 | | Before launching a solo career, Javier Colon logged two years as lead vocalist of the Derek Trucks Band. |
 | | Thanks to a raspy voice that sounded far older than her 16 years, Xenia became one the finalists on The Voice, NBC’s prime-time singing competition, during the summer of 2011. |
 | | Singer/songwriter Vicci Martinez is a soulful, acoustic-oriented performer best known for finishing in third place on the 2011 season of NBC's singing competition The Voice. |
 | | Crafting a sound halfway between alternative rock and confessional singer/songwriter pop, the Utah-based band Meg & Dia began as a partnership between sisters Meg and Dia Frampton. |
 | | Italian experimental rock group Tazenda started as a threesome in 1987, making their debut with a song called "A Sa Zente. |
 | | With a ramshackle voice and sympathetic lyrics that meld well with his percussive acoustic rock, singer/songwriter Chris McFarland arrived around the turn of the century with a powerful, weather-worn sound. |
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 | | Born and based in Helsinki, Finland, rock band Poets of the Fall formed in 2003 around core members Marko Saaresto (lead vocals, guitar), Olli Tukiainen (guitar), and Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen (keyboards and production). |
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 | | When they released their first album in 1989, the Boston-based trio Buffalo Tom were written off as Dinosaur Jr. |
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 | | Colourslide members Dean Newman (guitar), Joe Palmer (bass), and Steve Julian (drums) had played in numerous bands in the Gainesville, FL, area before they landed in a combo called Time. |
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 | | Aussie rockers Eskimo Joe formed in Fremantle in 1997. Singer/bassist Kavyen Temperly and drummer Joel Quartermain, who previously collaborated in the band Freud's Pillow, recruited guitarist Stuart MacLeod to enter the Australian National Campus Band Competition and, after claiming top honors, won a slot at the annual Livid Festival as well as a trip to a recording studio. |
 | | Best known as the smoky voice of Belgian nineties rock act K's Choice, Sarah Bettens (born in Kapellen, Belgium on September 23, 1972) embarked on her solo career after K's Choice decided to call it an extended day back in 2003. |
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 | | The earliest incarnation of Just Off Turner was founded in Arkansas by Bryan Mounce (vocals, guitar) and Eric Gustafson (vocals, drums) and drew its inspiration from acts such as Coldplay and John Mayer. |
 | | Argentine nü metal group Carajo wasted little time becoming one of South America's dominate hard rock voices. |
 | | Jerusalem-based alt-rockers missFlag might have never found an audience outside of their native Israel if they hadn't stuck a chord with KCRW DJ Nic Harcourt in 2007. |
 | | When most bands begin to build up enough of a buzz in their hometowns that a move to a more "music biz"-oriented city may be in the offing, the choice is usually New York or Los Angeles. |
 | | Formed in the London suburb of Epsom, Clocks were a four piece rock outfit influenced by some of the legends of English rock, such as the La's, Oasis, Teenage Fanclub, the Beatles, and the Kinks. |
 | | When Northwich, England-born drummer Steve Hewitt left Brian Molko's Placebo in September 2007, he had clocked in over ten years with the glam-grunge trio. |
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 | | Originally forming as Pilate in the early 2000s, the Toronto-based rock quartet Pilot Speed changed their name to such in mid-2006 to avoid possible lawsuits as their music spread internationally from their native Canada, especially due to the "litigious nature of the United States" (as taken from a message on the band's website). |
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 | | Recovering from '80s punk wave in Finland, there spawned two very complex but innovative rock groups, CMX and YUP. |
 | | The Santa Barbara, CA, band Dishwalla made a big splash in 1996 with their catchy pop single "Counting Blue Cars. |
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 | | Featuring the anthemic songwriting of Ryan Tedder, OneRepublic rose to prominence in 2007, when "Apologize" began its reign as the most popular digital download in American history. |
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 | | The Brooklyn-based alternative rock quartet the Honorary Title initially formed as a duo between vocalist/lyricist/guitarist Jarrod Gorbel and bassist/multi-instrumentalist Aaron Kamstra in 2003. |
 | | After the dissolution of Denali, former frontwoman Maura Davis briefly considered taking a break from music and possibly going back to school. |
 | | Formed in Nyborg, Denmark in 1993, Saybia (Søren Huss -- vocals, Jess Jenson -- keyboards, Jeppe Langebek Knudsen -- bass, Sebastian Sanstrøm -- guitar, Palle Sørensen -- drums) self-released a number of EPs before securing a major label deal with EMI. |
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 | | Jinnrail, a band that brings together the sometimes -- but not always -- disparate musical traditions of Kentucky, New York, and Southern California, formed in New York City in 2003. |
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 | | Orlando, FL-based Big 10-4 got their start in 2004 as vocalist, pianist, and guitarist Dan Verduin, guitarist Matt Verduin, bassist Matthew Reed, and drummer James Russo joined forces to form a rock band. |