Ariana Hodes was born and raised in New Hampshire to musician parents, who dragged her around to gigs in the New England area her entire childhood. Ariana's songwriting began privately in the pages of many journals, and morphed into a public effort when she started gaining more confidence in her sound while living and creating in Los Angeles. She made the move to Nashville in 2014, and has proceeded to play live in and around town, cowrite with other fantastic songwriters, and record her premiere EP of original tunes, Last Night's Makeup. Ariana's soulful sound mixes the growl of Patti Smith with the sensibilities of Emmylou Harris. She calls it: Garage-Americana.

Ariana Hodes was born and raised in New Hampshire to musician parents, who dragged her around to gigs in the New England area her entire childhood.

Ariana Hodes

Frank broke on the Seattle music scene before it was a scene and stormed around the Northwest. Immediately compared to distinctive singer-songwriters like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger and Jackson Browne in reviews about his songwriting and releases. But in regards to his live shows the comparisons include Springsteen again, but throw in some Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison, and U2. Wow! Really? Once this pandemic is under control, be sure to go see him and his great band!

As Big Round Music President Paul Hodes says, "Frank writes and sings like a guy who’s been beat up and still won't quit, like a guy who's been dumped but still has hope for a happy ending."

Many of the songs feature gravel and silk, triumph and longing, and celebration and regret. Produced by Grammy Award winning Producer, Scott Mathews, Frank doesn’t hold back for anyone or anything. New York Times Best selling music writer Charles R. Cross once described Frank Barter songs as "Expansive as an Eastern Oregon Sunset." If you’ve never seen one of those, they're burning in the middle, sitting on top of a wheat field, with a golden glow on each side stretching the horizon forever. That’s where Frank Barter takes you.

Northwest touring musician Frank Barter has been compared to Bruce Springsteen

Frank Barter

What do you get when you put together a Congressman, two mad scientists and a jazz drummer? The Blue Buddha Band! a night with The Blue Buddha is a riotous night of old-fashioned rock ’n’roll…a full-tilt, high energy night of roots flavored 100 Proof Originals, Americana, Blues and Psychedelia.

Lead by guitar slinging former Congressman Paul Hodes, The Blue Buddha Band quartet features Bassist Jon Gabay, Dean Rubine on Keyboards and first call New England drummer, Ed Raczka.

The Band’s original sound fuses retro rock, roots and superb song-writing into a powerful blend.

The Band’s new 11 song album “Turn This Ship Around” features a true story embodied in an upbeat and poignant single “The Night I Met John Lennon”. Red Rock Magazine said about the track: “Instant classic and beautiful story telling. The song flows nicely, and I like the smooth sound of the mix. Soulful and dynamic vocal performance. Great songwriting!” About “Why, Why, Why”, Indieoclock said: “Great listening punk, energetic, fun and really cool, full of attitude and authentic. We love it and will add it to our Spotify playlist”.

The original sound of the Blue Buddha Band fuses retro rock, roots and superb song-writing into a powerful blend.

Paul Hodes and the Blue Buddha Band

Paul and Peggo met to make music when Peggo put an ad in the Boston Phoenix looking for a guitarist and Paul answered the ad. Married for 42 years, they are still making music together.

With their pioneering kids’ rock ‘n roll band, Peggosus, Peggo & Paul were called the “Grateful Dead for kids.” Their recordings won a Parents’ Choice Award and a USA Today Kids’ Pick. They’ve played diverse venues from the White House and Boston’s Hatch Shell to flatbeds at country fairs.

Since their children have grown, Peggo & Paul have been performing folk, Americana and original music. They've released a string of recordings including "Patchwork Quilt, A celebration of the American Spirit", "Summer Nights", an album of lullabyes "Winter's Light", a Holiday recording, "Stand Up, Speak Out", and Peggo's solo jazz album "In Love" on the Big Round Records label.

Paul and Peggo met to make music when Peggo put an ad in the Boston Phoenix looking for a guitarist and Paul answered the ad. Married for 42 years, they are still making music together.

Peggo and Paul

Peggosus is a New Hampshire-based band that plays rompin' stompin', old-fashioned good time original music for children and families. Their music reaches across the generations, touching the child in all of us. When Peggo and Paul Hodes, the band's founders, had kids of their own, they imagined transforming the rock 'n' roll they grew up with into a musical experience to captivate the whole family. Since 1985,Peggosus has been hailed for its unique brand of refreshing live music. The five musicians of Peggosus celebrate a blend of diverse musical traditions in their recordings... from hip wigglers and rollicking rockers to heart-tingling ballads and wonderful sing-alongs. Their music draws on rock, folk, jazz, blues, and country influences.

Peggosus combines sophisticated musicianship that grown-ups appreciate with the suitable silliness that kids love.Peggosus has been called "Jefferson Airplane for seven year olds" by Dirty Linen, the national acoustic-electric folk magazine. The band's first album, "Jubilee!", won the coveted Parent's Choice Honors award. The Boston Phoenix called "Jubilee!" "the best made-for-kids album in years." Peggosus' latest recording, "Diggin' in the Dirt", distributed nationally on the Boston Skyline label, has been featured as a "USA Today" recommended Kids Pick. The recording also wowed reviewers in Family Fun Magazine, Publisher's Weekly, and the American Library Association. It has also seen airplay on hundreds of kids' radio programs throughout the United States.

Peggosus is a New Hampshire-based band that plays rompin stompin, old-fashioned good time original music for children and families

Pegossus

As “The Family Hodes”, Peggo and Paul are joined by their talented daughter, singer-songwriter Ariana Hodes and their long-time musical colleague, Kent Allyn. Ariana tore up the indie country charts a while back and writes catchy songs about love and love lost. Her latest EP as “Ariana Hodes and The Longest Year” is on its way to cyber space.

Peggo and Paul Hodes have been musical partners for going on four decades…YIKES! With their multi- talented, multi-instrumentalist collaborator Kent Allyn, they have performed as a trio, recording multiple albums and sharing beach bonfires for years. Following an award-winning run of albums for children and families as Peggosus, Peggo and Paul teamed up with Kent to record a series of acoustic oriented albums, “Patchwork Quilt, A celebration of The American Spirit”, which earned them a trip to perform at the White House, “Summer Nights” and the classic Holiday album, “Winter’s Light”. They released Peggo’s solo Jazz record, “In Love” on Parma’s Big Round Records imprint. Now, as “The Family Hodes”, the blend of Mother-Daughter Vocal DNA and family songwriting lend an inventive richness to their performances and recordings…always light-hearted and heartfelt featuring original and folk songs extolling the wonders of love.

Peggo and Paul are joined by their talented daughter, singer-songwriter Ariana Hodes and their long-time musical colleague, Kent Allyn.

The Family Hodes

The musicians of THE LARKSONG TRIO, Peggo Horstmann Hodes, soprano, Jennifer Yeaton-Parris, flute, and Calvin Herst, piano, began playing together more than a decade ago on a lark. From that happy accident, they discovered their signature sound – elegant, playful and stunningly beautiful. From Celtic to Copland, from Beatles to brand new, the Larksong Trio dazzles with surprising arrangements and breath-taking musicianship. Each member of the trio is a classically trained, expressive, world-class musician. Together, they enjoy an engaging irreverence and spiritual connection that tugs at your heart and brings you home.

The musicians of the Larksong Trio began playing together more than a decade ago on a lark.

The Larksong Trio

Vannon is a doomed heavy metal band from Oakland, CA. Their sound harnesses multiple genres to the ultimate end of smearing your brains across astral plains. See them live and it might be the last thing you ever do. One minute you're head-banging and circle-pitting, the next, your third eye gets smashed open so wide the senseless magnitude of all possibilities and impossibilities spills into your enfeebled mind, leaving you dead on the ground, an ecstatic look on your face that your loved ones are embarrassed to talk about. For fans of Khemmis, Mastodon and Yob.

**Personnel**

- Max Hodes - guitar/vocals.
- Nick Willbrand (Continuum, ex-Eviscerated, ex-Cartilage, ex-Flesh Consumed, ex-Feast) - bass/vocals
- Nick Benigno (Earth Crawler, ex-Falling to Pieces) - drums

_Vannon is clearly ahead of the pack._ - Dan MacIntosh, Anti-Music

_Titanically powerful yet broken up by delicate, elegant interludes, with Desert of Our Dreams, Vannon produces a grand prize of an album._ - Randall Radic, Tattoo.com

_The instrumentation is fantastic, everything we’ve missed to hear from Mastodon is simply here. The creativity level here was my main focus, which I am more than satisfied with. It gave me chills and excitement every time I listened to it._ - Burak Gundogdu, metalheadcommunity.com

_Overall, I lived a dream while listening to “Desert of Dreams”._ - Sooraj Ram, The Circle Pit

_It is the movement through various heavy metal variations that make this an interesting and engaging listen, even for those listeners that only occasionally venture into heavy metal_ - Ljubinko Zivkovic, Echos and Dust

_There is great playing, songwriting, and singing here from a heavy band that surprised me many times._ - Ralph Greco, Short and Sweet NYC

_...obviously talented musicians and have clearly produced something that has pleased a lot of people..._ - Neil Beardsley, Metal-Temple

Vannon is a doomed heavy metal band from Oakland, CA. Their sound harnesses multiple genres to the ultimate end of smearing your brains across astral plains.