"Brimming with electric guitars and expressive rock anthems, Terminal Romance is a triumph for Mays and his band." – The Ottawa Citizen

"...a surging beast of a band that milks Mays' songs for every drop of sweat." – The Montreal Gazette

Palominos, a four piece band hailing from Richmond, Virginia, follows the lead of artists like The Kings of Leon, My Morning Jacket, and Ryan Adams. Blending vintage instrument tones with modern influence, PALOMINOS embraces southern roots to create a sound that is uniquely their own.

"Already a staple in the LA scene, known for his songwriting and production work with everyone from Rilo Kiley's Benji Hughes to... Australian songstress Sia, sonic handyman Gus Seyffert is all set to add yet another bullet to his storied resume: frontman. Seyffert, with the aid of a few pals, will debut under his Willoughby moniker with I Know What You're Up To, a slacker indie-pop work drenched in downcast shimmer, dreamy neo-folk, bits of funk, and off-kilter vocal scratches. It essentially sounds like a heartbroken, Mellow Gold-era Beck armed with an acoustic six-string and a bottle of Xanax, sharing his intimacies with Elliott Smith." - Spin Magazine

As seen on Disney, Ralph's World is the musical place where little guys and gals and their folks can rock rock rock and sing sing sing along without overdosing on sucrose. You can go to the bottom of the sea to the driver's seat of a big rig to swinging on a jungle vine in just a few songs.

Frigg has been chosen as "The Band Of The Year" 2003 of Kaustinen Folk Music Festival.

Watch a video of Frigg live here: youtube.com

"Tommy Ramone plays a mean mandolin singing about the subtle politics of home life." -The New York Times

"Uncle Monk creates a joyful noise that's fun and funky." -Harp

"Robinella emotes like a melancholy angel, with one wing in a jazz club and the other in a honky-tonk." - The Atlanta Journal & Constitution

"She sings country-influenced jazz that is positively silky." - The Boston Globe

"Robinella Contreras…draws comparisons to Dolly Parton and Billie Holiday." - No Depression

"It's a country-swing-bluegrass-jazz-fusion taste treat." - Billboard

“Adrianne is a ball of emotion, intensity, and 'tude.” —Neil Fagan, Performing Songwriter

“Adrianne has piercing eyes to match the sharp allure of her tunes.” —Steve Morse, Boston Herald

“Adrianne is the kind of female rocker with a sound that is truly all her own.“ —DiscoveringArtists.com

“…the world better be prepared for Adrianne, because ready or not, here she comes. Her intensely personal lyrics, innovative open tunings, and riveting performance style have critics and industry leaders fairly gushing over her prodigious creative gifts.” —SESAC, Inc.

The Pittsburgh native now calls Washington, DC home and is working in support of her first full-length independent recording, "Proof." The record was a long journey in the making that ultimately landed her in a small studio in Raleigh, North Carolina. Several five-hour long drives and full days in the studio later, the result is all the proof one needs to see that Tsaggaris is a powerfully gifted emerging artist.

Independently touring with her acoustic guitar and characteristically intimate solo show, Laura Tsaggaris continues to solidify her place within the performance community. DC Pulse writes, ““With her contemporary and accessible sound you could make the obvious connections to the likes of Aimee Mann, Tracy Chapman, and Ani Difranco. But make no mistake, this woman has a voice that proves she is an experience all her own.” Armed with a new backing band for select shows, Tsaggaris promises to continue to grow and bring her brand of rock to new heights.

ATOMICTOM is known for red-hot shows and brash, sexy pop singles. Somewhere between The Cure and The Killers, their "deep, melodic" sound and "thick vocal style" have been praised by MTVNews.com (October 20, 2007).

Australia's The Wellingtons continue to inject all that is cute, smart, and sweet into their crafted up-beat power pop tunes. It's the sound that's brought them devoted fans in the U.S, Canada and Spain and major success in Japan where their first two albums have not only sold very strongly but led the band to tour live houses, packed with smiling fans in many of their major cities.

"I can't think of many Nashville troubadours whose albums I look forward to more eagerly than Kate Campbell's. You need this woman's music in your life." MUSIC ROW MAGAZINE

"With a literate eye for detail and metaphor, Campbell weaves her country-folk tales like a masterly storyteller." MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL

"Possessed of the Lyrical grasp of Lucinda Williams and the eloquent vocal timbre of Emmylou Harris, she is a major talent." TIME OUT

"Discovering this country/folk artist is like finding a sparkling diamond in a pile of coal." TOLEDO BLADE

With her compassionate tone and sometimes-quirky approach, Kate Campbell has made a musical niche for herself telling stories exploring the complex topics of race, religion, history and human relationships. It started with her award-winning debut record, 1995's Songs from the Levee, and continues with her latest offering, Save the Day. The new project also includes shades of Kate's entire musical history -- running the gamut from R&B and pop rhythms to gospel, country and folk sounds.

"... U.S. Royalty is (fittingly) a Washington, D.C.-based outfit that specializes in swaggering, soul-infused indie rock; imagine Cold War Kids if you replaced their pseudo-gospel sermonizing with dizzily descending guitar lines and a brighter outlook on life. With propulsive rhythms destined to move more feet than a parade for a queen, monarchial rule never sounded so good." - Larry Fitzmaurice, Spin.com

For the better part of the past seven years, Juniper Lane has been protesting the misconception that bands cannot create a diverse range of well-crafted songs while putting forth an unmistakably signature sound. Straddling the line between indie and mainstream rock, Juniper Lane tames the identity crisis others face head on with their new album Wake From Yourself.

"Being bonded to a genre is a definite boon and will help you gain easier acceptance, but at the same time, at what expense? What kind of artistic compromise did you have to make for that acceptance?" asks drummer/vocalist Eddie Pasa. "I believe we've been able to straddle that line between genre-fitting and eclectic without having to sacrifice making music the way we want to, and that's what I'm most happy about being in this band."

ZELOS is a rock band out of the suburbs of Washington, D.C. The band's unique, melodic-rock sound draws from a lineup of highly trained, gifted musicians and is quickly gaining recognition with each new audience. ZELOS has received a unanimously enthusiastic response with local crowds after finishing as the top rock act in the regional finals of the 2007 Emergenza Festival. Circulation of their single "Steal Away" on DC 101 radio in promotion of local shows has fueled excitement for their engaging live show.

Grammy Winners Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer's first Family Jamboree at Jammin' Java was a terrific success. The next concert/jam will be held October 11, 2008.

Special Guests for October: the dog lovin' Grace (11) on old-time banjo/vocals and banjo man Jesse (5) on banjo/vocals. These two young musicians will inspire every kid in the crowd to pick up an instrument and play. Hopefully, lots of the parents will join in too!

JAM SESSION—45 minutes. Yup, bring your instruments and plan to strum and sing along. Ukuleles, guitars, mandolins, basses, kazoos—all will be there. If Granny plays the tuba, she should bring it! Youngsters are welcome to join in on toy instruments, but adults and older kids are especially encouraged to bring REAL instruments and really play!

The concert starts at 5 p.m. and runs till about 5:45 p.m.
The jamming starts at 6 p.m. and runs till about 6:45 p.m.

“Leonard displays an impressive arsenal of skills and textures…” - Lou King Entertainment Extra

"Guitar whiz Dan Leonard shows why guitar players beat a path to his gigs" - Eric Brace, The Washington Post

Snarky Puppy is a delicate mixture of real American musics, from jazz to funk to R&B to rock, and seasoned heavily with the sounds of Brazil, Puerto Rico, Africa, the Middle East, and the Balkans. While exotic, virtuosic, and laden with musical depth, the success of Snarky Puppy can be largely attributed to the group's ability to "go in multiple directions while remaining imminently listenable" (Dallas Observer), and ultimately, danceable. Reaching an audience is something that these players have loads of experience with, having played with major league artists such as Sting, Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dogg, Roberta Flack, Morcheeba, Erykah Badu, and countless more. The music is completely uncomprimised, unorthodox, and unmistakably unique.

Emmich's music career brings him six solo albums to date. His latest, Little Daggers, will be released on September 16, 2008 via Bluhammock Music. Emmich has toured the country with renowned acts which include Dashboard Confessional, Gavin DeGraw, Better than Ezra and Butch Walker amongst others. The New York Times exclaims that Val is "a rocker who rocks to his own beat", while All Music Guide states that Little Daggers is "perfect pop for discerning people."

When he was 12 years old, Adam Swink gave up his Play Station for an M Audio keyboard. He plugged it into his Mac and he hasn't come up for air since then. His easy-going acoustic pop singer/songwriter style has begun to land in the ears of a growing fan base. In 2006 when he was 15, he released his first EP. In 2007, he won 1st place in the Mid-Atlantic Songwriting Contest (Young Artist Award) and he released his second EP, "Seasonal Delivery," in June of 2008 at the age of 17. Adam was a finalist in this year's Mountain Stage New Song Contest (Young Artist Category).

God, family, and music are her big top three priorities in her life. She will do anything to keep them together. With the voice and music skills she inherited from her father, Laya had been performing and singing at many events since she was nine. Laya also likes to collaborate with other musicians. One of them was to create a soundtrack for an Indonesian movie, called "OH MY GOD," which was released on July 2008.

Her natural talents make her capable to learn how to sing, by doing and just by listening to the professionals. Through her strong voice and music, Laya hopes to inspire others, especially young singers like her around the world.

Before becoming an actor, Bryan's first passion was for music. Amplifying his successful acting career, Bryan has recently had his songs featured on October Road and One Tree Hill. He has also had original songs placed in HBO's Unscripted and has shared the stage with Gavin DeGraw, Michelle Branch, and Tyler Hilton.

In 2007, Greenberg released his debut album, Waiting For Now, and single "Hmm". Bryan is hitting the road this year to personally share his music with his fans worldwide!

When a teenage Jason Reeves encountered the works of Bob Dylan and James Taylor, it set off a chain of events. First he began working on his own songwriting, combining the classic singer/songwriter style with more modern influences like Radiohead and Sufjan Stevens. He then dropped out of college and moved from his native Iowa, eventually landing in California. The second person he met upon arrival was future pop star Colbie Caillat.

The two hit it off immediately and it didn't take long for their friendship to turn into a songwriting partnership, one that would create the foundation for Caillat's hit album Coco. The songs that weren't reserved for Coco ended up on Reeves' EP Hearts Are Magnets, which appeared in 2006 on the Dancing Squirrel label. The full-length The Magnificent Adventures of Heartache followed in 2007. David Jeffries, All Music Guide

During his long career Pierce Pettis has been a writer at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Alabama, recorded for Fast Folk Musical Magazine in New York, won the prestigious New Folk competition for songwriting at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas, and was a staff songwriter at Polygram and Universal Music Publishing in Nashville. He has received numerous songwriting awards including a 1999 Country Music Award from ASCAP for You Move Me --co-written with Gordon Kennedy and recorded by Garth Brooks on his album, Sevens.

Albums: 1st independent release in 1985 (Moments). Signed with Windham Hill/High Street (BMG) 1989-1994 --three albums (While the Serpent Lies Sleeping, Tinseltown, Chase the Buffalo). Signed with Compass Records 1996-present --four albums (Making Light of It, Everything Matters, State of Grace, Great Big World). Sessions for next release planned for early 2008.

The War Within, a five piece rock band from the Northern Virginia/D.C. area, is compromised of the three remaining members of Cobbler plus a new singer and rhythm guitarist. The band was chosen out of 200+ other groups as a finalist in DC101's Last Band Standing competition two years in a row (2006, 2007). The band has played in various notable venues such as The Knitting Factory (in NYC), the 9:30 Club (in D.C.), and RFK Stadium (before a D.C. United soccer game). With a reinvented classic rock sound and a lit-up stage presence, the band has been creating a buzz and has people asking "Have you seen The War Within live yet?"

The roots of Brave began in 1997 when brother and sister duo Scott and Michelle Loose began writing diverse, acoustic-based, dark progressive music with their childhood friend and drummer, Trevor Schrotz. The original band was called Arise From Thorns (AFT), and the trio wrote and recorded 2 CDs with world-wide distribution and played numerous shows around their hometown of Dale City, VA, a suburb of Washington, DC. After several lineup changes, the music of AFT morphed into a much heavier sound while retaining the atmospheric and diverse qualities of AFT. With this evolution in style came a change in name, and in 2000, Brave was born.

Todesbonden, founded by Laurie Ann Haus (Autumn Tears) is a Celtic, World, and Classical influenced hard rock/metal band that takes the listener on a musical journey of fantasy, yearning, and a time long ago.

Using a mix of catchy trance-inducing melodies, epic keys, soaring violins, powerful Balkan, Operatic, Celtic, Rock, and Middle Eastern lead female vocals, and crushing guitars, Todesbonden creates a sound to touch the inner heart and soul of every listener.

Born and raised in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, Chris Merritt began experimenting with songwriting at age 7. Support and encouragement from family, friends, and even an influential babysitter helped Chris have the confidence to further pursue his passion for composition. Piano happened to be the first available means for Chris' creative expression and his talent and technical ability were quickly evident on the instrument. Chris, however, was equally intrigued by percussion, guitar, saxophone, and his own voice. He toyed with as many sounds as were available to him and constantly searched for more sonic possibilities.

“Bandazian’s brand of hard pop harkens back to the early days of U2, when Bono was more about making music than making news. Bandazian isn’t afraid to rock hard, but they’re smart enough not to drown out their well-crafted tunes. Even when they have the volume turned up, Bandazian’s music remains tuneful, hummable, and memorable.” - Kim Clark, WNCW radio

PEPPINO D'AGOSTINO has earned a place on the short list of the world's very best acoustic guitarists. A true creative genius blesses with dazzling technical ability. Peppino's original compositions are introduced to international audiences by an artist of rare charisma. He is regularly featured in guitar magazines such as Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Player, Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine and Chitarre (Italy). As the Anchorage Daily news wrote, "In addition to being a total scholar and master of the acoustic solo guitar, Peppino is also an astonishing entertainer." "Obsessed" with the guitar since he heard his cousin play in his native Italy when he was a boy, Peppino is among the most versatile guitarists on the scene today, fusing many styles and cultures into his own.

Tom's music has featured in numerous television shows , including Six Feet Under, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, CSI and many others.

Tom divides his time between New York and London, when not on tour.

Steve Reynolds is a storyteller and the embodiment of the modern rock troubadour. He's a singer, a songwriter and a masterful guitar player. With his second project for 429 Records, THE CARNIVAL PAPERS, Reynolds presents carefully crafted songs quietly weaving hypnotic tales of love and life with both lushly acoustic and transcendently electric backdrops. The songs, written and composed in a quiet little cabin in the Canadian woods, are ruminations on the vagaries of life observed "off to the side of the circus wheel" of touring the world non-stop

At first listen Getaway Car's 'All Your Little Pieces' is radio-ready rock that sticks in the middle of your brain for days. Dig a little deeper and you'll find the ire of Elvis Costello and the sugar-sweet retro melody of Cheap Trick, Squeeze, and the Fab Four worn proudly on their collective sleeve.

The Blackjacks are a Washington DC based band which combines the blues of the grittier British Invasion bands and blues punk of the late seventies with heavy danceable garage style grooves. The band quickly gained notoriety around the DC-VA area for their high energy live shows which showcase their songcraft and musicianship.

Justin Trawick sounds like a mixture of Ryan Adams, OAR, and G. Love with a taste of bluegrass, funk, and roots rock to form a warm unproduced acoustic sound with smart, emotional, and fun lyrics.

Come and R-O-C-K out for a good cause with GoodDogz.org at our Rock 4 Rescue benefit concert! Held at the area's premier music venue, Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA, this is an event your won't want to miss!

Kickoff the evening with Emma Bailey and her inimitable style for modern country music, R&B and her own original songs. At 17, she is a rising young local songstress with music that will get you on your feet!

The evening continues with headliner Pat's Blues Rhythm Band a favorite "festival band," doing original songs as well as covers of Phish, the Dead and many other rockin' favorites! You'll enjoy plenty of munchies and tasty adult beverages. We'll also be premiering our new GoodDogz.org website! Make sure to stick around for the great door prizes, too!!

Ellis Paul is one of the leading voices in American songwriting. He was a principle leader in the wave of singer/songwriters that emerged from the Boston folk scene, creating a movement that revitalized the national acoustic circuit with an urban, literate, folk pop style that helped renew interest in the genre in the 1990's.

His charismatic, personally authentic performance style has influenced a generation of artists away from the artifice of pop, and closer towards the realness of folk. Though he remains among the most pop-friendly of today's singer-songwriters - his songs regularly appear in hit movie and TV soundtracks - he has bridged the gulf between the modern folk sound and the populist traditions of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger more successfully than perhaps any of his songwriting peers.

Boston based singer/songwriter Chris O'Brien is an artist on the rise. Since the release of his February 2007 CD "Lighthouse," Chris has caught the attention of many. He was chosen from a pool of nearly 1,000 contestants to appear on Garrison Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion" in the "People in Their Twenties" talent contest. The next week "Lighthouse" was the #5 Bestselling Folk Record on iTunes April 21-27.

"Lighthouse is full of beauty, optimism and, well, light." -Performing Songwriter Magazine

There are three things that you can only get in Washington D.C., The President, Go - Go Music and Mambo Sauce. This electrifying group takes their name from the mystery sauce popular at Chinese/Soul Food carry - outs throughout D.C. Comprised of seven of D.C. and Go - Go musics most prominent musicians, the band has created a new form of music called "Pocket" that effectively blends D.C. Go - Go percussion with well crafted songs, explosive raps and sultry melodies. Mambo Sauce and their label Red C Records intend to use this formula to infiltrate the national music market with the D.C Go - Go sound.