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Mark Zampella : Tone Poems for Fuzzy Guitar

Layered electric guitar textures and Frippian soundscapes pervade this ambient release. Mellow and angular at once.

Philip Leber : Emerging Voices

Swamp Donkie : Swamp Donkie (feat. “Big Daddy” Jay Tinsman)

John Whiteleather’s new band Swamp Donkie has released its first cd. A collection of seven songs originals songs. John has toured Europe through the years with his rockabilly band, The King Rats. Back in USA now the new band is Swamp Donkie!

Tales of Highways and Low Roads (BAAMO)

Pack up the car and hit the road because this collection of 20 originals will make you want to drive all night. Unreleased treasures from Tampa Bay artists with established national followings (Ronny Elliott, Have Gun Will Travel, Rebekah Pulley, the Sleepy Vikings) share the lanes with up-and-coming favorites and a few new faces. Styles range from Americana to Indie, Pop, Reggae and Rock ‘n Roll. Featuring Sarasota bands Have Gun Will Travel, The Human Condition, Sons of Hippies, and Bud Buckley.

Barry Johnson : Tenacious Grace

Finally, a new Christian rock/ worship sound that breaks a few molds and create some new ones with tasty guitar work, soulful B3 organ, and infectious rhythmic textures sure to turn heads and convert hearts addicted to musical mediocrity.

The Psychotropic Band : Established Unknown

World Collision : On Fire

On this release, World Collision has seamlessly fused the sounds of primitive tribal hand drums, didgeridoo, flutes and other world music instrumentation with modern hard rock edge of Led Zeppelin and Tool, and the art-rock feel of Pink Floyd.

Cabal : Cabal

Two flamenco guitars strum rhythmically, filling out the deep grooves created by electric bass and cajon. The smoky, sultry, and powerful vocals tell the tales of life and love, sometimes in English, sometimes in Spanish. Blazing solos add the final layer of sophistication to these catchy and engaging songs.

Ben Hammond : Solo at Stone Mt. Arts Center

Singer / Songwriter / Beatboxer / Looper takes the stage at the breathtaking Stone Mountain Arts Center armed only with his acoustic guitar, voice and loop pedal. This Live 2-Disc CD/DVD ranges from New Zealand Reggae to Folk-Jazz to A Cappella Hip-Hop.

Villanova Junction : 11:11

Electrical psychedelic juices mixed with a frosty glass of cheap old school Rock & Roll. A very wide arrangement of material some of which include strings, sexual harmonies, guitar feedback, acoustical melodies and snappy 60′s beats.