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Annabelle's Curse: 
White Dress Woman

Hailing from Bristol, VA, Annabelle’s Curse has moved beyond roots in traditional folk to create something truly different with a style all their own. The band started as the brainchild of Tim Kilbourne, Zack Edwards, and John Watson in the early months of 2010. From there, the rest is history.

Recorded at the 2012 Rhythm N’ Blooms Fest.
Checkout the Anabelle’s Curse Website.

Mandolin Orange: 
House of Stone

Mandolin Orange is songwriter Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz. The Chapel Hill, NC duo ornaments lyric and harmony focused tunes with acoustic and electric guitars, fiddle and mandolin. Their instrumentation draws on bluegrass and rock-and-roll alike, keeping Marlin’s dark lyrical themes at the forefront of their country sound.

Recorded at the 2012 Rhythm N’ Blooms Fest.
Checkout Mandolin Orange’s Website.

Mandolin Orange: 
Angel

Mandolin Orange is songwriter Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz. The Chapel Hill, NC duo ornaments lyric and harmony focused tunes with acoustic and electric guitars, fiddle and mandolin. Their instrumentation draws on bluegrass and rock-and-roll alike, keeping Marlin’s dark lyrical themes at the forefront of their country sound.

Recorded at the 2012 Rhythm N’ Blooms Fest.
Checkout Mandolin Orange’s Website.

Annabelle's Curse: 
Monsters

Hailing from Bristol, VA, Annabelle’s Curse has moved beyond roots in traditional folk to create something truly different with a style all their own. The band started as the brainchild of Tim Kilbourne, Zack Edwards, and John Watson in the early months of 2010. From there, the rest is history.

Recorded at the 2012 Rhythm N’ Blooms Fest.
Checkout the Anabelle’s Curse Website.

King Super & The Excellents: 
Do The Qwis

Based out of Knoxville, Tennessee and Hell Bent on World Domination. They arrived to Earth with a desire to time travel, saving great american songs for the benefit of children of the future. Their brand of FACE MELT rock has blessed many rooms acrossed the south-eastern United States and will continue expand both setlists and locations. As WINNERS of Knoxville’s Battle of the Bands known as Sound Off, they have proved to a panel of esteemed judges that their brand of ROCK is likely to be a force to be reckoned with for many years to come.

Recorded at the 2012 Rhythm N’ Blooms Fest.
Checkout King Super & The Excellents here.

Mandolin Orange: 
Haste Make

Mandolin Orange is songwriter Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz. The Chapel Hill, NC duo ornaments lyric and harmony focused tunes with acoustic and electric guitars, fiddle and mandolin. Their instrumentation draws on bluegrass and rock-and-roll alike, keeping Marlin’s dark lyrical themes at the forefront of their country sound.

Recorded at the 2012 Rhythm N’ Blooms Fest.
Checkout Mandolin Orange’s Website.

David Wax Museum: 
Vivian Won't You Take Me In

Why do we need museums? They show us something familiar and traditional, while at the same time documenting our innovation, showing us possible directions for the future. This is the same reason we need David Wax Museum – to give us music that is somehow familiar, as if it has always existed somewhere in our cultural ether, but is at the same time undeniably fresh.

Recorded at the 2012 Rhythm N’ Blooms Fest.
Checkout David Wax Museum’s Website here.

King Super & The Excellents: 
Beaches

Based out of Knoxville, Tennessee and Hell Bent on World Domination. They arrived to Earth with a desire to time travel, saving great american songs for the benefit of children of the future. Their brand of FACE MELT rock has blessed many rooms acrossed the south-eastern United States and will continue expand both setlists and locations. As WINNERS of Knoxville’s Battle of the Bands known as Sound Off, they have proved to a panel of esteemed judges that their brand of ROCK is likely to be a force to be reckoned with for many years to come.

Recorded at the 2012 Rhythm N’ Blooms Fest.
Checkout King Super & The Excellents here.

Josh Oliver: 
Get Along Little Yearlings

East TN native Josh Oliver has spent the past five years as a side man, touring all over the United States, singing harmony, playing lead guitar and piano with the likes of the everybodyfields, Sam Quinn + Japan 10, and Jill Andrews. And now, with his debut album, Troubles, he’s taking a stab at being out front.

Recorded at the 2012 Rhythm N’ Blooms Fest.
Checkout Josh Oliver’s Website.

Katie Powderly & Sam Quinn: 
Yet To Come

Katie Powderly’s music permeates the boundaries of genre, inhabiting a space somewhere between alt-country and folk. It transcends the confines of linear chronology, as well; it is vintage and current, nostalgic and prophetic. Respectful of tradition while remaining relevant, Powderly presents a promising musical hybrid in her painstakingly hand-hewn tunes.

Recorded at the 2012 Rhythm N’ Blooms Fest.
Checkout Katie Powderly’s Website.