Let everyone know who you are, where you are from and what style of music you play.

We are Cameras, Guns, & Radios and we are from Augusta, GA. We are a rock band.

What do you do for fun? You know…besides music?

I love to travel and experience new places. It’s nice when a show has us traveling to a new place. Then I can do both at the same time!

What was the last song you listened to?

“#41” by the Dave Matthews Band.

What did you listen to when you were younger? What do you listen to now? Have your tastes changed?

I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s. So, I started with a healthy dose of hair metal but quickly moved to more old school rap and R&B. Mid-90’s I went through another phase where I was listening to a lot of old and new country music. These days I listen to some new rock but also listen to a lot of 90’s rock. Some of my favorite bands of all time are Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and a lot of other “grunge” bands. My tastes in music have definitely changed over the years. These days I tend to go with more classic sounds in any genre versus trendier music.

Was there an “ah-ha” moment in your life when you knew music would be the path you were going to walk?

After high school I didn’t play my drums for about 15 years. It was a long break and I never was sure if or when I would play them again. But, I kept my old drumset for all those years and I met a guy at work who shared an interest in music. So we started jamming one day and that ultimately led to me picking the drumsticks back up. And now after being back into it for about 10 years I don’t see myself taking another long break like that again. I do have a “day” job too. But, as long as I am able to make good music and have fun doing it I will continue to play stages.

How did you hear about Music Tree Fest?

I heard about MusicTree back in 2012. We played it last year and are headed back this year. I heard about it on Facebook somehow. I don’t remember exactly where. It might have been through someone else’s newsfeed.

How do you feel about being a part of Music Tree Festival?

This will be our second year in a row playing MusicTree so obviously we are excited to be a part of it. The event is well-organized and poised to be an annual event for years to come.

Do you have plans for Bonnaroo?

I won’t be able to attend Bonnaroo this year. But I definitely like being part of the Manchester scene that week before Bonnaroo. I can just smell the music in the air!

Do you have an album available? Where can we get it? Where can people connect with you online?

People can find our music on iTunes, CDBaby, and other online outlets. Or, they can also go to www.camerasgunsandradios.com to find our music, show dates, etc. We released our first album earlier this year. We will have copies at MusicTree for people who would like one!

Any last thoughts? Shout outs?

Mark: We’d like to give a shout out to the MusicTree team for having us back! We enjoyed the hospitality last year and look forward to an even better event this year!

Great To The End by Mistletoes and Warheads is a self-proclaimed “epic rock opera” that falls a bit short of that title.

Mistletoes and Warheads is an independent garage rock band from Rochester, New York.

Back in 2011, Nelson Scott began this adventure as a solo project but after releasing a few albums, he became discouraged and decided to take a break.

It was then he was approached by drummer Justin Au-Yeung. After jamming out with Andrew Love, the crew decided it was time to continue to rock.

Before I get into the album, here is the band’s official synopsis of Great To The End.

I definitely appreciate the rawness and unfiltered creativity found when jamming out to some garage rock, but when I read the band’s bio it said:

MW can be best described as the best thing to happen to your ears, ever.

Unfortunately, it is quite far from the the best thing to happen to my ears but that does not knock the talent or songwriting abilities of this group of rockers. They show promise.

They definitely have heart. And a lot of thought and passion was poured into this album, but it’s better to stay humble than to proclaim you have the greatest sound ever [just a tip].

So what’s so bad about it?

Not too much actually. The music jams. I can not deny that, but the vocals are hit and miss…and too much reverb muddy’s up the vocals and makes it impossible to get into the “story” behind the “opera”.

At times the vocal sounds on point but as soon as you start feeling it something happens and it’s gone… 24 minutes in and I was ready to turn it off and move on with my day.

But let me get back to the music and the potential this group shows.

These guys can jam. They are quite creative. And with the amount of thought they put into this album [attempting a "rock opera"] shows they are willing to go above and beyond to create something unique and not necessarily in-the-box.

My biggest beef with this album is that the band created this hype and then when I pushed play I was very disappointed.

In order to achieve “epic rock opera” status, there will need to be improvements including [but not limited to] 1) better, cleaner, consistently in key vocals; 2) small improvements to the mix and overall production; and 3) enough humility to not call yourself the best thing to ever happen to my ears.

When The Who created Tommy, they did not sit down and say “we are going to make a rock opera”. That’s just what the media and society decided to label it. It was epic, it was unique, and it was revolutionary for its time.

Just food for thought.

Connect with the band on Facebook or visit their website.

These cats rock some alt country sounds like nobody’s business. Look out, Mumford, there’s a new band in town! Hot pickin’ on a variety of instruments and styles compliment lyrics from ballads to rockin country blues, and I swear I hear a certain Mid-Western punk sound in there, too.

Y’all give ‘em a listen and don’t miss them in Manchester, TN   Stage & Time | New Music On Tap Lounge | Friday | 5:20PM

Before they came together in 2012 as NOCONA, husband-and-wife team, Chris and Adrienne Isom, along with charismatic southern-native, Annie Rothschild, were 3/4’s of the LA based Roots-Folk-Punk band Paladino, who ended their time together playing the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee. Longtime friend and accomplished drummer, Justin Smith (Old Californio, The Seeds) joined Chris, Adrienne and Annie as NOCONA, now an energetic Americana-Rock group that delivers a free spirited attitude, up-tempo tunes and infectious hooks that are brimming with heartfelt emotion and honesty, …noconamusic/news “

MusicTree Festival will be going down June 7 – 11 in Manchester, Tennessee. We will be publishing info and features about the bands as we close in on this event. Feel free to check out our coverage from 2012.

Let everyone know who you are, where you are from and what style of music you play.

Matt Rose: ” I’m from Shelbyville, TN. I play rock/grunge “

Ryan Frizzell: ” I’m from Shelbyville, TN. I play what the monkeys in my head tell me to, and they’re a rowdy bunch, I tell ya what. “

What do you do for fun? You know…besides music?

Matt Rose: “Currently going to school for video production”

Ryan Frizzell: ” I am currently making alot of mixed media art. I’ve had 2 exhibits in the past couple of months. You can currently checkout some of my work at Two Tone art gallery on Lytle st. in Murfreesboro, or online ( Facebook, Tumblr. ), under “the Rhinovirus”. “

What was the last song you listened to?

Matt: “Graveyard disciples” by Black Label Society

Ryan: “John, I’m Only Dancing” by David Bowie

What did you listen to when you were younger? What do you listen to now? Have your tastes changed?

Matt: “When I was younger I listened to 90′s “alternative” rock (Cake, Beck, Ween, Nirvana ), I listen to local bands from the area, and I prefer more metal bands now though.

Ryan: “I listened to alot of the Eagles, ZZ Top, Prince, Steve Miller Band, AC DC, Boston, Genesis, Van Halen, Eddie Money and Bryan Adams growing up. My dad played in a band when he was younger, and had good taste in music, and my mother was always “jammin’” , or dancing to some sort of boogie.

I listen to a little of everything. I can usually find something in any style of music that I like.”

Was there an “ah-ha” moment in your life when you knew music would be the path you were going to walk?

Rikki: “Music had always been a huge part of my life since I was a wee little Rikki. I think It really hit my when I was watching Slipknots Disasterpieces DvD. They just had so much energy and it was powerful. I thought to myself: “That looks fun! I wanna do that.”

Matt: ” My “ah-ha” moment was when I first saw the “Smells like Teen Spirit” video. It hit me like a sack of spaghetti. That’s when I knew I had spaghetti all over me “

Ryan: ” It was either watching this guy play ”Secret Agent Man” on guitar at a Shelbyville, TN ”Hee-Haw & Howdy” performance, or watching my friend’s band Exciting as Montana (Which I later played bass in. ) rehearse in an old barn back in the summer of 1996. “

How did you hear about Music Tree Fest?

Rikki: ” My buddies Ryan Frizzell and Matt Rose introduced me to it. I’m very grateful. “

Ryan: ” I saw a post online about a new music & arts festival coming to Manchester, Tn, and they were looking for local acts to perform “

Matt: ” I heard about it through Ryan “

How do you feel about being a part of Music Tree Festival?

Rikki: ” It feels amazing! This isn’t my first rodeo, but Music Tree Fest always has an unparalleled energy that I haven’t found anywhere else. “

Ryan: ” I am very grateful. I have met some great friends, I’ve heard & been turned on to some awesome bands, and I’ve had a blast while doing so. All thanks to a common love of music & art.”

Matt: “I’m super duper stoked to kick out the jams again this year!”

Do you have plans for Bonnaroo?

Rikki: “Not at the moment.”

Ryan: ” When tickets are affordable, and they have more bands in the line up that I care for. I saw Paul McCartney is playing this year. I’ve always wanted to see a Beatle, especially Sir Paul perform. I may go one day. I’d rather be rocking from the stage though.”

Matt: “I have no plans”

Do you have an album available? Where can we get it? Where can people connect with you online?

Rikki: “We have tons of demos available online at Reverbnation, SoundCloud, and Facebook. “

Any last thoughts? Shout outs?

Rikki: “I want to think Ryan and Matt for giving me the wonderful opportunity to play in the Buddy System, a project they’ve worked on for quite some time now. My mom and dad for inspiring me to do more with myself and give me that push i really needed. My grandfather for giving me the first guitar I had ever owned. All my friends who’ve been by my side all these years. And lastly the fans, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be doing this. Thanks guys. One love.”

Ryan: ” I would like to thank my band of buddies, my family, Wes Carter, Ryan French, Josh Smotherman, and every other branch on the Music Tree that has helped artists like ourselves reach out to a crowd we otherwise might not have had an opportunity to meet, or rock. I hope everyone gets an opportunity to use the Buddy System, and climb the Music Tree “

Matt: ” I’d like to thank everyone involved with Music Tree, and I’d like to thank my band. You guys rock & I couldn’t do it without you “

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IC-NYC Chapter is proud to bring an Artist Showcase to Cake Shop, 152 Ludlow Street, NYC, NY for the first of in a series of Summer Music Business Workshops & Artist Showcases.

For more information about this event, our monthly workshops & showcases, the speakers & artists participating in our Summer Music Business Workshops & Artist Showcases visit our website www.IndieConnectNYC.com

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In 2013 I started again producing electronic music, having a few other attempts in the previous years (2000, 2011 and 2012). Currently this is just a hobby, I’m doing this in my free time and I love the way it feels when my mind is translated into music appreciated by other people.

I’ve been always a fan of many different music styles like electronic, hip-hop, classical, rock, etc, but if I would need to mention one band that has influenced my eagerness to create electronic music it would definitely be The Prodigy.

I hope you will enjoy my music and I’d love to hear your thoughts about it.
Stay tuned… more music is coming… http://www.reverbnation.com/razvanstroie

Razvan said he wanted to just focus on the music and let it speak.

I gave all the tracks a few listens, and try as I might, I just can’t get into it. There are some redeeming factors like crazy sounds and some decent breaks, but to be honest all the tracks sound half-finished – and that is hard to do in the modern world of “it sounds like a million bucks right out of the box” software recording.

The lead off song, “Endless” is actually rather nice, a good song well put together with a great vocal.

The other four tracks, sadly let me down. On the bright side, I could hear some lyrics and hiphop style vocals fitting rather nicely, and perhaps making some dope tunes.

I’m not used to having to review [what I consider] incomplete projects, so hopefully my comments can be taken as constructive criticism.

There are good points here, but nothing about the project seems finished, thus that’s all I really have to say.

MusicTree Festival will be going down June 7 – 11 in Manchester, Tennessee. We will be publishing info and features about the bands as we close in on this event. Feel free to check out our coverage from 2012.

Let everyone know who you are, where you are from and what style of music you play.

We both live in Nashville, and we have hard time genrefying ourselves.

What do you do for fun? You know…besides music?

We’re pretty low budget hangers. We like to build fires, listen to records, and drinks lots of jumex. We find it pretty easy to have a good time, most places.

What was the last song you listened to?

Up Around the Bend by Hanoi Rocks.

What did you listen to when you were younger? What do you listen to now? Have your tastes changed?

We both went through a phase of being enraptured by Celtic Woman when we were kids. I would have to say that gratefully, our tastes have changed a little since then. Lately around the house we have been digging into Gram Parsons, The Illusion, The Eurythmics…Lots of stuff.

Was there an “ah-ha” moment in your life when you knew music would be the path you were going to walk?

Not really, music has always been our lives.

How did you hear about Music Tree Fest?

The internet

How do you feel about being a part of Music Tree Festival?

We are excited to play with and to so many other musicians.

Do you have plans for Bonnaroo?

If you’ll help us hop the fence?

Do you have an album available? Where can we get it? Where can people connect with you online?

We have songs available on soundcloud and we have an E.P. for sale at our shows. Our full length album is due to be released June 21st.

Any last thoughts? Shout outs?

“Take care of yourself, and each other” -Jerry Springer

Three independent albums, 7 featured singles on 6 different international releases, and a lot of love from [loyal] fans on both sides of the planet, JoyFocus will be entering your radar soon (if they haven’t already).

Since their 2001 debut, Chicago duo Rikk Currence (musician) and Holly Joy (singer) have been making more moves and creating more awesome music than most bands with a full support staff…

Their new single, Love Song Cliche, opens up with a short piano riff that seems to be setting the mood for…well…a cliche love song?

…but then the doors are blown open by a gritty, distorted guitar and from that moment forward we are treated to an epic, dramatic piece of songwriting fit for a big arena as appropriately as it fits into headphones for a gripping adventure through sound.

Rikk and Holly are not to be taken lightly.

Holly’s vocals are as powerful and moving as Rikk’s guitar tones and engineering work. If you haven’t heard these guys before, now would be a great time to start catching up!

Find JoyFocus on Facebook or Twitter then head over to their website.

Any time I hear an acoustic guitar accompanied by orchestral instrumentation in a pristine mix, I feel great inside.

The Jinxes must have heard my call for something a little different and refreshing because on this EP they definitely Send Me A Sign.

When the disc ends with the song Send Me A Sign and I hear an equally awesome mix of video game-esque layered sounds  dancing around behind that awesome sounding acoustic guitar, I have to double check to make sure I’m listening to the same album…

It all blends so well together I’m left wanting 4 more songs once it stops spinning. So how long do I have to wait to hear the next 4 songs?

Teaming up with producer/engineer Andy Zenczak at Gadgetbox Studios in Santa Cruz, The Jinxes also brought in Grammy winner Barry Phillips to create the string arrangements as well as a full complement of session musicians.

The result is what happens when love and music come together as one to create harmony.

Deanna Ross wears many hats as a songwriter, dancer, choreographer, teacher, proud birthmom, and super-blessed daughter, sister and friend! She also just started her first novel.

Deanna had been hosting an open mic night for quite some time. That’s when Kevin Smith showed up.

After forming a writer’s group to focus on lyrics and songcrafting, Kevin and Deanna emerged not only as The Jinxes but as a couple.

Want to know how they got their name?

Go grab your copy of Send Me A Sign then connect with the band on Facebook or Twitter. Better yet, visit their website.

MusicTree Festival will be going down June 7 – 11 in Manchester, Tennessee. We will be publishing info and features about the bands as we close in on this event. Feel free to check out our coverage from 2012.

Let everyone know who you are, where you are from and what style of music you play.

We are apollo and Lacuna and we are from Nashville, TN. Our current lineup includes myself, Josh Keas on guitar/vocals, Sam Barker on guitar, Brett Ellis on bass and Cullen Dehart on drums. We believe in incorporating all styles of music, but you’d best recognize us as an indie-blues folk hybrid.

What do you do for fun? You know…besides music?

We enjoy all other kinds of art: movies, books, GOOD tv shows, paintings, etc. I used to enjoy sports, but with an arthritic knee I’ve kind of given up on those sorts of activities.

What was the last song you listened to?

Pyramid Song – Radiohead, my friend Josh Dent recorded a cello exclusive cover of it and I preceded to listen to the original moments after.

What did you listen to when you were younger? What do you listen to now? Have your tastes changed?

My taste has changed incredibly, when I was a kid I listened to DC Talk, Audio Adrenaline, and Jars of Clay. As I got older I started listening to Metallica, AFI, and Iron Maiden. But now that I’m fully grown, I enjoy Peter Gabriel, Iron & Wine, and Dave Matthews Band most of all.

Was there an “ah-ha” moment in your life when you knew music would be the path you were going to walk?

When I started playing guitar around 12 years old, I just knew it’s what I’d be doing till I died. No one made me say so or challenged my time spent doing so, but I always just kind of knew. Here I am 12 years later with a full time job invested in writing, performing, and producing.

How did you hear about Music Tree Fest?

Craigslist! The gold mine full of mostly coal!

How do you feel about being a part of Music Tree Festival?

I’m excited at the opportunity to be a part of Music Tree Festival!

Do you have plans for Bonnaroo?

Sadly, I do not. Too much work to do!

Do you have an album available? Where can we get it? Where can people connect with you online?

We have two albums, Of Lions and Liberty and A Haunted EP, both available at apolloandLacuna.com Facebook is always a good connection medium!

Any last thoughts? Shout outs?

Make sure you all get what you came for, which is good music!