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One of the most popular post-alternative American bands of the 2000s, Evanescence debuted with a hybrid operatic goth-pop sound that paired soul-baring introspection with churning metallic guitars. Fronted by singer/pianist Amy Lee, the band scored a massive hit with their first album, the Grammy-winning, international multi-platinum Fallen (2003), which was followed by a pair of […]

Edward John O’Brien (born 15 April 1968) is an English guitarist and member of the alternative rock band Radiohead. O’Brien attended Abingdon School in Oxfordshire, England, where he met the other members of Radiohead. O’Brien makes extensive use of effects units to create atmospheric sounds and textures, and provides backing vocals. His first solo album, […]

Manchester alternative band that layers socially relevant lyrics, steeped in the British experience, over atmospheric, epic rock. elbow are an English rock band formed in Bury in 1997.  The band consists of Guy Garvey (lead vocals, guitar), Craig Potter (keyboards, piano, backing vocals), Mark Potter (guitar, backing vocals) and Pete Turner (bass guitar, backing vocals). […]

Melissa Etheridge became one of the most popular recording artists of the ’90s due to her mixture of confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy, Janis Joplin/Rod Stewart-esque vocals. But the road to stardom was not all smooth sailing for Etheridge as she debated behind the scenes whether or not to disclose to the public that […]

A collaboration between National vocalist/lyricist Matt Berninger and multi-instrumentalist/producer Brent Knopf of Menomena and Ramona Falls, El VY (“pronounced like a plural of Elvis; rhymes with ‘hell pie’”) came to fruition in 2015. Friends and occasional tour mates for over a decade, Berninger and Knopf had been sending music to each other for years, but […]

Alejandro Escovedo  is an Mexican American rock musician, singer and songwriter who has been touring since the late 1970’s.  His music encompasses multiple rock genres including punk, roots rock, and alternative country.  He is most closely associated with the Austin, Texas music scene. The son of Mexican immigrants from Texas, Escovedo comes from a family […]

Eels is an American rock band formed in California in 1995 by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Oliver Everett, known by the stage name E.  Band members have changed over the years, both in the studio and on stage, making  Everett the only official member across most of the band’s works.  Eels’ music is often filled […]