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Hot 100

2017's Hot 100 Live Unsigned Artists & Bands

EVERY SINGLE ACT on our annual Hot 100 list of unsigned LIVE performers delivered something special onstage this year. Nominations to this list (shown below in alphabetical order) came from MC staffers as well as freelance writers, club bookers, A&R reps, music attorneys and other industry pro’s nationwide. Music Connection currently has show reviewers in Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, Boston and Detroit. To inquire about a live review for your band in 2018, check out musicconnection.com/reviews/get-reviewed. It’s free & easy.

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A

ADRIEN LAMONT
Hip-Hop, Christian Rap
Pasadena, CA
Instagram.com/AdrienLamont

AFRAID OF MY NEIGHBOR
Rock, Punk, Metal
Los Angeles, CA
facebook.com/afraidofmyneighbor

ALMA LAKE
Sassy Soulful Blues
Los Angeles, CA
facebook.com/almalakemusic

AMANDA YANG
Pop, Contemporary R&B
Minneapolis, MN
facebook.com/amandayangmusic

ANDREA HAMILTON
Singer-Songwriter
Los Angeles, CA
hopefulpop.com

ARTUR MENEZES
Blues Rock
Los Angeles, CA
arturmenezes.com

ATHENA ANDREADIS
Pop Rock
Los Angeles, CA
athenaandreadis.com

B

BACKDROP VIOLET
Rock
Houston, TX
facebook.com/backdropviolet

BAN BOTHERS
World Music
Platteville, WI
banbrothers.com

BEN CINA
Soul, R&B, Neo-Soul, Acoustic Folk
Austin, TX
bencinamusic.com

BINX
Pop
New York, NY
binxofficial.com

BLAC YOUNGSTA
Rap, Hip-Hop
Memphis, TN
blacyoungstamusic.com

BO HAAN
Funk
Los Angeles, CA
soundcloud.com/bohaan

BRENNA BAVIS BAND
Blues Rock
Los Angeles, CA
reverbnation.com/brennabavisband

C

CHARLY&FAUST
Psychedelic Euro-Rock
Hollywood, CA
charlyandfaust.com

CHASE BELL
Funk
Los Angeles, CA
chasebell.com

CHRIS GREENE QUARTET
Jazz
Chicago, IL
chrisgreenejazz.com

CHRISTINA GALLIGAN
Jazz, Pop, R&B
Los Angeles, CA
soundcloud.com/christina-galligan

CONSIDER THE SOURCE
Progressive Sci-Fi Middle Eastern Fusion
New York, NY
considerthesourcemusic.com

D

DANKRUPT
CaliRock
Los Angeles, CA
dankruptmusic.com

DIRTY FACTION
Heavy Rock/EDM
Los Angeles, CA
dirtyfaction.com

DIVIDED BY ZED
Classic Rock
Livonia, MI
facebook.com/dividedbyzed

DIVITIUS
Death Metal
Portland, OR
divitiusofficial.com

DOUBLE NAUGHT SPY CAR
Delightfully Indescribable Instrumentals
Los Angeles, CA
doublenaughtspycar.com

DUKE OF SURF
Rock & Roll, Garage Rock
Milan, Italy / NYC
thedukeofsurl.bandcamp.com

E

EBB & FLOW
Modern Pop, Euro-Pop
Hollywood, CA
ebbandflow.band

ERIC SLATER
Alternative Rock, Pop, Soul
Los Angeles, CA
ericslater.com

F

FACEXHUGGER
Heavy Sci-Fi Synth
Moorpark, CA
facexhugger.com

FUZZQUEEN
Indie Rock
Washington, DC
fuzzqueen.com

G

GABE KUBANDA
Indie Pop
Goodyear, AZ
gabekubanda.com

GLAM SKANKS
Rock & Roll
Los Angeles, CA
glamskanks.com

GRANT MALLOY SMITH
Americana
Kingston, RI
grant-maloy-smith.com

GROOVE MARTINI
Cover Songs
Los Angeles, CA
groovemartini.com

H

HAL HENKEL & THE FLYING CAMELS
Blues, Rock, Funk, Jazz
Eugene, OR
facebook.com/haroldhalhenkel

HANS PIETER HERMAN
Cabaret, Opera
Amsterdam, Holland
hanspieterherman.nl

HONEY AND JUDE
Pop
Los Angeles, CA
honeyandjudemusic.com

HOWLIN’ SOULS
Rock
New York, NY
thehowlinsouls.com

I

INSECT SURFERS
Psychedelic Instrumental Soundtracks
Los Angeles, CA
insectsurfers.com

J

JANVI ANAND
Acoustic Pop
Los Angeles, CA
janvianand.com

JENNIFER THOMAS
Contemporary Classical
Sequim, WA
jenniferthomasmusic.com

JON GEIGER
Blues Rock
Los Angeles, CA
jongeiger.com

JUICE
Rock, R&B, Funk, Hip-Hop
Boston, MA
itstimeforjuice.com

L

LEVY & THE OAKS
Americana, Indie Pop Rock
Asbury Park, NJ
levyandtheoaks.com

LEWY
Hip-Hop, R&B
Los Angeles, CA
lewymusic.com

LISA FINNIE
Americana
Los Angeles, CA
lisafinnie.com

LIVINGMORE
Alternative Indie Rock
Los Angeles, CA
livingmoreband.com

LIO NICOL
Indie Pop
Los Angeles, CA
lionicol.com

LOVE GHOST
Alternative Rock
Los Angeles, CA
loveghost.com

N

MARK MACKAY
Country Rock
Hollywood, CA
markmackayofficial.net

MAGGIE "TATE" GABBARD
R&B, Pop
Los Angeles, CA
soundcloud.com/maggiegabbardmusic

MATT JONES
Singer-Songwriter
Los Angeles, CA
mattjonesmusic.net

MILLY
Pop Rock
Pittsburgh, PA
millytheband.com

MOLLY HANMER & THE MIDNIGHT TOKERS
Americana
Los Angeles, CA
mollyhanmer.com

N

NATIIVE
EDM, Pop
Los Angeles, CA
natiivemusic.com

O

O/B/A
Pop, Hip-Hop
Las Vegas, NV
obasmusic.com

OIL BOOM
Rock, Blues, Psychedelic
Fort Worth, TX
oilboomband.com

OLLIE GABRIEL
Soul, Pop, Funk
Los Angeles, CA
olliegabriel.com

O’NEILL HUDSON
Singer-Songwriter
Los Angeles, CA
facebook.com/oneillhudson

ORIEL POOLE
Electro Soul
Los Angeles, CA
orielpoole.com

P

PACMAN DA GUNMAN
Rap, Hip-Hop
Los Angeles, CA
soundcloud.com/1960pm

PARKER MATTHEWS
Indie Pop
Los Angeles, CA
facebook.com/officialparkermatthews

PIONEER THE EEL
Indie Art Rock
Bloomfield, NJ
pioneertheeel.bandcamp.com

POLAROID SUMMER
Alt-Pop, New Wave, Indie Rock
Houston, TX
polaroidsummer.com

PRIME
Electro-Pop
New York, NY
followprime.com

PUSCIE JONES REVUE
Funk, R&B
Los Angeles, CA
pusciejonesrevue.com

R

REMY SHUCK
Alternative Indie pop
Santa Barbara, CA
remyshuckmusic.com

RIVVRS
Singer-Songwriter
Los Angeles, CA
rivvrs.com

ROBERT SARAZIN BLAKE & THE LETTERS
Folk Rock
Bellingham, WA
robertsarazinblake.com

ROBOT NATURE
Dream Pop, Alt-Rock
Los Angeles, CA
robotnature.com

RUSTIC UNION
Acoustic Rock
Novi, MI
reverbnation.com/rusticunion

S

SAM WILLIAMS
New 60’s Pop
Los Angeles, CA
samwilliamsmusic.net

SARAH LEVECQUE
Roots, Blues, Rock, Country
Framingham, MA
sarahlevecque.com

SCARS ON 45
Pop Rock
Bradford, U.K.
scarson45.com

SHARON LITTLE
Singer-Songwriter
Los Angeles, CA
soundcloud.com/sharonlittle

SIDNEY B
Funk
Los Angeles, CA
sidneyb.com

SIREN CALL
Alternative Rock
Los Angeles, CA
sirencallofficial.com

SKYWARD STORY
Pop Rock
Baltimore, MD
skywardstory.com

SLOPE 114
Live Raw House Music
San Francisco, CA
facebook.com/slope114

STAGE 11
Alternative Rock
Los Angeles, CA
stage11music.com

SYLVIA JUNCOSA
Rampaging Guitar Wrangler
Los Angeles, CA
sylviajuncosa.com

T

TARAH WHO?
Hard Rock
Los Angeles, CA
tarahwho.com

TAYLOR JOHN WILLIAMS & THE CROOKED HAND
Indie Folk
Los Angeles, CA
taylorjohnwilliams.com

THE ALTERNATIVES
Classic Rock
Farmington Hills, MI
facebook.com/thelaternatives band.detroit

THE COASTS
Rock, Pop
Little Rock, AR
thecoasts.bandcamp.com

THE GREATER VICTORY
Alternative Rock, Punk
Jonestown, PA
thegreatervictory.bandcamp.com

THE KILLING FLOORS
Latin Punk, Garage
Los Angeles, CA
thekillingfloors.bandcamp.com

THE OCCASIONAL MOONLIGHT
Alternative Folk, Indie Folk
Los Angeles, CA
soundcloud.com/theoccasional moonlight

THE PRETTY FLOWERS
Indie Rock
Los Angeles, CA
theprettyflowers.bandcamp.com

THE SLY DIGS
Rock
Long Beach, CA
Theslydigs.com

THE SWEET THINGS
Rock & Roll
New York, NY
facebook.com/thesweetthingsnyc

THE WORLD RECORD
Power Pop
Los Angeles, CA
theworldrecord.net

TOO BAD
Electro Dance Rock
Venice, CA
toobadmusic.com

V

VALLEY LATINI
Singer-Songwriter
Brooklyn, NY
valleylatini.com

VALOR & VENGEANCE
Rock, Heavy Metal
Los Angeles, CA
valorvengeance.bandcamp.com

VERONICA BIANQUI
Garage Pop
Los Angeles, CA
veronicabianqui.com

VICIOUS ROOSTER
Classic Rock
Hollywood, CA
viciousrooster.com

W

WALKER BRIGADE
Femme-Fronted Art Punk
Los Angeles, CA
facebook.com/thewalkerbrigade

WALKER MCGUIRE
Country, Southern Rock, Acoustic
Nashville, TN
walkermcguire.com

WESTERNER
Psychedelic Electro Glam Rock
Los Angeles, CA
westernerband.com

Y

YFN LUCCI
Rap, Hip-Hop
Atlanta, GA
yfnlucci.co