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There are three bands known as The Flares: 1)A 70's Jazz outfit known for eccentric dressing and a song from the original 'Hairspray'
2) A small time Cornish band active from 2005-2007 who played a number of small gigs and gained local notoriety for their fashion sense.
3) An american doo-wop group since 1952 to 1964. Also known as The Debonaires, The Flairs & The Peppers.
As The Flares, their biggest hit was the 1961 release "Foot Stompin' Part 1", which hit #20 on the Black Singles chart and #25 on the Billboard Hot 100

Jaill is a self-described psych-pop combo from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Band members Vincent Kircher, Austin Dutmer, Andrew Harris and Ryan Adams are - according to the band biography on their label's website - "a somewhat sneaky, rarely sleazy group of guys [...], who play with undeniable guts." Long-time friends and musical partners, Kircher and Dutmer, started the band in 2002. They recorded and 'released' album in tiny quantities, and gave them away to friends.

Blacklist is a band from Brooklyn, New York comprised of Josh Strawn (vocals, guitar), Ryan Rayhill (bass), Glenn Maryansky (drums), and James Minor (guitar). They are one of the flagship bands of painter Pieter Schoolwerth's Wierd Records imprint. The band creates atmospheric modern rock music that has been described as "anthemic," - The Guardian UK, "darkly romantic," - The Village Voice, and "a much-needed anomaly in NYC's music scene." - Other Music.