Aaron Kamm and the One Drops – (Blues / Jam / Reggae)
A staple of the St.Louis music scene, Aaron Kamm and the One Drops play an intoxicating concoction of Roots Reggae and Mississippi River Blues. Improv-laced Jams, dubbed out grooves and Effervescent Vocals make this band must see. After the release of there second studio album “Grow” in 2010, this independent trio is beginning to forge there way across the country.
Formed in late 2009, Juno What?! have quickly become the leading practitioners of high energy, live electro-funk and disco booty-jams. Hailing from Denver Colorado, they are now bringing their shameless dance party to stages across the country. Catalyzing dance floors into sonic landscapes, the band has ignited a devoted following by providing raw, electrifying shows which are devoid of the aimless wanderings of the lesser jam community. Their sound is ahead of its time yet still rooted in the foundation of early-80’s electro dance grooves. Featuring the soulful talkbox vocals of both Joey Porter and Steve Watkins and the hard hitting backbeat of Dave Watts, it is easy to see that this is a musical force to be reckoned with.
Forty years after four legendary musicians crafted a classic album named for the studio they made famous, another group of supremely talented musicians is re-imagining that same album in their own unique way.
For Dub-Reggae rockers, Yellow Dubmarine, who formed in the fertile music community of the Washington D.C. and Baltimore areas, the choice to take on the Beatles masterpiece, Abbey Road, was a simple one.
There was a natural vision for it, they explain, It is more of a concept album, and we knew it would be the perfect place to start.
The resulting album, Abbey DUB, is an aural journey through the history of reggae with The Beatles as your guide. From “Come Together” through “Her Majesty,” Yellow Dubmarine finds new life in all of the legendary album’s 17 songs, keeping the heart of each tune present, but simultaneously re-creating them in an entirely new light.
After four years of independently released tracks that spread like wildfire across the web, Idle Warship will released their first official collection of songs entitled Habits of the Heart on November 1st, 2011. The 12-track album has Idle Warship storming the music scene with a bold and indefinable mash-up of influences, from soul to hip-hop to alternative to electronic. Idle Warship brought an incredible range of musical sensibilities into the studio for this amazing project!
MartyParty has been taking the electronic dance music scene by storm, blowing up festivals and dance floors with his original style of dubstep-crossing-hip-hop-big-bass bangers. Born and raised in South Africa and now residing in Brooklyn, NY, MartyParty has released over 50 tracks in just two years both prominently and frequently featured on the iTunes, Addictech and Beatport charts. Aside from that, he’s constantly crossing the US and Canada on tour with the MartyParty live show with headlining spots on the Monsters of Bass tour, Lightning in a Bottle, Camp Bisco and several other festivals around the US and Canada.
He has also shared the stage with some of the biggest names in the scene such as the The Glitch Mob, Skrillex, Bassnectar, and Steve Aoki; not to mention countless collaborations with his PANTyRAiD mate, Josh Mayer (Ooah of the Glitch Mob). With multiple tracks under his belt, countless plays from some of the worlds biggest DJ’s, and an endless perseverance to reach that next step, MartyParty has set himself apart as one of the most sought after dubstep producers around. If you love hip hop, dubstep and purple music – catch a MartyParty show!
Formed as a musical brain child of Justin Aubuchon (MO Theory) and Curt Heiny (Telepath), Archnemesis roots its sound in the self-coined term “Intelligent Electro-Crunk”. Keeping to the true definition of the word, the musical “villain” of Archnemesis uses influences drawn from other projects they are involved in as well as incorporating samples that range from timeless to modern day. By doing this, a sound is created that makes every night a unique musical experience. With their first album in the works and by keeping the approach of appealing to the masses with musical familiarity, Archnemesis is constantly gaining new young fans at every show and continually growing musically as they move forward.
A new movement has been emanating from the musical mecca of Austin, TX. Steeped in spirituality and sonic psychedelia, The Nadis Warriors transcend the notion of a band, shedding the restrictions of commonplace stage shows for performance experiences unlike any other in the EDM realm or otherwise. Their eclectic mix of musical layers incorporates Tibetan singing bowls, tablas, live guitar and keys to create an electronic excursion through healing and dance. Focused on moving crowds and melding the collective consciousness, each Nadis Warriors performance is an odyssey built around connectivity.
Through major meetings of like-minded artists, known as Manifestations, The Nadis Warriors have also shared the stage with artist Alex Grey more times than any other band to date. Beyond the live sphere, the Warriors’ craft crosses over to the studio with massive conceptual undertakings, like 2011’s opus of evolution Allele Frequencies, sharing stories and spreading messages not through remixes or popular singles, but through extended musical movements that spread and undulate, enveloping the listener and carrying them away on introspective journeys that move the body and soul