EVERY SINGLE ACT on our annual Hot 100 list of unsigned LIVE performers delivered something special onstage this year. Nominations to this list (shown below in alphabetical order) came from MC staffers as well as freelance writers, club bookers, A&R reps, music attorneys and other industry pro’s nationwide. Music Connection currently has show reviewers in Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, Boston and Detroit. To inquire about a live review for your band in 2018, check out musicconnection.com/reviews/get-reviewed. It’s free & easy.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
ADRIEN LAMONT
Hip-Hop, Christian Rap
Pasadena, CA
Instagram.com/AdrienLamont
AFRAID OF MY NEIGHBOR
Rock, Punk, Metal
Los Angeles, CA
facebook.com/afraidofmyneighbor
ALMA LAKE
Sassy Soulful Blues
Los Angeles, CA
facebook.com/almalakemusic
AMANDA YANG
Pop, Contemporary R&B
Minneapolis, MN
facebook.com/amandayangmusic
ANDREA HAMILTON
Singer-Songwriter
Los Angeles, CA
hopefulpop.com
ARTUR MENEZES
Blues Rock
Los Angeles, CA
arturmenezes.com
ATHENA ANDREADIS
Pop Rock
Los Angeles, CA
athenaandreadis.com
B
BACKDROP VIOLET
Rock
Houston, TX
facebook.com/backdropviolet
BAN BOTHERS
World Music
Platteville, WI
banbrothers.com
BEN CINA
Soul, R&B, Neo-Soul, Acoustic Folk
Austin, TX
bencinamusic.com
BINX
Pop
New York, NY
binxofficial.com
BLAC YOUNGSTA
Rap, Hip-Hop
Memphis, TN
blacyoungstamusic.com
BO HAAN
Funk
Los Angeles, CA
soundcloud.com/bohaan
BRENNA BAVIS BAND
Blues Rock
Los Angeles, CA
reverbnation.com/brennabavisband
C
CHARLY&FAUST
Psychedelic Euro-Rock
Hollywood, CA
charlyandfaust.com
CHASE BELL
Funk
Los Angeles, CA
chasebell.com
CHRIS GREENE QUARTET
Jazz
Chicago, IL
chrisgreenejazz.com
CHRISTINA GALLIGAN
Jazz, Pop, R&B
Los Angeles, CA
soundcloud.com/christina-galligan
CONSIDER THE SOURCE
Progressive Sci-Fi Middle Eastern Fusion
New York, NY
considerthesourcemusic.com
D
DANKRUPT
CaliRock
Los Angeles, CA
dankruptmusic.com
DIRTY FACTION
Heavy Rock/EDM
Los Angeles, CA
dirtyfaction.com
DIVIDED BY ZED
Classic Rock
Livonia, MI
facebook.com/dividedbyzed
DIVITIUS
Death Metal
Portland, OR
divitiusofficial.com
DOUBLE NAUGHT SPY CAR
Delightfully Indescribable Instrumentals
Los Angeles, CA
doublenaughtspycar.com
DUKE OF SURF
Rock & Roll, Garage Rock
Milan, Italy / NYC
thedukeofsurl.bandcamp.com
E
EBB & FLOW
Modern Pop, Euro-Pop
Hollywood, CA
ebbandflow.band
ERIC SLATER
Alternative Rock, Pop, Soul
Los Angeles, CA
ericslater.com
F
FACEXHUGGER
Heavy Sci-Fi Synth
Moorpark, CA
facexhugger.com
FUZZQUEEN
Indie Rock
Washington, DC
fuzzqueen.com
G
GABE KUBANDA
Indie Pop
Goodyear, AZ
gabekubanda.com
GLAM SKANKS
Rock & Roll
Los Angeles, CA
glamskanks.com
GRANT MALLOY SMITH
Americana
Kingston, RI
grant-maloy-smith.com
GROOVE MARTINI
Cover Songs
Los Angeles, CA
groovemartini.com
H
HAL HENKEL & THE FLYING CAMELS
Blues, Rock, Funk, Jazz
Eugene, OR
facebook.com/haroldhalhenkel
HANS PIETER HERMAN
Cabaret, Opera
Amsterdam, Holland
hanspieterherman.nl
HONEY AND JUDE
Pop
Los Angeles, CA
honeyandjudemusic.com
HOWLIN’ SOULS
Rock
New York, NY
thehowlinsouls.com
I
INSECT SURFERS
Psychedelic Instrumental Soundtracks
Los Angeles, CA
insectsurfers.com
J
JANVI ANAND
Acoustic Pop
Los Angeles, CA
janvianand.com
JENNIFER THOMAS
Contemporary Classical
Sequim, WA
jenniferthomasmusic.com
JON GEIGER
Blues Rock
Los Angeles, CA
jongeiger.com
JUICE
Rock, R&B, Funk, Hip-Hop
Boston, MA
itstimeforjuice.com
L
LEVY & THE OAKS
Americana, Indie Pop Rock
Asbury Park, NJ
levyandtheoaks.com
LEWY
Hip-Hop, R&B
Los Angeles, CA
lewymusic.com
LISA FINNIE
Americana
Los Angeles, CA
lisafinnie.com
LIVINGMORE
Alternative Indie Rock
Los Angeles, CA
livingmoreband.com
LIO NICOL
Indie Pop
Los Angeles, CA
lionicol.com
LOVE GHOST
Alternative Rock
Los Angeles, CA
loveghost.com
N
MARK MACKAY
Country Rock
Hollywood, CA
markmackayofficial.net
MAGGIE "TATE" GABBARD
R&B, Pop
Los Angeles, CA
soundcloud.com/maggiegabbardmusic
MATT JONES
Singer-Songwriter
Los Angeles, CA
mattjonesmusic.net
MILLY
Pop Rock
Pittsburgh, PA
millytheband.com
MOLLY HANMER & THE MIDNIGHT TOKERS
Americana
Los Angeles, CA
mollyhanmer.com
N
NATIIVE
EDM, Pop
Los Angeles, CA
natiivemusic.com
O
O/B/A
Pop, Hip-Hop
Las Vegas, NV
obasmusic.com
OIL BOOM
Rock, Blues, Psychedelic
Fort Worth, TX
oilboomband.com
OLLIE GABRIEL
Soul, Pop, Funk
Los Angeles, CA
olliegabriel.com
O’NEILL HUDSON
Singer-Songwriter
Los Angeles, CA
facebook.com/oneillhudson
ORIEL POOLE
Electro Soul
Los Angeles, CA
orielpoole.com
P
PACMAN DA GUNMAN
Rap, Hip-Hop
Los Angeles, CA
soundcloud.com/1960pm
PARKER MATTHEWS
Indie Pop
Los Angeles, CA
facebook.com/officialparkermatthews
PIONEER THE EEL
Indie Art Rock
Bloomfield, NJ
pioneertheeel.bandcamp.com
POLAROID SUMMER
Alt-Pop, New Wave, Indie Rock
Houston, TX
polaroidsummer.com
PRIME
Electro-Pop
New York, NY
followprime.com
PUSCIE JONES REVUE
Funk, R&B
Los Angeles, CA
pusciejonesrevue.com
R
REMY SHUCK
Alternative Indie pop
Santa Barbara, CA
remyshuckmusic.com
RIVVRS
Singer-Songwriter
Los Angeles, CA
rivvrs.com
ROBERT SARAZIN BLAKE & THE LETTERS
Folk Rock
Bellingham, WA
robertsarazinblake.com
ROBOT NATURE
Dream Pop, Alt-Rock
Los Angeles, CA
robotnature.com
RUSTIC UNION
Acoustic Rock
Novi, MI
reverbnation.com/rusticunion
S
SAM WILLIAMS
New 60’s Pop
Los Angeles, CA
samwilliamsmusic.net
SARAH LEVECQUE
Roots, Blues, Rock, Country
Framingham, MA
sarahlevecque.com
SCARS ON 45
Pop Rock
Bradford, U.K.
scarson45.com
SHARON LITTLE
Singer-Songwriter
Los Angeles, CA
soundcloud.com/sharonlittle
SIDNEY B
Funk
Los Angeles, CA
sidneyb.com
SIREN CALL
Alternative Rock
Los Angeles, CA
sirencallofficial.com
SKYWARD STORY
Pop Rock
Baltimore, MD
skywardstory.com
SLOPE 114
Live Raw House Music
San Francisco, CA
facebook.com/slope114
STAGE 11
Alternative Rock
Los Angeles, CA
stage11music.com
SYLVIA JUNCOSA
Rampaging Guitar Wrangler
Los Angeles, CA
sylviajuncosa.com
T
TARAH WHO?
Hard Rock
Los Angeles, CA
tarahwho.com
TAYLOR JOHN WILLIAMS & THE CROOKED HAND
Indie Folk
Los Angeles, CA
taylorjohnwilliams.com
THE ALTERNATIVES
Classic Rock
Farmington Hills, MI
facebook.com/thelaternatives band.detroit
THE COASTS
Rock, Pop
Little Rock, AR
thecoasts.bandcamp.com
THE GREATER VICTORY
Alternative Rock, Punk
Jonestown, PA
thegreatervictory.bandcamp.com
THE KILLING FLOORS
Latin Punk, Garage
Los Angeles, CA
thekillingfloors.bandcamp.com
THE OCCASIONAL MOONLIGHT
Alternative Folk, Indie Folk
Los Angeles, CA
soundcloud.com/theoccasional moonlight
THE PRETTY FLOWERS
Indie Rock
Los Angeles, CA
theprettyflowers.bandcamp.com
THE SLY DIGS
Rock
Long Beach, CA
Theslydigs.com
THE SWEET THINGS
Rock & Roll
New York, NY
facebook.com/thesweetthingsnyc
THE WORLD RECORD
Power Pop
Los Angeles, CA
theworldrecord.net
TOO BAD
Electro Dance Rock
Venice, CA
toobadmusic.com
V
VALLEY LATINI
Singer-Songwriter
Brooklyn, NY
valleylatini.com
VALOR & VENGEANCE
Rock, Heavy Metal
Los Angeles, CA
valorvengeance.bandcamp.com
VERONICA BIANQUI
Garage Pop
Los Angeles, CA
veronicabianqui.com
VICIOUS ROOSTER
Classic Rock
Hollywood, CA
viciousrooster.com
W
WALKER BRIGADE
Femme-Fronted Art Punk
Los Angeles, CA
facebook.com/thewalkerbrigade
WALKER MCGUIRE
Country, Southern Rock, Acoustic
Nashville, TN
walkermcguire.com
WESTERNER
Psychedelic Electro Glam Rock
Los Angeles, CA
westernerband.com
Y
YFN LUCCI
Rap, Hip-Hop
Atlanta, GA
yfnlucci.co
