By Tatum Love, Staff Writer
Goth babe- Goth babe is alternative/indie pop, and Griff Washburn is the man behind it all. Washburn started making music when he was in college and has been living the dream ever since. When he’s not traveling across America on tour he’s living out of his 1996 Ford F-250 with his dog traveling across the pacific northwest snowboarding, surfing and biking.
The Growlers- The Growlers are a mix of Surf Music and Garage Rock. They first originated out of Dana Point California in 2006 but just recently moved to Los Angeles. The Band consists of lead singer Brooks Nielsen, lead guitarist Matt Taylor, drummer Scott Montoya, bass guitarist Anthony Braun Perry and keyboardist/guitarist Kyle Straka. Since 2006 they have released multiple EP’s, 10 singles and 7 studio albums.
Don Toliver- Caleb Zackery is a 25-year-old American songwriter, singer and rapper from Houston, Texas. He released his first mixtape in August of 2018. Just recently Zackery released a song with Travis Scott “WHAT TO DO?” on the JACKBOYS album. JACKBOYS is a rap group that consists of; Travis Scott, Sheck Wes, Don Toliver, Luxury Tax, and Chase B. They are all signed to “Cactus Jack Records” which is owned by Travis Scott. Zackery has released 11 singles himself and has written tons of Travis Scott’s songs.
Eddie Island- Eddie Liggett’s music is pop music with an electronic twist. Liggett started his music career in 2016 when he moved to Nashville in search of success. He just recently auditioned for season 17 of American Idol. Since 2016 he has released one single and one studio album.
Oliver Tree- Oliver Nickell is a 26-year-old from Santa Cruz, California. Nickell’s music is electropop with an alternative mix. Nickell’s first hit song was “When I’m Down” in 2016 shortly after he signed to Atlantic Records and has released 11 singles and 2 EPs since. When not making music he’s being a producer, filmmaker, and sketch comedian.
Motel Radio- Motel Radio is a rock band that originally formed in 2014 out of New Orleans, Louisiana. The band consists of Ian Wellman, Winston Triolo, Eric Lloyd, and Andrew Pancamo. They first released their debut EP in 2015 called “Days & Nights” that consists of 6 songs all written by Wellman and Triolo. Since they have released 7 singles and 2 EP’s.
ZillaKami- Junis Rodgers is a 20-year-old American rapper and songwriter from Bay Shore who first debut in 2016 in the rap group City Morgue. City Morgue first originated in New York and consists of ZillaKami, SosMula, and Thraxx. City Morgue’s debut mixtape “Hell or High Water” was released in 2018. Rodgers’ music has been described as mixing together elements of heavy metal and trap music.
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