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A unique mix of barroom bluesrock and soft American rock. The cultural soil that made the blues great has all been plowed down to sterile ground and eroded away down the long Mississippi. So the challenge for a band like Cherri and the Violators is to reinvent the blues and bring something fresh to the table. Happily, even triumphantly, the band has done just that on an album that manages to be both experimental in its reach while saying something new. The Benzie/Manistee County-based band la...

Alternative. Blues. Comedy. Acoustic. Folk. Jazz. Protest. Country. Car songs. Motorcycle songs. Horse songs. Songs about mothers. Songs about being a mother. Musically, I'm a storyteller. As a storyteller, I use music. Note, 5/10/06: I just took 'Ridin' In Alone' off the page, because in my studies (I'm doing my Master of Arts in Humanities, with a Storytelling emphasis, at Prescott College) I have begun to do archival research, and that was one of several songs that were just not correc...

Ever woken up on a Monday morning with that sinking feeling about the work week ahead? Former commercial lawyer Melissa Forbes felt it so strongly she decided to become a singer. In March 2005 she released her debut album 'No More Mondays' on her own label, Kitten Kong Records. An outstanding vocalist capable of singing anything from Aretha Franklin to Ella Fitzgerald, Melissa seamlessly integrates her conservatorium jazz training with R&B grooves. Featuring a dynamic band including jazz legend

A Rockin Blues Experience! 'Lady Dove' Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter

A good old fashioned Rhythm and Blues band, with a great vibe and groove! The Jumps The Jumps are: * Spencer Jump - Drums * Di Jump - Vocals * Tim Jump - Vocals/Harmonica * Pete Jump - Bass * Jon Jump - Guitar We are all brothers, apart from Di, who is obviously a girl, and Pete, who is a cousin twice over by virtue of his mum marrying our mums brother & vice versa. Our thing is rhythm and blues and keeping the gene pool as shallow as possible. Our aim is the even...

A good old fashioned Rhythm and Blues band, with a great vibe and groove! The Jumps The Jumps are: * Spencer Jump - Drums * Di Jump - Vocals * Tim Jump - Vocals/Harmonica * Pete Jump - Bass * Jon Jump - Guitar We are all brothers, apart from Di, who is obviously a girl, and Pete, who is a cousin twice over by virtue of his mum marrying our mums brother & vice versa. Our thing is rhythm and blues and keeping the gene pool as shallow as possible. Our aim is the even...