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Post-Country Heartache that smarts of Americana folk rock. 8 MP3 Songs ROCK: Folk Rock, ROCK: Americana Details: New Yorker Paul Brill certainly chose the road less taken for his alt-country "Caroline," which meshes iron-clad bluegrass with do......

A literate meld of rock, jazz, classical, soul, and all the hybrids in-between that captures the energy and spontaneity of a live, and versatile guitar performance. 11 MP3 Songs EASY LISTENING: Soft Rock, JAZZ: Smooth Jazz Details: BRITT WARRE......

What is Buckfast? It depends on who you ask. If you''re in Ireland, the likely answer is a syrupy tonic wine made by Benedictine monks with a reputation for a devastating amphetamine-like inebriation. Ask that same question up and down the Cali......

Poprock 6 MP3 Songs ROCK: 90''s Rock, POP: 90''s Pop Details: In the stormy seas of rock''n''roll angst and apathy, a glimmer of light shines in the form of a breathy, young and sometimes quirky songstress named Jessi Canning. From the early a......

A groundbreaking recording that presents 2 major works for guitar and string quartet and Carenbauer''s own "Sextet for Guitar, Zheng and String Quartet." 9 MP3 Songs CLASSICAL: Contemporary, EASY LISTENING: Background Music Details: Michael Ca......

Rock guitarist/instrumentalist explores the boundries of symponic/classical with a twist of jazz making this a CD for those who hear in color. 11 MP3 Songs ROCK: Instrumental Rock, NEW AGE: New Age Details: After 40 days and 40 nights in the d......

Expertly crafted adult pop songs using a palate of jazz, blues, rock and folk. Lyrically strong and vocally unforgettable. 12 MP3 Songs FOLK: Folk Pop, ROCK: Americana Details: HUMBUCKY * * * * (4 stars) Two years on from first LP Delicate Sh......

Avant-garde, rhythmically driven chamber music, inspired equally by free jazz, Stravinsky, and Balinese gamelan 10 MP3 Songs CLASSICAL: Contemporary, JAZZ: Free Jazz Details: "Avoidance Tactics #1 for piano and percussion... sounds like the co......

"Clan Chi takes us on a musical journey of the new world voice, mixing instruments and vocal stylists from all continents into a seamless flow." 12 MP3 Songs WORLD: World Fusion, NEW AGE: New Age Details: In Aboriginal lore, the world is inter......

Aching chamber-pop chock-full of keys, strings, and ancient melodies. File under: indie-pop-alt-country-rock-etc . 13 MP3 Songs POP: Beatles-pop, ROCK: 60''s Rock Details: On the highly anticipated "Stories of The Knife and The Back", Chicago s......

Wood flutes, acoustic guitars, and hand drums draw from indigenous sources to spirit you away to the natural world: powerful melodies and compelling rhythms that will heal your soul through smiles, dance, and beauty. 14 MP3 Songs WORLD: World Fu......

Technically proficient, Lyric-driven, "Groove" Rock ...moves your body and your soul...created by two guys who''ve lived enough to know better. If King David had played an electric guitar, this would have been his band. 14 MP3 Songs ROCK: Classic......

Deeply moving, soul-freeing, centering, transcendant - a profound awareness of the space between the notes. Cunningham''s music is contemplative, invested with emotion. Loose and improvisational (likened to Jarrett) with crossover classical appea......

Drawing from rock, bluegrass, and folk traditions, Jeff Daschbach creates his rich and unique sound by blending slap and tap technique with fingerstyle picking. 10 MP3 Songs ROCK: Acoustic, FOLK: like Ani Details: Acoustic guitarist Jeff Dasch......

A Cyber Punk Electro Rock Genre Bending Juggernaut. 13 MP3 Songs METAL: Alternative Metal, METAL: Industrial Metal Details: PROLOGUE Sunny South Florida has a dark side...Deadstar Assembly; a troupe of musical avant-gardes who float like demen......

Heavy, dark and aggressive yet melodic alternative metal 4 MP3 Songs METAL: Alternative Metal, ROCK: Hard Rock Details: Since the conception of DECONSTRUCT in late 2002, the band has been making a name for itself. After hearing advance tracks......

An unconventional jazz combo (two drumsets, trumpet, sax, and bass) playing original music with the occasional help of spoken word artist, Dave Allen. 12 MP3 Songs JAZZ: Traditional Jazz Combo, SPOKEN WORD: With Music Details: I am somtimes as......

Piano and guitar-laden alt-folk, ranging from driving folk-pop tunes to intimate, soul-stirring melodies... 12 MP3 Songs FOLK: Folk Pop, POP: Folky Pop Details: Husband and wife duo Dividing the Plunder (Justin & Tasha Golden) are excited abou......

Acoustic oddball anthems and sing-alongs 15 MP3 Songs COUNTRY: Country Blues, ROCK: Acoustic Details: Who the *&$#!! is Dick Smith? Well, they''re 3 fellers from the Chicago regions who play a greasy, swampy, acoustic roots style o'' music, ye......

Old-time, bluegrass, southern gospel, and country blues ... fronted by three-part female harmonies 15 MP3 Songs COUNTRY: Bluegrass, FOLK: Traditional Folk Details: "Forever True", the first full-length CD by Dead Men''s Hollow, mixes secular a......