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THE PWELLS Soulful, heart-felt vocals clashing with raw, meaty tones, lined up with hard grooves, create the sounds that fill the ears of those who follow The Pwells. Scanning and crossing over many different genres, this band has dazzled crowds from Louisiana to Los Angeles over the past three years. This rock trio has seen hundreds of stages and made thoussands of fans in the short time they have been arround. The Pwells are the closest thing to a rock and roll Jambalaya, just watch out for stray hairs before you dig in!
POLTERN KINDER Poltern Kinder is a progressive METAL band from South Louisiana. Comprised of Josh Atkinson(vocals,) Greg Tramell(guitar,) Kevin Dorr(bass,) and Steve
Gaddy(drums). The band was originally formed a few years ago by Greg and Steve. With the recent additions of Kevin(life long friend)and Josh, the
project has come full circle and is very quickly gaining respect.
Gaddy(drums). The band was originally formed a few years ago by Greg and Steve. With the recent additions of Kevin(life long friend)and Josh, the
project has come full circle and is very quickly gaining respect.
NOISEGATE Noisegate's "Start the Revolution" is their debut release with Fidelity Entertainment Group, available mid summer '09. The album is full of songs about struggles, endurance, God, love, and pain woven into hooks that get stuck in your head.
The band has played shows across the southeast and shared the stage with artists like Skillet, Family Force 5, TobyMac, Thousand Foot Krutch, Wavorly, Building 429 and Eleventyseven.
The band has played shows across the southeast and shared the stage with artists like Skillet, Family Force 5, TobyMac, Thousand Foot Krutch, Wavorly, Building 429 and Eleventyseven.
BLACK MARKET HALOS We are a band from South Louisiana playing music the way we like – southern fried and heavy as hell. The riffs are infectious, the melodies are intoxicating, and the screams are spine tingling. This is the rebellion the south has been waiting for. Get ready to roll in – throw down – roll out!!!
NOTHING MORE THAN THIS Nothing More Than This is a fresh breath of positive influence Rock that mixes heavy riffs with powerful orchestral arrangements. The bands fourth album, produced by major producer Edgel Groves, has gained much recognition throughout the college radio circuit. N.M.T.T. was recently showcased on the Atlanta based television show, "Stars of Music." Currently, the band is touring and working on their fifth album.
MAVEN Remember when rock bands wrote hooks, when solid songwriting was executed before trendy image was incorporated, and vocalists put intelligent thought and emotions into lyrics rather than forced rhyme? Maven celebrates these elements as they flow from the stage and stacks to the eyes and ears of satisfied fans across South Louisiana.
Tracks from the band have received airplay on Rock 93.7 KOOJ and 91.1 KLSU in Baton Rouge as well as 90.9 KSLU in Hammond. In addition to performing in local bars and clubs, MAVEN has played in venues all across the southwest region. Maven also performs at events to benefit charities and organizations. The band has contributed their talent to raise money for the Dreams Come True Network for the past two years. The boys have also performed at a show benefiting Louisiana's CANOLA organization.
Tracks from the band have received airplay on Rock 93.7 KOOJ and 91.1 KLSU in Baton Rouge as well as 90.9 KSLU in Hammond. In addition to performing in local bars and clubs, MAVEN has played in venues all across the southwest region. Maven also performs at events to benefit charities and organizations. The band has contributed their talent to raise money for the Dreams Come True Network for the past two years. The boys have also performed at a show benefiting Louisiana's CANOLA organization.
PEOPLE ON THE SIDE Official Judge's Favorite
-Clear Channel/Lionsgate Punisher Contest!!!
"Because music is supposed to be this damn good..."
-DJ Double B
"Aggressive, smart, and surprisingly melodic"
"One of the best sounds in the city"
-Robert Fontenot,Offbeat magazine
"P.O.T.S. is pure emotional and elemental music spilling forth from the
twisted minds of it's counterparts. No matter what influences they share, their style is all their own. No comparing these songs to anyone. Take a trip into the realm they have created."
-Shannon Guillot,Black Market Halos
-Clear Channel/Lionsgate Punisher Contest!!!
"Because music is supposed to be this damn good..."
-DJ Double B
"Aggressive, smart, and surprisingly melodic"
"One of the best sounds in the city"
-Robert Fontenot,Offbeat magazine
"P.O.T.S. is pure emotional and elemental music spilling forth from the
twisted minds of it's counterparts. No matter what influences they share, their style is all their own. No comparing these songs to anyone. Take a trip into the realm they have created."
-Shannon Guillot,Black Market Halos
BuiltForSpeed BuiltForSpeed is like taking a roadtrip with Weezer to a Foo Fighters concert while listening to Bad Religion, Soungarden, Incubus, and Duran Duran. The more you hear us, the more you'll know it can only be defined as Rock. Based out of Shreveport, La, This power quartet is known as much for their high energy live shows as they are for hook-laden melodies over driving guitar riffs.
ALL AMERICAN TRAGEDY A sonic collision of old and new, All American Tragedy is a refreshing deviation from today's cookie-cutter rock acts. A melodic blend of blues, southern rock and metal, AAT stands poised to bring new life to a dying genre.
FLOW TRIBE Boiled in the musical melting pot of New Orleans, simmered in Louisiana soul, the 6 childhood friends in Flow Tribe are transcending the traditional barriers of the music establishment with their unique style and sound. With the delicacy of a sledgehammer, Flow Tribe fuses psychedelic/blues and funk/rock to captivate any crowd within hearing distance. The Tribe blends the sacred pulse of street music with an unstoppale energy to crack your backbone, flip your switch, and send your body to the 4th dimension
FOR THE WAIT Few artist will make their own path. Sacrifice everything to follow their own ideals and create with the intention for change. To make a difference, To be a voice in defining their own genre, Separate,and become a part of something greater than themselves as individuals. FTW is that band.
MINDTRIP Mindtrip is a five piece “Aggressive Rock” band stationed out of Birmingham Alabama, with a relentless drive to reach out across the southeast and bring their own brand of original rock to the masses.
Sharing the stage with national acts such as Korn, Hellyeah, Red, Everlast, Droid, Five Finger Death Punch, Stereoside, Rehab and with indie favorites like Echovalve, Boy Hits Car, Crazy Anglos, Dear Ememy, Half Down Thomas and (intheclear), Mindtrip has shown that they no how to "BRING THE PAIN".
Mindtrip's simple plan, “Real Rock for Real People”.
Rock-n-roll is not dead it just needs a shock to it’s system, Mindtrip is that shock!
Sharing the stage with national acts such as Korn, Hellyeah, Red, Everlast, Droid, Five Finger Death Punch, Stereoside, Rehab and with indie favorites like Echovalve, Boy Hits Car, Crazy Anglos, Dear Ememy, Half Down Thomas and (intheclear), Mindtrip has shown that they no how to "BRING THE PAIN".
Mindtrip's simple plan, “Real Rock for Real People”.
Rock-n-roll is not dead it just needs a shock to it’s system, Mindtrip is that shock!
RUKUS "Rukus" is a progressive metal project that has been in the works since winter 2006. Songs covering everything from deceit, religion, hate, society, hypocrisy, all the way up to whiskey and good times. Rukus collides with sick guitar, chest thumping bass, contagious vocals, all topped with vicious beats. All individual musicians combined with a complimentary style and fueled by straight aggression.
A PLEA FOR MERCY APFM had their song 'Insanity' featured on The Decadent Evil 2 movie soundtrack. Opened for Century Media's recording artist 'In This Moment'. Also Recorded a song with Phil Taylor(lead singer for Future Leaders of the World who was previously signed with Epic Records). Phil is now with Machina which includes himself and former members of Evanescence. APFM was recently in a contest for Edgefest which was a concert for Little Rock, AR which featured bands such as Slipknot, STAIND, Chevelle, Drowning Pool, All That Remains, and Hurt. Placing in the top ten, did not come in first but we did have our music reviewed by Wind-Up records, Reprise, and Interscope!