BRIGHT EYES

Bright Eyes is an indie folk band that has been active since 1995. The band is led by the musical genius Conor Oberst. The line up behind Conor (vocals/guitar) changes very frequently. At first Conor made the first album on his own using drum machines. The reaction to the first album was negative because listeners did not like the rawness of his sound and vocals. After listeners aquired the taste for his bleating voice he was an underground hit. Listeners really took notice when in 1998 Bright Eyes realeased "Letting Off the Happiness" on Saddle Creek records. Bright Eyes have realesed 7 full length studio albums but they have many songs not on any album that float around. Bright Eyes is rollercoaster of Conor's life in song. They have been one of my favorite bands since I was 12 years old. They are a great band with a very different sound that everyone should give a listen to.

MGMT

MGMT is a duo based out of Brooklyn, New York. The duo consists of Andrew James VanWyngarden and Ben David-Martin Goldwasser. They started playing their neo-psychedelia music in 1992 and are a band still. The band was originaly called The Managment when they released the album Climbing to New Lows in 2005. They soon after shortened their name to MGMT and released Oracular Spectacular in 2007. In 2010 they are going to release the album Congratulations.

Robert Nesta Marley was born Feb. 6, 1945 in Nine Mile, Jamaica. In the 60's Marley started playing with Peter Tosh and started recording songs. Eventually Bob Marley and the Wailers was born. Bob Marley soon became a Rastafarian. He recorded many songs about his beliefs and world issues. May 11, 1981 from the spread of melanoma in his lungs. He was only 36 years old.

The Casualties

The Casualties are a raw punk rock band from Jersey City, New Jersey. They became active in 1990. Jorge Herrera is their founder and vocalist. Jake Kolatis plays the guitar, Rick Lopez plays bass, and Mark Eggers, also known as Meggers, plays drums. The members of the band have changed over the years swapping out 10 different members. The Casualties became the gods of raw street punk and have a huge fan base in NYC. They also have a Latino background and put out their album, "On the Front Lines", in Spanish and English.



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