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Chris Silva

www.chrissilva.com
Christopher Tavares Silva, born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, is a multi-disciplinary artist that makes use of a wide array of materials and techniques, yet is perhaps best known for the bold and calligraphic line quality utilized in his drawing and painting. His artistic beginnings were within Chicago's graffiti scene, where he played a major role through his late teens and early twenties. He then went on to realize private commissions and lead community based mural and mosaic projects while spending most of his free time exploring the world of deejaying and music production. In 2002 Chris began showing a renewed interest in his visual work and made an enthusiastic return to the world of street art. Since 2007 Chris has been returning much of his energy to his music, as well as enjoying producing collaborative artworks with his wife, Lauren Feece.

David Leep

www.davidleep.com
David Leep started racing BMX at age thirteen and picked up a camera shortly after. David has never strayed too far from BMX and incorporated it into his submission portfolio at the world-renowned School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), which earned him a scholarship. "I have a hard time not bringing BMX and the D.I.Y. ethic to a lot of my work… BMX has definitely shaped the way I do a lot of things—even aspects of my life that aren't related."

While studying at SAIC David also found an interest in German and Swiss graphic design from the middle to late 20th century. David is currently a contributing photographer and artist at the Glasgow based DIG BMX Magazine and splits his time up between.

Revise CMW

www.revisecmw.com
Revise CMW grew up riding the subways. He was exposed to the world of graffiti at a very young age through the colorful rooftops the Red Line had to offer.

Revise has always had an appreciation for the elements of style, color, form and composition in graffiti. In high school he began creating his own recognizable wild style. At the time, Revise was highly influenced by his peers in the Chicago graffiti community. However, he has come to stand out due to his constant experimentation and his artistic approach has stretched far beyond the graffiti standard of producing letters.

As a member of the famed Chicago's Most Wanted crew, Revise has painted numerous walls and hit high profile street spots offering inevitable, and often notorious, exposure. His experience and unique vision are all expressed in the body of work you see today.

Ray Noland

www.creativerescue.org
Ray Noland is a Chicago-based artist and designer working under the alias CRO. Noland independently published the now-defunct online magazine BLACKLIST® ('03-'06). He has a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has worked professionally as an art director and brand identity designer. His art & illustrations have been published throughout the US and Europe. Though Noland's work has been displayed in galleries in Chicago, Los Angeles, Portland and Atlanta, he is more at home renting a vacant storefront and converting it into a DIY art space.

Louis Doulas

www.louisdoulas.com
Chicago artist Louis Doulas generally works without a set plan. He likes the idea of letting the drawing grow organically by just laying down certain shapes or colors and having them dictate a particular mark or structure and vice versa. This intuitive process has always been the most natural way to work and is the most fun way to create.

Louis’ art is about self-observations and philosophies concerning the human condition. These conditions are described through inventing, creating and building the systems, sceneries and scenarios in his artwork. Louis usually discovers the deeper meaning of each piece during the process of creating or even after the piece is finished.

Featured Musicians

Hollywood Holt

www.hollywoodholt.com
Chicago’s, Hollywood Holt has been rapping ever since he could talk. He delivers his smart and funny rhymes at shows all over the world, bringing people back to the fun, innovative side of hip hop.

Around two years ago, Hollywood Holt found the missing link to complete his persona - his cousin and best friend, DJ and producer Million Dollar Mano. Ever since the two linked up Holt’s game has been on a new level, creating an unstoppable, addictive and fresh style of music that is infecting everyone who hears it. A punk rocker with a rapper’s wit and swagger, Holt is ready to rock your world and change the game, one party at a time.

The 1900s

www.myspace.com/1900s
This five-piece Chicago band has recently begun melding their breezy, harmony-laden pop songs with raucous, Velvet Underground-inspired rhythm and guitars, uncovering a hazy new sound. Amidst recording and releasing two EPs, a 7" single, and their debut full-length album, Cold & Kind, the 1900s toured with Iron & Wine, Ted Leo and Black Mountain and also performed at Lollapalooza. Band members Edward Anderson, Nurse Murph, Murphy Jean, Charlie Ransford, and Andra Kulans are currently working on the 1900s' second full length, with an expected release in early 2010.

The Hood Internet

www.thehoodinternet.com
In an age of immediacy, The Hood Internet gives people what they want on a daily basis. DJs STV SLV and ABX (Steve Reidell and Aaron Brink) drop the unlikeliest elements into their pot and make gold—from Dirty South rap to Canadian Indie rock to "French Touch" electro.

Longtime collaborators and occasional rivals STV SLV and ABX first "met" on the internet, downloading each other's songs and taking occasional shots at each other. The pair staked out a web presence in spring 2007 and started cooking up full song mash-ups complete with Photoshopped glossies for each title. When the rest of the Internet heard what was going on in the hood, the phone started ringing and for the past two years The Hood Internet has tore the roof off all over North America.

The Streets On Fire

www.myspace.com/thestreetsonfire
It’s time to dance to the new sound with The Streets On Fire. This is the restless raw energy of the band you once saw in an underground basement, or the fuzzed-out / lo-fi sound of vinyl from your uncle's dusty record collection.

Drummer Gabriel Palomo is an industrial techno DJ who has lived in Berlin and assumes the role of dancing out The Streets On Fire garage / punk sound. Singer Chadwick is a self-made painter who uses his high-energy and style to add loud color to the band. Guitarist and keyboardist Yuri Alexander is a humble Polaroid photographer and fuzzy sound junkie. Bassist Sebastian Bzrek was born in Poland and has a groove selection that comes from countless miles away. Together they are The Streets On Fire.

Shala

www.myspace.com/shalaesquire
Chicago-born Shala Esquire or “Shala.” is a talented visual artist and musician whose music is the true essence of innovative Hip-Hop, Soul, and Afro Punk. Born to Nigerian immigrant parents on Chicago’s North Side, Shala. benefited from the diversity surrounding his Winthrop Towers home and a unique world-view that placed him in two opposing worlds – the streets and the incubation of his modest Nigerian home.

As a musical trailblazer, Shala.’s music is rapidly filling the massive void that has been left by the disintegration of original hip-hop and its disconnection with Rock, Soul, and Rhythm & Blues. His Sound uniquely combines the soul of Rock, World Music, and Hip Hop to creative the soundtrack of a new generation. Shala. unapologetically has a sound that draws multiple audiences without compromising its value.

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Evoker

www.dramavisuals.freeservers.com
Ryan Robidoux (Evoker) is a professional graphic designer / painter living in the beautiful city of Boston. Ryan is currently the art director of Fast Life Urethane, a skateboard wheel company, and has created skateboard deck graphics for Hessen Mob, 7ply, Orchard, Proletariat, Civil, Watershed, Gansett Juice, and Academy. When not working, Ryan can be found obsessing over old skateboard graphics, making stickers and exploring the city with his lady friend.

TheCharles

www.antidesigns.com
TheCharles was born into this world on the frozen banks of the Mighty Merrimack on a cold February night many moons ago. He was classically trained in fine art and design at the school of himself and his surroundings. As he aged, he gained wisdom, skills and experience; today we find TheCharles living the dream that exists in and around Boston. .

Damion Silver

www.damionsilver.com
Damion Silver creates multi-layered, interlacing compositions by combining his own drawings, collage, and appliqué. Employing provocative found images from magazines, bold comic strips, and graphic labels, he creates a rhythm of repeating form and line within each work and between the full set of works on display. In counterpoint, his whimsical hand-drawn and darkly repetitive characters duel for co-existence across the surfaces of these multi-dimensional canvases The works are Silver’s interpretation of the frenetic nature of advertisements and images of mass media that are now given a lyrical and raw appeal relevant to the contemporary current of urban culture. .

Josh Falk

www.joshfalk.com
Josh Falk is a Boston based multimedia artist whose work originates from his exploration with his best friend, the camera. Continuously engaged by perspective and the environment around him, Falk breaks down his photos to simpler forms and often rebuilds them, infusing elements of spray paint, design, collage, and building techniques. Josh Falk’s collages are inspired by his experiences in skateboarding‚ academics, urban exploration and inner emotion. He turns these into interesting visual products which have been published in magazines and shown in galleries. .

Xeno Tsarnas

www.xenophotos.com
Xeno is a skateboarder first and a photographer second. Although he started simply with a disposable 35mm camera, he has come a long way from then. After a couple years of school, countless rolls of film and a lot of trial and error, he now combines his loves of photography and skateboarding into an art. In addition to contributing to magazines, Xeno has created and published his own skate ‘zine. Combing the back alleys and far corners of New England, he is constantly in search of the next spot - as a skateboarder he rides it first and as a photographer he strives to document the adventure. .

Featured Musicians

Boston

Ezra Furman & The Harpoons

www.myspace.com/ezrafurman>
At thirteen Ezra Furman received the greatest Bar Mitzvah present ever - a guitar. Ever since, Furman has been creating memorable and melodic songs. His fantastic tales challenge your worldview while pulsing with a frenetic rock energy that could make even the dead dance.
In 2008, Ezra & The Harpoons performed for Lou Reed at a SxSW tribute and recorded their current album, Inside The Human Body, with producer Brian Deck. In 2009, the band has been on successful trips across the U.S. and Europe, the latter including a well received set at the Primavera Festival in Barcelona. Ezra & the Harpoons are scheduled to play Lollapalooza in August. .

dj BC

www.myspace.com/therealdjbc
dj BC is a Boston remixer, mashup artist and founder of Mash Ave. He is best known for his underground album-length mashups "The Beastles," "Let It Beast," "Wu Orleans" and "Glassbreaks." BC serves as resident DJ and remixer for the ska/punk band Big D and The Kids Table, releasing several remix records with the band. BC has also done official remixes for Heaven 17, Sonic Boom Six and The AKAs. He runs the monthly mashup club Bootie Boston at The Good Life. His most recent underground project is called "Muppet Mashup" and can be downloaded free at www.djbc.net/muppetmashup .

Chester French

www.myspace.com/chesterfrench
A duo consisting of young friends D.A. Wallach and Max Drummey, Chester French seeks to prove that pop music can be at once challenging and accessible. With the bracing, involving and always-surprising set of pop-art songs on their debut album Love the Future, the duo has made a bold statement that’s as delightful as it is ambitious; an album informed by a great wealth of music that is poised to break barriers and set new standards. The band has already been lauded by Spin magazine’s Who’s Next ‘08 and Rolling Stone’s Artists To Watch. Through group also caught the ear of superstar producer Pharrell Williams, signed the unclassifiable duo to his Star Trak/Interscope label after hearing an early copy of the album, recorded largely in a dorm basement studio while they were students at Harvard.

M-Dot

www.myspace.com/mdotems
M-dot (Michael Januario) a full blood Italian MC was born and raised in East Boston & Revere and currently resides in Lynn, MA. He has hustled profusely, attempting to gain ground in an era that embodies an abundance of so called "rappers." Striving to outwork everyone while never becoming complacent, he understands the importance of always growing as an MC. M-Dot is grinding his way in by recording his own music, booking over a hundred shows worldwide per year, and making his own major collaborations with the likes of Joel Ortiz, Masta Ace, Agallah of Dip Set, Edo G, and Akorbatik. Good music, relentless hustle, and remaining affable and humble have paved the way for his impressive resume. .

Bloodhorse

www.wearebloodhorse.com"
Consisting of Alex Garcia-Rivera on the drums, Matt Woods on the bass and vocals and Adam Wentworth on guitar and vocals, Bloodhorse formed at the tail end of 2004 as an informal avenue of keeping busy during the down time of their respective bands. The following year would see the band become their main focus as previous obligations disbanded or disintegrated, and the core of their early material would be realized. Though a relatively new group, the members of Bloodhorse have spent the last decade touring and releasing records with an expansive collective resume. As the band explains: "We try to approach our influences in the same way that, say, Led Zeppelin approached Robert Johnson and Willie Dixon. They were certainly beholden to their influences, yet in a way that wasn't a carbon copy. Collectively, we find the ethics and approach that these bands had to the creative process just as influential, if not more than the actual product itself." .

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Meg Adamson

Although her artistic interests developed amid the deserts of her childhood home in Las Vegas, Meg Adamson has been collecting ideas in Portland, Oregon for the last three and a half years. She is frequently involved in collaborations of various media with friends including paintings, prints, murals, zines, posters, and other precarious exploits.

Her personal work and style varies through collected experiences and visions that inspire her while she fights disillusionment on her search for good vibes, and esteemed moments. Though it commonly focuses on a detailed, handmade aesthetic, Adamson’s style mixes drawing and painting with ornamental techniques and themes produced in various mediums.

Ashley Montague

Ashley Montague has worked in the medium of acrylics and mixed media techniques since his youth. Raised by artist parents, abstract and impressionist visions were the everyday sight. Nowadays, add some aerosol, a keen sense of flow and motion, a heap of color, and you’ve got the recipe for some tasty visual elixirs. His paintings are direct extensions of his ideas and feelings, sometimes trailing concepts for weeks.

You can watch the themes and color palettes morph and weave, creating a ‘remixed’ version of the last, but only for a second…until they take on a direction of their own. “Entering the land of the unknown and unplanned is what really keeps me going…not knowing my next move but still stepping sure footed, really working through a piece on every level…”

He currently works and resides in NE Portland, Ashley keeps busy with projects ranging from murals to design work, and is always creating personal paintings to have his inner voice heard.

Ryan Bubnis

Ryan Bubnis’ clean yet chaotic style has been described as “urban folk.” Through his paintings, he comments on themes relating to the human condition. Vibrant, abstracted, shapes and faces radiate joy and optimism, while they float in and out of rich, multi-layered realms.

He holds a BFA in illustration from The Pacific Northwest College of Art, where he now teaches a professional practices course to undergraduate students. He has exhibited his work throughout the US, UK, Canada and Taiwan and has been featured in such publications as Clout, Vapors and Juxtapoz magazines. Some of his clients include KidRobot, Nike, Hasbro, Imperial Motion, and 20th Century Fox. He currently resides in Portland, Oregon.

Garric Ray

Fascinated with skateboarding and photography since he was in 6th grade, it was only fitting that Garric Ray would pick up a camera when he blew his knee out his senior year of high school. But, it wasn't easy.

Growing up with poor parents, he had to work a bunch of odd jobs to save up money for equipment, but over the last seven years, working at Cal's Pharmacy in Portland, which is linked with the indoor skate park, Department of Skateboarding, he was able to build a relationship with local and visiting skaters.

Over the last several years Garric has started to make quite the name for himself. Contributing to Skate Daily, The Skateboard Mag, Thrasher, Transworld and more, Ray's view from behind the lens keeps getting better.

Tiago De Jerk

Tiago DeJerk has been exposing himself to the world sincerely and brazenly since he began riding a bicycle over two decades ago in his hometown of Curitiba, Brazil. Similar to his sustainable bicycle lifestyle, Tiago deems stencil art the most democratic art form - accessible to all regardless of age, social status, or education. DeJerk has taken stencil art to a new level, recently hailed as, “The greatest bicycle artist in the world,” by Amy Walker (Director of Art for Momentum Magazine).

DeJerk’s inspiration is drawn from his Portland, Oregon community of off-the-grid entertainers, lovers, friends and provocateurs. More than anything, his art reflects the impact that these rag-tag bands of believers have upon the world. His work is featured on the cover of British-Columbia’s “Momentum Magazine,” and in the pages of Russell Howze’s book Stencil Nation: Art, Community, Graffiti, in which DeJerk is showcased amongst the likes of Swoon and Banksy as one of the worlds most capable stencil artists. To see more of his work, please visit www.dejerk.com . For now, however, he simply implores you to love, and be ridiculous!

Featured Musicians

Portland

Broadway Calls

www.myspace.com/broadwaycalls
Before punk rock became a multi-million dollar business, kids started bands for the sole purpose of expressing themselves and not as a way of attaining wealth and fame. Broadway Calls have resurrected that bygone era’s vitality and enthusiasm on their new disc Good Views, Bad News.

Since forming four years ago in Rainier, Oregon, this trio of childhood friends – frontman Ty Vaughn, drummer Josh Baird and bassist Matt Koenig – have been constantly touring and fine-tuning their unique blend of melodic pop-punk. Vaughn and Baird met back in sixth grade and played together in different bands before forming Broadway Calls. “As soon as we started playing together in this band and saw the reaction that we were getting we both knew this was something we wanted to pursue full-on,” Vaughn explains. “From there all we wanted to do with our lives was play music.”

PANTHER

www.myspace.com/panthertouch
PANTHER is the two-headed effort of Charlie Salas-Humara (The Planet) on vocals, cello and keys; and Joe Kelly (31 Knots) on drums. The band started as a solo effort of Salas-Humara and early recordings brought a new brand of broken electro that defied categorization entirely.

While touring in support of 2007's epic and cheerfully damaged SECRET LAWNS, Charlie realized he wanted to dance to a new beat and employed the ferocious drumming of Joe Kelly. On the upcoming 14 KT GOD, contagious hooks and loops over crushing drums usher PANTHER into new and lucid songwriting territory. But just when things seem to be making sense, the fever kicks in and everything suddenly unglues, and before you know it you're dancing to full blown anthems. Rest assured, PANTHER hasn't calmed down in the slightest -- they’re poised and ready to pounce.

Sandpeople

www.myspace.com/sandpeople
Sandpeople was formed roughly four years ago as an unlikely gathering of hip-hop artists in the Pacific Northwest. The crew that now calls Portland, Oregon home, has evolved into a 10-member unit fully equipped to fill a stage and empty a keg (preferably in reverse order).

In their early stages, founding member Mo-B assembled a crew of eight members who were all carving out their own respective niches as solo artists, which included Illmaculate, OnlyOne, Gold, iame, Al-One, Simple and DJ Spark. When Mo-B then moved down to Eugene, OR for college, he became impressed with the work ethic and skills of a rapper who had previously experienced considerable success in Australia, named Ethic; and a rapper/producer named Sapient. Soon, Ethic and Sapient spent the next two months doing “power weekends” at Simple’s home studio in Portland and then driving back down the following Monday morning just in time for work. The result is hip-hop you can’t miss.

The Thermals

www.myspace.com/thethermals"
The Thermals are a three-piece alternative/indie/punk band, born in Portland, Oregon. Since the summer of fear and hate (2002), The Thermals have been cranking out three-minute, no-fi sonic gems with a neo-grunge attitude.

The band’s new record is called Now We Can See and was produced by John Congleton (Explosions In The Sky, Polyphonic Spree), who brought massive amounts of sound and bombastic style to the project. They recently joined a new record label, Portland’s Kill Rock Stars, one of the biggest and best indie labels in the Northwest. The Thermals also have a new drummer as well. Westin Glass, formerly of Seattle's Say Hi, joins Kathy Foster and Hutch Harris to complete the third (or so) live line-up of The Thermals. In addition to touring the UK and playing at SXSW in March, The Thermals will be touring the U.S. for two months, following the release of Now We Can See on April 7th.

Alphabet Stew

www.myspace.com/alphastew
Al-One (Sandpeople), Andy B. (NW super producer/ MC), Dj Spark (Sandpeople) and Dj Wels (Style Molesters) have come together to create Alphabet Stew. The debut album "Mentil Soup" showcases a hearty blend of both lyricism and turntablism, with soulful notes from Andy B's production, seasoned by some of the Northwest's finest song writers and musicians. If you’re hungry for hip hop or just ready for something new and exciting, "Mentil Soup" is truly a delectable treat! 18 tracks of pure hip hop music presented to you in the highest form of audio quality; it’s sure to hold you over through the years as a product you can trust and enjoy. .

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John Bell

Born in Canton, Ohio, John Bell’s childhood years were wrapped up in an obsession that would become his lifelong pursuit - art. Labeled “prodigy” at age 5, he was in private lessons rendering traditional figurative and still life charcoals and oils that bested older, more accomplished artists. For over 20 years Bell has continued to develop his current artistic style. It wasn’t until 2003 however, that he decided that his work was ready for public exhibition, when he participated in a group show. Within two weeks his paintings had all sold, and since then, he has amassed an impressive body of work that employs multiple disciplines and artistic styles. His work combines the gestural elements of abstract expressionism with the linear qualities of geometric abstraction, post modern philosophy, the physicality and presence of large scale modern sculpture, pop art and the ideas about space addressed in modern architecture.

Trent Call

Trent Call was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah and has been involved in the local art scene by publishing the zine, Swinj, off and on since 1998. He recently released Drawsquare: Milk & Honey, a new collection with drawings, collage, and photography. Trent enjoys using a wide range of mediums such as oil paint, screen printing, pen, pencil, collage, latex and spraypaint. He currently paints and draws out of CAPTAIN CAPTAIN Studios in beautiful downtown Salt Lake City. “I believe in process, spontaneity, and action. My style and interests are varied, as are the mediums I use. The medium foresees the style. The interest suggests the medium. My work combines formal academic painting and drawing with a strong interest in graffiti, comics, graphics, and pattern.” – Trent Call

Mike Murdock

Mike Murdock is a primarily self taught artist who has been doing the same thing since he was 10 - skateboarding and drawing. First drawn toward art from skateboard graphics, cartoons, and graffiti, he creates art on a regular basis and currently resides in the heart of Salt Lake City. He seeks inspiration from everything around him; found objects, strangers writing cuss words in random places, skateboarding, graffiti, general scavenging, hobo culture, tattoo art, outer space, and endless other sources of complete randomness. Mike has a hard time taking anything seriously and has an even harder time writing in third person… but thanks for even taking the time to read this.

Peder Singleton

Salt Lake City-based designer Peder Singleton has always been intrigued with typography. As a student of design at the University of Utah he was able to explore this interest in letter forms, while expressing it visually through technology, both old and new. Pieces included in his latest work, Urban Typography Project, begin as photographs of dilapidated old signs, full of rust, chipped paint and broken neon bulbs, mostly found around Salt Lake City. Through modern digital techniques the photos are manipulated, then printed on a century-old printing press, giving the artwork a textured, tactile quality. Currently Peder works with as a graphic designer at Struck Creative in Salt Lake City.

Galion Justine

While working as a tattoo artist in Salt Lake City for over 10 years, Gailon Justus, aka Sweetneedles, has continually pushed himself to develop a unique style with a look of its own. In addition to tattooing, Gailon is involved in printing, painting, drawing and murals. There are multiple artists in SLC that Justus has collaborated with, including Patrick Eddington, CJ Fishburn, Face Eater (shirt design company founded by, Dan Christopherson and Brandon Anderson) and many others. Justus has also done tattoo work for people in all walks of life including DJ Bumpy knuckles, JP Walker, Jordan Mehndanhall, Nate Bozung, Kurt Wastell, Dj Juggy and many more. Justus’ clients include Tech Nine (bindings, snowboards and clothing), Supplement Supplies, Disorderly House (Face Eater), nobrow coffee, and the 337 project (Neighborhood House face off 2009) and he has also painted several murals in SLC. Gailon can currently be found making art at Captain Captain Studios (Captaincaptain.org) and Tattooing at Eleventh Street Electric Gallery Tattoo 1994 South 1100 E., SLC (Eleventhstreettattoo.com).

Featured Musicians

Portland

Tolchock Trio

www.myspace.com/tolchocktrio
Tolchock Trio is a four-piece rock band from Salt Lake City whose music fits somewhere between Wire, Sonic Youth, the Pixies and Creedence. They got serious in 2003 with the release of Hello Bird, followed by Ghosts Don't Have Bones, both with producer/guitarist Jeremy Smith (Wolfs, Vile Blue Shades, Alchemy). In 2005 they added a fourth man, but kept "trio" in the name, cause who cares, right? Their latest album, Abalone Skeletone, was hailed by critics as very good. "This is not only one of the best local discs this year, it's also better than most national releases."- James Bennett, SLUG Magazine

Red Bennies

www.myspace.com/redbennies
If the Small Faces, the Stooges, Smokey Robinson, and Black Pearl ever wished to play a modern CD at their sleepover, they would reach no further than the RED BENNIES. Never has there been such a collection of pounding Rhodes piano, bass, soul-crushing drums, and wailing guitars, all fronted by the uniquely soulful voice of David Payneful. They are 100% genuine soul-rock-punk. The RED BENNIES have been at it for more than a decade, and the group's influence on Salt Lake's secretly thriving music scene is undeniable. Since its inception in the mid '90s, the Bennies have evolved from heavy, sludge rock to a more pop-infused, R&B sound. After years plagued by personnel changes and fashion experimentation, the band now has a steady line-up and style. Through all the decadent turmoil, the RED BENNIES have always been defined by David Payneful's characteristic songwriting.

Cavedoll

www.myspace.com/cavedollband
“Cavedoll is prolific, almost to the point of absurdity. The neo-new wave group from Salt Lake City, UT has released 13 albums in the past year, with a total of ten albums due out in 2008. At the root of it all is the hyper-active imagination of frontman, producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Camden Chamberlain. For Cavedoll's latest release, No Vertigo, Chamberlain and the rest of his band serve up a hip-shaking burst of feel-good energy, inspired by '80s synth pop, electronica and punk.” - NPR.org Cavedoll is: Camden Ray Chamberlain - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keys, Production, Percussion; Vanessa Angulo Chamberlain - Vocals, Production; Allison Martin- Keys; Janet Marie - Bass; Ryan Petersen - Drums; Josh Emery - Guitar.

Scenic Byway

www.myspace.com/scenicbyway"
Founded in 2007, Scenic Byway originally was a group of four - Kiel Palmer, Nick Romer, David Richeson and Tyler Reese. It took two years to integrate the final two members of the band, Wade Smith and Doug Overly. By fusing Jazz melodies with Hip-Hop beats/vocals, the group creates its unique sound. The group’s lyrics continually reference the Utah lifestyle - from snowboarding to tourists to complaining about state laws, which makes their album perfect for all Utah locals who endure and prosper in the state. As for their live performances, they put on a hell of a show opening up for such acts as Slightly Stoopid, The Crown City Rockers, Zion-I, among others, and have headlined several shows in different Utah venues. By pumping up the crowd early and pushing the energy level through the roof, people groove to their sets with awe. "We Don’t Make The Music, The Music Makes Us".

Feel Good Patrol

www.myspace.com/feelgoodpatrol
Feel Good Patrol has a style and sound like none other, whether you like tasty rock, hip hop with a hint of reggae, jazz, r&b or soul - they've got something for you. Only people who want to Feel Good should listen; if you’re not one of these people, Feel Good is not what you're looking for. Feel Good was formed by members of Sinthesis, Swan Juice and Shades of Gray, three young rock bands from Salt Lake City; just 7 kids playing on the playground with instruments in hand, telling it how it is. Feel Good has shared the stage with acts such as Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Sweatshop Union, GZA and tons of other people that kill it. With a fall '09 release of their demo "Gon' Cheat On Me" Feel Good hopes to show the world just what can grow in the most unlikely of places. "We only play live shows and will make sure you leave our show feeling good. Come see us, we'll rock your face off."

Featured Artists

Rocky Grimes

Rocky Grimes was born in 1974 and grew up in an island community at the southern tip of Florida. At about age twelve he discovered a love for skateboarding which at the time was not such a fashion statement as it is, along with so many other things, today. As cliché as it sounds, skateboarding probably saved Grimes’ life as it was a common thread that he shared with just a few people in the Florida Keys. The then counter culture of skateboarding opened up doors to new and exciting art and music that has had a profound impact on his life. To this day, those interests that were developed in his formative years influence him as a person and an artist. He started going to punk and hardcore shows in Miami, Florida at age fourteen and it’s because of the punk and hardcore music scene that Grimes first started to screen print. In the mid to late 90’s he taught himself how to silkscreen in order to make shirts and patches of bands to which Keys kids had limited access. Fast forward to 2001 when Rocky began producing his own artwork and showing it in a gallery setting. Since then he has shown his work across the country and abroad. His art acts as a bond between his past and the present and addresses personal, social and political issues. His artwork has been shown in various publications including, SWINDLE and Juxtapoz magazines. You can check out more art by Rocky on his site: www.printdamaged.com

Scott Donald

Scott Donald, an illustrator, painter and designer from Orlando, Florida was born in 1977 in Orlando, but has lived in Tennessee, Delaware and Northern Virginia. Scott prefers warm weather to cold but is not a fan of palm trees. Donald currently works as Senior Art Director for Alarie Design Assoicates, Inc. He is active in the Orlando fine arts community participating in, as well as, curating arts-related events. In addition to art and design, Scott also creates children, collaborating on three fine specimens to date. Check out more art work by Scott Donald on his site, http://scottdonald.com/

Iron Forge Press

Iron Forge Press is a full service, independent print shop located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It specializes in Flat-stock and Textile Screen Printing. Iron Forge Press is owned By Chuck Loose and Ian Rowan with the help of Basilio Mendez. Although the principals had been doing posters individually for years before they connected, Iron Forge Press opened in late 2005 with their first projects - a Detroit Cobras poster and a T-shirt design for Blowfly, the originator of dirty rap. Since that time Iron Forge has printed all sorts of wonderful things. “The world of creating Posters is an intimate community that we are totally stoked to be a part of. From our first few projects we had been welcomed with positive comments from the community and have been afforded kindness and respect from both artists and collectors. Likewise, the work we see coming out of other shops and from other designers is always inspirational and pushes us to keep trying and learning.“ Check out more art work by Iron Forge press on their site, www.ironforgepress.com

Daniel Williams

Daniel Williams is a graphic and fine artist working in Clearwater, FL. Williams’ introduction to the arts began with a tendency to draw as a child during class, and his resulting detention periods. As a teenager he was introduced to punk rock, skateboarding and concert posters. Soon he created nearly 200 concert posters for Tampa Bay area clubs, as well as dozens of album packaging and band merchandising projects for recording artists nationally. In 2005, Williams first exhibited as a fine artist while working in downtown Los Angeles. Living in such an immense, developed environment was a profound experience and is recognized in his work. Later he returned to Tampa and studied life, drawing at local studios. Daniel developed a technique, "Line, Light, and Layer," which used layered sheets of glass to present multiple line and figure drawings at varying perspectives. The layered and wiry line drawings give playful expression to a traditional technique. Check out more art work by Daniel Williams on hit site, http://danielpwilliams.blogspot.com/

Ralph Verano

Ralph Verano was born in the small town of Waverly, NY and lived most of his life in the suburbs of Buffalo. Verno became interested in art at an early age when his grandfather would draw comic characters; once he had the bug, he drew constantly. As much as he loves doing art, he tries not to take it too seriously. After moving to Florida, studying art in school and obtaining a degree in Graphic design, Verano became disenchanted with the art scene and artists in general. “I found so many people that were trying way too hard to be artists but for all the wrong reasons. I'm always amused by artists that try to explain their work in long winded philosophical terms. I think, at best, good art sparks something inside that grabs your attention. Great art, which is much more rare, makes you see in a way you've never seen before. Personally, I feel good when someone is weird enough to appreciate something I've done.” Check out more art work by Ralph Verano on his site, www.rverano.blogspot.com



Featured Musicians

Orlando

Summerbirds In The Cellar

www.myspace.com/summerbirds
Somewhere between Orlando and Tampa, hiding from the rows of mobile homes and churches that comprise Lakeland, Florida, Brad Register and Curtis Brown began cultivating the sound that would soon grow to be far too big for such a little town. With drummer Tyson Bodiford on board, Summerbirds in the Cellar was born. The band’s breakthrough release “In the Hands of the Hunter It All Becomes Dead,” is a stunning collection of meticulously crafted rock tunes. While trekking back and forth across the nation touring, Summerbirds continually crafted new material that became the follow-up album “Druids,” which has been gaining critical acclaim and winning the band new fans around the country.

Mouse Fire

www.myspace.com/mousefire
Mouse Fire is not a band - it’s the song in your head, the rhythm in your step, the taste in your mouth. These songs began when two good friends Joey Bruce (lead vox, guitar) and Shane Schuch (vocals, guitars, keys) met at the age of 16. The boys became fast friends who skateboarded constantly and played music on the side - Joey was playing in a rock band called Sagoh, and Shane in Delivery Boy. What was once “on the side”, eventually turned into a deep love of music for both Joey and Shane. The two friends, in addition to two others: Justin (bass), and Aaron Venrick (drummer), had all been playing in various bands in the area. All shared a deep love of music and by way of fortune; the four friends began playing music together. Just over a year ago, they made it official and gave shape to what we now know as Mouse Fire.



Dark Romantics

www.myspace.com/thedarkromantics
The Dark Romantics is a name that in ninetieth-century America referred to a literary sub-genre under which names like Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Dickinson and Nathaniel Hawthorne fell. These days, we know The Dark Romantics as the brainchild of indie rock maven, Eric Collins (ex Denison Marrs, The Party People) and Dean Paul (ex Denison Marrs The Party People, John Ralston). In 2006 the band released their debut record, Some Midnight Kissin', which garnered the accolades from high-flutent press outlets like The Orlando City Beat and The Lakeland Ledger. In 2009 they’ve picked up where they left off with the bands' stunning sophomore release, Heartbreaker -- 13 tracks of dark, sexy, transcendental rock and roll. Building on themes of love, pain and heartbreak, the album boasts the most impressive vocals we've seen from Collins so far, who's been compared to A.C Newman (New Pornographers) and Thom Yorke (Radiohead). His brooding vox is matched with eclectic instrumentation. An engaging and carefully crafted string section works its way into the mix as well. "Heartbreaker differs from past records in that it's much more dark, and much more romantic," says Collins, "It's is a complete thought with different dynamics and moods."

S.K.I.P

www.myspace.com/skip"
In just the past six years, Orlando-based emcee, S.K.I.P., has written and self-released over fifteen full-length albums with his long-time friend and producer, Swamburger of Solillaquists of Sound.. His initial nationally distributed release entitled, “Autobiographicology,” debuted on the CMJ charts at 7, stayed in the top 10 for three weeks and helped him make URB Magazine’s 14th annual “Next 100” issue. Yet, despite many early successes, circumstances over the last year forced S.K.I.P. to re-determine his artistic role and evolve, both as a musician and as a person. This step has allowed him to not only expand his creative boundaries into new and exciting areas, but also to utilize his past musical training as a multi-instrumentalist and song writer. His upcoming album, “Until the Very End,” introduces listeners to a more raw and emotionally present side of the artist.

Look Mexico

www.myspace.com/lookmexico
Tallahassee, Florida’s Look Mexico is made up of Matt Agrella, Ryan Slate, Joshua Mikel, Ryan Smith, and Dave Pinkham. Since their inception in 2004, Look Mexico has released one full length album and three Eps and have toured extensively in their support. Musically, Look Mexico is one of the few bands that everyone can enjoy - their sound recalls early Minus the Bear mixed with some Get up Kids and they mix melody and technical precision in a way that just grabs listeners. Look Mexico is also one of those rare examples in which the sum of its parts is greater than any individual contribution, where each kinetic, angular guitar note rings out, dancing around rippled bass lines while songs are propelled by spring-loaded drums and served up to the listener with warm, sincere pop hooks and earnest and heart-felt vocals. All of these surging-yet-intricate textures make Look Mexico’s music burst with vitality.

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