Sub Pop Records Rick Froberg has called Brooklyn home for more than a decade, but the Obits frontman cut his musical teeth in the San Diego scene of the early '90s, playing first with Pitchfork and later Drive Like Jehu -- bands whose dusty garage-influenced rock 'n' roll was the antithesis to the alt-rock and grunge then sweeping the rest of ...

Gino DePinto, AOL Luther and Cody Dickinson have been playing alongside the masters of rock and blues since they were big enough to handle instruments -- maybe even sooner. Sons of the late legendary Memphis producer and musician Jim Dickinson, Luther and Cody grew up in a rich musical milieu. In the late 1990s, they formed their own band, ...

trevortraynor.com When it comes to making music, Brendan Angelides is a man of many names. Welder and Eskomon are among his noms de guerre, but at the moment, he's in Eskmo mode. Having just released an album on Ninja Tunes, he's focused on the collage-like, textured electronic music he produces under that moniker. Before forming any of ...

Courtesy of Rolling Stone At only 21 years old, singer-songwriter Lelia Broussard is something of a seasoned music business veteran. The Louisiana native has already self-released four albums and built up a considerable fanbase through gold old roadwork. Among her own considerable repertoire of songs, there's one little number that has ...

Courtesy of Rolling Stone Jamestown Revival formed just six months ago between solo singer-songwriters Zach Chance, who just turned 26 and handles keyboards, and 25-year-old Jonathan Clay, who plays guitar. The Austin, TX-based duo has known each other since high school and shares a love of the wild outdoors and nature, plus a passion ...

Courtesy of Rolling Stone Rancho Cucamonga, Calif-based urban-pop trio Tha Boogie name-check Lauryn Hill, No Doubt, and Andre 3000 as higher powers they look to when creating their upbeat, catchy songs. As accessible as the aptly named band's blend of boogie is, unusual arrangements and deft production give their songs an eclectic vibe. While ...

Mackie Osborne Australia and New Zealand's busy summer touring season was temporarily halted by the recent earthquake that hit Christchurch, NZ. One band that was closer than most to the horrific event was The Melvins – they were actually in Christchurch when the earthquake struck. "We were at the airport just seconds away from ...