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Garden of Souls
Description: Garden of Souls wants to help bring the art of music back . . .

GOS started as a concept to bring the idea of passion back into music without compromising the musical vision of the band. The vision was simple . . . to write good songs. Deep, meaningful, thoughtful lyrics and melodies over lush musical landscapes. The members of Garden of Souls have diverse musical backgrounds and tastes and they all find their way into the music, which is the main reason why every GOS song is unique in it's own right. The idea of having 'hooks' within the songs while still maintaining an artrock mentality on a musical level has been done before . . . and when it has been done the right way, it provides an overwhelming sense of timelessness. This is the goal of the band; to make thoughtful, passionate music that is as fresh and poignant now as it would have been 10 years ago or 10 years from now. The band plans on striving to achieve this goal for many years . . .

Added on: 29-Mar-2003 Hits: 343
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Liam McKay and The Saints
Description: Original 3-piece from Mt. Pleasant. Influences from Violent Femmes-Nirvana-Radiohead-Smiths-Bowie-Guided By Voices-Elvis Costello- Crowded House.
Added on: 17-Feb-2005 Hits: 347
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Silverspork
Description: Tool, meets Helmet, meets Fantomas.
Added on: 22-Feb-2005 Hits: 245
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Media Burn
Description: A female-fronted psychedelic-tinged noisepop band based in Kalamazoo, with a highly original style that falls somewhere in the musical void between My Bloody Valentine, early Public Image Ltd, and Throwing Muses. They have released 2 ambitious full-length studio albums so far.
Added on: 13-Apr-2005 Hits: 211
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The Holy Fire
Description: Formed in early 2004, the Holy Fire played their first show opening for TV on the Radio and haven't stopped since. They use a jangling, spacey, twin guitar attack over Bohnam-by-way-of-Jimmy Chamberlain drumming and walk a line between balls out post-rock and singer/songwriter, lyricism. One of those bands that take small pieces of much of the past three decades' great music, get high on it, and come up with something entirely unique.

In 2004 they began recording a full length album with Michael Ivins of the Flaming Lips. Major and indie interest abound, they remain unsigned and mildly neurotic.

--Dave Shaw, 2005

Added on: 13-Jun-2005 Hits: 194
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Subatomico
Description: Heavily influenced by Anglo groups like Smashing Pumkins. The Cure, Audioslave, and Spanish bands like Lucybell and La Ley, Subatomico experiments boldly within the Latin Alternative sound. Based out of Chicago, Subatomico thinks outside the box and creates music that transends language barriers. As the members often say, "it's all about the music!"
Added on: 30-Jun-2005 Hits: 352
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Afterthemoneyisgone
Description: ATMIG is a three piece from Detroit. It's music is fun, varied, and concise.
Added on: 31-Mar-2008 Hits: 47
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The Bomb Pops
Description: Detroit's Rawk-Pop-Punk . Think The Pretenders mixed with The Ramones and Cheap Trick. Great songs and high energy live show .
Added on: 30-Sep-2003 Hits: 275 Rating: 1 (376 Votes)
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The Last Cause
Description: We are a band from the small town of Bangor Mi, and we are getin our sound heard. we have a very unusual style of playing, lots of feeling and thought go in to every song. we have a deep rich bass, hard core drums and a trippy guitar sound. please visit the site and tell me what you think of it.
ryan- bass/vox The Last Cause
Added on: 29-Dec-2002 Hits: 270 Rating: 3 (2 Votes)
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BLIND SHAME
Description: BLIND SHAME is a young, High-Energy Modern-Rock band based in the Detroit area. Formed in late 1999, and having been playing shows constantly since 2000, BLIND SHAME is a versatile band- able to play fully electric shows, stripped-down acoustic shows, or anything in between. Comparisons to Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox 20, U2, & Jimmy Eat World would only be partially accurate, as BLIND SHAME has created their own unique sound appealing to the dedicated indie-band listener as well as the casual concert-goer.
Their female drummer creates the backbone of their sound by painting an energetic, upbeat landscape for which the guitarists can lay down an incredible, edgy sonic wall and confidently lead through catchy hooks and changes. But it doesn’t stop there! Blind Shame’s front man takes those well-crafted songs and belts them out with sincerity & might- leading the band (and its fans) to new heights every time they’re on stage. Cleverly written lyrics that pump energy in every fiber of your bean, warm your heart, or tickle your funny bone, easily avoid the pretentious paths common with a lot of bands today. Every song is carefully crafted and crackles with energy during any live performance, and you just may find yourself singing and clapping along by mid-song.

Added on: 30-Jul-2003 Hits: 429 Rating: 3 (46 Votes)
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