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My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket is a rock band which formed in 1998 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The band consists of Jim James (vocals, guitar), Carl Broemel (guitar), "Two Tone" Tommy Blankenship (bass), Bo Koster (keyboards) and Patrick Hallahan (drums). The band is best known for their reverb-soaked sound and their enthusiastic live shows. My Morning Jacket is signed with ATO Records. The band's style is a blend of alternative, alt country, folk rock and psychedelic rock.

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Ange Boxall

Tasmanian born songstress Ange Boxall is a genuine troubadour whose sound is reflected in the same way that she likes to travel, drawing inspiration from Australia, England and America. Her Singer- Songwriter style is largely described as Americana but you could say that it is actually Tasmaniana! Tasmania (named ‘Tassie’ by locals) is a heart-shaped island off the south-eastern coast of Australia. It is about as remote as you can get.

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tim lee

Tim Lee’s musical journey can be traced back to the early 1980s when he and Bobby Sutliff captured the attention of critics with the formation of the Windbreakers. Tim furnished the Windbreakers with the edgy songwriting, Petty-like vocals, and gritty guitar work that made them the envy of numerous bands on the independent music scene. The band released six records over their20-year history, and most recently released the retrospective Time Machine: 1982-2002(Paisley Pop Records).

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Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & The Cairo Gang is a band based around Will Oldham (aka Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) and Emmett Kelly (aka The Cairo Gang). Their releases include: "midday / you win" (Mar 2010), "The Wonder Show of the World" (29 Mar 2010) and "Island Brothers" (Feb 2011).

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Castanets

Castanets is an experimental one-man band from San Diego composed of Raymond Raposa and any number of session musicians brought on for his albums and performances. The music has been described as gothic country, avant-garde indie, psychedelic neo-folk, and a slew of other labels. Fundamentally, the music of Castanets is built on the clash between traditional music styles (folk, country) and modern intuition (avant-garde, psychedelia).

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Toby Goodshank

Goodshank made his high profile musical debut playing acoustic guitar in The Moldy Peaches. He has also had a prolific solo career, recording 14 albums in a five-year span and touring Europe with artists including Jeffrey Lewis and Kimya Dawson. He has since become a prominent voice in the underground NYC music scene. Goodshank's style, while usually centered around his solo guitar and singing abilities, draws from a variety of pop and underground art and musical influences and employs many instrumental textures.

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The Hub

The last.fm support team relates there is no way to differentiate bands with the same name, so here is a breakdown. The earliest well known ensemble to use this name was:
The HUB - interactive computer music Since 1985, The Hub has been one of the first "computer network music" ensemble consisting of John Bischoff, Tim Perkis, Chris Brown, Scot Gresham-Lancaster, Mark Trayle and Phil Stone. The Hub grew from The League of Automatic Music Composers:John Bischoff, Tim Perkis, Jim Horton, and Rich Gold.

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Marybeth D'Amico

An American singer-songwriter who lives in Germany, Marybeth D'Amico came to songwriting relatively late in life. But she makes up for it with the passion she puts into her music. A journalist by trade, in 2002 she had lost her job as an editor at an Amsterdam-based magazine. With some time on her hands, the wife and mother of two, who had recently taken up the guitar, began penning her first songs on the living room couch.

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Tim Easton

Tim Easton (born 1966 in Akron, Ohio) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee. Easton formed the band Kosher Spears while at college. In the 1996 Easton joined The Haynes Boys. When they split up, Easton embarked on a solo career, with his debut album, Special 20, released in 1998. He subsequently relocated to California, signed a deal with EMI Publishing, and a record deal with New West Records.

Audrey Auld

Audrey Auld Mezera is an Australian neo-traditional country artist who records under her maiden name, Auld. In 2004, she married and moved to Northern California, and now tours out of Nashville. Audrey released her debut EP in 1997, produced by fellow-Australian Bill Chambers. Bill and Audrey formed their own label, Reckless Records, in 1998. Audrey has also recorded with Fred Eaglesmith, Dale Watson, Kieran Kane, Mary Gauthier, and others.