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The last band to be signed by the legendary Greg Shaw to his Bomp! Records label before he passed, the Dreadful Yawns had a unique way of dealing with success. On the heels of the release of their critically acclaimed S/T LP, the Yawns broke up, leaving frontman Ben Gmetro with a new album "Rest" completed for Exit Stencil Recordings, but no band. Despite encouragement to put the Yawns to sleep, Ben decided to start over and rebuild the band from the bottom up. After nearly six months locked in the Davenport Collective space known as The Spot, a very...

There are several bands under name Dreaful: 1) A Finnish metal band 2) A French ska-core band 3) A Brazilian thrash metal band 4) A Norwegian extreme metal band 1) Finnish Dreadful: Dreadful is an unsigned "Melodic Metal" band from Finland, Pihtipudas. It has recorded a few demos but not a studioalbum yet. Members: Ville - vocals; Jaakko - guitars; Henkka - guitars; Pete - basses; Mikko - drums; Jesse - keyboards Dreadful has been playing with this name since Summer 2006. 2) French band (1997-2003) Played ska-core with sax and trumpet. Members: Joyce - guitar, back vocals; Mathieu -...

Bob Brozman (March 8, 1954 – April 23, 2013) was an American guitarist and ethnomusicologist. He has performed in a number of styles such as blues, Gypsy jazz, calypso, ragtime, Hawaiian and Caribbean music. Brozman has also collaborated with musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds such as India, Africa, Japan, Papua New Guinea and Reunion Island. He has been called "an instrumental wizard" and "a walking archive of 20th Century American music." Bob maintained a steady schedule throughout the year, touring constantly throughout North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa. He has recorded numerous albums and has won the Guitar Player...

A collaboration between traditional Okinawan folk musician Takashi Hirayasu and Steel Guitar virtuoso Bob Brozman. .