AUSTIN - With a wide array of musical instruments in their arsenal, The Low Anthem talks about how they manage to keep their live show fresh for themselves and the audience. www.lowanthem.com
LOS ANGELES - With the acoustic act thrown right out of the door, La Roux is ready to get up and shake what her mama gave her as the synths blast. www.laroux.co.uk
SAN FRANCISCO - Rick Thorne created a tour called Bring The Noise where he and a couple of hot fresh riders do sessions with live performances by his band, Good Guys in Black. www.myspace.com/goodguysinblack
LOS ANGELES - Indie/Rock band, The 88, performed live at VIMBY's monthly music event at the Gibson Showroom in Beverly Hills. www.myspace.com/the88 www.transphusion.com
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
SAN FRANCISCO - Broadcasting live from the Zoo in West Oakland, ZION I talks about finally being able to do music full time, the creative process for their album titled The Takeover, and exclusive performance. www.zionicrew.com
NEW YORK - Outasight is setting the world on fire with his music - literally. We caught up with him in his underground studio with 6th Sense during a recording session and as he performed live in NYC. www.myspace.com/iamoutasight
LOS ANGELES - Luckily, we caught up with the guys from Oh No Not Stereo before they left to tour in the UK with Bayside at their rehearsal spot where they performed live and talked about the band's history and music process. www.myspace.com/ohnonotstereo
PHILADELPHIA - Electronic/Rock band, Mose Giganticus, focuses their unique sound based around the synth with a little sprinkle of robot vocals. Catch them live while they're on tour in their vegetable-oil powered mini bus! www.mosegiganticus.com www.myspace.com/mosegiganticus
LOS ANGELES - It's true, if you don't have a digital brain you can't create digital music. This is a MUST see live performance of The Vacation performing at VIMBY's monthly music showcase at Swing House. www.myspace.com/thevacation www.swinghouse.com
LOS ANGELES J Dilla's lil bro Illa J holds it down for Detroit and keeps the legacy alive. VIMBY goes behind-the-scenes of his new music video single "R U Listenin." www.deliciousvinyl.com www.myspace.com/illajmusic
CHICAGO - The boys from Animate Objects talk about how performing with a live band makes each show different, rather than over a track. www.myspace.com/animateobjects
SAN DIEGO - The roots-rock reggae band, One Drop, talk about their music, band, and fans as they perform live at Canes Bar and Grill. www.myspace.com/onedropreggae
SAN FRANCISCO - OM Records' very own, Raashan Ahmad, did a special live performance at Amoeba for the release of his latest album titled, The Push. Get a copy! www.myspace.com/raashanahmad www.om-records.com