Local Music - "Light Outside" by Wakey! Wakey!

Genre: Acoustic/Folk/Pop
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Latest Album: Almost Everything (2010)
Label: Family Records
Other Notable Songs: "War Sweater" and "Brooklyn"

Fun Fact: Mike Grubbs (Wakey! Wakey!) is currently on tour with pop artist Jenny Owen Youngs. To promote their tour, she covered his "Dance So Good", while he covered her song "Led to the Sea". Both songs are available for download for FREE online.

Wakey! Wakey! Website HERE.

Wakey!Wakey! - Light Outside from VsTheBrain on Vimeo.

International - "Overpass" by John Steel Singers

Genre: Indie Rock/Pop
Hometown: Brisbane, Australia
Latest Album: Tangalooma (2010)
Label: Dew Process
Other Notable Songs: "Rainbow Kraut"

Fun Fact: Lead singer, Tim Morrissey, had a toy horse as a child which he named John Steel, which provided inspiration for the band's name.

John Steel Singers Website HERE.

Acoustic - "Limit to Your Love" by James Blake

Genre: Indie/Jazz/Soul
Hometown: London, England
Latest Album: CMYK (2010)
Label: Hemlock Records
Other Notable Songs: "CYMK" and "I Only Know (What I Know Now)"

Fun Fact: At only 22 years old, James Blake has already released 3 EPs and has recorded and mixed all of his tracks at home on his personal computer.

James Blake Website HERE.

Cover - "Just" by Mark Ronson feat. Phantom Planet

Original: "Just" by Radiohead

Genre: Jazz/Hip Hop/Alternative
Hometown: London, England/New York, NY
Latest Album: Record Collection (2010)
Label: Sony
Other Notable Songs: "Oh My God" (feat. Lily Allen) and "Bang Bang Bang"

Fun Fact: A DJ, producer and guitarist, Mark Ronson was voted the most stylish man in UK by GQ magazine. He attributes his personal style to close friend Patrick van Reijendam, a Dutch fashion designer based in London.

Mark Ronson Website HERE.



Watch the Original by Radiohead HERE.

New Favorite - "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

Genre: Alternative/Indie Folk
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Latest Album: Up From Below (2009)
Label: Rough Trade Records
Other Notable Songs: "40 Day Dream"

Fun Fact: On June 5, 2009, the band released "Desert Song", a music video which is part 1 of a 12-part feature-length musical.

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Website HERE.

Local Music - "I'm The One You Should've Let Go" by Zach Williams

Genre: Folk/R&B/Rock
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Latest Album: Story Time (2009)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "Hospital", "Dirty Feet" and "James"

Fun Fact: As part of the Anti*Pop Music Festival, Brooklyn, NY's Zach Williams performs his unreleased song "I'm The One You Should've Let Go". He says that his music represents the communities he has had the privilege to pass through, experience, and the ones he is still holding on to.

Zach Williams Website HERE.

International - "70 Million" by Hold Your Horses!

Genre: Alternative/Bluegrass/Country
Hometown: Paris, France
Latest Album: Hold Your Horses! EP (2010)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "Officer, Officer"

Fun Fact: Hold Your Horses! blew up virally when they released their video for "70 Million" on Vimeo. By recreating some of the most famous paintings in art history, this relatively unknown band they gained nearly 30,000 views within two weeks after posting it online in March 2010. They shot the video in a parking garage in Paris, using chalk boards for backdrops.

Hold Your Horses! Website HERE.