Rap
Born and raised in St. Louis, MO and East St. Louis. As an underprivileged child, literally dirt poor, Sergio Cac'I Sanchez Allen was blessed to find a home in hip-hop's heart while going from shelter to shelter, and family members homes, other times sleeping in his mother's car. He found out the hard way how cruel and harsh the STL streets can be. Sergio (Young Lou) Allen discovered the thrill of music at age 5 being around his mother who... more

Acoustic
Born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Paul (age 25) didn’t become interested in playing guitar until he was in first year university. Once he started playing he couldn’t stop. He didn’t start singing in front of people until he moved to Japan and was put in front of the karaoke mic. This is where he built his confidence in singing and when he put the two together he began writing songs and honing his talent. Recently... more

Hip-Hop
WORDSMITH can claim many areas around the globe as his home. The son of a former Full Colonel in the Army, he has resided in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Delaware, Texas, Kansas and even Germany to name a few. After moving around so much, Word found rap as an outlet when he started saving his lunch money each week throughout high school to buy classic tapes from Redman, Big L, Nas, Eric B. and Rakim, Jeru the Damaja,... more

Rock
D-FYANT is that new sound that everyone is craving for in these uncertain times. The Houston based band is a fresh new blend of rock and reggae, topped with catchy smooth vocals. They released their self titled cd in February of 2007. Within those 15 tracks was the gambit of what D-fyant is. From the beginning with “ Fya Fya ” and “ Don’t You Understand ”, the band establishes, quickly and convincingly, that... more

Indie
Born from dark sleep and broken dreams Haunting Oboe Music is the nightmare of six players. Formed through 6 different influences we are what the **** sounds. Folk, experimentation, drowning our guilt, and good beats are the jambalaya for our stew. We dance with dirty devils. Enjoy the horror. This is our Poetry of War. We are Haunting Oboe Music. Too often, bands get caught up in trying to classify themselves into one genre or... more

Hip-Hop
With tens of thousands of albums sold and hundreds of shows rocked, the word of mouth is spreading about Sweatshop Union's style of conscious lyrics, highly musical beats, and high energy live shows that far surpass the average hip hop concert. Campaigning to create awareness for their fourth album Water Street, Sweatshop are embarking on their most extensive phase of touring ever, hitting over 100 cities across North America in just over 4... more

Psychedelic
" Amplified Heat sounds like it took the blues, made it snort a serious dose of cocaine and turned up the amps." - The State News Even though the Ortiz brothers have been on the Austin music scene since 1999, they emerged as Amplified Heat in 2003, stemming from a stripped-down blues outfit originally formed in Houston. Blowing out the speakers of clubs around Austin and its surrounding areas, they quickly garnered die-hard fans who... more

Electronica
Toxic hurricane sludge, endless war and the eternal question of what to do with one’s Saturday night when the world’s about to implode… Cubik and Origami mine these topics and more on Slept In On Doomsday, their new release on Dinner Party Records. Originally known for the slow-burning downtempo funk of their eponymous debut on Wide Hive Records, and an intricate beatbox/instrumental EP in 2007, the duo have since broadened... more

Reggae
Hanouneh is a jazz vocalist who has moved on to reggae and hip hop, fusing her musical ambitions with her political struggle. She has worked closely with the Lebanese underground hiphop scene, and is a part of Beirut collective "961 Underground" although she is based in Sweden nowadays. At the moment Hanouneh collaborates closely with riddim man/producer Mr. Sloap. They were voted Artist of the month in P3 Lab in May 2008 and one of their... more

Punk
Propagandhi was formed in 1986. Founding members Chris Hannah and Jordan Samolesky are also founding members of the G7 Welcoming Committee , which to date has released over 50 records including seminal recordings by the (International) Noise Conspiracy, warsawpack, Subhumans, I Spy, Submission Hold, Swallowing Shit, Giant Sons, The Rebel Spell and spoken word releases by Noam Chomsky, Ann Hansen and Ward Churchill. The band... more