"R-R-R-R-R-R-R," Nashville, Tenn., singer Caitlin Rose roared affectionately onstage at Stubb's BBQ during her set at BMI's Howdy, Texas Happy Hour on the evening of Tuesday, March 16. Rose was mimicking the sound of Motorhead's sound check, which was audible in the background as she performed to a crowd of industry insiders and journalists. ...

Ari Picker leads Lost in the Trees, a classical pop collective that creates beautiful music that uses cellos, bells, and violins in addition to the more conventional guitar and drums. The North Carolina band recently signed with the Los Angeles Anti-Records label, which should give their music a greater exposure. Ari gave Spinner some clues to what ...

England's Lindsey was trained at Sir Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts. She knows the value of a good pop song, in addition to the value of having something important to say. In a recent chat with Spinner prior to her upcoming appearance at SXSW, Lindsey said that she writes songs "full of passion and truth," but that ...

Lost in Holland is a duo of acoustic musicians -- Josh Hisle on guitar and Michael G. Ronstadt on cello -- who play powerful indie alternative folk rock. Many of the group's songs were inspired by Hisle's two tours of duty in Iraq as a squad leader in the Marine Corps. The two men, who are set to appear at this year's SXSW, graciously agreed to ...

Little Joe y La Familia are the Tex Mex equivalent of the Carter Family, pioneers who started a musical genre that has gone on to cross cultural boundaries around the world. More than 40 years and 50 albums after he began, Little Joe keeps on touring and playing Tejano music. He also takes time to relax and enjoy the pleasures of television news ...

Lord T and Eloise are a Memphis, Tennessee based comic hip hop duo who claim they are twin brothers born into a super rich aristocratic family. The duo -- joined by their protege, beat master, sometimes soul singer and producer MysterE -- plan to take over the rap industry by 2012. Eloise, aka Maurice Eloise XIII, deigned to speak a few words with ...

Lord Jeff is an East Coast psychedelic punk band that recently relocated to California. The power trio incorporates a diversity of musical styles into its music. As lead singer and founder Sean Goggins told Spinner, Lord Jeff refuses to discriminate against certain artists or styles, but finds something of value in all genres. Goggins also ...