Blackie & The Rodeo Kings
Blackie & the Rodeo Kings is a labor of love for Colin Linden, Stephen Fearing and Tom Wilson.
In 1996 their debut album was released to critical acclaim and brought 14+ Willie P. Bennett originals to an appreciative audience. The musicianship is superb, the vocals right on, and the lyrics are sublime; three reasons why Blackie has garnered 15 Americana Radio hits and two Top 30 placements at Rock Radio.
Horse Feathers
After a year of touring the US in various incarnations, Horse Feathers signed to Kill Rock Stars and proceeded to record this, their second album: House With No Home. They have distilled their sound into a brilliant statement of minimalist Americana. Precisely arranged strings step cautiously in and around Justin Ringle's haunting vocal lines, and the economy of music is also reflected in the lyrics.
U.S. Royalty
U.S. Royalty was born in late 2007, birthed from the lifelong musical collaboration of brothers John and Paul Thronley. John, vocals and piano, and Paul, guitar, were raised in a marvelously musical family environment in a house stacked to the rafters with available instruments, inspirational record collections, and often rocking all night as a result of cross-generational jam sessions.