SWEET LEDA | official site | facebook | twitter | itunes | youtube |

**Named “MD/DC Band of The Year 2011″ in Tri State Indie’s Music Awards**
**Voted “DC/Baltimore Best Emerging Artist of 2011″ by The Deli Magazine’s Reader’s Poll**

“It’s sexy. It’s sweet. It’s gonna kick your ass!”

Powered by Julie Cymek’s sultry, commanding vocals and electrifying stage presence, “think Adele mixed with Mary J. Blige, with a certain South Of The Mason-Dixon Line ache that’s all her own”, Sweet Leda has earned a reputation as a “rising star,” taking the diverse mid-Atlantic music scene by storm and becoming one of the most exciting and accomplished live acts around. With its rich blend of new school funk, soul, and pop, Sweet Leda’s heartfelt original material has drawn comparisons to Joss Stone, Janis, Maroon 5, Edie Brickell, and even Led Zeppelin while garnering its very own stylistic label: “sexy smooth rock and groove”.

With their HOT new album “Need The Music” in hand, produced by Stephen Joseph Antonelli and mixed by Drew Mazurek (Linkin Park, Allman Bros.), the band is working hard to share their music with the world! The album’s first single, “Can’t Stand,” was very well received and has garnered much airplay. New cuts such as “Let Her Love Her”, “What I Need”, and “What You Don’t Know” are now getting love from the press as well as SL’s favorite radio stations…and are available on iTunes, Amazon, Pandora, and more!

Things are really just heating up and getting started for Sweet Leda, who is constantly adding new credits and experiences to their resume….from placing songs in feature films, to sharing festivals and stages with the likes of Robert Randolph, Lyle Lovett, Keb’ Mo’, Tedeschi Trucks, Big Head Todd, New Riders of The Purple Sage. The band has been traveling more than ever, working it’s way up and down the east coast, so be sure to check the website for updates. In the meantime, rest assured that the band will be working hard — in the studio and on the live circuit — to do what they do best: make sweet music.

WHISKEY & THE KIDNEY STONES | myspace |

In their own words: "Whiskey & The Kidney Stones have been stinking up Baltimore, DC, and Annapolis for roughly five years. We have two full-length CD's. Our music posesses uniqueness in it's grooving ROCK style and low-brow humor. A sweaty, drunken ROCK machine- the live shows are nothing short of chaos. Did I mention ROCK? Not Nu-Metal, not whining Emo, no reggae to be found or false whitey funk, but a strong sense of duty to purvey our brand of rock (with a wee dash of 70's metal and punk.) You love it. You need it. It's good for your colon. Maybe you've heard us on soundtracks for such popular straight-to-DVD films as "Ninja School Rebels", "A Vampire's Queef" and "Charles: The Tasty Mattress." Or not. Shut up. I hate you sometimes. You know that?"

WILLIES LIGHT | facebook |

Willies Light, from the Baltimore-Washington Metro area is known for their energetic and soulful live performances. Based primarily around the song writing of Hall Williams this band does not fall short on its creativity or variety of style. In 2005, Williams was joined by drummer Matthew Pugh. Together, Williams and Pugh teamed up to create the Baltimore-Washington Metro areas best live original band. Over the next four years they developed their show and sound with a host of players from the area. In 2010, they were joined by one of Hall’s former band mates and percussionist, Barry Cooper. With the joining of Cooper and Nick Verdis on Bass, the four went into the studio to record their first 5-song EP, Peacemeal. Released in the beginning of 2011, Peacemeal also featured Hall’s long-time friend and multi-instrumentalist, Jason Crosby. Crosby was the former keyboard player for Robert Randolph and the Family Band, has also graced more than 40 albums, including Susan Tedeschi's Grammy nominated blues album, Wait for Me, and Anastacia's pop hit, Freak of Nature. In June of 2011, and again with Crosby, the band went back into Lion & Fox Studios to record the second 5-song EP, Whole New Reality. After the completion of Whole New Reality, Willies Light acquired a new bassist, former band mate of Hall’s, arranger, and producer, Lorenzo Sands. Sands is known most noteably for his work bassist and co-direcrtor of one of the nation’s top Jazz bands, The Air Force Tops and Blues, and brings to Willies Light a solid musical foundation backed with years of road experience. Currently, the band is booking 2012 dates and working on new material for their third EP.