GOODTIME SAM:

"Goodtime Sam & The Love Letters deliver a tight blend of Americana, rock n roll, and country that lands clean and direct. The sound is driven, melodic, and built around strong hooks with a steady pulse that holds attention without overreaching. There’s a balance of grit and polish that translates well live—engaging without relying on excess. Goodtime Sam anchors it with a focused presence that keeps everything moving forward. It’s straightforward, effective, and consistent with the Austin live music tradition."

— Thomas Gohring, Kick Butt Coffee

JUNE VICTORY:

“June Victory, a legendary guitarist from New Orleans, formed the Bayou Renegades in the mid-1970s after gaining experience in the local music scene. Initially, he joined Willie Tee's New Orleans Project and provided backing for the pioneering Mardi Gras Indian group, the Wild Magnolias, which immersed him in the vibrant traditions of New Orleans Indian masking culture. The Bayou Renegades emerged as one of the first bands to electrify Mardi Gras Indian music, blending traditional chanting and percussion with electric guitars, funk, and R&B arrangements, creating a distinctive 1970s sound influenced by Sly and the Family Stone and Funkadelic.

Victory's innovative approach with the Bayou Renegades brought the secretive, backstreet world of Mardi Gras Indians to wider audiences, including global listeners through performances and recordings. His scorching guitar work and local sets became legendary in New Orleans, captivating crowds at events like Jazz Fest and earning him recognition as a key figure in fusing Indian traditions with modern instrumentation. The band's album on Monkey Hill Records further documented this groundbreaking style.

Victory's legacy endures as a culture bearer who helped popularize Mardi Gras Indian music beyond its acoustic roots, influencing the evolution of the genre at major festivals and through collaborations. A recent book, The Return of Cabbage Alley: Stories of June Victory by Thomas Brent Andrews, chronicles his extraordinary life and contributions based on extensive interviews.

— Jazzapedia.com

KANUDE:

"Kanude is a songwriter, recording artist, and producer releasing music primarily under the monikers Kanude, LightBody Sound & Val Holler over the past 25+ years. His music has been featured in NBC/Universal's "The Tonight Show," HBO's "True Blood," as part of the original programming for the inaugural New York Fringe Festival (in which he composed and performed in a wild, downtown rock opera, "One Arm Red: Gospel Truth Family Hour") and early on as the co-composer/music producer of Robert Rodriguez's critically acclaimed feature film debut "El Mariachi."

He was a contributing songwriter/founder & performer with post-new wave NYC band Mind Over Matter & later has fronted and managed recording & live projects while based in Los Angeles, California; Berlin, Germany, Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon; Richmond, Virginia; and currently Nashville, Tennessee.

Check out his recent single and video for "Born Again in Tennessee (feat. The McCrary Sisters)" mixed by Grammy-winner Shooter Jennings."

— Lightstone Records