Published: 3/14/2010

ABOUT bands featured in our official showcase:

ONE PIN SHORT – Las Vegas, NV (http://www.myspace.com/onepinshort) REGGAE-ROCK
What are the chances that Las Vegas would produce a Reggae/Ska/Punk band that features a Hawaiian front-man?  The band write songs that make you want to kick back and go to the beach.

TEN BEARS – Manchester, UK (http://www.myspace.com/tenbearsmusic)  ROCK
In their short existence Ten Bears has managed to get plays on BBC6, tour Europe, and now they are taking the US.  They are releasing their debut single “Braces” on early April 19th.

LOVE OF EVERYTHING – Chicago, IL (http://www.myspace.com/loveofeverything) INDIE-ROCK
LOE is Bobby Burg‘s side project of the Joan Of Arc family.  They release a new album on April 6th through Polyvinyl. 

JAIL WEDDINGS – Los Angeles, CA (http://www.myspace.com/jailweddings) ROCK
10-piece band that sounds like Elvis Costello with The Shangri-Las produced by Phil Spector.  In LA they are known for their dynamite live show that has everything from back-up singers to a full brass section.

GET BUSY COMMITTEE – Los Angeles, CA (www.getbusycommittee.com) HIP-HOP
In 2009 GBC self-released their album “Uzi Does It” on an Uzi shaped flash drive successfully ran a “DIY” campaign that go them added to LA’s KROQ fm rotation.  The group features veterans of the underground LA hip-hop scene.

MNDR – New York, NY (http://www.myspace.com/mndrtronica) ELECTRO
She writes, produces and performs he own songs in an updated pop-freestyle fashion.  Currently buzzing the industry worldwide. 

JOAN OF ARC – Chicago, IL (http://www.myspace.com/joanfrc) INDIE ROCK 
JOA formed in 1995 and have released 10+ albums.  They have always been known for their inventiveness that pulls from prog-rock to atmospheric no wave.