Justin Stivers first meshed a lo-fi sound with hi-fi imagination first in Seattle, Washington. And after a stint recording and gigging in down the west coast, this multi-talented musician, composer and singer made his way to the hot-bed of music known as Brooklyn, New York. Now with 4 full LP's and one EP under his belt, Stivers continues to meld countless layers of styles, genres, moods and dynamics to create a musical experience unlike any you've ever heard.

Often compared to Animal Collective, Neutral Milk Hotel, Brian Wilson and Built to Spill, in the studio, Justin Stivers' Pet Ghost Project is a one-man sonic wrecking crew. He creates patterns, moods and waves of emotion through sound. He pushes barriers and knocks down the walls of traditional music. When he composes, he departs, isolates, and let's it all out layering sound upon sound into works of art that take the listener on a musical journey. On stage, he employs the help of multi-instrumental talents Justin Gonzales and Jake More to churn out a sound that's a bit more raw, but nonetheless just as powerful, all of them taking turns playing percussion, guitar, bass, keyboards, to recreate the sounds that Mr. Stivers created.


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The fruit of a forgotten, exhausted and half drunken promise made by underground rock and roll to American Top 40. Kind of like an apple, in the same way a pear can be like an apple, only less quotidian and involving more screaming, and more seeds.

MiniBoone is from New York.

Instrumentation:
Craig Barnes, James Keary & Doug Schrashun - guitar, keyboard, singing
Sam Rich - bass

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A self described, Post-Country band hailing from the Bushwick neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY, GunFight! combines the sound of Outlaw Country with the attitude of punk and post-punk. With loads of energy, their unique brand of music just as easily references Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash, as it does Gang of Four or The Ramones. They're songs will get you dancing, and if you listen long enough, drinking too...

GunFight! consists of singer and rhythm guitarist Drew Mintz, lead guitarist Bill Dvorak, bassist Anthony Aquilino, and drummer Dominic Turi.

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Quiet Loudly infuses classic soul influence with their signature shoegaze and noise roots. Drawing from a range of influences such as Yo La Tengo, Slowdive, and Sonic Youth to Al Green, Otis Redding, and The Band, the Brooklyn quartet presents a new soulful and atmospheric sound.

Band Members
Max Goransson - Guitar, Vocals
Anthony Aquilino - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
John Weingarten - Piano, Organ, Vocals
Sal Garro - Drums, Vocals

Discography
Live in Pittsburgh EP For Japan Relief (2011) Self-released
Soulgazer (2009) BNS Sessions
Destroy All Monsters (2008) Self-released

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