Queens' based, the Upwelling celebrate the release of their 1st record, An American Stranger. Coming out on August 25th 2009, their record is a debut for Edmond Records. With influences like Pink Floyd and the Pixies, the record has been a long-time in the making.While unsigned, the band was designated as the 1st unsigned act and 1st EP on Virgin-Megastore’s Virgin Recommends series, Spin.com Underground Band-of-the-Year, and named Karma Productions’ band to tour Ireland. The Upwelling, including brothers Ari (Vocals/Guitar) and Josh Ingber (Drums/Harmony), will be touring through the fall.
Love and Logic, a trio from New York City, combines elements of rock, pop, and classical music to create a truly unique and versatile sound. It's equal doses of heart and brain (hence the name...) that make their songs so accessible and emotional, but also intricate and challenging.
Finding each other on Facebook, Love and Logic is truly a band of the twenty-first century. They are incredibly active on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Their video for a cover of Adam Lambert’s “Whataya Want From Me” has over 180,000 views, and caught the attention of MTV as well as Adam Lambert himself. Their newest original release “Breathe”, a hard-hitting rock song, is accompanied by a YouTube video a well as a B-side of Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” with its own YouTube video. Both are driving much traffic.
Their high-energy live performance has sold out popular NYC rock venue Arlene's Grocery, and brought large crowds to Mercury Lounge, Webster Hall, and Highline Ballroom. The band also took home first place in Supernova's Bandwars NYC 2009 as well as being placed on the short list of "Best bands at Arlene's 2009". From their hearts to your ears...