Artists on the Rise

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.

Editor’s Note: MEIA 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.

MEÏA is a singer-songwriter from Barcelona recently relocated to NYC. She won over the hearts’ of her audiences’ by singing in her own unique way. She’s an eclectic songwriter whose themes explore love, dreams and social issues embracing both an introspective and an electric performance. She is presenting songs of her last Ep “Mülzien 25” and her next album’s compositions. Her songs are both in spanish and english with a high poetic flavor.

She won multiple awards :“Best piece of music” by “Aphrodite Film Awards“ in New York City (July 2018) for her song “Be Gentle my Love”. “Best Original Score”, “Best Screenplay” and “Best Music Video” by “Pinnacle Film Awards” (Hollywood Hills, California) (November 2018) for her song “Beyond the angle of horror”. And recently an “Honorable Mention Award” by “Independent Shorts Awards” in L.A (January 2019) and “Best Music Video Award” by Los Ángeles Motion Picture Film Festival in Malibu (California) for her last Music Video “Under the Sky of your tough love”.

MEÏA just released a new music video for “Down By The River”, a live version about the myth of Persephone. This is the first single off her upcoming album, “The Women I am”, which will feature the archetypes of different goddesses.

Editor’s Note: MEIA 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: Basket House 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.

BASKET HOUSE BAND www.baskethouseband.com
Basket House Band is a group of musicians and singers with vast experience and accomplishments in Irish traditional music, bluegrass, rock n roll, country and pop music. Each New York based member has a long history of accomplishments in all genres of music. The band was born out of the cauldron of Times Square Irish music venues demanding highly versatile musical acts with the ability to perform hundreds of rock, country and contemporary requests while keeping and Irish feel to the party with jigs and reels and Irish folk favourites.

PEADAR HICKEY
After serving his musical entertainment apprenticeship in Dublin’s Cultural Quarter – Temple Bar, Peadar Hickey (Ó hÍcí) arrived in New York City in 2010. Since then he has become Times Square’s resident bard based mainly in Tir na nÓg Times Sq and O’Donoghue’s Times Sq.

Although based in New York City, Peadar has traveled extensively throughout the US and Europe both as a solo artist and as part of various touring bands. As a member of The Young Wolfe Tones (2014-2018), Peadar performed at many of the biggest Irish festivals in the country including, Cleveland Irish Festival and Kansas City Irish Festival, while also having the honour of performing for The President of the United States and other dignitaries in March 2016. Other notable bands such as the Prodigals, The Mickey Finns and The Armagh Rhymers have all featured Peadar Hickey as a guest artist.

A former Dublin school teacher and scholar of the Irish language, Peadar began teaching a Gaeilge class for adults in Rocky Sullivan’s, Brooklyn in 2010, which continues to thrive today.

Since founding Basket House Band, Peadar has lead the band to some notable stages including Chicago Irish Festival and The Grand Ole Opry’s satellite venue – Opry City Stage. Peadar is a member of the music faculty at The Irish Arts Center in Manhattan teaching Guitar for Traditional Irish Accompaniment and has also represented the Arts Center as a solo artist at cultural events such as Porch Stomp 2019.

VONNIE QUINN
Former member of the Ireland’s National Youth Orchestra, Vonnie holds performance and teaching diplomas (LRSM, LTCL, and ALCM) in violin and piano and won an Irish Harp scholarship to the Royal Irish Academy of Music. While completing her BA at University College Cork, she studied advanced string playing with Greg Ellis and Irish traditional music with Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin. Highlight performances since coming to the States including concerts at the Katharine Cornell Theater, Martha’s Vineyard (The Darren Maloney Band); The Cutting Room, NYC (Doobie Decibel System); a two-month run at The Irish Repertory Theater (Ernest in Love); Joe’s Pub (Taylor Mac’s A 24-Decade History of Popular Music); and festivals from Savannah, Georgia to Dunedin, Florida. Vonnie is a two-time World Champion for Irish Dancing in team events with Scoil Uí Nualláin and won Scór na nÓg in the Rock category (with an Irish translation of Hungry Eyes or ‘Súile Santacha’)

NOAH CHASE
Noah Chase is a true musical force of nature on the New York music scene and beyond. Founding member and leader of acclaimed group – Citigrass – Noah brings an authentic bluegrass sound to Basket House Band sessions both in his singing and mandolin and guitar playing.

Editor’s Note: Basket House 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: NICK DUHÉ SOUND WAVE will be performing at Sound The Groove’s 21+/ SOUND THE GROOVE | 172 AT THE RIO [LAS VEGAS, NV] on February, 28th 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.

Hello out there! Hopefully you aren’t a robot, this message is secretly for humans and humans only… Anyways…, my name is Nicholas Duhe (doo-way). You can call me nick! I have a lot to offer. Passion, dedication, motivation, most of all, a pure and positive point of view! Honestly life’s too short to waste away. So, I present to you my four euphoric dysphemisms. I really hope you enjoy! There are over 50 (ORIGINAL) tracks for your (Dare i say) Cochleaic Pleasure… ( Your inner ear pleasure… get your mind out of the… ok, you got me!.. I also like to joke and i’m pretty much an easy going earth-dweller! I know these tracks are (Raw Cuts) however i’m more than positive i can get everything dialed in with the right team, guidance, and equipment. Oh, wait, did i forget to mention I play guitar, bass, drums, keys, percussion,… anything that makes any noise possible… I’d love to hear back from you regardless of acceptance or denial just to know there are humans in the world who have attention spans longer than 5 seconds (where’s the goldfish emoji). Love always. #peace

Your “Sound Wave” surfer,
– Nicholas John Duhe

Editor’s Note: NICK DUHÉ SOUND WAVE will be performing at Sound The Groove’s 21+/ SOUND THE GROOVE | 172 AT THE RIO [LAS VEGAS, NV] on February, 28th 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: Riyah B. will be performing at Sound The Groove’s 21+/ SOUND THE GROOVE | 172 AT THE RIO [LAS VEGAS, NV] on February, 28th 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.

There are very few voices you can say will last forever, Riyah’s natural & soulful sound has left many wondering how long it will be before she reaches total stardom – but it truly is just a matter of time.

On Sept. 5th, 2013 Riyah won The Center’s coveted “PYT- PRIDE Youth Talent” show competition at Rain Nightclub in Palms Casino Resort overcoming dozens of the Valley’s most talented youth. Not only did she take home the grand title, but she won over the attention of PYT judge and multi-platinum music producer Antwan “Amadeus” Thompson who was impressed by Riyah that he will now be producing a professional song for her, valued at $25,000.

There are very few voices you can say will last forever, Riyah’s natural & soulful sound has left many wondering how long it will be before she reaches total stardom – but it truly is just a matter of time.

On Sept. 5th, 2013 Riyah won The Center’s coveted “PYT- PRIDE Youth Talent” show competition at Rain Nightclub in Palms Casino Resort overcoming dozens of the Valley’s most talented youth. Not only did she take home the grand title, but she won over the attention of PYT judge and multi-platinum music producer Antwan “Amadeus” Thompson who was impressed by Riyah that he will now be producing a professional song for her, valued at $25,000.

Riyah has appeared on America’s Most Talented Kids, performed at the Apollo in New York City as well as Valerie Simpson and Nicholas Ashfords (renowed writers for Motown Records) supper club in Manhattan called The Sugar Bar in April of 2018, & sang the National Anthem for the Lakers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Locally, she has graced stages in front of many influential Las Vegans including Senator Harry Reid, Senator Steven Horsford and former Congresswoman Shelly Berkley. Winning countless singing competitions all over the west coast, she is also the former Co-Host of Spit Fya Cafe a spoken word & creative expression radio show formerly on rizeradioglobal.com owned by DJ Thump of 88.1 every Tuesday at 1pm (pst) and has hosted rap battles in the AHAT battle league back in winter of 2016 and summer of 2017 as well as did voice overs for the AHAT battle rap league. Be sure to catch her on www.MOVEMRADIO.com everyday at 9 p.m. pst starting Feb 4th 2020 for MS Hood N Cklassy Vibe Nights, which will also be broadcasted live on FB on her Mariyah Burton page. She’s performed at Classic Jewel in downtown Las Vegas, The 172 club in the Rio hotel and casino and countless other lounges in and outside of the Las Vegas area. Since 2006 she has been nominated in several categories for The Black Music Awards and has won, her list of awards include: The Sammy Davis Jr. rising star award 2006, Best Hip Hop vocslist 2007, Best Female Vocalist 2012, Best Neo Soul Performer 2019, and Best Female Jazz Artist 2020, she’s destined for much success follow her on her journey. 

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Editor’s Note: Riyah B. will be performing at Sound The Groove’s 21+/ SOUND THE GROOVE | 172 AT THE RIO [LAS VEGAS, NV] on February, 28th 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: Hermona 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.

Hermona is an Ethiopian-American songwriter and musician from Washington D.C., now based in Harlem, NYC. Inspired by the likes of Solange, The Internet, SZA, Kelsey Lu, and countless more, she began writing and recording her own work a couple years ago out of her bedroom studio, and started performing in the city just earlier this year. A classically trained pianist, self-taught guitarist, and current student of the bass, she enjoys composing music in as many forms and sounds as possible. Next on the agenda for her: learning the cello!

Her debut EP Freedom of Failure is set to be released January 2020. Stay tuned~

SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/hermonaaa
Instagram: instagram.com/hermona__
Email: hermona.tamrat@gmail.com

Editor’s Note: Hermona 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.