Molly Tuttle is an American vocalist, songwriter, banjo player and guitarist, recording artist and teacher in the bluegrass tradition, noted for her flatpicking, clawhammer, and crosspicking guitar prowess. Tuttle was diagnosed with alopecia areata when she was three years old, which quickly progressed to alopecia universalis, resulting in total body hair loss.Tuttle began playing guitar […]
Barcelona Gipsy balKan Orchestra
Barcelona Gipsy balKan Orchestra (BGKO) is a band created in 2012 in Barcelona. The band draws on many musical influences, including Klezmer music, Jazz Manouche and Romani music. BGKO also explores the sounds of some Eastern European regions and draws inspiration from music in the regions of South America, Spain, and the Middle East. In […]
Band-Maid
Band-Maid is a Japanese rock band formed in 2013. Guitarist/singer Miku Kobato, formerly an employee of a Japanese maid cafe, envisioned forming a band that juxtaposed the maid image with rock music. Band-Maid’s image is modeled on maid cafe hostesses, with the standard uniform adapted to match each member’s personality. Kobato recruited lead guitarist Kanami […]
Yazoo
Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America) were an English synth-pop duo from Basildon, Essex, consisting of former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke (keyboards) and Alison Moyet (vocals). The duo formed in late 1981 after Clarke responded to an advertisement Moyet placed in a British music magazine, although the pair had known each other since […]
L’Impératrice
L’Impératrice (“The Empress”) is a French pop and nu-disco band formed in 2012 in Paris. L’Impératrice is a group of six musicians: Charles de Boisseguin, the group’s founder (keyboards), Hagni Gwon (keyboards), David Gaugué (bass guitar), Achille Trocellier (electric guitar), Tom Daveau (drums), and Flore Benguigui (vocals), who joined the band in 2015. They released […]
London Grammar
London Grammar are an English indie pop band formed in Nottingham in 2009. The band consists of Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dominic “Dot” Major. Vocalist Hannah Reid and guitarist Dan Rothman are originally from London and met in the Ancaster Hall student residence at the University of Nottingham. They were joined by Dominic “Dot” […]
Otyken
Otyken is a Siberian indigenous music group that mixes elements of modern pop with local folk music, incorporating traditional instruments, lyrics, and languages. ‘Otyken’ is a Chulym word for a sacred land where warriors would lay down their arms and talk. The band was formed in 2015 by Andrey Medonos, and their debut album was […]
Katzenjammer
Katzenjammer was an English-language Norwegian band from Olso, formed in 2005. The band consists of Anne Marit Bergheim, Solveig Heilo, Turid Jørgensen and Marianne Sveen. The members of Katzenjammer met in 2004 while studying at a private music school in Oslo. The band was formed in 2007 while listening to Anne Marit Bergheim perform the […]
Lous and the Yakuza
Marie-Pierra Kakoma, known professionally as Lous and the Yakuza, is a Congolese-Belgium singer, rapper, songwriter, model, and artist. She rose to prominence after the release of her debut single “Dilemme” in September 2019. She began writing her own music at the age of seven. Upon her family’s relocation to Belgium at the age of 15, […]
Altın Gün
Altın Gün (meaning Golden Day in Turkish) is a Turkish psychedelic rock band based in Amsterdam. It was founded by bassist Jasper Verhulst in 2016 when he posted an ad on Facebook looking for Turkish musicians. Their style has been described as “psychedelic” with a “dirty blend of funk rhythms, wah-wah guitars and analogue organs”. […]