Afroskull, The Sometime Boys, Little Maker

Afroskull is greasy persuasion and bad gris-gris. A New York City funk/rock collective by way of New Orleans, the 'Skull is a sonic gumbo that is one part Funkadelic and one part Black Sabbath with generous helpings of Zappaesque runs and jazzoid horns. The interplay of their heady musicianship and fat bottomed grooves helps to keep les bon temps rouler all night long.
Born of saintly happenstance and house party jam sessions in The Big Easy, Afroskull has been intent on setting about the musical canvas with broad strokes and a menacing palette for more then a decade. Indulging in the sweet cross pollination of musical genres, they have created a hybrid sound they can call their very own. Taking their name from the perceived halo, that well worn LP fade, which framed the shrouded skull on the back cover of "Steppenwolf Live," the band, in one word conceived a moniker that spoke to the heavy boogies they were cranking out on a regular basis.

"The vocals are thoughtful and remembering and a little bit melancholy, while the rest of the band is upbeat and rolling. It is the perfect symbiosis of emotion and melody that makes the listener feel like he or she is in a different time and place." -Overidon.com

During the winter of 2010, while their rock project System Noise was on temporary hiatus, singer Sarah Mucho and guitarist Kurt Leege decided to develop some folk oriented material that had accumulated over the years. After playing several very well received shows, they decided an album was in order and formed The Sometime Boys, which now also consists of tremendous talents, Pete O'Connell on bass, Rebecca Weiner Tompkins on violin, Jay Cowit on drums/percussion and Erik James on piano/keyboard/accordion. Their debut album 'Any Day Now' features succinct songwriting and moods ranging from upbeat to ethereal, by blending bluegrass, country and pastoral folk into a unique brand of Americana.

"What a treat this is, all the way through: you'll see this on our Best Albums of 2010 page..." -lucidculture.com

The much anticipated follow up, full-length album"Ice and Blood" is due May 31.

Little Maker is a tribute to pop music's present unraveling and rock and roll's folk-speckled and rustic past. It's also a pretty good band.