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ATO Records
ATO Records (or According to Our Records) is an American independent record label based in New York City. The label was established in 2000 by Dave Matthews and manager Coran Capshaw. ATO's roster includes My Morning Jacket, Brittany Howard, Black Pumas, Nick Hakim, Alabama Shakes, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Mattiel, Brandi Carlile, Joseph, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Benjamin Booker, Lee Ann Womack, SOJA, Okkervil River, Blind Pilot, Old 97's, Neal Francis,Drive-By Truckers, Primus, Margaret Glaspy, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, J Roddy Walston and the Business, and Amyl and the Sniffers. The label also operates a sublabel, TBD Records, which was founded in 2007 and is best known for being the North American distributor for two Radiohead albums. ATO is distributed in the US by Universal's Virgin Music Label & Artist Services and by PIAS Group in Europe. History Released in April 2012, Alabama Shakes’ debut album, '' Boys & Gir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Matthews
David John Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is an American musician and the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band (DMB). Matthews was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and moved frequently between South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States while growing up. He started playing acoustic guitar at the age of nine. From 1991 to 2003, Matthews predominantly focused on songwriting and performing with the Dave Matthews Band, which he started in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991. He also has done various solo performances and produced other records. During the period from 2000 to 2010, his band toured constantly, selling more tickets and earning more money than any other act in North America. The band's 2012 album '' Away from the World'' made them the only group to have six consecutive studio albums debut at number one on the ''Billboard'' charts. This record was extended to seven consecutive number one albums with the 2018 release, '' Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Booker
Benjamin Booker (born Benjamin Roderick Evans on June 14, 1989) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He cites the Gun Club, Blind Willie Johnson and T. Rex as influences. His music was described by the ''Chicago Tribune'' as "a raw brand of blues/boogie/soul", by ''The Independent'' as "frenzied guitar-strumming and raw, soulful vocals that are hair-raising in intensity", and by ''Spin'' as "bright, furious, explosive garage rock." Early life Benjamin Booker was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia. His family relocated to Tampa, Florida, where he attended all-ages DIY punk shows as a teenager. He attended Orange Grove Middle School, a magnet school for the performing arts, followed by Hillsborough High School, where he studied in the International Baccalaureate Program. He then attended the University of Florida, Gainesville, studying journalism with intentions of going into music journalism. After college, he moved to New Orleans to work for a non-profi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TBD Records
TBD Records (previously Side One Recordings) was an American record label co-founded by Coran Capshaw and Phil Costello, and is a sublabel of ATO Records, distributed by RED Distribution. The label was founded in August 2007 and quickly announced its first release, the band Underworld's first studio album in five years, '' Oblivion with Bells''. Side One Recordings gained attention when it was connected with the CD release of Radiohead's 2007 album '' In Rainbows'' in the United States and Canada. In 2008 they signed the British band Hatcham Social, releasing their debut album ''You Dig The Tunnel I'll Hide The Soil'' in June 2009. Name change from Side One Recordings Due to legal issues with a similarly named operator in the U.S., Side One Recordings was forced to change its name. This brought Underworld and Radiohead under the same newly named label. According to the TBD Records website, "The original name for this record company was Side One Recordings. But some potential i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amyl And The Sniffers
Amyl and the Sniffers are an Pub rock (Australia), Australian pub rock band based in Melbourne, consisting of vocalist Amy Taylor (musician), Amy Taylor, drummer Bryce Wilson, guitarist Declan Mehrtens, and bassist Gus Romer. Their debut album, Amyl and the Sniffers (album), ''Amyl and the Sniffers'', was released in 2019. It was followed by ''Comfort to Me'' and ''Cartoon Darkness'', in 2021 and 2024. The band takes its name from the Australian slang for amyl nitrite, also known as poppers. Taylor compared their music to the drug in an interview with Paul Glynn of the BBC: "In Australia we call poppers Amyl. So you sniff it, it lasts for 30 seconds and then you have a headache – and that's what we're like!" Their sound has been compared to 1970s punk rock groups such as The Stooges, Iggy Pop and the Stooges and The Damned (band), the Damned. Taylor has cited a number of varying influences including Minor Threat, Ceremony (punk band), Ceremony, AC/DC, Sleaford Mods, Dolly Parto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J Roddy Walston And The Business
J. Roddy Walston and the Business was an American rock band based in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The band was formed in 2002 in Cleveland, Tennessee by J. Roddy Walston (vocals/piano/guitar). The Business consisted of Billy Gordon (lead guitar/vocals), Logan Davis (bass/vocals) and Steve Colmus (drums). The band was known for their energetic live shows and Walston's pounding style of playing the piano. The group announced on their social media in late 2019 that they would disband at the close of that year. History Founding, early releases The original line-up of the band was convened in Walston's hometown of Cleveland, Tennessee, after a demo tape he recorded in his basement beat out 350 contenders to win a showcase on a national festival. Shortly before the festival, the band released ''Here Come Trouble'', a seven-song EP recorded in the living room of the house Walston and his bandmates were renting. In the Summer of 2004, the band - Walston, Nick "Two Dollar" Kaisha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Claypool Lennon Delirium
The Claypool Lennon Delirium is an American rock band, composed of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, known for his work in Primus, guitarist/vocalist Sean Ono Lennon from The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, keyboardist/vocalist João Nogueira from Stone Giant, and drummer Paulo Baldi of Cake. Lennon classified the group's music as "progadelic". History The band was conceived in 2015, with Claypool knowing that Primus would take a year off after touring alongside The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger and Dinosaur Jr. He kept in touch with The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger's lead singer Sean Ono Lennon, who had not planned any musical project for the following year. They had ideas of making an old-school, psychedelic, and progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early-to-mid-1970s. Initially termed " progressive pop", th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Glaspy
Margaret Glaspy is an American singer and songwriter based in New York City. She began playing and living in New York at 21 years old and is currently signed with ATO Records. Her debut full length album, ''Emotions and Math'', was self-produced and received critical acclaim, while her subsequent records have followed suit, from her EP ''Born Yesterday'' to her second full length ''Devotion''. Early life and education Glaspy was born in Sacramento on January 22, 1989, and grew up in Red Bluff, California. She took up the fiddle in third grade and began playing guitar and trombone in high school. At sixteen, she decided to focus exclusively on the guitar. She later received an educational grant and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. She was only able to afford to attend college for one semester, but continued to sneak into workshops and masterclasses on the campus. Glaspy eventually dropped out of college and began performing around Boston. Career Glaspy began her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primus (band)
Primus ( ) is an American rock music, rock band formed in El Sobrante, Contra Costa County, California, El Sobrante, California in 1984. As of March 2025, the band is composed of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry LaLonde, Larry "Ler" LaLonde, and drummer John Hoffman. Primus originally formed in 1984 with Claypool and guitarist Todd Huth, later joined by drummer Jay Lane, though the latter two had departed by the beginning of the band's recording career in 1989, replaced by LaLonde and Tim Alexander, Tim "Herb" Alexander respectively. The "classic" lineup of Claypool, LaLonde and Alexander debuted with the live album ''Suck on This'', which was self-released in 1989 on Claypool's label Prawn Song Records, Prawn Song and reissued a year later by Caroline Records. Caroline also released Primus' debut studio album ''Frizzle Fry'' (1990), which was critically well received, and its underground success led to interest from major record labels. Their second studio album an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drive-By Truckers
Drive-By Truckers are an American rock music, rock band based in Athens, Georgia. Two of five current members (Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley (American musician), Mike Cooley) are originally from The Shoals region of northern Alabama and met as roommates at the University of North Alabama. The group also has roots in Richmond, Virginia. The band currently consists of Mike Cooley (lead vocals, guitar, banjo), Patterson Hood (lead vocals, guitar), Brad Morgan (drums), Jay Gonzalez (musician), Jay Gonzalez (keys, guitar, accordion, backing vocals), and Matt Patton (bass guitar, backing vocals). The line-up has undergone multiple changes since the band's formation, with Cooley and Hood serving as the sole constants throughout. The band's constant touring has developed a dedicated following. History 1996–1999: Early days Drive-By Truckers was cofounded by Patterson Hood (son of bassist David Hood of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section) and longtime friend, former roommate, and mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neal Francis
Neal Francis (born Neal Francis O’Hara; September 4, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Influenced by classic New Orleans artists such as Dr. John, the Meters, and Allen Toussaint, in addition to Sly Stone, Billy Preston, and Curtis Mayfield, he released his first album in 2019. His second album, ''In Plain Sight''—a "revelatory blast of soul, R&B, and off-the-rails piano jams"—was released on ATO Records in 2021. Early life and education Francis was born in Livingston, New Jersey and raised in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. He began playing the piano when he was a very young child, mimicking the sounds he heard on television. He started taking piano lessons with a classical teacher when he was four, and at 12, drawn to the blues, he began studying with boogie-woogie pianist Erwin Helfer. He played in his first band, the Reverend Funk Connection, in high school, and as a teenager sat in with blues artists at Chicago clubs. He briefly atten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old 97's
Old 97's is an American Rock music, rock band from Dallas, Texas, Dallas, Texas. Formed in 1992, they have released thirteen studio albums, two full extended plays, shared split duty on another, and they have one live album. Their most recent release is titled ''American Primitive''. Old 97's were pioneers of the alt-country movement during the mid-to-late 1990s, then they developed more of a power pop style in the 2000s. Lead vocalist and primary songwriter Rhett Miller has described the band's style as "loud folk music, folk". The band's name is in reference to the Wreck of the Old 97. Career Initially a popular Dallas bar band, Old 97's toured the country after releasing their first album, 1994's ''Hitchhike to Rhome'' and 1995's split EP release ''Stoned / Garage Sale'' with fellow Dallas band Funland on Idol Records. In Chicago, they caught the attention of Bloodshot Records and were signed to record their next album. 1995's ''Wreck Your Life'' brought them to the attentio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Pilot
Blind Pilot is an American indie folk band based in Portland, Oregon, United States. They have released four albums and one EP since 2008. History On July 15, 2008, Blind Pilot released their debut CD '' 3 Rounds and a Sound'' on Expunged Records. "Go On, Say It", was chosen to be a Single of the Week on July 7, 2008 on the iTunes chart, and for the week of July 26 the record reached number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Top Digital Albums chart. ''Allmusic'' gave the album 3.5/5 stars. Originally a duo between Israel Nebeker and Ryan Dobrowski, the band added four touring members in February 2009. On December 29 of that year, the band released an iTunes only live EP. This EP featured a cover of Gillian Welch's "Look at Miss Ohio". The EP also included new versions of previously released songs, along with a new song, titled "Get It Out". The EP was mixed and recorded by Tucker Martine. Blind Pilot released their second album, '' We Are The Tide'', on September 13, 2011 as a sextet. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
