New and Upcoming bands! woot!

Matt
Three bands that I think that you shuold watch out for in upcoming artists are The subtle way, Josephine Collective, and Close your eyes.

The subtle way is a jazz fusion with metal. They are so intense and their stage pressence is amazing. I was at a local show with them while they were on tour and I was talking with their merch guy. He had told me that they had only made four stops on their tour from sacramento to abilene texas so far and that they had made a profit of almost 2,500 dollars and they had many more to go. I could not emagine that they will get big into the metal/rock fans heads sooner or later.

Josephine Collective is a Local Band here from Kansas City and Overland park. They play shows around the area on occasions but recently have been doing bigger and better things. They Got signed to Warner Brothers recording about a year ago. They were discovered by John Feldman, the leadsinger and guitar player for Goldfinger and also the discoverer of The Used. Over the summer Josephine hit the road with The used in a nation wide Tour and weeks later hit the road with hawthorn Heights playing a few shows with them. Their Fan base in kansas City is almost a cult following, they have a rediculess amount of fans with their Poppy punk sound.

Close Your Eyes is a band from Abilene Texas. I was down in texas for about three weeks over the summer at my friend Alex's house. Alex and I would go to local shows where Close your eyes would be playing. I feel in love with their punky, hardcore rockish guitar licks. Their guitarist (Andrew Rodrigues) is also a member of two other bands with an acoustic side project. I would almost guarentee that If he does not make fame through Close your eyes than he will through a different way. Close your eyes traveled from Abilene to Houston Texas to do professional recordings for their music and will be having a CD release show in abilene and in sugerland texas. They are currently trying to get on local radio stations and their manager is in California Currently looking into booking a california tour playing ten shows through out the large metro areas with other touring and local bands of the Bay areas.

Robert...o.
There are probably many great upcoming bands that you should look forward to in the future; but, i would only like to discuss one, do to the fact that I was up very late last night listening to them and felt inspired in an array of ways. The band is called Deas Vail. This band is absolutely incredible. I really enjoy their music, mostly due to the unique, high-pitched, almost feminine lead vocals. Another captivating thing about this band is the way that they layer their keyboard/piano parts. The sound, i guess, could be described as "pretty." They are a Christian band, but not a "worship" band, persay. In other words, they should appeal to varying audiences everywhere. I suggest giving Deas Vail a listen.

Nick
Well... this is probably going to add on to my top 5 albums.

Grampall Jookabox, this band has been talked about in some unamed magazine as possibly being the next Beck. The styles range from acoustic, to jungle, to drum machine dance beats. They have done two tours throughout the US. The vocalist has raw talent, he doesn't always hit the right notes, but he can make it sound amazing. During a breakdown in the song Good Country Folk, the lead singer and his drums makes noises that almost make a train.