I'll have to check them out. Though I still don't know who Edwin McCain is. but you are saying "used to" -- are they still around?
On 6/13/07, Rick Root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/13/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > adult alternative is the category I usually listen to on Rhapsody. I > > question Train but I'll go for Vertical Horizon and John Mayer. Plus > > things like Willie Niles, Los Lobos, Ry Cooder, etc. I'd define it as > > recent indy-label stuff that is not too punk or metal. > > Not that there's anything "indy label" about John Mayer or Vertical > Horizon... except that they WERE indie label artists originally. > > I used to discover all kinds of cool music thanks to AWARE Records.. > they do annual compilations of "up and comering artists" that have not > been signed to major labels. The Aware 2 compilation (1993, I think) > featured songs from the following unsigned, independent artists: > > Better than Ezra "Good" > Matchbox 20 (then known as Tabitha's Secret) "3 AM" > Hootie and the Blowfish "The Old Man And I" > The Verve Pipe > Vertical Horizon > Edwin McCain > > That's some pretty good talent scouting there! > > Guster was on Aware 3... Train was on Aware 5... Shawn Mullins (who > had a gigantic hit called "Lullaby" but was otherwise a one hit > wonder) was also on Aware 5. John Mayer and Five for Fighting both > had records released by Aware Records *BEFORE* they were well known > names.... > > They do good stuff up there at AWARE :) > > I managed their online store for like 5-6 years from 1997-2003. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 and Flex 2 Build sales & marketing dashboard RIAâs for your business. Upgrade now http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2?sdid=RVJT Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:236593 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
