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Roses and Revoultions

Rochester based indie-rock duo, Roses & Revolutions was called “spellbinding” by Atwood and “musical alchemists” by American Songwriter, Roses & Revolutions is comprised of longtime collaborators Alyssa Coco (vocals) and Matt Merritt (guitar), who played in various local bands until it became apparent that there was a special creative alchemy between the two. They gained traction with their hit single “The Pines,” leading to 11 million streams, a headlining tour, and syncs from virtu…

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Ryan Daversa

Ryan Daversa, bassist of AMH, has had music in his life since he was a baby, his parents having met in a recording studio. He encountered Metal Hawks at a school talent show when he was 14. When the opportunity came to audition for them, he hopped on it right away. He picked up bass 2 years later when he and his fellow bandmates, Johnny Barry and Alex Hertler, couldn’t find someone to fill that position, and he decided to do it himself as a bass-playing frontman. Once Adam took over singing …

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Ryan Stout

Ryan Stout is a seasoned stand-up comedian who has performed all over the world. He’s made over 200 television appearances on programs including CONAN, Chelsea Lately, HBO’s Funny as Hell, Comedy Central’s Live at Gotham, and his own half-hour special: Comedy Central Presents… Ryan Stout. He’s hosted game shows, clip shows, and talk shows for networks like MTV, FOX, CBS, and AXS TV. Ryan has also released three stand-up comedy albums — Touché (2011), How to Be an Audience (2016), and Man in …

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Sarah Jaffe

“Jaffe is blessed with both a trenchant lyrical pen and a vocal instrument perfectly suited to mainlining her effortlessly crafted, heartbroken tunes straight to the soul.”
— Paste Magazine

Sarah Allison Jaffe is an American singer-songwriter from Denton, Texas. Known for her distinctively clear vocals, she has worked as a singer-songwriter across many musical genres, including acoustic-folk, indie pop and hip hop.

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Scott Hessel

Scott is an experienced Drummer with a demonstrated history of working in the music industry. After over two decades of recording and touring with various Tempe, Arizona bands, Scott is psyched to be rocking the drums on the road with the quintessential Tempe band - Gin Blossoms.

In addition to playing with Gin Blossoms, he has toured and recorded with Gloritoe (RCA Records) and LET GO (The Militia Group), as well as worked with recording artists such as Lisa Loeb and Grammy award-wi…

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Scott Sharrard

Scott Sharrard is a highly talented musician and songwriter best known for his role as the musical director for the legendary Gregg Allman. With a deep passion for blues, rock, and soul, Scott’s guitar skills and dynamic stage presence have earned him widespread acclaim. He played a vital role in Gregg Allman’s band, contributing to their iconic sound and helping to keep the legacy of Southern rock alive. Scott’s impressive career as a musician, composer, and bandleader continues to make an …

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Scout

Now going exclusively by 'Scout' Lea Emmery was once the founding member of The international two girl/two boy quartet Kid Wave, whose debut album Wonderlust is a crafted set of pop songs that bathe in the golden, restorative rays more commonly associated with life on the Californian coast rather than London, where Kid Wave reside. This is music that’s delivered with an uplifting sense of youthful wild abandon and imbued throughout with blissful surges of musical serotonin but with…

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Sean Rowe

Sean Rowe is an American singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist, and forager. Rowe has a powerful sound with an emotional conviction that demands attention. NPR’s All Songs Considered says of Rowe’s vocals, “He can just crush granite with that voice. It’s so powerful.” The Wall Street Journal proclaimed, “Mr. Rowe's ringing baritone is as timeless as his approach, recalling the ecstatic intensity of late-'60s Van Morrison and stark subtlety of late-era Johnny Cash.” Rowe has…

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Shannen Michaela

Shannen Michaela is an Australian contortionist, aerialist, and busker who has trained under Ben Nicolodi, a 7th generation circus performer, and Marissa Burgess, the longest standing member of Moulin Rouge.

Thanks to Covid she’s taken her incredible talents to the virtual realm, becoming a TikTok star. She was recently banned at over 1.2 million followers with TikTok not being able to explain why but insisting the account could not be reinstated. She is, however already climbing her…

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Shawn Mullins

Shawn Mullins (born March 8, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in folk rock, instrumental rock, adult alternative, and Americana music. He is best known for the 1998 single “Lullaby”, which hit number one on the Adult Top 40 and was nominated for a Grammy Award.

Mullins was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He cultivated an interest in music beginning in his days at Clarkston High School in Clarkston, Georgia (where he made the acquaintance of friend and mentor Amy Ray o…

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Shelley Fabares

Shelley Fabares, born as Michele Ann Marie Fabares, is a vibrant American actress, singer and activist who is known for her roles in the series ‘Coach’ (1989-1997) and ‘The Donna Reed Show’ (1958–1963). Her aunt Nanette Fabray was an established actress, and she inspired her to join showbiz. Beginning as a tap dancer and model, Shelley took up quite a few acting assignments in her teens. In the 1960s, she became the 'teen queen' with her role of Mary Stone in 'The Donna Reed S…

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Shelly Goldstein

Shelly Goldstein is a writer-performer who has written for every genre of TV, film and stage. Her one-woman shows play to sell-out crowds throughout the US and UK and she recently wrote the comedy special WAIT! WAIT! DON’T KILL ME & performed in it with Lily Tomlin, Pete Holmes, Kevin Nealon & Margaret Cho. She created the sitcom BINGO with Bruce Vilanch and was Script Consultant & lyricist on Liongate’s UK/European series, COLD COURAGE. Her song “England’s White Rose” is on the…

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Steve Breen

Stephen Paul Breen is a nationally syndicated cartoonist. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning twice, in 1998 and 2009.

He graduated from Huntington Beach High School in 1988 and attended the University of California, Riverside, where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science. It was at UCR that he started drawing editorial cartoons for his school paper, The Highlander.

In 1991, Breen won the Scripps Howard Charles M. Schulz Award as the top colleg…

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Steve Cropper

If Yankee Stadium is “the house that Babe Ruth built,” Stax Records is “the house that Booker T, and the MG’s built.” Integral to that potent combination is MG rhythm guitarist extraordinaire Steve Cropper. As a guitarist, A & R man, engineer, producer, songwriting partner of Otis Redding, Eddie Floyd and a dozen others and founding member of both Booker T. and the MG’s and The Mar-Keys, Cropper was literally involved in virtually every record issued by Stax from the fall of 1961 through…

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Steven Page

Steven Jay Page is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was a founding member, lead singer, guitarist, and a primary songwriter of the music group Barenaked Ladies. Page left the band in February 2009 to pursue a solo career.

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Stevie D.

Guitarist Stevie Dacanay was recruited into Buckchery when they reformed in 2005. He’d previously been a member of Automatic Black, a band that had once toured with Kiss and Aerosmith. Buckcherry achieved commercial success following their comeback, with their album ‘15’ going platinum in the USA. As well as recording and touring successfully, the band were also featured on the soundtrack for the 2012 blockbuster, The Avengers.

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Stevie Van Zandt

Steven Van Zandt (né Lento; born November 22, 1950), also known as Little Steven or Miami Steve, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, activist and author. He is best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandolin. He is also known for his roles in several television drama series, including as Silvio Dante in The Sopranos (1999–2007) and as Frank Tagliano in Lilyhammer (2012–2014). Van Zandt has his own solo band cal…

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Stewart Copeland

Stewart Copeland was born in Alexandria, Virginia, but soon relocated with his family to Beirut, Lebanon, where his father served as the Middle Eastern city’s CIA Station Chief. It was here that Stewart discovered his talent on — and love for — the drums. His older brother Ian played drums in a local band and, following in his brother’s footsteps, Stewart picked up a pair of sticks and began to play. His knack for the instrument distinguished him from his sibling almost immediately. While Ia…

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Subhah Agarwal

Subhah Agarwal has brought an honesty to her comedy that will leave you saying "I didn't need to know that." Subhah has written for the "Plan B" movie on Hulu," and The Jim Jefferies Show"on Comedy Central, amongst others. You can also catch her jokes live at stand up comedy clubs across the country. If you don't want to leave your couch, you can see her late night debut on NBC's "A Little Late With Lilly Singh." She's also appeared…

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Sue Kolinsky

Susan Kolinsky is an Emmy-nominated writer, producer and podcast host who has done it all, from cracking jokes and sharing the stage with the likes of Paul Reiser, Larry David, Carol Leifer and Jerry Seinfeld and opening for the legendary Rosemary Clooney, to writing for the hilarious "Ellen Show" and "Sex and The City." And if that wasn't enough, she's also produced some of the most iconic reality shows of our time, like "The Osbournes" and "The …

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Sviat Zagaikevich

Sviat Zagaikevich is a stand-up comic from the Ukraine who started a comedy club in a bomb shelter during the Russian invasion. He is also managing and producing specials out of those shelters with his comedian brothers and sisters who have chosen laughter over violence during an extremely volatile time in their lives.

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S - X

Samuel Andrew Gumbley, also known by alias S-X, is a British musician, producer and YouTuber who is friends with the Sidemen.

S-X was born in Wolverhampton, England. He attended Smestow School before moving on to study music production at the City of Wolverhampton College.

In year 7, he began playing the drums and producing beats on FL STUDIO

S-X has released three solo albums. "Reasons" and "TEMPORARY", both of which were released in 2018 and hi…

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Tal Bachman

Talmage Charles Robert Bachman is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his 1999 hit, "She's So High", a pop rock tune from his self-titled 1999 album that led to a BMI award.

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Ted Alexandro

“ONE OF THE FUNNIEST COMEDIANS WORKING TODAY.” (TIME OUT NY)

Ted has made multiple appearances on David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Craig Ferguson and The View. He’s had two half-hour specials on Comedy Central.

Ted has had the pleasure of performing at iconic venues like Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden and the Sydney Opera House.

Ted has performed internationally in France, Jordan, Egypt, Kuwait, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Canada, Iceland, No…

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