a new chapter in Eric’s career as a musician, evolving him from a solo artist who played under the moniker…

“It’s changed my whole world,” says singer-songwriter-producer Bleu. “I have a completely new outlook on my career and my life. It sounds dramatic, but it’s really true.” The gifted pop-rocker’s effusive words don’t refer to the creation of his dynamic, highly personal new album, Four. Nor do they reflect his work as co-writer with chart-topping…

Jordan is a New Zealander living in Hamburg. Her unusual approach to music pairs the rhythms of steam-based technology and machinery with folk instruments and vocal styles, crossing technology with history to tell the dark stories of characters real and imagined. Jordan’s recent album, How the Dead Live was commissioned by the New Zealand Arts…

Blending elements of folk, indie pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and cabaret, New York based Shayna Zaid & The Catch’s sound occupies a place in music that bridges a new gap between the milieu of genres. They have drawn comparisons to Nickel Creek, Feist, Macy Gray, Gogol Bordello and A Fine Frenzy. Zaid’s dynamic stage presence,…

Lloyd’s garage hail from Nappa, in the San Francisco Bay area of California. “A paradox of raw yet sophisticated garage-band rock; honed rock edge, sharp enough to take garage rock to a new level. Forget every other “garage” band you’ve ever heard.” There’s a fundamental integrity in these passionately delivered songs. The energy is, fortunately,…