Sunset Sessions is a conference for
music industry
The music industry consists of the individuals and organizations that earn money by writing songs and musical compositions, creating and selling recorded music and sheet music, presenting concerts, as well as the organizations that aid, trai ...
professionals, established by indie radio promoter Michele Clark in 1998. It features performances from new musical talent and established acts with the intention of exposing executives to new music while connecting with each other and the artists in intimate settings. It is not open to the public. Invited guests include
radio programmer
Broadcast programming is the practice of organizing or ordering (scheduling) of broadcast media shows, typically radio and television, in a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or season-long schedule.
Modern broadcasters use broadcast automation ...
s,
music supervisor
A music supervisor is a person who combines music and visual media. According to The Guild of Music Supervisors, a music supervisor is “a qualified professional who oversees all music related aspects of film, television, advertising, video games ...
s from film, television, ads, games and sports, artists, artists’ managers, major and
independent record labels
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...
, TV bookers, press, booking agents, network executives, influencers, journalists and promotion executives. The conference includes daytime industry panels, keynote speakers and meetings for the industry to discuss current issues. The primary event is usually held in a tropical location and takes place over several days and nights, once or twice per year. There have also been breakout events such as songwriter retreats,
South by Southwest
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showcases, tours, and small showcases.
Overview
Sunset Sessions was created in 1998 by independent radio promotion person Michele Clark as a new way to have the radio programmers in the Triple A Format see the artists she wanted them to play. It was also created as a way for industry executives to connect on a deeper, social level. Sunset Sessions historically focuses on specific types of music such as the
Triple A music format and then later, the Rock and Alternative music formats beginning in 2011.
Sunset Sessions began hosting songwriters retreats in
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish language, Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the List of United States cities by population, 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the U.S. state, state of Neva ...
, and created a Sunset Sessions Tour where artists would share touring resources, benefit local charities and visit the cities of the radio stations who attended the Sunset Sessions events. The first tour featured
Duncan Sheik
Duncan Sheik (born November 18, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sheik is known for his 1996 debut single " Barely Breathing", which earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He has composed ...
,
Alpha Rev
Alpha Rev is an American alternative rock band from Austin, Texas, fronted by Casey McPherson (formerly of Endochine). McPherson remains the group's only consistent member, although historically the core members have also included Zak Loy on lea ...
, Courrier and Laura Warshauer.
Some of Sunset Sessions most notable alumni are
Jack Johnson,
The Zac Brown Band
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,
Fun.
Fun (stylized as fun.) is an American pop rock band based in New York City. The band consists of Jack Antonoff (of Steel Train and Bleachers), Andrew Dost (formerly of Anathallo), and Nate Ruess (then-former lead singer of the Format).
Fun fo ...
,
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz (; born June 23, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single "The Remedy (I Won't W ...
and
The Black Keys
The Black Keys are an American rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). The duo began as an independent act, recording music in basements and self-producing thei ...
The first time the public could join the event, was in November 2012 at The Cosmopolitan in
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish language, Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the List of United States cities by population, 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the U.S. state, state of Neva ...
where all proceeds from ticket sales were given to charities chosen by the artists.
Stevie Nicks
Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist.
After starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasi ...
and
Carlos Santana
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of Rock and roll and Latin American jazz. Its sound feature ...
participated in this event.
October 2013 Songwriters Retreat took place in
Tulum
Tulum (, yua, Tulu'um) is the site of a pre-Columbian Mayan walled city which served as a major port for Coba, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The ruins are situated on cliffs along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the ...
,
Mexico
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. Artists included
Bob Schneider
Bob Schneider (born October 12, 1965) is an Austin, Texas–based musician and former lead singer of the rock band Ugly Americans. He has released around a dozen albums, mostly on his own Shockorama label. ''Lonelyland'' (2001) was license ...
,
Tristan Prettyman
Tristan Ann Prettyman (born May 23, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter from San Diego, California. She was signed to Virgin Records until 2013 and released her first major label album ''Twentythree'' on August 2, 2005, followed by her seco ...
,
Anya Marina
Anya Marina (born September 23, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, based in New York City. Her music has been featured on several television shows, including ''Grey's Anatomy,'' ''How I Met Your Mother'', '' The Real World'', ''Castle'', '' ...
Kahn Morbee and Glenn Hodgson from South African band
The Parlotones
The Parlotones are a South African indie rock band from Johannesburg. Formed in 1998, the group consists of Kahn Morbee (vocals and rhythm guitar), Paul Hodgson (lead guitar), Glen Hodgson (bass guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), and Neil ...
Grammy Award
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winner
Alex Cuba
Alexis Puentes (born 1974), better known by his stage name Alex Cuba, is a Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter who sings in Spanish and English. He has won two Juno Awards for World Music Album of the Year: in 2006 for '' Humo de Tabaco'', and in 2 ...
, Mark Bryan from
Hootie and the Blowfish
Hootie & the Blowfish are an American soft rock band that were formed in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1986. The band's lineup for most of its existence has been the quartet of Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, and Jim Sonefeld. The band ...
, Whitebread, Shawn Pereira,
Louise Goffin
Louise Goffin (born March 23, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and producer of the 2011 album ''A Holiday Carole''. Signed by record executive Lenny Waronker to DreamWorks in 1999, Goffin released ''Sometimes a Circle'' in 2002. She went ...
Brittney Rose and others.
The 17th Triple A Sunset Sessions took place in February 2014 in
Carlsbad
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*Carlsbad, California, United States
*Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
*Carlsbad, Texas, United States
*Karlovy Vary
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,
California
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with its primary Main Stage shows at the Belly Up Tavern. The public were invited to attend the Belly Up performances as well. and Keynote Speaker
Erik Logan, President of
Oprah Winfrey Network and
Harpo Productions
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, owned by
Oprah Winfrey.
Marc Geiger, head of music for
William Morris Agency
The William Morris Agency (WMA) was a Hollywood-based talent agency. It represented some of the best known 20th-century entertainers in film, television, and music. During its 109-year tenure it came to be regarded as the "first great talent ...
as well as acclaimed artist manager
Danny Goldberg and many others. Artist line up included return performances from
Ziggy Marley
David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician, actor and philanthropist. He is the son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers until ...
who also played Sunset Sessions Hawaii 2003, the
John Butler Trio
The John Butler Trio are an Australian roots/ rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler, an APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums, Gavin Shoesmith on bass and John Butler o ...
Needtobreathe
Needtobreathe (stylized as NEEDTOBREATHE) is an American rock band from Seneca, South Carolina. The band is composed of Bear Rinehart (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Seth Bolt (backing vocals, bass), Josh Lovelace (backing vocals, keys), Randal ...
and
The Parlotones
The Parlotones are a South African indie rock band from Johannesburg. Formed in 1998, the group consists of Kahn Morbee (vocals and rhythm guitar), Paul Hodgson (lead guitar), Glen Hodgson (bass guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), and Neil ...
all for their 3rd time,
Augustana and
Beware of Darkness for the 2nd time and new to the Sunset Sessions artist alumni were
The Hold Steady
The Hold Steady is an American rock band originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, now based in Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2003. The band consists of Craig Finn (vocals, guitar), Tad Kubler (guitar), Galen Polivka (bass), Bobby Drake (drums), ...
,
Jeremy Messersmith
Jeremy Messersmith is an American indie pop musician, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
Biography
Jeremy Messersmith was born in Charleston, South Carolina, United States, and grew up in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. He be ...
,
Louise Goffin
Louise Goffin (born March 23, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and producer of the 2011 album ''A Holiday Carole''. Signed by record executive Lenny Waronker to DreamWorks in 1999, Goffin released ''Sometimes a Circle'' in 2002. She went ...
,
Robert Delong
Robert Charles Edward DeLong (born February 18, 1986) is an American electronic musician from Bothell, Washington and currently residing in Los Angeles, California. With a background in percussion and influences from a number of indie rock bands ...
,
Eddie Money
Edward Joseph Mahoney (March 21, 1949 – September 13, 2019), known professionally as Eddie Money, was an American singer and songwriter who, in the 1970s and 1980s, had eleven Top 40 songs, including " Baby Hold On", " Two Tickets to Pa ...
(along with the debut of his son
Dez Money
Dez may refer to:
* Dez (tribe), also spelled Diz, one of the Assyrian tribes of Hakkari
People Music
* Dez Cadena (born 1961), American punk rock singer and guitarist
* Dez Dickerson (born 1955), American guitarist and singer, member of Prince ...
),
Kodaline
Kodaline () are an Irish rock band. Originally known as 21 Demands, the band adopted their current name in 2012 to coincide with the changing of their music. The group comprises Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast, Vincent May and Jason Boland.
G ...
,
Flagship
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, and about 30 others.
The Recording Academy
The Recording Academy (formally the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; abbreviated NARAS) is an American learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is famous for its Grammy A ...
LA Chapter hosted the
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pre ...
Welcome Reception and the event culminated at 4x alumn
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz (; born June 23, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single "The Remedy (I Won't W ...
's home studio with an intimate performance by Mraz.
Sunset Sessions produced a
SXSW
South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, ...
Showcase in Austin Texas with alumni
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and its lead ...
,
Bob Schneider
Bob Schneider (born October 12, 1965) is an Austin, Texas–based musician and former lead singer of the rock band Ugly Americans. He has released around a dozen albums, mostly on his own Shockorama label. ''Lonelyland'' (2001) was license ...
,
Alpha Rev
Alpha Rev is an American alternative rock band from Austin, Texas, fronted by Casey McPherson (formerly of Endochine). McPherson remains the group's only consistent member, although historically the core members have also included Zak Loy on lea ...
,
The Parlotones
The Parlotones are a South African indie rock band from Johannesburg. Formed in 1998, the group consists of Kahn Morbee (vocals and rhythm guitar), Paul Hodgson (lead guitar), Glen Hodgson (bass guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), and Neil ...
, and Louise Goffin at the Paramount Theater.
The 4th Sunset Sessions Rock returned to Carlsbad CA in June 2014, with shows at the Belly Up in Solana Beach
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
. Artists included
Galvanized Souls,
Twelve Foot Ninja
Twelve Foot Ninja are an Australian heavy metal band from Melbourne, Victoria. They released their debut album ''Silent Machine'' in 2012. The band consists of Kin (vocals), Russ (drums), Stevic (lead guitar), and Rohan (rhythm guitar). They w ...
, Wake the Sun, The Last Year,
TODDZERO,
Semi Precious Weapons
Semi Precious Weapons was an American rock band from New York City, New York, United States, consisting of Justin Tranter on vocals, Stevy Pyne on guitar, Cole Whittle on bass and Dan Crean on drums. Pyne replaced former guitarist, Aaron Lee Tasj ...
, Ryan Aderrey,
Dirty Heads
Dirty Heads is an American reggae rock band from Huntington Beach, California. Their debut album, ''Any Port in a Storm'', was released on September 23, 2008, by Executive Music Group (Fontana/Universal). Their newest album, '' Midnight Contro ...
,
Gary Calamar,
Billy Gill, Black Mambooza, Oh, Be Clever, Kathryn Dean, Letters From the Fire, The Last Internationale,
The Whigs,
Open Air Stereo
Open Air Stereo is a rock band that originated in Laguna Beach, California.
Biography
In early 2001, Chase Johnson, Kelan and Braeden Hurley, along with Ryah Arthur formed Stulpigeon, a band that played mostly covers of songs by groups such as ...
,
Bushwalla
Billy Galewood is an American singer, songwriter and rapper from Cleveland, Ohio.
At the age of nine, Billy entered a youth theater group called "Kids on Broadway". Ten years later Billy migrated to New York City, where he studied musical thea ...
Raining Jane,
Scott Weiland
Scott Richard Weiland (; né Kline, October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter. During a career spanning three decades, Weiland was best known as the lead singer of the rock band Stone Temple Pilots from ...
and the Wildabouts, Hero The Band,
The Young Presidents
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,
Megafauna,
Welshly Arms,
Heartist and Michael Bernard Fitzgerald. Scott Weiland also did one interview with
Matt Pinfield
Matthew Pinfield (born May 28, 1961) is an American television host, disc jockey, and music executive. He first reached national prominence as VJ on MTV. He served two stints as the host of the alternative music program ''120 Minutes'', from 19 ...
. This was one of Weiland's last performances before he died.
History
Sunset Sessions was founded by
Michele Clark, who created Michele Clark Promotion and M:M Music, which did independent radio promotion for over 20 years. Clark has assisted artists by getting them radio airplay primarily in the Triple A radio format.
1998
The first Sunset Sessions was in
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint Thomas ( da, Sankt Thomas) is one of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea which, together with Saint John, Water Island, Hassel Island, and Saint Croix, form a county-equivalent and constituent district of the United States Virgin ...
at the Marriott Hotel and
Hard Rock Café in March 1998 and the first artist was
Susan Tedeschi
Susan Tedeschi (; born November 9, 1970) is an American singer and guitarist. A multiple Grammy Award nominee, she is a member of the Tedeschi Trucks Band, a conglomeration of her band, her husband Derek Trucks’ and other musicians.
Early ...
(now of the Tedeschi Trucks band).
Additional artists included:
Francis Dunnery
Francis Dunnery (born 25 December 1962) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and record label owner.
Dunnery was the lead singer and guitarist for British prog-pop band It Bites between 1982 and 1990. Since 1990 he has ...
,
Matthew Ryan and Box Set.
1999
Held at the Westin Regina in
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican beach resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadalaj ...
,
Mexico
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.
Featured artists:
Wes Cunningham,
Lynn Miles
Lynn may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Lynn (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Lynn (surname)
* The Lynns, a 1990s American country music duo consisting of twin sisters Peggy and Patsy Lynn
* Lynn ( ...
, Duke Daniels,
Tommy Castro
Tommy Castro (born April 15, 1955, San Jose, California, United States) is an American blues, R&B, and rock guitarist and singer. He has been recording since the mid-1990s. His music has taken him from local stages to national and internatio ...
,
Kim Richey
Kimberly Richey (born December 1, 1956) is an American singer and songwriter.
Career
Kim Richey came onto the music scene in the 1990s and entered her first recording contract at the age of 37. Kim signed with Mercury Nashville. She spent the n ...
,
Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The isla ...
,
John Eddie
John Eddie (born 1959, Richmond, Virginia) is an American rock singer. Eddie moved to New Jersey in the 1970s and became a popular club circuit musician there, occasionally performing with Bruce Springsteen.
Music career
John's first studio pre ...
, Kory and the Fireflies,
Jonatha Brooke
Jonatha Brooke (born January 23, 1964) is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist from Massachusetts, United States. Her music merges elements of folk, rock and pop, often with poignant lyrics and complex harmonies. She has been a ...
and
The Nields
The Nields is a folk-rock band that started in 1991. As a five-piece band, they toured much of the United States, performing with artists such as Dar Williams, Moxy Früvous, 10,000 Maniacs, Ani DiFranco and Catie Curtis and appeared at many folk ...
.
2000
Held at the Westin Regina in
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican beach resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadalaj ...
,
Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
for the 2nd year in a row.
Featured artists:
Bob Lowery,
Peter Searcy
Peter Searcy is a musician from Louisville, Kentucky.
Spin Magazine, Scott Irwin, and Amanda Green have compared Searcy's straightforward songwriting style and voice to those of Paul Westerberg. Like Paul Westerberg of The Replacements, Searc ...
, Justin Clayton, Mike Younger, Mark Selby,
Deborah Coleman
Deborah Coleman (October 3, 1956 – April 12, 2018) was an American blues musician. Coleman won the Orville Gibson Award for "Best Blues Guitarist, Female" in 2001, and was nominated for a W.C. Handy Blues Music Award nine times.
Biography
...
,
Jill Sobule
Jill Sobule (born January 16, 1961) is an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film ''Clueless''. Her folk-inflected compositions alternate between ironic, ...
, Nina Storey,
John Eddie
John Eddie (born 1959, Richmond, Virginia) is an American rock singer. Eddie moved to New Jersey in the 1970s and became a popular club circuit musician there, occasionally performing with Bruce Springsteen.
Music career
John's first studio pre ...
and
The Jayhawks
The Jayhawks are an American alternative country and country rock band that emerged from the Twin Cities music scene in the mid-1980s. Led by vocalists/guitarists/songwriters Gary Louris and Mark Olson, their country rock sound was influential ...
.
2001
Held in
Cancun,
Mexico
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Featured Artists:
Yve Adams,
Pat McGee,
Maia Sharp,
Five for Fighting
Vladimir John Ondrasik III (born January 7, 1965), also known by his stage name Five for Fighting, is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. He is best known for his piano-based soft rock ballads, such as the top 40 hits " Superman (It's No ...
,
Amy Correia,
Jonatha Brooke
Jonatha Brooke (born January 23, 1964) is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and guitarist from Massachusetts, United States. Her music merges elements of folk, rock and pop, often with poignant lyrics and complex harmonies. She has been a ...
,
Ryan Adams
David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, artist, and poet. He has released 23 albums, as well as three studio albums as a former member of alt-country band Whiskeytown.
In 2000, Adams left ...
,
Jess Klein
Jess Klein (born 1974) is an American singer-songwriter.
A native of Rochester, New York, Klein learned to play acoustic guitar and started writing songs as a college student in Kingston, Jamaica, while working on a thesis "documenting dub p ...
,
John Eddie
John Eddie (born 1959, Richmond, Virginia) is an American rock singer. Eddie moved to New Jersey in the 1970s and became a popular club circuit musician there, occasionally performing with Bruce Springsteen.
Music career
John's first studio pre ...
,
Josh Joplin
Josh Joplin (born Joshua David Blum on January 1, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter, as well as music and film producer. He has founded the bands Josh Joplin Group and Among The Oak & Ash. His song "Camera One" was the first independent ...
and
Pete Yorn
Peter Joseph Yorn (born July 27, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first gained international recognition after his debut record, '' Musicforthemorningafter'', was released to critical and commercial acclaim in 2001. He is ...
.
2002
Held at Mauai Prince in
Maui,
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only ...
.
Featured artists:
Maia Sharp,
John Eddie
John Eddie (born 1959, Richmond, Virginia) is an American rock singer. Eddie moved to New Jersey in the 1970s and became a popular club circuit musician there, occasionally performing with Bruce Springsteen.
Music career
John's first studio pre ...
,
Dishwalla
Dishwalla is an American alternative rock band from Santa Barbara, California. The band's name comes from a Hindi term for a person providing satellite TV to a neighborhood (" dish" + walla). In a '' Vox'' interview, lead guitarist Rodney Brow ...
,
Phantom Planet
Phantom Planet is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1994. The band consists of Alex Greenwald (vocals, rhythm guitar), Darren Robinson (lead guitar), Sam Farrar (bass guitar) and Jeff Conrad (drums). The band is best known fo ...
, Luce,
Shannon McNally,
Tommy Castro
Tommy Castro (born April 15, 1955, San Jose, California, United States) is an American blues, R&B, and rock guitarist and singer. He has been recording since the mid-1990s. His music has taken him from local stages to national and internatio ...
,
Chuck Prophet
Charles William Prophet (born June 28, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. A Californian, Prophet first achieved notice in the American psychedelic/desert rock group Green on Red, with whom he toured and rec ...
,
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Big Head Todd and The Monsters are a rock band formed by Todd Mohr, Brian Nevin, and Rob Squires in 1986 in Colorado. The band has released a number of albums since 1989 with their 1993 album '' Sister Sweetly'' going platinum in the United S ...
and
Johnny A
John Antonopoulos (born November 14, 1952 in Malden, Massachusetts, United States), known professionally as Johnny A, is an American musician, guitarist, and songwriter.
Early life
Johnny A. was born in Malden, Massachusetts, of Greek heritag ...
Raul Malo
Raúl Francisco Martínez-Malo Jr. (born August 7, 1965, in Miami, Florida), known professionally as Raúl Malo, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He is the lead singer of country music band The Mavericks and th ...
2003
Held on the Big Island of
Hawaii
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at The Orchid at Mauna Lani
Featured Artists:
Vessica Pisces,
Jesse Malin
Jesse Malin (born January 26, 1967) is an American rock musician, guitarist, and songwriter. Starting his performing career in the New York hardcore band Heart Attack, and rising to prominence as vocalist of D Generation, a solo recording artis ...
, Colin Blades,
The Thorns (
Shawn Mullins
Shawn Mullins (born March 8, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in folk rock, instrumental rock, adult alternative, and Americana music. His 1998 single " Lullaby", hit number one on the Adult Top 40 and was nominated for a G ...
,
Matthew Sweet
Sidney Matthew Sweet (born October 6, 1964) is an American alternative rock/ power pop singer-songwriter and musician who was part of the burgeoning music scene in Athens, Georgia, during the 1980s before gaining commercial success in the 199 ...
and
Pete Droge
Pete Droge (born March 11, 1969) is an American alternative/folk rock musician from Vashon Island in Washington State's Puget Sound.
Droge was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up in Bainbridge Island.
1990s
In 1994, Droge released '' Ne ...
), Jennie DeVoe,
Edwin McCain
Edwin Cole McCain (born January 20, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His songs " I'll Be" (1998) and " I Could Not Ask for More" (1999) were radio top-40 hits in the U.S., and five of his albums have reached the ''Billboar ...
,
Jack Johnson, Feel,
Steve Poltz,
Rosanne Cash
Rosanne Cash (born May 24, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of country musician Johnny Cash and Vivian Liberto Cash Distin, Johnny Cash's first wife. Although she is often classified as a country art ...
,
Ziggy Marley
David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician, actor and philanthropist. He is the son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers until ...
and
Pete Yorn
Peter Joseph Yorn (born July 27, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He first gained international recognition after his debut record, '' Musicforthemorningafter'', was released to critical and commercial acclaim in 2001. He is ...
.
2004
Held in the
Bahamas
The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the archi ...
at The Atlantis Resort
Featured Artists:
Toots & the Maytals
The Maytals, known from 1972 to 2020 as Toots and the Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group, one of the best known ska and rocksteady vocal groups. The Maytals were formed in the early 1960s and were key figures in popularizing reggae music.
...
,
Donavon Frankenreiter
Donavon Frankenreiter (born December 10, 1972) is an American musician and surfer. His debut self-titled album was released in 2004 on Brushfire Records through Universal Music.
Career
Frankenreiter was born in Downey, California, United State ...
,
Joe Firstman
Joe Firstman (born December 12, 1979) is an American multi-genre singer, songwriter, and late-night bandleader. He was the bandleader from 2005 to 2009 on American late night television program ''Last Call with Carson Daly'' broadcast on NBC. Fir ...
,
Sophie B Hawkins
Sophie Ballantine Hawkins (born November 1, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and painter. Born in New York City, she attended the Manhattan School of Music for a year as a percussionist before leaving to pursue a music career. S ...
, Jackson Sneed, The Old 97's,
Andy Stochansky
Andy Stochansky is a musician and songwriter from Toronto, living in Los Angeles.
Early years
Born and raised in Toronto, Stochansky began tinkering with the family piano at the age of five. To stop him from making music with anything he could ...
,
Jen Foster
Jennifer Kate Foster is an American singer-songwriter, musician, performer, record producer, and owner of her own record label Fosterchild Records. Her music incorporates elements of rock, pop, R&B, folk, country, and dance. She has releas ...
, Ben Aurthur,
Indigenous and
Rachael Yamagata
Rachael Yamagata (born September 23, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist from Arlington, Virginia. She began her musical career with the band Bumpus before becoming a solo artist and releasing five EPs and four studio albums. Her ...
.
2005
Held at the Westin Regina in
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta ( or simply Vallarta) is a Mexican beach resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadalaj ...
,
Mexico
Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guate ...
for the third time
This event included
Music supervisor
A music supervisor is a person who combines music and visual media. According to The Guild of Music Supervisors, a music supervisor is “a qualified professional who oversees all music related aspects of film, television, advertising, video games ...
for the first time. Featured Artists:
Cantinero,
Billy Miles,
Richard Julian, The Young Dubliners, Christine Martucci,
Jackie Greene
Jackie Greene (born November 27, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He has a solo career and became a member of The Black Crowes in 2013, though the band broke up in 2015 before he could contribute any studio work.
Early life
...
, The Shore,
The John Butler Trio
The John Butler Trio are an Australian roots/ rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler, an APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums, Gavin Shoesmith on bass and John Butler on ...
,
Maia Sharp,
Josh Ritter
Josh Ritter (born October 21, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and author who performs and records with the Royal City Band. Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style and narrative lyrics. In 2006, he was named one of ...
,
Charlie Mars
Charlie Mars is a vocalist, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Mississippi. Mars has performed at Austin City Limits and South by Southwest. Mars was featured in Esquire Magazine's Songwriting Challenge which he says was his brainchild.
Biog ...
and
Francis Dunnery
Francis Dunnery (born 25 December 1962) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and record label owner.
Dunnery was the lead singer and guitarist for British prog-pop band It Bites between 1982 and 1990. Since 1990 he has ...
.
2006
Held at The Parker in
Palm Springs
Palm Springs (Cahuilla: ''Séc-he'') is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. The city covers approximately , making it the largest city in Riverside County by lan ...
,
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
Featured artists:
JJ Appleton
JJ Appleton, born Jon Jason Appleton, is an American musician and singer-songwriter based in New York City who has toured throughout the United States extensively in support of his own records and also with other bands including Jamie Cullum, N ...
,
Jamie Cullum
Jamie Cullum (born 20 August 1979) is an English jazz-pop singer, songwriter and radio presenter. Although primarily a vocalist and pianist, he also accompanies himself on other instruments, including guitar and drums. He has recorded nine st ...
, Jacob Miller, Danielia Cotton,
Greg Johnson Gregory or Greg Johnson may refer to:
Entertainment
* Greg Johnson (comedian), American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host
* Gregory B. Johnson (born 1951), pianist and member of the band Cameo
* Greg Johnson (game designer) (born 196 ...
, Amelia White w.
Tony Furtado
Tony Furtado (born October 18, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter, banjoist, and guitarist.
History
Furtado was born in Pleasanton, California. He took up the banjo at age 12, inspired by the Beverly Hillbillies television show and a sixth- ...
, The Exit, Tom Sartori,
Ben Lee
Benjamin Michael Lee (born 11 September 1978) is an Australian musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but he focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He appe ...
, Abbotfinney, Fred Martin & the Levite Camp,
Stephen Stills
Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945) is an American musician, singer and songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. As both a solo act and member of two successful bands, Stills has c ...
and
Jewel.
2007
Held at Paradise Point in
San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United States ...
,
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
Presented by
KPRI
KPRI (91.3 FM) is a community radio station licensed to serve the community of Pala, California, United States. The station is owned by the Pala Band of Mission Indians. The station began operating under program test authority in December 20 ...
Featured artists:
Page Aufhammer,
Ten West
West Digital Television is an Australian digital television network jointly owned by Seven West Media and WIN Corporation. It broadcasts free-to-air on a number of digital terrestrial transmitters in regional and remote areas of Western Aust ...
, Christine Martucci,
The Colour
''The Colour'' is a 2003 novel by Rose Tremain, which was nominated for the Orange Broadband Prize
The Women's Prize for Fiction (previously with sponsor names Orange Prize for Fiction (1996–2006 and 2009–12), Orange Broadband Prize for Fi ...
,
No More Kings
No More Kings are the Los Angeles-based musical collaboration of singer/songwriter Pete Mitchell and producer/songwriter Neil Robins. No More Kings' music is known for its frequent references to figures in pop culture,
most notably Johnny Lawre ...
,
Tyrone Wells
Tyrone Wells is an American singer-songwriter from Spokane, Washington. He is the lead vocalist of the duo, Oh the Larceny, with Dustin Burnett as the producer. He is also the lead vocalist for the bands WAR*HALL and Royal Deluxe.
Career
...
,
Josh Kelley
Joshua Bishop Kelley Sr. (born January 30, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter. Kelley has recorded for Hollywood Records, Threshold Records and DNK Records as a pop rock artist. His songs "Amazing" and "Only You" reached the top ten on the ...
,
Joss Stone
Joscelyn Eve Stoker (born 11 April 1987), known professionally as Joss Stone, is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to prominence in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, '' The Soul Sessions'', which made the 2004 Mer ...
,
Alexa Wilkinson,
Left4Dead
''Left 4 Dead'' is a 2008 first-person shooter game developed by Valve South and published by Valve Corporation, Valve. It was originally released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in November 2008 and for Mac OS X in October 2010, and is the f ...
,
Joshua Radin
Joshua Radin (born June 14, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter. He has recorded nine studio albums, and his songs have been used in a number of films and TV series. His most successful album, '' Simple Times'', was released in 2008.
Beginni ...
,
Malea McGuinness,
Willy Mason
Willy Mason (born November 21, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter.
Early life
Mason was born in White Plains, New York, the son of Jemima James and Michael Mason, both songwriters. Mason is a direct descendant of the 19th-century phi ...
,
Ozomatli
Ozomatli is an American rock band, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles. They are known both for their vocal activist viewpoints and incorporating a wide array of musical styles – including salsa, jazz, funk, reggae, hip hop, and others. The grou ...
,
A Fine Frenzy and
The John Butler Trio
The John Butler Trio are an Australian roots/ rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler, an APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums, Gavin Shoesmith on bass and John Butler on ...
.
2008
Held at
La Costa Resort and Spa
The Omni La Costa Resort & Spa is a luxury destination resort hotel opened in 1965, located in Carlsbad, California, and is owned by Omni Hotels & Resorts, based out of Dallas, Texas. The resort is located in the San Diego area hills and is known ...
in
Carlsbad
Carlsbad may refer to:
*Carlsbad, California, United States
*Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
*Carlsbad, Texas, United States
*Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa ...
,
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
. It was here that American singer-songwriter,
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz (; born June 23, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single "The Remedy (I Won't W ...
launched his Grammy award nominated single "
I'm Yours".
Other featured artists included:
Two Loons for Tea
Two Loons for Tea are a musical duo consisting of singer Sarah Scott and instrumentalist Jonathan Kochmer.
Formed in Seattle in 1999, they have released three albums on Sarathan Records. Their first album was an eponymous release in 2001, followe ...
,
George Stanford
George Simon Stanford (born May 8) is an American, Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter, who was signed to Mercury Records. He is a former member and lead vocalist for the band Townhall.
Education
Stanford is a graduate of Harriton High ...
,
Jessie Baylin
Jessica Baldassarre, known as Jessie Baylin, is a Nashville-based singer/ songwriter.
Career
Her album ''Firesight'' was written by Baylin, Jesse Harris, Mike Daly, Mark Goldenberg, Greg Wells and Danny Wilde, and was produced and engineered b ...
,
Tristan Prettyman
Tristan Ann Prettyman (born May 23, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter from San Diego, California. She was signed to Virgin Records until 2013 and released her first major label album ''Twentythree'' on August 2, 2005, followed by her seco ...
, Feeding 5000,
Virginia Coalition
Virginia Coalition is an American rock band from Alexandria, Virginia, whose five founding members met in the early 1990s at T. C. Williams High School.[Cary Brothers
Cary Brothers (born 1974) is an American indie rock singer-songwriter originally from Nashville, Tennessee, United States. After moving to Los Angeles and becoming a regular performer at the influential Hotel Cafe venue, Brothers first gained ...]
, Joie Calio (Dada),
Colbie Caillat
Colbie Marie Caillat (; born May 28, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter. She rose to fame through social networking website Myspace. At that time, she was the number one unsigned artist of her genre.
After signing with Universal Republic ...
,
NEEDTOBREATHE
Needtobreathe (stylized as NEEDTOBREATHE) is an American rock band from Seneca, South Carolina. The band is composed of Bear Rinehart (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Seth Bolt (backing vocals, bass), Josh Lovelace (backing vocals, keys), Randal ...
, Ben's Brother, Jackson Sneed,
Tift Merritt
Tift may refer to:
Places
*Tift County, Georgia, a county in south-central Georgia, United States
People with the given name
* Tift Merritt (born 1975), American singer-songwriter
People with the surname
*Andrew Tift (born 1968), British portrai ...
,
Gabe Dixon Band,
Emerson Hart
Emerson Hart (born July 21, 1969) is a songwriter, vocalist, guitarist and producer. He is the lead singer and songwriter of the alternative rock band Tonic.
Biography
Emerson Hart was born in Washington, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Atlantic ...
(of the band
Tonic),
Alexa Wilkinson,
Hilary McRae,
Dave Barnes
David Mckee Barnes (born June 20, 1978) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released eight studio albums, including two Christmas albums. His most recent full-length album, ''Dreaming in Electric ...
,
Missy Higgins
Melissa Morrison Higgins (born 19 August 1983), known professionally as Missy Higgins, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. Her Australian number-one albums are ''The Sound of White'' (2004), ''On a Clear Night'' (2007) and ''The Ol ...
,
James Blunt
James Blunt (born James Hillier Blount; 22 February 1974) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. A former reconnaissance officer in the Life Guards regiment of the British Army, he served under NATO during the 1999 Kosovo War. After ...
,
Jon Foreman
Jonathan Mark Foreman (born October 22, 1976) is an American musician, the lead singer, guitarist, main songwriter and co-founder of the alternative rock band Switchfoot. He started Switchfoot in 1996 with drummer Chad Butler and his brother T ...
(of the band
Switchfoot
Switchfoot is an American rock music, rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, backing vocals), Chad Butler (drum kit, drums, percussion), and Jerome Fontamillas (g ...
],
Johnathan Rice
Johnathan Rice (born May 27, 1983) is a Scottish-American singer-songwriter. He used to frequently collaborate with Jenny Lewis. His first album, ''Trouble is Real'', was released on Reprise Records on April 26, 2005. His follow-up, ''Furthe ...
and
The Black Keys
The Black Keys are an American rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). The duo began as an independent act, recording music in basements and self-producing thei ...
.
2009
Held at
La Costa Resort and Spa
The Omni La Costa Resort & Spa is a luxury destination resort hotel opened in 1965, located in Carlsbad, California, and is owned by Omni Hotels & Resorts, based out of Dallas, Texas. The resort is located in the San Diego area hills and is known ...
in
Carlsbad
Carlsbad may refer to:
*Carlsbad, California, United States
*Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
*Carlsbad, Texas, United States
*Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa ...
,
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
for the second time.
Featured artists:
Zac Brown Band
Zac Brown Band is an American country music band based in Atlanta, Georgia. The lineup consists of Zac Brown (lead vocals, guitar), Jimmy De Martini ( fiddle, vocals), John Driskell Hopkins (bass guitar, guitar, baritone guitar, banjo, ukulele ...
,
Eric Hutchinson
Eric Hutchinson (born September 8, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his songs "Rock & Roll", "OK, It's Alright with Me", "Not There Yet", "Watching You Watch Him", and "Tell the World". Hutchinson was named an AOL "About to ...
,
Chris Isaak
Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional actor. He is widely known for his breakthrough hit and signature song " Wicked Game", as well as other songs such as "Blue Hotel", "Baby D ...
,
Meaghan Smith,
Jason Reeves,
Sara Watkins
Sara Ullrika Watkins (born June 8, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and fiddler. Watkins debuted in 1989 as the fiddler of Nickel Creek, the progressive bluegrass group she formed with her brother Sean and mandolinist Chris Thile. In a ...
,
Lisa Hannigan
Lisa Margaret Hannigan (born 12 February 1981) is an Irish musician, singer, composer, and voice actress. She began her musical career as a member of Damien Rice's band. Since beginning her solo career in 2007 she has released three albums: ''S ...
,
Rick Springfield
Richard Lewis Springthorpe (born 23 August 1949), known professionally as Rick Springfield, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971, then started his solo career with his debu ...
,
Serena Ryder
Serena most commonly refers to:
* Serena Williams (born 1981), professional tennis player
Serena may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Serena (genre), 13th-century Occitan poetic genre
* ''Serena'' (1962 film), a British crime t ...
,
Robert Francis,
Green River Ordinance
A Green River Ordinance is a common United States city ordinance prohibiting door-to-door solicitation. Under such an ordinance, it is illegal for any business to sell their items door-to-door without express prior permission from the household ...
, Sara Haze,
The Rescues
The Rescues are an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2008. Their music can be classified as indie pop/rock, and is notable for its use of three and four-part vocal harmonies.
History
"The Rescues" were formed in 2008 ...
, Luke Winslow King,
Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1993. After years of lineup changes in the early and mid-1990s, the songwriting duo of Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan signed the band's first major-label reco ...
, Bascom Hill,
Lex Land
Lex Land (born ) is an American singer-songwriter and jazz vocalist from Los Angeles, currently residing in Austin, Texas. She was a contestant on the second season of NBC's singing competition The Voice. Land also fronts three other projects: Mo ...
, Tamarama, Honeyhoney,
Mishka,
Carolina Liar, Aaron Barnhart, Evan Craft,
Jack Tempchin
Jack Tempchin is an American musician and singer-songwriter who wrote the Eagles song " Peaceful Easy Feeling" and co-wrote " Already Gone", "The Girl From Yesterday", "Somebody", and "It's Your World Now".
Career
During the Eagles' breakup pe ...
, Crowfield,
War Tapes
War Tapes is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2004. The band has played shows and toured across the US and in the UK with The Smashing Pumpkins, Tiger Army, Shiny Toy Guns, Moving Units, The Bravery, Longwave, VNV ...
,
Maia Hirasawa
Maia Hirasawa (born May 5, 1980) is a Swedish singer-songwriter of Swedish and Japanese parentage.
She was born and raised in Sollentuna, Stockholm, Sweden but has lived for many years in Gothenburg. Maia became known through Annika Norlin's ba ...
,
The Fab Four
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the development ...
,
Rachael Sage
Rachael Sage (born Karen Rachael Weitzman in 1971) is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist. She is the founder of indie label MPress Records. Sage has released fourteen solo studio albums. Sage was named one of the Top 100 Independe ...
and
Maria Taylor.
2010
Held at the
Rancho Bernardo
Rancho Bernardo is a master-planned community in the northern hills of the city of San Diego, California.
Geography
The topography of Rancho Bernardo consists of canyons and rolling hills that have large bedrock outcroppings. The major floral bio ...
Inn In
San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United States ...
,
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
Featured Artists:
Alpha Rev
Alpha Rev is an American alternative rock band from Austin, Texas, fronted by Casey McPherson (formerly of Endochine). McPherson remains the group's only consistent member, although historically the core members have also included Zak Loy on lea ...
,
Reni Lane
Reni Lane (born Reni Jablonsky; January 10, 1988) is an American alt pop/rock artist and singer-songwriter. Hailing from Oregon, she lives in New York City. Her major label debut, ''Ready'', was released in 2010. She is currently a member of Razor ...
,
Robert Francis,
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are an American Rock music, rock band from Vermont, formed in 2002 in Waitsfield, Vermont, Waitsfield by drummer Matt Burr, guitarist Scott Tournet, and singer Grace Potter. They began their career as an indie rock ...
,
Maia Sharp w/
Edwin McCain
Edwin Cole McCain (born January 20, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His songs " I'll Be" (1998) and " I Could Not Ask for More" (1999) were radio top-40 hits in the U.S., and five of his albums have reached the ''Billboar ...
,
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz (; born June 23, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single "The Remedy (I Won't W ...
,
Saucy Monky, Sara Petite, Joey Ryan,
Malea McGuiness,
Salvador Santana, Danni Rosner, Bob Burger,
Ry Cuming, Sara Haze,
Fanfarlo
Fanfarlo are a London-based indie/ alternative band formed in 2006 by Swedish musician Simon Balthazar. They fuse elements of folk, indie rock and post-punk using eclectic instrumentation including trumpet, violin, mandolin, musical saw, ...
,
Kevin Hammond, One EskimO,
The John Butler Trio
The John Butler Trio are an Australian roots/ rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler, an APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums, Gavin Shoesmith on bass and John Butler on ...
, Holding Air Hostage, ACIDIC,
Bob Schneider
Bob Schneider (born October 12, 1965) is an Austin, Texas–based musician and former lead singer of the rock band Ugly Americans. He has released around a dozen albums, mostly on his own Shockorama label. ''Lonelyland'' (2001) was license ...
,
Smile Smile,
Sarah Jaffe,
Dave Barnes
David Mckee Barnes (born June 20, 1978) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released eight studio albums, including two Christmas albums. His most recent full-length album, ''Dreaming in Electric ...
, Steven Fiore & Mark Bryan,
Daniel Merriweather
Daniel Paul Merriweather (born 17 February 1982) is an Australian R&B recording artist. Merriweather's debut solo album, '' Love & War'', was released in June 2009. It entered the UK Albums Chart at number two. It was preceded by two sing ...
,
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and its lead ...
, Boscom Hill, Stand, Lisa Bouchelle,
NEEDTOBREATHE
Needtobreathe (stylized as NEEDTOBREATHE) is an American rock band from Seneca, South Carolina. The band is composed of Bear Rinehart (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Seth Bolt (backing vocals, bass), Josh Lovelace (backing vocals, keys), Randal ...
, The Makepeace Brothers,
Landon Pigg
Landon Pigg (born August 6, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and actor.
Early life, education and childhood career
Pigg was born in Nashville, Tennessee. When he was a child, his family moved to Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago ...
,
Susan Justice,
Tyler Hilton
Tyler James Hilton (born November 22, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Hilton began his professional career in music in 2000. ''Rolling Stone magazine'' compared him to his contemporary, Howie Day, while others have compared Hi ...
and
Nikki & Rich.
2011
''(Triple A)'' Held at
La Costa Resort and Spa
The Omni La Costa Resort & Spa is a luxury destination resort hotel opened in 1965, located in Carlsbad, California, and is owned by Omni Hotels & Resorts, based out of Dallas, Texas. The resort is located in the San Diego area hills and is known ...
Featured Artists:
Bushwalla
Billy Galewood is an American singer, songwriter and rapper from Cleveland, Ohio.
At the age of nine, Billy entered a youth theater group called "Kids on Broadway". Ten years later Billy migrated to New York City, where he studied musical thea ...
,
Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York City bars and clubs while ...
,
Stevie Nicks
Stephanie Lynn Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist.
After starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasi ...
,
Mike Mills
Michael Edward Mills (born December 17, 1958) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of R.E.M., ...
(of
R.E.M.), Incan Abraham,
Scars on 45, The Makepeace Brothers, Parker Ainsworth,
Iron & Wine
Samuel "Sam" Ervin Beam (born July 26, 1974), better known by his stage name Iron & Wine, is an American singer-songwriter. He has released six studio albums, several EPs and singles, as well as a few download-only releases, which include a l ...
,
Francis Dunnery
Francis Dunnery (born 25 December 1962) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and record label owner.
Dunnery was the lead singer and guitarist for British prog-pop band It Bites between 1982 and 1990. Since 1990 he has ...
,
Sia
Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...
,
Laura Jansen,
The Wood Brothers
The Wood Brothers are an American roots band consisting of brothers Chris (upright bass) and Oliver Wood (acoustic and electric guitars), as well as multi-instrumentalist Jano Rix. Their music is a combination of folk, gospel, blues and jazz.
...
, MYRADIO, Frentik, Benny Merchant,
Lucy Schwartz
Lucy Nicole Schwartz (born December 7, 1989) is an American singer and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. She has become well known for writing and performing original songs for film and TV, including songs for '' The Twilight Saga: Break ...
,
Augustana, Andrew Allen,
Blame Sally, Sarah Lee & Johnny,
Daniel Lanois
Daniel Roland Lanois ( , ; born September 19, 1951) is a Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter.
He has produced albums by artists including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Emmylou Harris, Willi ...
Black Dub,
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears,
Cas Haley, Eric Berdon,
Alex Cuba
Alexis Puentes (born 1974), better known by his stage name Alex Cuba, is a Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter who sings in Spanish and English. He has won two Juno Awards for World Music Album of the Year: in 2006 for '' Humo de Tabaco'', and in 2 ...
,
Mads Langer
Mads Lillelund Langer (née Langer Clausen; born 14 January 1984) is a Danish singer-songwriter, who became internationally known for his cover of " You're Not Alone" by the British band Olive. He is a multi platinum and multi award winning art ...
, Jason Spooner,
k.d. lang
Kathryn Dawn Lang (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances. Hits include the son ...
, Tori, Emily Hearn w/ Mark Bryan,
Ximena Sarinana,
The Belle Brigade
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Everest
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, NEeMA,
Whitney Wolanin,
The Alternate Routes,
Nicole Atkins
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,
Crystal Bowersox
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Bowersox's debut album, '' Farmer's Da ...
,
John Waite
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, Chris Amodeo, April Smith & The Great Picture Show, SO & SO and Cody Beebe & The Crooks.
''(Rock)'' Held at
La Costa Resort and Spa
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Redlight King,
Deep Dark Robot, Transfer,
AWOLNATION
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,
Raine Maida
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KO, Sons of The Lawless, 321 Stereo,
Donna Loren
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,
Mike Mushok
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Life and career
Mushok was born in Ludlow, M ...
(of
Staind
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),
Secondhand Serenade
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,
Jim Lindberg
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(of
Pennywise),
Art Alexakis
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(of
Everclear),
Givers, Ali Handal,
Dead Sara
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, Drive A,
Kopek
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, DJ's Skratch N’ Sniff, Larisa Stow & Shakti Tribe,
Innerpartysystem
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, Incan Abraham, Chris Amodeo & The Modern Minds,
Sounds Under Radio
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,
Jenny O.,
Barcelona
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Holcombe Waller
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,
Alex Cuba
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, Blessed Le Strange, FERAL VINCA, One Less Reason,
Unwritten Law
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, Evan Watson, The Deadlies,
Bushwalla
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At the age of nine, Billy entered a youth theater group called "Kids on Broadway". Ten years later Billy migrated to New York City, where he studied musical thea ...
and
The Wedding.
The event is also credited for exposing the band
Dead Sara
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Staind
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's self-titled album in 2011.
2012
''(Triple A)'' Held at the
Rancho Bernardo
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Inn In
Rancho Bernardo
Rancho Bernardo is a master-planned community in the northern hills of the city of San Diego, California.
Geography
The topography of Rancho Bernardo consists of canyons and rolling hills that have large bedrock outcroppings. The major floral bio ...
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California
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ZZ Ward
Zsuzsanna Eva Ward (born June 2, 1986) known professionally as ZZ Ward, is an American singer-songwriter.
Ward released her debut EP, ''Criminal'', on May 8, 2012. Her debut album, '' Til the Casket Drops'', was released on October 16, 2012. "P ...
, Sara Milonovich & Daisycutter, Arlan Feiles, Brandon & Leah, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, James Morris,
The Pierces
The Pierces are a Los Angeles-based band consisting of sisters Allison and Catherine Pierce.
Early life
Allison Margaret Pierce (born July 22, 1975) and Catherine Eleanor Pierce (born September 12, 1977) were born in Birmingham, Alabama. They tr ...
,
John Eddie
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Music career
John's first studio pre ...
,
Laura Bell Bundy
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, Everest, SLATER,
Moon Taxi
Moon Taxi is an American indie- alternative rock band based in Nashville, Tennessee. The band was founded in 2006 by Trevor Terndrup (vocals, guitar), Tommy Putnam (bass), Spencer Thomson (guitar, programming), Tyler Ritter (drums), and Wes Ba ...
, Arielle Verinis, Oria Aspen,
The Empty Pockets,
Rebecca Pidgeon
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Early life
Pidgeon was born to Engl ...
, Clark Graham,
Chris Shinn,
Audra Mae
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,
Marc Scibilia,
The Dirt Drifters,
Yuna,
Eve 6
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,
Jimmy Cliff
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, The Chamilions feat
Pras
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,
Vintage Trouble
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,
Fun.
Fun (stylized as fun.) is an American pop rock band based in New York City. The band consists of Jack Antonoff (of Steel Train and Bleachers), Andrew Dost (formerly of Anathallo), and Nate Ruess (then-former lead singer of the Format).
Fun fo ...
,
Birdy,
Eric Hutchinson
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,
LP,
Gary Clark Jr.
Gary Lee Clark Jr. (born February 15, 1984) is an American musician from Austin, Texas. He is known for his fusion of blues, rock and soul music with elements of hip hop. In 2011, Clark signed with Warner Bros Records and released ''The Brig ...
, Sarah Packiam,
Gayle Skidmore
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Early life and educa ...
,
Kevin Martin,
Rose Cousins
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,
Milow
Jonathan Ivo Gilles Vandenbroeck (; born 14 July 1981), known professionally as Milow, is a Belgian singer-songwriter. Milow released his debut album, ''The Bigger Picture'', in 2006 on his own label Homerun Records. The fourth single from that ...
,
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz (; born June 23, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single "The Remedy (I Won't W ...
, Shawn S.W.I.M. Pereira,
Scott H. Biram,
Lucinda Williams
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,
Marit Larsen
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, The Villains,
The Parlotones
The Parlotones are a South African indie rock band from Johannesburg. Formed in 1998, the group consists of Kahn Morbee (vocals and rhythm guitar), Paul Hodgson (lead guitar), Glen Hodgson (bass guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), and Neil ...
,
Tyrone Wells
Tyrone Wells is an American singer-songwriter from Spokane, Washington. He is the lead vocalist of the duo, Oh the Larceny, with Dustin Burnett as the producer. He is also the lead vocalist for the bands WAR*HALL and Royal Deluxe.
Career
...
, Bushwalla & Broadway West,
Vintage Trouble
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,
The White Buffalo
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Plot
Wild Bill Hickok is haunted by his dreams of a giant white buffalo, ...
,
Rumer, Brothers of Brazil,
Everlast
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, The Makepeace Brothers, Dawn Mitschele, Laura Warshauer, Moi and
Steve Poltz.
''(Rock)'' Held at La Quinta Resort in
Palm Springs
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,
California
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.
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Billy Corgan
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,
Richie Sambora
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,
Serj Tankian
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(of
System of a Down
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),
P.O.D.
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,
Everclear,
Jim Lindberg
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,
Lit,
Taproot
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,
7Lions,
A Silent Film
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,
Art Alexakis
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,
Art of Dying,
Beware of Darkness,
Big B,
Black Oxygen
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, Cheating Daylight, Courrier,
Dead Sara
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, DJ's Skratch n Sniff, Hydro Da Hero, Killinger, Oedipus, SLATER, Sloane, Stellar Corpses, Tanlines, The Last Nova, The NowhereNauts,
The Parlotones
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, The Royalty, Tora and Versus the World.
''(All Format)'' Held at
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
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in
Paradise
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Nevada
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.
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Laura Warshauer, Tora,
Jack Tempchin
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Career
During the Eagles' breakup pe ...
,
Susanna Hoffs
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Hoffs founded The Bangles (originally called the Bangs) in 1981 with Debbi and Vicki Peterson. They re ...
,
Faulkner
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,
Steve Earle
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,
Santana, The James Douglas Show,
Joel Piper
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,
Angels Landing
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, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Courrier,
JJAMZ
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,
Doris,
Duncan Sheik
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,
Stevie Nicks
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After starting her career as a duo with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham, releasi ...
,
Dave Stewart, DJs Skratch N Sniff, Brooke Palsson, Clay Priskorn, Lucas Asher, Elliot Root, The NowhereNauts, Cheating Daylight, FERAL VINCA, Stellar Corpses,
Beware of Darkness,
Tyler Bryant
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Early and personal life
Tyler got his first guitar at the ...
,
Lit, SLATER,
Alpha Rev
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,
of Verona,
Matt White and
Olivia Olson
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.
2013
''(Triple A)'' Held at the Grand Hyatt in
San Francisco
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,
California
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Whitebread,
Marie Miller, Devlan James,
Gooding Gooding may refer to:
Places
* Gooding County, Idaho, a county in the United States
* Gooding, Colorado, an unincorporated community in the United States
* Gooding, Idaho, a city in the United States
** Gooding High School, located within the city
...
,
Faulkner
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, Saints of Valory,
John Hiatt
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,
Kate Earl
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Early life
Earl was born to Charles and Pomposa Smithson in Anchorage, Alaska. She is of Filipino, Dutch and Welsh descent. She has been married three times.
...
,
Finish Ticket,
Matt Costa
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,
Anna Rose,
The Parlotones
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,
Mishka,
Fitz and the Tantrums
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, Chris Assaad, Anna Bergedahl,
Anuhea
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Track listing
All songs written by Anuhea Jenkins.
#"Charismatic SOB" – 10:58
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#"Ultimat ...
,
Keith Harkin, The Wild Feathers,
Dido
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,
Alpha Rev
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,
The Staves
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Career
The Staves began performing together at open-mic nights in Watford hosted by a local pub, The Horns ...
,
Matt Hires
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,
Milo Greene, Doran Danoff, Savannah Philyaw, Stefani Scovolo, Junkyard Academy, Cael Dadian, Emily Bell,
Fernando Perdomo, The Nikhil Korulo Band, Stone Senate,
Brett Dennen
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Early life
Dennen grew up in Central Valley, California in a s ...
and Spencer Emanuelle.
''(Rock)'' Held at the Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront Resort and Spa in
Carlsbad
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*Carlsbad, California, United States
*Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
*Carlsbad, Texas, United States
*Karlovy Vary
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,
California
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Faulkner
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,
Semi Precious Weapons
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,
Monster Truck
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, DJ Skratch N Sniff, FERAL VINCA,
Big B, OLEANDER, Emphatic, Lonely Kings,
Sammy Hagar
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,
Jim Lindberg
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, Cheating Daylight, Leogun, Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, 7Lions,
Redlight King,
Heaven's Basement
Heaven's Basement were an English rock band formed in 2008 and signed with Red Bull Records. Band members included Aaron Buchanan (vocals), Sid Glover (guitar, vocals), Rob Ellershaw (bass, backing vocals), and Chris Rivers (drums). The band sp ...
,
Michelle Delamor
The ninth season of '' American Idol'' premiered on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, and concluded on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, on Fox. Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Kara DioGuardi returned to the judging panel. Ellen DeGeneres joined the panel as ...
, Ed Hale and Transcendence, Porter Lori, Clay Priskorn, Beachwood Coyotes, The Negotiators,
The Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising, the Boxer Insurrection, or the Yihetuan Movement, was an anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by ...
, Eve to Adam, ACIDIC, Dig the Kid, Brand New Machine, Strange Native and D-Strutters.
2014
''(February's Triple A)'' Held at the Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront Resort and Spa
Carlsbad
Carlsbad may refer to:
*Carlsbad, California, United States
*Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
*Carlsbad, Texas, United States
*Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa ...
,
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
Featured Artists:
Arielle,
Atlas Road Crew
Atlas Road Crew is an American alternative rock- southern rock band based in Charleston, South Carolina. The band was founded in 2011 by Taylor Nicholson (vocals, guitar), Dave Beddingfield (guitar), Max Becker (bass guitar), Bryce James (piano) ...
,
Augustana, Aurora Barnes, Ben Babylon Band,
Beware of Darkness, Charlotte Sabina, Chris Assaad,
Common Kings
Common Kings are an American, Hawaiian, and Samoan reggae band from Orange County, California. The band's debut album, ''Lost in Paradise'', was nominated for a Grammy Award.
History Formation (2011)
Born in the South Pacific and raised in Or ...
, Dalton Cyr, Dez Money,
Eddie Money
Edward Joseph Mahoney (March 21, 1949 – September 13, 2019), known professionally as Eddie Money, was an American singer and songwriter who, in the 1970s and 1980s, had eleven Top 40 songs, including " Baby Hold On", " Two Tickets to Pa ...
, Eric Zayne,
Flagship
A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, characteristically a flag officer entitled by custom to fly a distinguishing flag. Used more loosely, it is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels, typically the f ...
, Franki Love, Galea Brown, Gary Calamar,
The Hold Steady
The Hold Steady is an American rock band originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, now based in Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2003. The band consists of Craig Finn (vocals, guitar), Tad Kubler (guitar), Galen Polivka (bass), Bobby Drake (drums), ...
, January Blu,
Jeremy Messersmith
Jeremy Messersmith is an American indie pop musician, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
Biography
Jeremy Messersmith was born in Charleston, South Carolina, United States, and grew up in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. He be ...
,
John Butler Trio
The John Butler Trio are an Australian roots/ rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler, an APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums, Gavin Shoesmith on bass and John Butler o ...
, Jonny Kaplan, Kahn Morbee, Kodaline, London Rose, Louise Goffin, The Mastersons, Needtobreathe, Nikki Lane,
The Parlotones
The Parlotones are a South African indie rock band from Johannesburg. Formed in 1998, the group consists of Kahn Morbee (vocals and rhythm guitar), Paul Hodgson (lead guitar), Glen Hodgson (bass guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), and Neil ...
, Porter Lori, RJ Comer, Rob Drabkin,
Robert Delong
Robert Charles Edward DeLong (born February 18, 1986) is an American electronic musician from Bothell, Washington and currently residing in Los Angeles, California. With a background in percussion and influences from a number of indie rock bands ...
, Shane Piasecki, Skratch N Sniff, Spencer Emmanuelle, Trevor Holmes, Vance Joy, Vintage Trouble, The Wind and the Wave,
Ziggy Marley
David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician, actor and philanthropist. He is the son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley. He led the family band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers until ...
.
''SXSW Sunset Sessions Alumni'' Held at The Paramount Theater in
Austin,
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
Featured Artists:
Alpha Rev, Bob Schneider,
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and its lead ...
, Louise Goffin,
The Parlotones
The Parlotones are a South African indie rock band from Johannesburg. Formed in 1998, the group consists of Kahn Morbee (vocals and rhythm guitar), Paul Hodgson (lead guitar), Glen Hodgson (bass guitar, keyboards, and backing vocals), and Neil ...
''(June's Rock and Alternative)'' Held at the Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront Resort and Spa in
Carlsbad
Carlsbad may refer to:
*Carlsbad, California, United States
*Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
*Carlsbad, Texas, United States
*Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa ...
,
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
Featured Artists:
Billy Gill, Black Bambooza,
Bushwalla
Billy Galewood is an American singer, songwriter and rapper from Cleveland, Ohio.
At the age of nine, Billy entered a youth theater group called "Kids on Broadway". Ten years later Billy migrated to New York City, where he studied musical thea ...
, Charlie Rae,
Dirty Heads
Dirty Heads is an American reggae rock band from Huntington Beach, California. Their debut album, ''Any Port in a Storm'', was released on September 23, 2008, by Executive Music Group (Fontana/Universal). Their newest album, '' Midnight Contro ...
, DJ Muggs, Galvanized Souls,
Gary Calamar ,
Godsmack
Godsmack is an American rock band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band is composed of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Sully Erna, bassist Robbie Merrill, lead guitarist Tony Rombola and drummer Shannon Larkin. Since its fo ...
, Heartist Hero The Band,
Jack Tempchin
Jack Tempchin is an American musician and singer-songwriter who wrote the Eagles song " Peaceful Easy Feeling" and co-wrote " Already Gone", "The Girl From Yesterday", "Somebody", and "It's Your World Now".
Career
During the Eagles' breakup pe ...
, Kathryn Dean, Kevin Wood, Letters From the Fire, MegaFauna, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Oh, Be Clever, Open Air Stereo, Raining Jane, Ryan Aderrey,
Scott Weiland
Scott Richard Weiland (; né Kline, October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter. During a career spanning three decades, Weiland was best known as the lead singer of the rock band Stone Temple Pilots from ...
and The Wildabouts,
Semi Precious Weapons
Semi Precious Weapons was an American rock band from New York City, New York, United States, consisting of Justin Tranter on vocals, Stevy Pyne on guitar, Cole Whittle on bass and Dan Crean on drums. Pyne replaced former guitarist, Aaron Lee Tasj ...
, Skratch N Sniff, The Last Internationale, The Last Year, The Whigs, The Young Presidents, TODDZERO, Twelve Foot Ninja, Wake the Sun, Welshly Arms, Whitebread
2015
Held at various hotels on the beach in
Tulum, Mexico
Tulum () is the largest community in the municipality of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is located on the Caribbean coast of the state, near the site of the archaeological ruins of Tulum.
History
As recently as the early 1990s, Tulum was a ...
. During the days, radio and music supervisors were treated to special acoustic performances by Kaleo, Panic is Perfect and others in the Life Source Retreats Yoga Studio. They also enjoyed yoga classes, were healed by shaman, and covered each other in Mayan clay.
Featured artists:
Half Moon Run
Half Moon Run is a Canadian indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec. The group is known for their heavy use of layered percussion, group vocal harmonies, and for playing multiple instruments during live performances.
Career 2009–2013: Forma ...
,
Kaleo (band)
Kaleo (stylized as KALEO) is an Icelandic blues rock Band (rock and pop), band which formed in Mosfellsbær in 2012. It consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Jökull Júlíusson, drummer David Antonsson, bassist Daniel Kristjansson, lead guita ...
,
Alpha Rev
Alpha Rev is an American alternative rock band from Austin, Texas, fronted by Casey McPherson (formerly of Endochine). McPherson remains the group's only consistent member, although historically the core members have also included Zak Loy on lea ...
,
Hollis Brown,
Gary Calamar, Panic is Perfect, Shawn Pereira, Buswalla, Micca, Austin Plaine, Tropo, Surreal McCoys, Bruce Sudano and The Candyman Band, Mateo Stevens, Bandikoro and Brett Ball. The event was Kaleo's introduction to the US music industry.
References
"Sunset Sessions Rock Concert" ''
San Diego 6
XETV-TDT (channels 6 and 16) is a television station located in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, broadcasting programs from Canal 5 and NU9VE. Its terrestrial signal also covers the San Diego, California area across the international b ...
'', United States, 8 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
"Los Angeles - Sunset Sessions Rock! in Carlsbad, CA: BLOG" ''
The Recording Academy
The Recording Academy (formally the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; abbreviated NARAS) is an American learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is famous for its Grammy A ...
'', United States, 13 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013
*Varga, Georg
"Sunset Sessions: Stars of Tomorrow?" ''
Union Tribune
''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' is a metropolitan daily newspaper published in San Diego, California, that has run since 1868.
Its name derives from a 1992 merger between the two major daily newspapers at the time, ''The San Diego Union'' a ...
'', United States, 6 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
*Godfrey, Sharif
"Stevie Nicks, Santana Ring in Sunset Sessions 2012 in Las Vegas" ''
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly large ...
'', United States, 9 November 2012. Retrieved on 14 May 2013.
*Escobar, Karl
"What Do Fun, Black Keys & Mraz Have in Common?" ''
Entertainment Tonight
''Entertainment Tonight'' (or simply ''ET'') is an American first-run syndicated news broadcasting newsmagazine program that is distributed by CBS Media Ventures throughout the United States and owned by Paramount Streaming. ET also airs in Aust ...
'', United States, 27 February 2013. Retrieved on 14 May 2013.
*Escobar, Karl
"Go Inside The Sunset Sessions" ''
Entertainment Tonight
''Entertainment Tonight'' (or simply ''ET'') is an American first-run syndicated news broadcasting newsmagazine program that is distributed by CBS Media Ventures throughout the United States and owned by Paramount Streaming. ET also airs in Aust ...
'', United States, 3 March 2013. Retrieved on 14 May 2013.
*Varga, Georg
"ONCE-PRIVATE CONCERTS OPEN TO PUBLIC" ''
Union Tribune
''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' is a metropolitan daily newspaper published in San Diego, California, that has run since 1868.
Its name derives from a 1992 merger between the two major daily newspapers at the time, ''The San Diego Union'' a ...
'', United States, 26 April 2013. Retrieved on 14 May 2013.
*Varga, Georg
"Sunset Sessions to rock Belly Up" ''
Union Tribune
''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' is a metropolitan daily newspaper published in San Diego, California, that has run since 1868.
Its name derives from a 1992 merger between the two major daily newspapers at the time, ''The San Diego Union'' a ...
'', United States, 25 April 2013. Retrieved on 14 May 2013.
*Varga, Georg
"Jason Mraz is building a foundation" ''
Union Tribune
''The San Diego Union-Tribune'' is a metropolitan daily newspaper published in San Diego, California, that has run since 1868.
Its name derives from a 1992 merger between the two major daily newspapers at the time, ''The San Diego Union'' a ...
'', United States, 2 December 2011. Retrieved on 14 May 2013.
"Sunset Sessions San Francisco at the Grand Hyatt Union Square" ''
The Recording Academy
The Recording Academy (formally the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; abbreviated NARAS) is an American learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is famous for its Grammy A ...
'', United States, 12 February 2013. Retrieved on 14 May 2013.
*Guillermo, Mat
"Cosmopolitan opening 'Sunset Sessions' to public" ''
Fox 5 Las Vegas
KVVU-TV (channel 5) is a television station licensed to Henderson, Nevada, United States, serving the Las Vegas area as an affiliate of the Fox network. Owned by Gray Television, the station maintains studios at the Broadcast Center on West Sunse ...
'', United States, 9 August 2012. Retrieved on 14 May 2013.
*Fong-Torres, Be
"Radio in the digital age: sync and swim" ''
San Francisco Chronicle
The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young. The pap ...
'', United States, 31 March 2013. Retrieved on 14 May 2013.
*Shamona, Roni
"'Sunset Sessions' coming to The Cosmopolitan" ''
KTNV-TV
KTNV-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, affiliated with ABC. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside Laughlin-licensed Ion Television owned-and-operated station KMCC (channel 34). KTNV-T ...
'', United States, 7 November 2012. Retrieved on 14 May 2013.
*Domanik, Andre
"Music convention Sunset Sessions brings influencers and artists to Las Vegas" ''
Las Vegas Sun
The ''Las Vegas Sun'' is one of the Las Vegas Valley's two daily subscription newspapers. It is owned by the Greenspun family and is affiliated with Greenspun Media Group. The paper published afternoons on weekdays from 1990 to 2005 and is n ...
'', United States, 9 August 2012. Retrieved on 14 May 2013.
"The Inaugural Sunset Sessions Rock! Kicks Off June 2nd" ''All Access'', United States, 31 May 2011. Retrieved on 15 May 2013.
"
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music ...
", United States, 24 August 2012.
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