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(1998-2006) (2010-present) Soledad Brothers are an American blues punk group from Maumee, Ohio. Consisting of Benjamin Swank on drums, Johnny Walker on guitar and vocals, and Oliver Henry (who was recruited just before the release of their second album) on sax and guitar, they took their name from a trio of convicted felons, George Jackson, Fleeta Drumgo, and John Clutchette who were incarcerated at Soledad Prison and killed by police fire. They are known for their very energetic, loud sound. Their debut self-titled album was engineered by Jack White of The White Stripes, with whom they shared an apartment in...

Surrounded by her father's jazz and blues records in her childhood home of Concepcion, Chile, Soledad Vélez began to play guitar and sing at the age of 13, usually accompanying what was on the turntable. A few years later, she started a short-lived teen rock band with her sister---then moved to Argentina to pursue songwriting before being convinced by musician friends to relocate to Valencia, Spain. There, she sang in a jazz quartet before deciding to concentrate solely and exclusively on her own songs for the first time. In 2010, Vélez released "Four Reasons to Sing", her four-song, home studio-recorded...

Insolents were a Hardcore Punk band from San Diego, CA.. They were active from the early 80's until late 80's. During this time they released one 7", one LP and constributed to several compilations, almost all of those recordings were released on Mystic Records. Their first output was the "Spout Off!" 7", released in 1983. Four years later they released the "Spit In The Mirror" LP. The band then consited of Brad Jacobson on Guitar, Todd Jabobson (brothers?) on Vocals, David Richards on Drums, Paul J. Marto on Guitar and Kevin Kubota on Bass. Almost all their recordings are up...