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Call the Cops

There are three bands under this name. (for disambiguation note spelling in quotations) "Call the cops!" 1)California electro-pop rockers Call The Cops have arrived just in time to be the wake up call we’ve all been waiting for. Put on your dancing shoes and come along as this band ushers in a hot and pulsating fresh sound for your backseat make out sessions and after-hour parties. Fans of Metro Station, Paramore, Fall Out Boy, and All Time Low...

Read more about Call the Cops on Last.fm.

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Wye Oak

The droll tone and fleeting sweetness of a Yo La Tengo are cut into the more deeply textural concerns of shoegaze in the Baltimore group's work. It's an interesting alignment, given the contrast in senses of humor. But Wye Oak successfully shed tonnage from the latter without losing potency. Wye Oak (formerly known as Monarch) are Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack. Jenn & Andy have been playing music together and apart in Baltimore, MD, and chose their name from the honorary state tree of Maryland.

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OXES

OXES are a Baltimore instrumental rock band who have been performing since 1999. Its members are part of what's known as "the Baltimore Rowdy Collective" who stage practical jokes usually involving a confrontational and outlandish racket in public places. These happenings are comparable to the Lettrist Scandals. After guitarist Nat Fowler moved to Italy, the other members remained musically active. Guitarist Marc Miller formed the band Microkingdoms, and Drummer Chris Freeland released an album under the name Frenemies.

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The Death Set

Whilst originally forming in Sydney, Australia in 2005, The Death Set (also spelt TheDeathSet or The DeathSet) have traversed the world delivering their high energy club punk. Now based in Baltimore, America they have extensively toured in the DIY, punk and club circuits with a sound that uniquely attracts audiences in all those scenes. Core members are Johnny Siera and Beau Velasco, utilising just two highly distorted guitars and microphones for recordings, with a third member being their post-casiotone, electronic club backing beats.

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Top Billin

Fifteen thousand screaming fans, speakers banging loud as thunder, fireworks and pyrotechnics flying in the air like it’s new year’s eve. Four dudes in tight leather pants, stroking power chords from stratocasters and blasting double bass drums… Oh wait, that was Van Halen at the San Diego Sports Arena in 1981. Never mind that… But Top Billin are equally hot. In fact – the DJ collective consisting of guys named Sir Nenis, Fiskars, Flipperi, Anonymous & J-Laini, Top Billin is the closest thing to club phenomenon ever to come from Finland.

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Jones

There are 6 artists named Jones:
1. Singaporean singer
2. Baltimore rapper
3. Pseudonym for the artist also known as Thought Jones
4. Hip Hop artist from Frederick, MD.
5. Swiss soul singer
6. Rapper, singer and producer from Florida
7. Musician from the UK 1. Jones Shi (石康軍, Shi Kang Jun) is a rising Singaporean artist whose music can best be described as soft rock or rock/pop. Offical HP: http://avex.com.tw/jones
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Celebration

1) Celebration is a psychedelic soul band based out of Baltimore Md. Celebration is comprised of singer Katrina Ford, multi-instrumentalist Sean Antanaitis and drummer David Bergander... and additional rotating memebers: Walker Teret plays bass, sometimes guitar, percussion and backing vocals, Tony Drummond, plays keys, percussion and backing vocals, Tommy Rouse plays guitar and percussion.
In the beginning the band as a three piece's sound was centered around the unique output provided by all the instruments played by Antanaitis in the studio as well as live.

Read more about Celebration on Last.fm.

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Mama Cass

"Mama" Cass Elliot, Baroness von Wiedenman (19 September 1941 – 29 July 1974), born Ellen Naomi Cohen, was a noted American singer who performed with The Mamas & the Papas. She then went onto a successful solo career, releasing nine albums. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she spent most of her childhood both in Baltimore and Alexandria, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Elliot was widely considered the most charismatic member of the Mamas & the Papas due to her sense of humor and optimism, in part because of her large size and weight.

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Gold Panda

Gold Panda, London based producer and remixer (Simian Mobile Disco, Little Boots, Your Twenties, Shuttle, Telepathe, Zero7, Stricken City, Tin Can Telephone amongst others) web: iamgoldpanda.com
myspace: myspace.com/goldpanda
twitter: twitter.com/goldpanda
contact: iamgoldpandaatgmaildotcom

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Spank Rock

Spank Rock is an American hip-hop group consisting of rapper Naeem Juwan and producer Alex Epton (XXXchange). Their style is generally described as a mix of underground hip hop, party rap and electro. Spank Rock began performing in Philadelphia, where their reputation quickly increased. They later toured with Hollertronix and M.I.A.; they also toured with Beck in 2006. Their lineup currently consists of Armani XXXchange (Alex Epton), Spankrock (Naeem Juwan), Chris Rockswell (Chris Devlin), Ronnie Darko (Ronald Rubarth), and Amanda Blank (Amanda Mallory).

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