Elegy For Thelonious is a tribute both to its subject and its creator.

Cosmic Ninja are a powerhouse of energy with their unique fusion of rock, rave and punk sounds; combining an anti establishment message with joyful exuberance and positivity. Described as “able to deliver for the big occasions” and “truly a visual spectacle”, they never fail to bring down the house. Highly in demand for festivals all over the country, their raucously infectious set on the main stage at the 10,000+ capacity Bristol Pride Day was a fitting high to an extraordinary 2022 summer.

Born and bred in Blackpool, UK, and taking inspiration from a wide and eclectic pool of influences, Jekyll’s music is known for its expansive, melancholic soundscapes, dynamic mood shifts and visceral intensity. While appearing at The Great Escape Festival 2018, Jekyll were signed on the spot by the prestigious Fierce Panda (Coldplay, Placebo, Keane etc.).

Giack Bazz is an indie rock singer-songwriter based in London. Giack takes the listener on a tour inside his mind, criticising society and discussing mental health, from love to loss. His first record Childhood Dream (2016), financed by crowdfunding, paved the road for Giack Bazz Is Not Famous (2018) and Haikufy (2019), a 30-tracks, 20-minutes album that started his personal protest against the unfair paying scheme of streaming platforms.

With goosebump induced guitar riffs, dirty, audacious bass lines, relentlessly driven drum beats and effortlessly gripping vocals, the Newcastle-based angry indie rockers, The Avelon’s made a mark on the scene back in 2021, which has lead to four sell out gigs at top local venues The Cluny, Head Of Steam, Zerox and Bobiks.

Marky Wildtype is an Edinburgh based songwriter/musician/producer who has been plying his trade and honing his craft under various guises for many years. Most recently, he has been providing the buzzsaw guitar backbone of the vibrant heavy-rock-meets-trad instrumental alt-folk band The Jig Show.

The name Talk In Code is derived form the idea that everyone relates to music differently. Pushing beyond their indie pop boundaries, it’s no surprise the band have been described as ‘genre-blurring’! Hailing from the heart of the South West (UK), the quartet have firmly established themselves as a force – whipping up a storm of press and radio support including Q Music and BBC Introducing networks. This exposure has been bolstered by an impressive crop of live shows across the country appearing with Years & Years, Scouting For Girls, Go West and Marc Almond to name a few.

Lage and producer Joe Henry plot a divergent course for the music, worrying less about genre than about melody and how best for the players to bring it to life.

Drinking rum and having fun. Wasson!? is a five piece Cornish punk band with a sprinkling of Italian pizzaz. Hailing from Bude, Cornwall, Wasson!? Comprises of Ryan Leverton (Vocals / guitar) Ben Clarke (Guitar) Brook Osborne (Bass / Guitar) Ben Edwards (Drums) and Igor Forsinetti (Keyboard / Bass). With influences as wide ranging as their musical talents Wasson!? continue to dine out off gig reviews such as “they weren’t actually that bad” and “not f*****g awful”.

Tina Schlieske ventures into new musical horizons with The Good Life, her first jazz standards recording. Tina Schlieske, an icon in Minneapolis’ music scene known for rock and Americana, unveils her latest musical journey, The Good Life. This jazz album, featuring renowned musicians Cody McKinney, Pete Hennig, Bryan Nichols, Brandon Wozniak, and Jake Baldwin, is a departure into uncharted jazz territory. The album produced by McKinney and Patrik Tanner emerged from pre-Covid recording sessions that Schlieske revisited and transformed into an extraordinary collection of classic jazz standards.

Austin Willacy is a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter who has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe as a member of The House Jacks, a multi-award winning a cappella rock band currently featured on The Sing-Off on NBC and on Monday Night Football on ESPN.

Born in Canada to French parents, Elea lived in Hemmingford until age 5 when her family moved to Dharamsala, India for her father to pursue Tibetan medicine studies. She subsequently spent a few years in the south of France before moving to Bristol, UK at 16 to study music. Releasing a string of singles, “Lust”, “Trigger” and “Sacrifice”, to critical acclaim in her idiosyncratically “towering sound reminiscent of PJ Harvey and Feist”, she was touted as “a millennial Patti Smith”. Albeit being Gen Z, she decided not to correct the journalist for the (hopefully only partly) erroneous compliment.

One woman (electric ukulele, lead vocals), one man (drums, teapot, back up vocals), forming one band that incorporates garage rock, funk, and soul to create a swirl of sloppy transcendence. Why do Meg Cratty and Mr. Strontium make music together? Easy, they live in the same house and in 2020 and beyond that reason is completely sufficient.

For almost three decades, Jeff Symonds has been playing bass, keys and guitar in dozens of projects. He has played thousands of shows in hundreds of venues big and small, helping bring artists’ visions to life. Now it’s his turn. 
Jeff steps into the spotlight for the first time with riverrun, an album that celebrates and looks back at a life lived in love with music; it’s a four-part exploration of youth, adolescence, adulthood and the glorious noise of rock ‘n’ roll. Written and performed almost entirely by Jeff, it represents his attempt to make sense of a life lived primarily from stage left.

The Arthurs is a Dutch alternative rock band from Amsterdam/Rotterdam, formed around singer/songwriter Robin den Drijver. In June 2021 the band released their second album Glass. Their debut When I’m Sane was released in 2017. In their music you may hear influences from bands such as The Smiths, Nirvana, The Doors and The Pixies, but the band distinguish themselves by their own unique style and sound.

Together since 2019, Lunar Division will drop their third full-length album Monuments on March 29, 2024. It’s a high-value effort that unveils the present evolution of their sound. Band members Paul Nguyen (guitar), Randy Mitchell (guitar, vocals), Matt Lanzer (bass), and Brandon Napoleon (drums, vocals) have built an artistic chemistry amongst themselves that allows all options to exist at once. The first single from Monuments is “Young Lady” and will be released February 14.

Award-losing power duo and terrible band name namers, The Barren Spinsters are the kind of band that Jack White would maybe join if he lowered his standards.

They look like a two piece, sound like a five piece, and move like a hair piece. The guy at the front in the bucket hat (Brendon Houlahan) is a bit weird, but the bloke at the back (Matt Tennant) fortunately holds it all together. Together, The Barren Spinsters deliver 70s blues rock with a modern thrashy twist. Much the same way that Wolfmother doesn’t.

Guitarist/composer Doug MacDonald has somehow never been a household name in the jazz world.

Julia Othmer is evolving into a new artistic reality as Aayama Forcefield alongside renowned UK producer James T Lundie aka Max Forcefield8. Together they are *The Forcefields.

“Funky America 9/38” was written and recorded as part of 2023 project – Chaos Before the Void – A Dirge of Hope in Twelve Parts – It was decided to release this part of the work as a message to the American people to treasure what they have and to aim higher in the future.

The most commercially successful solo singer to be identified with the girl group sound, Lesley Gore hit the number one spot with her very first release, “It’s My Party,” in 1963. Produced by Quincy Jones, who fattened the teenager’s sound with double-tracked vocals and intricate backup vocals and horns, she reeled off a few more big hits in 1963 and 1964, including “Judy’s Turn to Cry,” “She’s a Fool,” “You Don’t Own Me,” “That’s the Way Boys Are,” and “Maybe I Know.” She wasn’t the most soulful girl group singer by a long shot, but she projected an archetype of female adolescent yearning.

Trumpeter Riley Mulherkar usually plies his trade with the all-acoustic, rhythm-less brass band the Westerlies. For Riley, however, he’s chosen a different route: blending standards and originals with modern production approaches.

Starlight Alice draws inspiration from the rich tapestry of country music history, yet infuses their sound with a modern twist. Their journey began in the UK, where they honed their craft and developed a signature style. As individual artists they have combined Spotify plays of over 30million.

For almost three decades, Jeff Symonds has been playing bass, keys and guitar in dozens of projects. He has played thousands of shows in hundreds of venues big and small, helping bring artists’ visions to life. Now it’s his turn. 
Jeff steps into the spotlight for the first time with riverrun, an album that celebrates and looks back at a life lived in love with music; it’s a four-part exploration of youth, adolescence, adulthood and the glorious noise of rock ‘n’ roll. Written and performed almost entirely by Jeff, it represents his attempt to make sense of a life lived primarily from stage left.

Everyone has something they wish they could go back in time and change. They romanticize about the possibilities of what could have been had they not been so eager to grow up fast. Nothing says this more poetically than Satico Satellite’s new single “Innocence”.

With an increase of 100K fans across their socials in only 3 short months, the song will be played on terrestrial radio stations and reviews in major magazines . They might be the first artist to crossover to mainstream with such a distinct bedroom pop vibe that the song exudes.

Originally from San Francisco, Olivia Hellman honed her craft at NYU Tisch and is a certified triple threat with her singing, acting, and dance skills. Her distinctive BrattyPop genre flawlessly embodies the essence of her generation, fusing elements of pop and rock with a rebellious Gen Z spirit.

The elegant Stereolab singer continues her restless quest.

Stained with echoes of Nothing But Thieves and Gang Of Youths, established Yorkshire songwriter Patrick McCallion, along with James Sands, Sam Bramhall and Charles Adey stormed into 2019, bringing their explosive new live show to smoke filled rooms across Europe. With haunting lyrics that will get under your skin, The New Nostalgia are questioning what it means to be young at heart in a Post-Brexit world.

Maddie Morris is an artist who strives to make a difference in the world. Bold, insightful and refreshingly unique, she takes traditional song in new directions to shine a light on contemporary issues, offering new perspectives about the world we live in today. 
 Folk songs have always told stories, but how Maddie makes her mark is by turning this storytelling into action. She was recently commissioned by Rural Arts to explore LGBTQIA+ experiences through traditional music, and has also been proud to collaborate with organisations such as Queer Folk, Esperance and Trans Pride Brighton. 


One of 2024’s most magnificently, passionately musical releases.

The BV’s offer up their third long player, continuing to explore indie pop with a dollop of krautrock and shoegaze thrown in for good measure. The resulting bigger, bolder album is rife with jangly riffs and mesmerizing instrumental passages.

The three band members first met some time ago on an Arctic expedition in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut/Canada, and started learning their instruments during the long polar nights.

Iconic music mavericks KMFDM have released their much-anticipated album LET GO via Metropolis Records. Celebrating 40 years of conceptual continuity in grand style, KMFDM is doin’ it again, rising up lean and mean. _LET GO_marks the group’s 23rd studio album, with the core lineup of Sascha “Käpt’n K” Konietzko, Lucia Cifarelli, Andy Selway and Andee Blacksugar presenting their signature onslaught of pulse-pounding rhythms, scorching electronics, blistering guitars, and vocals full of grit, growl, and grind addressing the social, political, and cultural ills of a world in perpetual turmoil.

Portland alternative pop / postmodern rock outfit Sun Atoms present their new single ‘Ceiling Tiles’, released via Little Cloud Records digitally and on 7” vinyl. The video follows ghosts on a velvety caper through an endless maze, arriving at a house of cards on the verge of metaphysical collapse. The B-side complements chills with thrills with a unique rendition of the Leonard Cohen classic, here dubbed ‘Tower of Song (in the key of JAMC)’.

Given access to a makeshift studio in the barracks of an abandoned army base, eclectic experimental composer (and New Amsterdam co-founder) William Brittelle created Alive in the Electric Snow Dream, a hypersonic trip through a fractured but fascinating musical mind.

A force to be reckoned with, Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions have been releasing numerous singles prior to the release of their Destiny Road Album released May 26, 2023. The album features the talent of Jerry Manftedi on bass and Jethro DeFries on drums, , and Tommy Mars on keyboards. Having gigged extensively in Southern California, Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions are now looking forward to spinning magic in and around Salt Lake City and Park City, *UT

Chicago-based rocker/ songwriter Leon Frear presents ‘A Morning House’, a song about regret and hope previewing his debut album Wild Rice. His first album under this moniker, this represents a new start since relocating from his home town of Chapel, North Carolina.

Hannah Connolly is a singer-songwriter originally from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, now living in Los Angeles, California. Her debut album From Where You Are was released in 2020, soon to be followed by her forthcoming second record, Shadowboxing.

Classically trained on piano as a youth, and a staunch Tori Amos fan and band camp attendee, Fairlight quickly swapped out classical piano and small town Midwest for the Big Apple and electric guitars, debuting at the infamous rock club CBGB at 18 years old. A regular at haunts like NYC’s The Bitter End and Arlene’s Grocery, Fairlight went on to grace stages across Europe, the UK, and Australia before settling in Music City, USA when landing a starring role in A&E’s TV show ‘Crazy Hearts: Nashville.’

Matney is a 4 piece rocking band featuring Mike Matney and produced by multi-platinum artist producer Stevie Salas. Salas also co-wrote the album and is featured on guitar. The album The Redneck and The Red Man is set for release in April of 2024.

Kraut-inspired punk rock duo Circolo Vizioso presents their new single ‘Walls’, a song written in outrage over the Russian invasion in Ukraine. This is the second taste from their debut album Verrueckt (out March 1), a potent chaser to the first single ‘Choppy’, a high-octane song spawned from a bout of depression brought on by a failed love story.

Multi-instrumentalist and composer Seth Applebaum has fingers in many pies: old fashioned analog instrumentation, up-to-the-minute digital and sampling technology, cross-genre arrangements, an interest in American space history, and an unfettered imagination.

A force to be reckoned with, Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions have been releasing numerous singles prior to the release of their Destiny Road Album released May 26, 2023. The album features the talent of Jerry Manftedi on bass and Jethro DeFries on drums, , and Tommy Mars on keyboards. Having gigged extensively in Southern California, Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions are now looking forward to spinning magic in and around Salt Lake City and Park City, UT

Vogue Villains are a hard rocking alternative band with a musical foundation planted firmly in catchy melodies and multipart harmonies. The live sound? Is big, dirty and full of raw energy while also having a humorous stage presence that goes hand in hand with their tongue in cheek lyrical sensibilities. Vogue Villains is made up of four members: Andrew Baskin (Lead Vox, Bass), Lucas Antoni (Lead Vox, Guitar), Nate Cox (Drums, Vox) and Robert Johnston (Keyboard, Guitar, Vox).

There are only three of them, but they play as if they were possessed by an army of ghosts and demons. Every now and then, a playful faun or a lovely elf makes an appearance. All in all, a monster party that is great fun

Hailing from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Jason Lyles is starting a positive music revolution. He plays a unique style of indie rock combining powerpop, folk rock, alt rock, indie pop, and Americana. His latest single “The Light” channels classic alt rock energy and feels like REM, Tonic, and the Black Crowes with a string section. The lyrics tell a space opera story inspired by author Stephen Baxter.

You cannot step into the same river twice. After exploring ’90s indie rock and skewed kraut monotony on their self-titled debut album 2022,
Stockholm-based quartet Big No No return with a lighter, more sprawling and diverse sound.

A force to be reckoned with, Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions have been releasing numerous singles prior to the release of their Destiny Road Album released May 26, 2023. The album features the talent of Jerry Manftedi on bass and Jethro DeFries on drums, , and Tommy Mars on keyboards. Having gigged extensively in Southern California, Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions are now looking forward to spinning magic in and around Salt Lake City and Park City, UT

Thirty-four years later, the Jack Rubies – consisting entirely of its original lineup – returns with the difficult third album.