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Late Night Alumni
Salt Lake City, UT
San Francisco, CA
Label - Quiet City Recordings

OK, tonight is definitely Martini’s and Late Night Alumni a funky lounge quartet hailing from Salt Lake City and San Fran. Oh I am glad I stumbled upon these cats. The smokey, rainy-day melodies of ‘I Knew You When’ had me hooked from the first note. I’m listening to ‘Seemingly Sleepy’ a equally chill but more upbeat cut. Reminds me of more than a few stays at the Hudson Hotel in NYC. What a find! I would travel great distances to catch these guys live for sure. Most certainly check out their album ‘Empty Streets’ available on iTunes

Oh No Not Stereo
Hollywood, CA
Label - Takeover Records

Oh No Not Stereo is a straight-up refreshing take on the Grunge/Pop genre I love from the 90’s. Listen to ‘Where Are You’ and you’ll think Blink-182 meets David Draiman from Disturbed on vox. Next I dove into ‘Every Link In The Chain’ and was equally impressed with how well these guys have orchestrated their music and lyrics. Their latest cuts ‘Brothers’, a hardcutting/bass induced preach and ‘I Can’t Say’, a toned down ONNS are versions of all good things to come with this band. Certainly impressive and I’ll be watching closely. Head on over to iTunes for all their music. Head on over to Fierce.com to check out more Oh No Not Stereo!

Olav Basoski
Amsterdam/Netherlands
Label - Rootz Records

Now I’m completely convinced Amsterdam has cornered the DJ market! WOW, I’ve been rockin out to Olav Basoski all day and I can’t get enough of this cat. Stop what your doing go to Beatport and grab the high-energy, rasta-injected dance tune ‘Waterman’. Seriously, be prepared to break it down where ever you are. I happened to be right in the middle of Suburban Station in Philly on my way into work and I certainly got some looks. Olav spends most of his time these days as the founder and creative behind Rootz Records and keeps his addicted fan base drugged with a steady stream of incredible hits. Me want more please!

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Erick E
Amsterdam/Netherlands
Label - Spinnin’/R&G Electronics/Tiger/Gusto/Rootz

I’m beginning to think the Dutch have cornered the DJ market. Last month we delivered on DJ Tiesto and now we bring you the equally talented Erick E. Hailing from Amsterdam, Erick E began his career in 1986 as a Hip/Hop DJ and in three short years won the Dutch DMC Champoinship. This guy has an impressive background, accomplishments and collaborators (he’s worked with the likes of Deep Dish, David Morales and Felix Da Housecat). I’m hoping someone can post a comment of where I can getmy hands on this cats music for my iPod cuz I just can’t find it anywhere. In the meantime check out the HouseQuake official dvd preview (BLM 09-2) ftr Erike E..hot stuff, I have to get here at some point.