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Olympia, WA-based love rock duo Oklahoma Scramble formed in 1986, teaming singer/lead guitarist Jenny Seymore — a unique performer whose vocal lines corresponded precisely with her guitar leads — and rhythm guitarist Argon Steel
If one thing spelled instant fame in Sweden in the early 2000s it was an appearance on Swedish Idol, and this was certainly the case for Ola Svensson (aka Ola), who became a celebrity in his homeland following his stint on the 2005 edition of the show
Ola Podrida, the brainchild of David Wingo, was born in early 2005, after Wingo had returned to his native Texas from New York Although he had played instruments throughout high school and college and even composed the scores for friend David Gordon Green’s movies George Washington, All the Real Girls, and Undertow, he had yet to make anything as a singer or songwriter
Started the Raster label with prolific German producer Frank Bretschneider in 1996 and records as Beytone and also as a member of both Signal and Produkt, alongside Bretschneider and Carston Nicolai
After selling insurance for 11 years, singer Olaf Henning wrote the uplifting dance-pop song “Der Clown (Die Manege Ist Leer)” and landed a recording contract with Polydor
One of the most popular bands in the alternative country movement’s rock & roll wing, Old 97’s hailed from Dallas and drew their inspiration from classic country, bar band rock, the raw sound of early punk, and — especially on their later records — the tight songcraft of power pop
Mountain music revivalists Old Crow Medicine Show spin traditional folk and bluegrass yarns with a rock & roll attitude Critter Fuqua (vocals/banjo/resonator guitar), Kevin Hayes (guitjo), Morgan Jahnig (upright bass), Ketch Secor (vocals/fiddle/harmonica/banjo), and Willie Watson (vocals/guitar/banjo) may specialize in rags, hollers, and pre-World War II blues but they were weaned on Nirvana and Public Enemy
Crafting a sound that borrows from classic Northwestern punk like the Wipers as well as hints of vintage garage rock, surf, and rockabilly, Olympia, WA’s Old Haunts formed with the lineup of singer/guitarist Craig Extine, bassist Scott Seckington, and drummer Danny Sasaki
Originally formed in New Mexico by guitarist/vocalist Aaron Turner (Isis) and drummer Santos Montano, the Massachusetts-based group Old Man Gloom has since expanded into a sort of supergroup among the Boston hardcore/metalcore scene
Having gotten their start in 1999 at the St Louis University, Old Man Joe was a collaboration between a number of friends who wanted to jam on some old bluegrass, blues, and country numbers