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In their eighteen years together as a band, celebrated Los Angeles culture-mashers Ozomatli have gone from being hometown heroes to being named U.S. State Department Cultural Ambassadors. Ozomatli has always juggled two key identities. They are the voice of their city and they are citizens of the world. Their music — a notorious urban-Latino-and-beyond collision of hip hop and salsa, dancehall and cumbia, samba and funk, merengue and comparsa, East LA R&B and New Orleans second line, Jamaican ragga and Indian ragga— has long followed a key mantra: it will take you around the world by taking you around L.A....

There are at least 4 bands named Flatliner. -A four-piece alternative rock band from Edinburgh, Scotland, who fuse together elements of classic rock, heavy metal and early punk to create a unique, modern sound. -A drum & bass act who released a few tracks in the early 90s. -A four-piece alternative rock band from Orange County, California that disbanded around 2005. -Synthwave/Electro music band from Austin, TX. .

Laura Watling began performing music with the Southern California pop band the Autocollants in 1995. Together with guitarist Ed Mazzucco, she helped during the early days of Shelflife Records, which transplanted itself to New York in the late '90s. Along with drummer Dwayne Palasek and guitarist Tim Morris, the Autocollants released two singles, two cassettes, one retrospective CD, and appeared on nine compilation CDs during their brief tenure. The band toured along the West Coast, performing at various indie pop pop fests and enjoying feverish enthusiasm from their small fan base. In addition to the Autocollants, Watling was involved in...