MUSIC CONNECTION’S ANNUAL LIST OF UNSIGNED LIVE PERFORMERS puts the spotlight on individuals and bands who delivered unique excitement, expert musicianship and intriguing songcraft to stages during the past year. In addition to MC staffers and freelance writers, the contributors to this list include producers, club bookers, music attorneys, managers, agents and other industry professionals. Currently, MC has reviewers in Los Angeles, New York, Detroit, Seattle, and Nashville. Livestreams are also part of our offerings. So, to be considered for an aways-free live review, go to musicconnection.com/reviews/get-reviewed.
Photo: Stormhouse (By Brett Callwood)
ACEMO
Electronic/DJ
New York, NY
ADOBE COLLECTIVE
Folk/Country/Psych
Joshua Tree, CA
AFTER
Pop/Trip-Hop
Los Angeles, CA
AJIT SINGH
Indian Classical
France
facebook.com/ajitsitar.varanasi
ALBA MUSIK
Latin
New York, NY
ANDREW RUDY
Pop/Punk/Emo
Los Angeles, CA
ANNABEL LEE
Rock
Los Angeles, CA
ASHLEY ELLE
Indie-Pop
Los Angeles, CA
BECK PETE
Singer-Songwriter
Los Angeles
BIG EYES PARKER
Folk/Country
Pumpkintown, SC
BILL GRISOLIA BAND
Blues/R&B/Rock
Long Beach, CA
BLURRY
Alt-Pop
San Antonio, TX
CANNING
Psychedelic`
Chicago, IL
CHARLIEROGERS
Country
Nashville, TN
COMBO TEZETA
‘60s-inspired Psychedelic Instro Cumbia Chicha
San Francisco, CA
CRASHING WAYWARD
Alternative Hard Rock
Las Vegas, NV
CYCLER
Shoegaze/Post Punk
Los Angeles, CA
DAVID STARR
Blues/Americana
Cedaredge, CO
DERDE VERDE
Indie Alternative Rock
Los Angeles, CA
DEVON GILFILLIAN
Neo-Rock-Soul
Nashville, TN
DOWN NORTH
Psych-infused Punk-Soul
Seattle, WA
DOVE ARMITAGE
Alt-Pop
Los Angeles, CA
ERIC SLEEPER
Singer-Songwriter
Randolph, NJ
instagram.com/ericsleepermusic
ERIN GREIDER
Pop-Rock
Los Angeles, CA
ETERNAL
Death Metal
Phoenix, AZ
FEVER DOG
Retro Psychedelic Rock
Coachella Valley, CA
FIIZ Electropop/Dance
Brooklyn, NY
FLAMESOF DURGA
Heavy Rock
High Desert, CA
FRANK PELLIGRINO
Indie Rock
Los Angeles, CA
GEORGE COLLINS
Pop/Rock
Nashville, TN
GOOD RZN
Alternative Pop
Los Angeles, CA
HAL HENKEL& THE FLYING CAMELS
Blues Rock Funk Jazz
Eugene, OR
HALF HEARTED
Rock
Hartford, CT
HAZARD
Rap/Hip-hop
Ontario, CA
ILONA
Pop
Los Angeles, CA
INSECT SURFERS
Today’s Psychedelic Surf Instro Soundtracks
Los Angeles, CA
IZZY RAYE
Dream-Pop
Brooklyn, NY
J4
Pop
Nashville, TN
JARED BRADY
Alternative R&B
Los Angeles, CA
JASON HERNDON
Country
Nashville, TN
JB ELWOOD
Alternative/Pop-Rock
Austin, TX
JENNY STENGER
Singer-Songwriter / Indie
Auburn, CA
JEWEL CHANG
Pop/R&B
Los Angeles, CA
JOEY QUINONES
Chicano, Soul
Los Angeles, CA
JOHN M.
Americana, Singer-Songwriter
Nashville, TN
JOJOMBER
Ukelele-fronted joy-pop
NYC/Columbus, OH
JON GEIGER
Blues-Rock
Long Beach, CA
JUDY PASTER
Country/Americana
Nashville, TN
JUGGLER
Shoegaze
Los Angeles, CA
KATIE FERRARA
Folk-Pop
Los Angeles, CA
KILO TANGO
Dream Pop
Los Angeles, CA
KINGQUEEN
Pop Rock
Los Angeles, CA
soundcloud.com/kingqueenofficial
KING YOUNGBLOOD
Hard-edged Emo Rock
Seattle, WA
LATASHA LEE
Soul, R&B
Austin, TX
LAW
R&B/Pop
Clifton, NJ
LEE VILENSKYTRIO
Instro Spy/Soul
San Francisco, CA
LILY LANE
Retro
Dark Pop Soul
Los Angeles, CA
LOS PONCHO TONES
Greasy Tumbleweed(Instrumental)
High Desert, CA
facebook.com/p/Los-PonchoTones
MALAYNAH
R&B
Los Angeles, CA
MARCUS MACKEY
Pop
Los Angeles, CA
open.spotify.com/artist/4yvGZpHeNG3NmX85jXVqcx
MC ABDUL
Rap/Hip-Hop
Palestine
MICHAEL ISAAK
Indie Folk / Indie Pop
Princeton, NJ
MICO
Indie-Pop
Toronto, Canada
MOLLY HANMER & THE MIDNIGHT TOKERS
Americana Rock Blues
Los Angeles, CA
MORE FATTER
Rock, Pop
Los Angeles, CA
NIIS
Punk
Los Angeles, CA
PAR AVION
Instrumental Music Ever Evolving
Los Angeles, CA
PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY
Emo, Hyperpop, Shoegaze
Los Angeles, CA
instagram.com/photographic_memory
PHALASEE
Rap/Hip-Hop,
Los Angeles, CA
RACHAEL SAGE
Americana Alt-Pop Folk
New York, NY
RANDI DRISCOLL
Piano Driven/Singer-Songwriter/Americana/Pop
Nashville, TN
REBECCA SICHON
R&B
Vancouver, Canada
ROSS LIVERMORE
Soul/Rock
Nashville, TN
RYAN KINDER
Country
Nashville, TN
SABRINA SONG
Ethereal, Multi-faceted
Singer-Songwriter
New York, NY
SANTA SALUT
Hip-Hop
Barcelona, Spain
SCHIZOPHONICS
Rock
San Diego, CA
SEAN C. KENNEDY
Folk/Country/Pop Rock
Nashville, TN
SETH GLIER
Americana/Folk
Shelburne Falls, MA
SHAYLEN
Country
Nashville, TN
SOLAR EYES
Stoner Rock
Los Angeles, CA
STEVIE BILL
Pop
NY, NY/Amsterdam
STORMHOUSE
Punk
Los Angeles, CA
SUGARMILL SLIM
Blues/Punk
Los Angeles, CA
TERRY ILOUS & THE VAGABONDS
Flamenco
Los Angeles, CA
THE ANDY VIMAR BAND
Blues
Los Angeles, CA
THE DIRTY SHIRTS
Rock
Austin, TX
THE NOBLE PRIX
Modern Garage Rock
Burbank, CA
THE OTHER DYLAN THOMAS
Americana Blues Roots
N. Hollywood, CA
instagram.com/theotherdylanthomas
THE SIXTH CHAMBER
Gothic Doom Rock
Los Angeles, CA
THE STOLEN MOANS
Female-fronted Avant-Punk Trio
Los Angeles, CA
THE SWORDSOF FATIMA
Femme-fronted ExoticTibetan Spy Punk
Los Angeles, CA
THE TRABANTS
Instrumental Garageof the Future
Portland, OR
THE WORLD RECORD
Power Pop
Los Angeles, CA
THE RIES BROTHERS
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Tampa, FL
TIERRA LEGACY
Latin/Rock/R&B
Los Angeles, CA
TRANSVIOLET
Indie Pop
Los Angeles, CA
VELVET CHAINS Hard Rock
Las Vegas, NV
VICTORIA WILLIAMS JOSHUA TRIO
Improvised Ambient
Joshua Tree, CA
victoriawilliams-joshuatrio.bandcamp.com
YAGO BOSS
EDM
Lima, Peru
