Once upon a time (the 1990s) in a land far, far away (Glen Ridge, New Jersey), a pair of elementary-schoolers named Wes Miles and Ezra Koenig played their first song together. For Miles, the experience proved to be a formative one. “I guess my plan ever since me and Ezra…
Die-hard Radiohead enthusiast Michael Garafalo of Denver was the first person in the world to have elective plastic surgery to make his eye look like Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke’s. Steve Muldue is sitting in the waiting room of Dr. Cynthia Mason’s plastic surgery clinic in Denver, Colorado, tapping his foot…
NO PLOT KILL NOMINATED IN PUNK Performing 3:30-4 PM 1144 BROADWAY Personnel: David Bartz; David Schmidtline; Ray Hammer Discography: Evil Prevails When Good Men Fail to Act (2007) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
Photo by John Halpern REED FOEHL NOMINATED IN SINGER-SONGWRITER Performing 4:15-4:45 PM DAZZLE Personnel: Reed Foehl Discography: Stoned Beautiful (2007); Spark (2004) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
NO FAIR FIGHTS NOMINATED IN METAL/ HARD ROCK Performing 5:45-6:15 PM 1144 BROADWAY Personnel: Justin Ray; Collin Sanford; Brian Chambliss; Patrick O’Fallon Discography: No Fair Fights (EP) (2006) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
VICES I ADMIRE NOMINATED IN MODERN ROCK Performing 2:45-3:15 PM ANDREW’S ON LINCOLN Personnel: Mickey Dollar; Dave Curtis; Mark Towne Discography: Plan B. (EP) (2005) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
WHYGEE NOMINATED IN HIP-HOP-MC Personnel: Whygee Discography: N/A Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
THE INFORMANTS NOMINATED IN BLUES Personnel: Kerry Pastine; Mac McMurray; Mark Richardson; Paul Christophersen; Paul Shellooe; Kenny Plum; Jonny Love Discography: Stiletto Angel (2007) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
IUENGLISS NOMINATED IN AMBIENT/ ELECTRO Personnel: Tom Metz; contributors Discography: Sammy’s Wildest Dreams EP (2008); Wake-Up Time (2007) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
(DIE) PILOT NOMINATED IN INDIE ROCK Performing 4:15-4:45 PM SUTRA Personnel: Eugene Brown; Paul Jansen; Jeremiah Jones; Chris Durant; Dan Sullivan Discography: Mutiny (2008); Radiation, Weather, Art (2005) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
US PIPE NOMINATED IN FUNK Personnel: Chris Sauthoff; Kurt Rosenbecker; Chris Murphy; Mike Chiesa; Scott Osborne; Missy Gutreuter; Azma Holiday Discography: United Sound Pipe due out later this summer (2008); Party With the Pipe (2007); Pipe Dreams (EP) (2005) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
UMCONSCIOUS NOMINATED IN HIP-HOP GROUP Performing 8-8:30 PM at DC-10 Personnel: Johnny L; Boogie B; DJ AJ; Sibs Discography: The Avenue (EP) (2007) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
NATHANIEL RATELIFF (THE WHEEL) NOMINATED IN FOLK/ACOUSTIC Performing 2:45-3:15 at SUTRA Personnel: Nathaniel Rateliff Discography: Desire and Dissolving Men (2008) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
TIM POURBAIX NOMINATED IN SINGER-SONGWRITER Performing 2-2:30 PM at MILK BAR Personnel: Tim Pourbaix; Andrew Solanyk; Peter Glenn Discography: A Pony Craig, Not Greg (2007) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
THE AUTUMN FILM NOMINATED IN POP Performing 3:30-4:00 PM at MILK BAR (SOLO SET FROM TIFAH) Personnel: Tifah-Al-Attas; Reid Phillips; Aubrea Alford; Dann Stockton Discography: Safe and Sound (2007); Tifah (EP) (2005) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
SET FORTH NOMINATED IN POP Performing 5-5:30 PM at LA RUMBA Personnel: Steve Melton; Ryan Buller; Jeff Bostic; Marc Teets Discography: Set Forth (EP) (2008) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
SAVAGE HENRY NOMINATED IN POP Performing 6:30-7 PM at LA RUMBA Personnel: Damon Guerrasio; Stuart Miller; John Jeffers; Mike Boyd Discography: All In (2005) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
MENISKUS NOMINATED IN MODERN ROCK Performing 3:30-4 PM at LA RUMBA Personnel: Bryan Bardusco; Eric Ostberg; Chris Wright Discography: Foreign Beyond (2007); The Wall of Sound (2005) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
MANELINE NOMINATED IN HIP-HOP GROUP Performing 7:15-7:45 PM at DC-10 Personnel: ManeRok; InkLine; Dee Jay Tense Discography: Till Then… (2007) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
KINETIX NOMINATED IN JAM/ IMPROV Performing 8-8:30 PM at LA RUMBA Personnel: Adam Lufkin; Eric Blumenfeld; Jordan Linit; Josh Fairman; Jack Gargan Discography: Talking to Faces (2007); Kinetix (2005) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
THE KNEW NOMINATED IN ROCK Performing 6:30-7 PM at ANDREW’S Personnel: Jacob Hansen; Tyler Breuer; Patrick Bowden; Tim Rynders Discography: Holladay (EP) (2007) Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
JEN KORTE (AND THE LOSS) NOMINATED IN SINGER-SONGWRITER Performing 2:45-3:15 PM at MILK BAR Personnel: Jen Korte; Jessica Mefford; Morgan Coley; Jim Roberto; Squidds; Bianca Mikahn; Maddnis; Ace Discography: N/A Download or stream the entire track after the jump…
