Musician of the Year Nominees

   NYLA  |  Hollywood

   Black Party Politics  |  Los Angeles

   Glass Battles  |  Santa Monica

   ayveebaby  |  Orange County

   Electro City  |  Santa Ana

   The Fresh West  |  Pomona/Riverside

   sounddrug  |  San Diego

   Curtis Yagi  | San Francisco

   Steph Infection & the Heebie Geebies  |  Portland

   Adrian Xavier  |  Seattle

   Petals of Spain  |  Denver

   Postina  |  Minneapolis

   Legend Haz It  |  Chicago

   Verity in Stereo   |  New York

   The Exchange  |  Philadelphia

   Black Market Research  |  Nashville

   Kari. K  |  Austin

   Jasmine Hormez   |  Phoenix 

   The Machine  |  Las Vegas

    RIA  |  Boston

Glass Battles began like any good romance began. Craigslist.

Starting as a pet project between singer/producers Tanya Dahl and Sean Augustine, Glass Battles has evolved into something much bigger than it began as. Their capability to expand their synth-pop sound came from meeting now permanent band members bassist Ash Black, drummer Joshua Paris and guitarist Albert James.

What started out as simple dance tunes for the Los Angeles club scene has now expanded into a harmonious blend of pop and rock with the same, high energy sensibilities as before. Their fearlessness can easily be attributed to the fact that they've taken care of every detail from the beginning as a collaborative, creative and business oriented outfit. “Making a strong pop song isn’t as easy as it seems. There’s a level of understanding someone needs to have regarding music to pull it off. We work well together because we all have that understanding.”

Their currently recorded tracks are an homage to power bands such as Blondie, Human League, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Garbage. “There’s really no stone left unturned creatively with us. We’ve begun the journey of putting together everything, including costuming, set pieces and details like song transitions for our live sets to create Glass Battles into something bigger then your normal band. We’re creating an experience.”

Tanya Dahl
Sean Augustine
Ash Black
Joshua Paris
Albert James

- Glass Battles
www.GlassBattles.com
www.twitter.com/glassbattles

Hear the amazing sounds of Clarke at the next Orange County RAW showcase on Thursday, October 21st at Shorebreak in Huntington Beach! 

Clarke. If you’re wondering how we got started, it’s really not that much of a ponder. We’re just four regular college kids just striving to make some really good and different music. However, if you must know the story…

 

It started on a evening much like this one—with the moon hanging above the night sky like ornaments dangling over a crib. At his morbid desk amid the ranks of a desolate and completely empty dormitory sat front man and lead singer, James Clarke, hard at work getting ready for the approaching school year. He was a diligent character—planning and scrutinizing the events that were to take place when his 66 residents would fill the hall in the preceding week. He was deep in thought when, like angel’s voices, came the distinct sound of intricate melodies and harmonious rifts carried out on none other than a Gretsch duo jet. That delicate angel was prospective lead guitarist, Favian Cheong. It was here that Clarke was born, among the dismal atmosphere of an empty dorm building. A month later they picked up drummer Spencer Lere and bassist Carson Lere in order to bring more depth and imagination to the flourishing band known as Clarke. And the rest is history…

And where does Clarke get their inspiration and style from? Each member has their own distinct taste in music, ranging from Maroon 5 to Muse, the band does not limit itself to specific sounds or genres but considers everything. It is this conglomerate of musical taste that forms the sound of Clarke. If you would like to know more please visit www.facebook.com/clarkemusic or myspace.com/clarkeband.

DJ DexHex promises to keep you dancing! Groove to his mixes at the last San Francisco RAW showcase of the season at the Minna Gallery on Thursday, October 21st! 

The DexHex playlist may possibly keep you guessing, but it will most definitely keep you dancing.

Drawing from such diverse influences as Fidget, Electro, House, Italo-Disco, Post-Punk, Dub, and a heavy dose of the familiar, DexHex truly enjoys what he does. In fact, if he wasn't spinning the tunes, he'd be dancing to them. In fact, he probably will. Right next to you. When he does, be sure to buy him a drink. He likes Negronis.

His first gig was ten years ago in a random club in Florence, where he impressed the kids with his skills of mixing Blur & Kelis with Who the Funk by running three Winamps simultaneously. It was almost too much for his laptop, but the 1.2GHz processor and 256Mb x 2 sticks of RAM held up admirably. The kids were easily amused and the promoters asked him back but warned him he'll have to step up his game by dropping more trance. DexHex did not call them back, but instead returned home, bought a Mac, and mumbled something about never having too much bass, and tweed suiting.

Come here DexHex and remember what it's like to really dance and really get down and actually sing to some of the songs, because you actually know some of them. If you don't, not to worry: fist-pumping and head-nodding are perfectly acceptable alternatives.