"The uncertainty and deceit I've faced in my almost 30 years in the music business has been at times emotionally crippling, but I've never let that affect me permanently."

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With its fusion of Middle Eastern sounds and classic American rock, Israeli-born/Los Angeles-based trio Moshav blends anthemic, jam-band energy with an earnest spirituality.

John "JB" Bigham, the Chicago born/L.A.-based mastermind behind power trio The Soul of John Black, has summoned the ghost of Jimi Hendrix with his electrifying live shows.

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It's been a quick climb for former Philly schoolteacher/Tin Angel bartender Amos Lee these past few years. Granted, it didn't hurt to have Norah Jones handpick him to open her 2004 world tour.

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