Sammy Brue (Ogden, UT) — Folk/Americana After being described as an Americana prodigy at 14 by Rolling Stone Magazine, Sammy Brue has gone on to perform across the United States, including Summerfest 2015, Newport Folk Festival, and the upcoming ReverbNation CONNECT showcase at CMJ.
Ogden Payne (Austin, TX) — Hip-Hop/Soul Ogden Payne’s smooth blend of hip-hop and soul caught the ears of ReverbNation CONNECT, landing him on stage at Summerfest and CMJ. You can check out an exclusive stream of his latest track, “All Night,” on his ReverbNation profile.
Thaddeus Anna Greene (Cleveland, OH) — Rock/Blues This blues-influenced rock outfit performed as part of ReverbNation CONNECT’s CMJ showcase, “Afternoon Delight,” at NYC’s Rockwood Music Hall.
The Sun Parade (Northampton, MA) — Indie Pop NPR recently profiled this band’s latest single, “Heart’s Out,” which they described as “a soaring, open-hearted” song, with “moments of hushed suspension and full-throttle release.”
Ben R. Mackie (Brooklyn, NY) — Folk Brooklyn-based folk singer Ben R. Mackie performed at the ReverbNation CONNECT CMJ showcase, “Afternoon Delight,” at Rockwood Music Hall in New York City.
Secret Weapons (Brooklyn, NY) — Pop/Rock Brooklyn’s Secret Weapons were recently featured on Neon Gold Records’ blog for their song “Something New,” which was described as “uplifting power pop at it’s most powerful.” The band also recently made it to the top 10 on Spotify’s “Viral Hits” list.
Smooth Hound Smith (Nashville, TN) — Americana/Blues Americana/Blues duo Smooth Hound Smith were selected to perform at Live On The Green, a major festival set in their hometown of Nashville, TN. They also recently appeared on Peluso Microphone Lab’s Yellow Couch Sessions where they performed “Gettin’ Around.”
AYER (New York, NY) — Electro-Pop The video for AYER’s latest single (“Shotgun 2 My Heart”) debuted on Out Magazine and was later also featured on The Huffington Post.
Bombadil (Wilson, NC) — Folk North Carolina-based folk pop two-piece Bombadil are touring across the US with stops at Brick & Mortar in San Francisco, Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, and Rough Trade in New York City. Their music has been recently featured in several national publications, including Relix Magazine and Pop Matters.
Andy Allo (Los Angeles, CA) — Pop Coming off several recent features in The Advocate, Essence, and Indie Wire, songwriter Andy Allo’s latest video for “Don’t Ever Say” was featured in Teen Vogue, who described the video as “heartbreakingly gorgeous.”
