Sounds From The Superhighway 12

Johnny O. Band - From Boulder, Colorado, comes John Ohnmacht, a blues guitarist armed with a new album, extensive tour dates, and a passion for the blues. The Johnny O. Band's latest CD, entitled Time For The Turnaround, is a compelling mix of blues, funk, souls and rock. You can check out several tracks on the band's website. Full length .mp3s are available free.

Liquid Blue - If I told about a band that has performed at stadiums in Asia with up to 65,000 fans in attendance, had one of the concerts televised in China to an estimated audience of 700 million, and, to date, performed in over 60 countries on all 6 continents, you might guess that I was speaking of a million album selling band with Rolling Stone covers, MTV videos, etc. Instead, I am waxing poetic about San Diego, California's Liquid Blue. The talents of this band extend beyond the stage. Singer Layla Loxa is a world bodysurfing champion and one of the top female surfers in the U.S. To top things off, Liquid Blue recently became, according to their website, the first American band with an exclusive distribution deal in China. Pretty impressive. The band heads back to Southeast Asia in for extensive touring in September & October.

Mindside 19 - This punk outfit has been rocking for several years and have recently started earning much attention and respect from outside of their Baltimore, MD roots. Their new CD is scheduled to be released in March, 2005. If you are in the Baltimore area, you should make every effort to attend their release party. In the meantime, the band's website has several tracks to wet your palette.