Nashville alt-rock trio The Gabe Dixon Band has been around awhile--nine years to be exact. Formed while its members were in college at the University of Miami and led by singer/songwriter/pianist Gabe Dixon, the group enjoyed a short run on the Warner Bros. label before record company reorganization ensued and their deal went south. Now the three musicians' well-crafted songs, like their recently released self-titled album, can be found on Fantasy Records. Download mp3Subscribe at iTunes

What started out as an outlet for a handful of early '90s high school students has morphed into rock 'n' roll stardom for Papa Roach, who rose to fame in 2000 with "Infest," the band's major-label debut. Download mp3Subscribe at iTunes

Known for sweet-sounding pop songs such as the ubiquitous "The Way I Am," New York-based Ingrid Michaelson has primetime television largely to thank for her propulsion into mainstream radio. Raised by artistic parents and schooled on the piano from an early age, the indie songstress has contributed a handful of happy-go-lucky tracks to hit shows like "Grey's Anatomy" and "One Tree Hill," and even an ad campaign for Old Navy. Her 2007 debut, "Girls and Boys"--full of relationship woes, personal pep talks and love-induced chatter--wooed fans of insightfully sentimental pop. Download mp3Subscribe at iTunes

Michigan native Anya Marina may have started out spinning other people's music as a radio DJ at in San Diego, but now the indie songstress looks for her own creations to permeate the airwaves. Since hitting open-mic nights with her quirky mixture of melancholy songs and silly, spot-on impersonations, Marina has released several popular works, including her 2005 album, "Miss Halfway," which caught the attention of Alexandra Patsavas, the cutting-edge music supervisor for powerhouse shows "Grey's Anatomy," "The O.C." and "Gossip Girl," among others. Download mp3Subscribe at iTunes

Helmed by singer/songwriter/guitarist Reggie Youngblood, the Jacksonville, FL-based Black Kids have come a long way since their inception just a couple years ago. The quintet used MySpace as a free and valuable distribution tool with their 2007 debut EP, "Wizard of Ahhhs," which placed them on Rolling Stone's "Artists to Watch" list for the year. Download mp3Subscribe at iTunes

British outfit Fanfarlo has its sights set on the Oct. 6 US release of its debut album, "Reservoir." The group recorded the 11-track collection in about six weeks with the help of producer Peter Katis (The National, Interpol), whose home studio in Bridgeport, CT, was the site of the recording sessions. Download mp3Subscribe at iTunes

Though his lineage includes two country music legends, Shelton Hank Williams III, usually referred to as Hank III, prefers to pave his own way. The self-described "hellbilly" melds a touch of grandfather Hank Williams Sr.'s old-fashioned country ways with a punk attitude. With a home base in Nashville, TN, Hank III lends his bass, guitar and drumming skills to a variety of other projects in his downtime. Download mp3Subscribe at iTunes

Brooklyn-based Ben Curtis, former guitarist for Secret Machines, created his own electro-pop outfit, School of Seven Bells, in 2007. Naming the group after an imaginary San Francisco pickpocket school, Curtis drafted identical twin sisters Alejandra and Claudia Deheza to accompany him vocally. Download mp3Subscribe at iTunes

Singer/songwriter Matt Costa had two interests growing up in Huntington Beach, CA: the guitar and the skateboard. After first going with the more thrilling of the two, Costa turned pro before suffering a leg break and subsequent marathon surgery that sidelined him indefinitely. Thanks to that unfortunate injury, Costa's inner musician reemerged and he began churning out songs as a coping mechanism. Since that time, the low-key artist has released four albums, two of them on Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records. Download mp3Subscribe at iTunes

With his mastery of the guitar, piano and stand-up bass, Tom Freund could be his own one-man band. The experienced musician taught himself, picking up and playing whatever was around. Through a mutual friend, Freund became close pals with fellow musician Ben Harper, creating a duet album, "Pleasure & Pain," in 1992. Download mp3Subscribe at iTunes