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Erika Vidrio

Erika Vidrio was born in the picturesque town of Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco. The daughter of a farming family, she wrote her first song in middle school, dedicated to her mother and performed it at a festival; as a “thank you,” her mother bought her a guitar, which soon became her faithful companion and there she decided to teach herself music. She had her first job at…
Angela Davalos

Singer/songwriter Angela Davalos has built a solid career in a relatively short time. Although she began writing songs as a child, her professional career began just a few years ago, and has seen success since the beginning, including singles with Has-Ash, Kabah, Yahir, Fey, Nadia, Rogelio Martínez, LMT and Horóscopos de Durango with the song “Cambiemos los Papeles,” which reached the top of the…
Steelo

Steelo is the perfect balance of hip-hop and r&b. A.Uno and Bobby K. blend pure r&b, slick rhymes and progressive beats to create a sound that is outright undeniable. Lyricist A.Uno brings thought-provoking rhymes and a smooth delivery, captivating audiences in English, Spanish, and Farsi. Bobby K is simply known as "the voice." This singer/songwriter's melodies and harmonies come to life through his charismatic performances and exquisite…
Cristian Amigo

Composer Cristian Amigo was born in Santiago, Chile, emigrating to the U.S. a few years later. His father was a die-hard music fan who had a local radio show that explored the crossover between American popular music and Latin American music. Cristian began formal music studies at age 12 with Joseph Torello in New Haven, CT. After moving to Miami, Amigo began playing professionally at age 14…
Eli “Paperboy” Reed

Put on Roll With You, the new album from Boston-based soul band Eli “Paperboy” Reed and The True Loves, and chances are you’ll immediately feel the urge to either dance or cry. “That first response to a record is the most important,” says frontman Eli Reed. “If a record comes on and makes you want to dance right away, then you’re doing a good job. If a record comes on…
The Whip

1am. Saturday, November 17, 2007. Manchester. In a disused WWII air raid shelter under Piccadilly Station, local heroes The Whip have 2000 rabid Mancunians eating out of their latex, mechanised palm. As 'Trash' - "an electro rock epic" (copyright Mixmag) - reaches its jagged peaks, the Warehouse Project explodes in an ear-bursting, elemental frenzy of air punching, pogoing and vicious movement. There is no trickery here. No…
Nelo

February 2008. That’s the target release date for the full-length debut album by the Austin, Texas-based sextet nelo. Doubtless, for the growing legion of restless fans who have been clamoring for a CD on an almost daily basis on the band’s MySpace page, the wait’s going to feel like an eternity. But considering the fact that the completion of the as yet untitled record represents nothing less…
Circo

To be campy in the 21st century? Why not? Just challenging what’s expected, swimming against the tide, is what has always characterized one of the Spanish music world’s most innovative music groups: Circo. With a name that is both short and to the point, the same way the band’s four members make music, Circo is impossible to forget. And that’s how “Cursi” (Campy), their new and first…
Brooke Waggoner

Brooke Waggoner began playing piano at the age of 4. She began experimenting with song structures and melodies at the age of 9 and wrote her first original song at 10. Now, at the age of 23, Brooke has a college degree in Music Composition & Orchestration and recently released her own EP entitled “Fresh Pair of Eyes”. Her musical journey is as interesting as her future…
TJ McFarland

Raised in Oklahoma now living in Nashville, singer/songwriter TJ McFarland recently released his 4th independent record “Howlin’ Wild”. A spontaneous acoustic affair, the record includes thirteen McFarland compositions with subtle, sparse accompaniment. The record follows Rosenbum’s Gin (2005), an album he made while living in Los Angeles. The record was a top seller on such alternative country sites as Miles of Music and Lonestar Music and had…
