California indie act The Jakes, the new media darlings receiving lots of press from various blogs just signed to Roadrunner. The band performed for several labels last February. The band has upcoming performances at Spaceland and the Viper Room in Los Angeles. Listen to the track Cough Syrup. Contact:thejakes@redlightmanagement.com

Country artist KJ Testin just signed to the artist development program at Myspace Records. Myspace Records signed their first country artist based off her four song demo — recorded/produced by Ben Fowler (Rascal Flatts, LeAnn Rimes, Julianne Hough).

She will be opening for national artist, Ricochet, at the legendary 8 Seconds Saloon in Indianapolis on September 18th, 2009. Contact cityhandspr@gmail.com and check her out in our KOAR Feature.

Oregon rock act The Day The Nights continue to build a story. KOAR profiled the band when their track Her Name is Alice’ was featured in the Oscar nominated movie “The Wrestler. Now they are the top 5 finalists in the Toyota and Myspace Records “Rock The Space” competition. Contact: tim@theborisgroup.com

Brittany McDonald is buzzing in Nashville. Her song
Another Wanna Be is featured on the Sony Walkman commercial and the track ‘Come On’ is behond the commercial for the car “Suzuki.” I love her statement:”I believe that the spirit of the individual still has value. Media seems to strip us of our individual identity these days, by tuning us out of ourselves and into someone else…whether it be reality shows, celebrity gossip, etc.We all want to leave a mark, send a message, but can’t seem to break through. Contact: info@brittanymcdonald.com

Alternative rock act Bidwell is beginning to garner attention with their latest release “Something Real”. The band has upcoming show dates with Vogue In The Movement and One Hot Minute. Check out the track Beauty Queen. Contact: northstarmgr@aol.com