Lauded for its "power-pop with genuine power" (Chuck Eddy, The Village Voice), Wide Right is Leah Archibald, Brendan O’Malley, Dave Rick and Erica Stoltz. Based in Brooklyn, NY, the band has released several albums, including 2005's Sleeping on the Couch.

Born in Manitoba and raised in Rapid City, SD, 21-year-old vocalist, pianist, organist and guitarist Haley Bonar is currently based in Duluth, MN. Her albums include Haley Bonar and The Size of Planets, which features contributions from Alan Sparhawk (Low), Aaron Molina (If Thousands), and Charlie Parr.

The New Year is Matt and Bubba Kadane, Chris Brokaw, Mike Donofrio and Peter Schmidt. It was formed by the Kadane brothers in 1998 after they disbanded their former group, Bedhead, following three acclaimed albums released in the ’90s. The New Year’s albums include Newness Ends and The End Is Near.

tre/molo is a side project of designer/musician Jorge Verdin, a member of the Tijuana, Mexico- based Nortec Collective. He collaborates musically with the collective under the name Clorofila, and visually as Cha3, creating many of the group’s in-concert visuals, album covers and posters. He is a full-time art director at Rubin Postear Interactive in Santa Monica, CA.

Mark Eitzel’s solo albums include 60 Watt Silver Lining, West (a songwriting collaboration with Peter Buck), The Invisible Man and 2012's Don't Be A Stranger. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, Eitzel was front man for the San Francisco-based band American Music Club.

Athens, GA-based Matthew Houck is the founder of Phosphorescent, whose first album, A Hundred Times Or More, was released in the summer of 2003. Previously, Houck home-recorded a solo record under the name "Fillup Shack," embarking upon a well-regarded tour of the U.K. and Spain in 2000.

Jose Luis Pardo [DJ Afro] is the guitarist for the Caracas, Venezuela-based band Los Amigos Invisibles, whose albums include The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera and Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey into Space (nominated for both Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards).

Mixing pop, rock, swing and lounge, New York-based Jet Set Six is John Ceparano, Andy Burns, Josef Pelletier, Steven Gluzband, David Detweiler, and J. Walter Hawkes. The group's releases include, Livin’ It Up and Life in the Jet Age, and it has opened for the B-52s and Smash Mouth.

Parker Noon and Lily Wolf first began collaborating in New York City in the mid-’90s on a series of film soundtracks (Winterland, Spectrum Red). In 1998, they formed the band Valentine 6, which led to their incarnation (with Christina Campanella) as Parker and Lily. The group’s albums included Hello Halo (2001) and Here Comes Winter (2002).

Discar is musician/deejay Pedro César Beas and vocalist Andréa Perez, from Tijuana, Mexico. Along with their musical collaborations, Beas and Perez have created and maintain the Spanish-language jazz website www.dijazzradio.com.

Pat Irwin has composed soundtracks for dance, theater, television and a number of feature films, including But I’m a Cheerleader, 24-Hour Woman, and My New Gun. He’s also produced recordings for Lydia Lunch, Love Tractor, and Deborah Lyall, and was a member of the bands The Raybeats and 8-Eyed Spy. He plays guitar and keyboards with the B-52s.

Dean Wareham was the singer and guitarist of seminal Boston band Galaxie 500 from 1987 to 1991. In the early ’90s, Wareham moved to New York City and established the group Luna, whose albums include Bewitched, Penthouse, Pup Tent and Romantica. He and Luna bass player Britta Phillips formed Dean and Britta in 2003, and have released the albums L’Avventura and Back Numbers.