NASHVILLE - Depending on the mood and vibe a particular song calls for, the White Rabbits switch up which instruments they play in order to reach that state of sonic bliss. www.whiterabbitsmusic.com
PHILADELPHIA - King Khan and The Shrines is a group of 10 people playing psychedelic / rhythm & blues band. They're a traveling zoo. www.myspace.com/kingkhanandtheshrines
NASHVILLE - Katie, Andy, Tyler, Trent, K.S., Griffin, Matthew, Butterfly Boucher, Jeremy, and Erin are 10 solo artists who come together and play for each other's music. www.myspace.com/tenoutoftenn
WASHINGTON DC - Marnie Stern is breaking boundaries when it comes to girls on guitars. Her rhythmic progressive playing makes her stand out from the rest. Check it out for yourself. www.myspace.com/marniestern1
DALLAS - We were at Fort Worth, the hometown of Forever the Sickest Kids, as they played live at The Door in front of hundreds of screaming fans. www.myspace.com/foreverthesickestkids
AUSTIN - If you love the 8-bit Atari gaming era and indie/electronica, then you'd love Built By Snow. Check 'em out as they talk about their music and how they came to be as they play at Emo's. www.myspace.com/builtbysnow
LOS ANGELES - If you like bands like Coldplay, TV On the Radio, and Snow Patrol, then you'll love the Secret Machines. Their self-titled third studio album is now available, so pick up a copy. www.myspace.com/secretmachines
AUSTIN - Hide the love songs and lock up the tears cause the Semi-Precious Weapons brought home the rock 'n roll. Check out their cuts, bruises, and stilettos as they play at Austin's very own Emo's. www.semipreciousweapsons.com
DALLAS - The boys from The Valentine Failures are a punk rock band that play music for the fun and love of it. Check 'em out as they talk about their musical influences and how they're going to take it as far as it goes. www.myspace.com/thevalentinefailures
STURGIS - The boys from Rev Theory are playing at Sturgis, where a half million bikers come together and drink, party, and enjoy live entertainment. Unfortunately, Rich got sick not too long ago and got the best of him. Is he gonna stick it out and rock or rest up and not risk it for their following show? www.myspace.com/revtheory www.interscope.com
AUSTIN - At age 21, Adam McInnis had a dream that he was on stage playing the guitar and singing. Now, after a couple 9 - 5 jobs, he's finally pursing his dream as a musician. www.myspace.com/adammcinnis
LOS ANGELES - Murray, from The Dears, talks to us backstage at the Key Club in Hollywood about the changes his band has gone through and some of his favorite songs to play live. They're currently on Dangerbird Records. www.myspace.com/thedears www.dangerbirdrecords.com
ATLANTA - Follow your boy Donnis as he takes you to Waffle House, City of Ink, and Sloppy Seconds. You ready? Well then press play son! www.myspace.com/donnismusic
DALLAS - The guys from Brake Vegas have big dreams and big visions and nothing's gonna stop them from touring all the way to Australia. These guys play what they like and don't care if you like it. Handle. www.myspace.com/brakevegas
DALLAS - The dudes from Sleeperstar talk about how 2 notes from the keyboard led to recording in Stockholm, which led to playing at Rockin' On The Docks in Dallas. Check out Shaun doing jumping jacks in the background. www.myspace.com/sleeperstar
AUSTIN - The guys from Structure are living their dreams of being in a band and playing music, especially in this clip where they opened for Trapt. www.myspace.com/structureband.com
DALLAS - Besides rockin' out, the boys from Moving Atlas love to make prank phone calls, play hacky sack, and throw a lot of frisbee. Haha, they're ridiculous. www.myspace.com/movingatlas
LOS ANGELES - The boys from Tokyo Police Club used to jam in their garage covering Weezer songs, and now they're touring with Weezer and playing at arenas for the first time. www.myspace.com/tokyopoliceclub
LOS ANGELES - After touring internationally for six months, the boys from Melee play their first U.S. show at The Roxy and talk about their tour, album, and the switch to Warner Bros. Records. www.myspace.com/meleerocks