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Editor’s Note: Moon City Smugglers will be performing at Sound The Groove’s 21+/ SOUND THE GROOVE | HARD ROCK SEATTLE [SEATTLE, WA] on March, 27th 2020! Be sure to check them out, along with other amazing artists from the area! If you’d like to perform with Groove, contact us here.

Not so long ago, two gentlemen by the names of Elliot Jarvimaki and Chris Young were looking for two members to fill a group that they had been working on since 2016. In the summer of 2018 their prayers were answered in the form of Jory Northrup a great local musician who they had been told of by a mutual friend, Jory fit in right away on drums and they immediately began looking for a singer. Like magic, a great man with a great voice was found by Elliot’s sister, and she brought him to their attention. After just a couple times jamming together they knew something great was happening, they all just seemed to mesh right away without much effort. Then came the songwriting, with everyone’s background being a little different but the core being basically the same, they were able to start piecing together some great tunes. Shortly after the first song was written a name popped up, The Moon City Smugglers, and they’ve been so ever since, writing in the same great style they started with, and are on the road to becoming an amazing group that no one will be able to deny.

Editor’s Note: Moon City Smugglers will be performing at Sound The Groove’s 21+/ SOUND THE GROOVE | HARD ROCK SEATTLE [SEATTLE, WA] on March, 27th 2020! Be sure to check them out, along with other amazing artists from the area! If you’d like to perform with Groove, contact us here.

Editor’s Note: Emmrose will be performing at Sound The Groove’s 18+/ SUNDAY FUNDAY BASH | KNITTING FACTORY [BROOKLYN, NY] on February, 23rd 2020! Be sure to check them out, along with other amazing artists from the area! If you’d like to perform with Groove, contact us here.

With soaring vocals and intricate melodies, you might be surprised to find that singer-songwriter Emmrose is a sixteen year old living in New York City, attending La Guardia High School as a junior. Blending a wide range of pop, indie rock and alternative influences, her sound defies a singular genre, drawing listeners in with poetic lyrics and interwoven harmonies.

Her debut EP Hopeless Romantics is to be released on March 20th, 2020. The title track was released as a single in late 2019, delivering a “stirring sense of destiny” as MP3 Hugger described, making Emmrose an “illustration of a prodigious talent”. As Come Here Floyd commented, “her bold methods of arrangement is indie, modern, nostalgic, and nuanced” making her “captivatingly bright” and a promise of what’s to come.

Emmrose is a Secret Road artist for sync licensing.

Photo credit: Shervin Lainez@shervinfoto

Editor’s Note: Emmrose will be performing at Sound The Groove’s 18+/ SUNDAY FUNDAY BASH | KNITTING FACTORY [BROOKLYN, NY] on February, 23rd 2020! Be sure to check them out, along with other amazing artists from the area! If you’d like to perform with Groove, contact us here.

Editor’s Note: Mike Rocket will be performing in Sound The Groove New York’s 21+/ SINGER SONGWRITER NIGHT | DROM NYC [NEW YORK, NY] on February, 26th 2020! Be sure to check them out, along with other amazing artists from the area! If you’d like to perform with Groove, contact us here.

Mike Rocket is a unique artist in that he’s the only artist ever to have shown up at The TODAY Show nearly 50 times to promote himself, many of those times with his red “Mike Rocket” guitar. He’s often been compared to a young Bruce Springsteen in his image. His performance and songwriting resemble some of the great classic rockers including Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Jackson Browne, Bob Seger, and even “The Boss”. Rocket’s cover of Springsteen’s “Give The Girl A Kiss” is regularly played on Sirius XM Channel 20: E Street Radio. His theme song for Steve Trevelise is played weeknights on NJ101.5. Festivals Mike Rocket has played to date include SXSW, CMJ, and Firefly Music Festival. Locally, he’s a regular at City Winery and The Stone Pony. Official Website: www.mikerocket.com

Photo by Conni Freestone

Editor’s Note: Mike Rocket will be performing in Sound The Groove New York’s 21+/ SINGER SONGWRITER NIGHT | DROM NYC [NEW YORK, NY] on February, 26th 2020! Be sure to check them out, along with other amazing artists from the area! If you’d like to perform with Groove, contact us here.

Editor’s Note: Lion of Judah Band will be performing at Sound The Groove’s 21+/ SOUND THE GROOVE | HARD ROCK SEATTLE [SEATTLE, WA] on March, 27th 2020! Be sure to check them out, along with other amazing artists from the area! If you’d like to perform with Groove, contact us here.

LION OF JUDAH BAND ^TM  – A Full-Sound, group of Singers and Players of Instruments hailing from the Virgin Islands, Ethiopia and the Pacific Northwest region of Washington state. Their Music consists of a blend of Calypso, Ska, Dancehall, and Roots Reggae fused in a uniquely Modern Style. Whether a Cover tune or Original material, you will Find that their Music is Designed to make folks Dance and have a good time. 

Lion of Judah Band was Originally known as Cannon and the Lion of Judah, led by Founder, Composer, and Bassist Cannon, who passed away in March 2018.  The band is now Comprised of several Members of the old Crew, and some very Unique Talent recruited from Sanctuary City Reggae Band.  

• “Papa Hema” Pereira, music director, vocals and piano
• Herman “Ta’ Zayah” Hendricks, general manager, vocals and kette drum
• Erich “EZ” Zeiger, lead guitar
• Jon Eager, rhythm guitar
• Phil “Felipe” Wenzel, keyboards
• “Lady Shervonne” Barnette vocals and bongo drums
• Susan Nelson, bass
• Heidi Jasper, vocals and percussion
• Natnael “Nati” Asfaw, drums
  
  

“Join us, as We have the Unique Opportunity, and are truly Blessed, to be able to Share our Music with you.  We will Treat you to some of Cannon’s music, as well as new Creations.  We look Forward to making you Dance!”  

– Lion Of Judah Band
The Message In The Groove

Editor’s Note: Lion of Judah Band will be performing at Sound The Groove’s 21+/ SOUND THE GROOVE | HARD ROCK SEATTLE [SEATTLE, WA] on March, 27th 2020! Be sure to check them out, along with other amazing artists from the area! If you’d like to perform with Groove, contact us here.

Editor’s Note: LoudHead will be performing at Sound The Groove’s 21+/ SOUND THE GROOVE | HARD ROCK SEATTLE [SEATTLE, WA] on March, 27th 2020! Be sure to check them out, along with other amazing artists from the area! If you’d like to perform with Groove, contact us here.

Born out of a collective love for the hard rock and grunge that dominated the Seattle music scene in the 90’s, LoudHead combines skillful and electrifying guitar riffs, powerful vocals and driving rhythm to create an experience unlike any other. Lead singer and rhythm guitarist Nick Freidhof, lead guitarist Shane Spellman and drummer James Janda aim to bring hard rock back in a big way.

Editor’s Note: LoudHead will be performing at Sound The Groove’s 21+/ SOUND THE GROOVE | HARD ROCK SEATTLE [SEATTLE, WA] on March, 27th 2020! Be sure to check them out, along with other amazing artists from the area! If you’d like to perform with Groove, contact us here.