Buzz Track: Wondergirl

Orange Avenue is a five-piece Pop/Rock band from Daytona Beach, FL. The band has built a core following with 3 independent self releases. Dubbed as MTV Buzz worthy, several songs have been licensed to MTV and VH1 and they have shared the stage with The All American Rejects, Rihanna, and Lifehouse. For fans of The Killers and All American Rejects.

Contact: mike@lovelamprecords.com

Buzz Track: Skin

Andrew Mack, a singer-songwriter will self release a 3-song EP entitled “Head Versus Heart”. He was the former lead singer and guitar player of the Orlando-based alternative rock band Madeira as well as the bassist for the band called Savannah.

You can check him out at the Backbooth in Orlando on Aug 31st.

Contact: awmack@me.com

Buzz Track: Better Off Without You

Bess, a 19 year-old singer songwriter’, self released a new single “Better Off Without You” which debuted on iHeart Radio on the Top 20 chart. She won the Songwriter Universe Best Song Contest and is currently finishing up an EP which was produced by Andrew Williams (Five for Fighting). For fans of Florence + The Machine, Fiona Apple, and Adele.

Contact: karbeck@gmail.com

Buzz Track: The Blue Between Us

Check out the track The Blue Between Us by The Novel Ideas. They are a folk rock outfit of friends from Massachusetts. They spent the past year recording their third album, “Home” in a barn in Jaffrey, NH. For fans of OAR and Matt Kearny.

Contact: thenovelideas@gmail.com

The 2012 new music festival will include a set from indie veterans the Walkmen, along with performances from the Presents, the Mountain Goats, Kimbra, GZA and many more.

The annual festival announced “highlights” from its the first round of acts on Tuesday, with more to come. Other notable acts from the initial announcement include Australian group the Jezabels, fresh off their performance at Billboard’s Post Party in August, in addition to Brooklyn newcomers DIIV and the Danger Mouse-produced duo Electric Guest. (Billboard)