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Hazmat Modine: myspace; Hazmat Modine plays the kind of Blues one might have found in a whorehouse in New Orleans had the city been built on the Black Sea. The band is driven by a pair of dueling harmonicas, backed by tuba, drums, guitars, and a horn section. Occasional guests play such exotic instruments as the Chinese mouth-organ, the bass sax and the normaphone. Frontman Wade Schuman, has the appropriately throaty voice of someone who has both hopped freight trains and collaborated with the Throat Singers of Tuva. For the past two years, the band has been touring extensively throughout Europe where they have proved immensely popular. They are currently working on their long-awaited follow-up to Bahamut (out next summer on Barbès) which will include surprising new collaborations.

One Ring Zero: myspace; “Gypsy-klezmer circus-flea-cartoon-music you mainly hear in your dreams.” -The Forward
Featuring Michael Hearst (claviola, theremin, guitar), Joshua Camp (accordion, piano), Ben Holmes (trumpet), Ian Riggs (bass), and Timothy Quigley (drums), One Ring Zero has released seven albums, including As Smart As We Are, a book-cum-CD, featuring songs with lyrics contributed by such authors as Jonathan Lethem, Margaret Atwood, Paul Auster, Dave Eggers, A.M. Homes, and Neil Gaiman. One Ring Zero has performed at music venues and cultural institutions across the globe, and is the subject of the multi-award winning documentary As Smart As They Are. The group's music has been featured in dance concerts, films, television, animations, and NPR programming including This American Life, Fresh Air, and Morning Edition.

Las Rubias Del Norte: myspace; Las Rubias del Norte was started seven years ago, when Allyssa Lamb and Emily Hurst decided to quit their classical choir and start a group of their own. The group’s sound quickly veered off its classical course, incorporating Boleros, Peruvian waltzes and Cuban Guajiras in addition to pieces by Mozart, Bizet, and the Sons of the Pioneers. The result played like a dreamy soundtrack with classical harmonies set to a Latin beat. After a two year hiatus, the Blondes of the North are back. Their third album, out on Barbès on March 9th, will cover a wider range than usual. The songs run from an intimate Neapolitan ballad, to a Bollywood production, a Kurt Weill song in French, and a classic Chicha; and incorporated a string quartet, vintage organs, vibes and marimba. While the dynamic range and the geographic scope are wider than ever, Las Rubias do keep the Pan-Latin spirit alive by treating it all like it was recorded in Veracruz in the 1950’s. Las Rubias have been featured on NPR's Weekend Edition and Studio 360 and their harmonies have been described as "pure as the Andean air" by the LA Times. They have performed at clubs, museums, concert halls and festivals in North America and will embark on their first European tour in the summer of 2010.

The Wingdale Community Singers: myspace; Formed in 2002 by Rick Moody (acoustic guitar, vocals) and Hannah Marcus (acoustic guitar, piano, fiddle, vocals). David Grubbs, of the Red Krayola, Squirrel Bait, Bastro, and many other bands, joined in 2003. He plays many instruments, though mostly the electric guitar, and sings sometimes. Nina Katchadourian (acoustic guitar, accordion,recorder, tomato, vocals) joined in 2006. The Wingdale Community Singers play folk music that could have been written any time in the last sixty years. It's Old Time, it's High Modernist, it's experimental, it's resistant to interpretation, it's funny sometimes, it's full of dread other times. One aspect remains throughout: there's a lot of singing, and a lot of harmony. SPIRIT DUPLICATOR (Scarlet Shame Records) was released on October 17th, 2009.

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