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Pretty Lights
Pretty Lights
American electronic music artist
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Gov't Mule
Gov't Mule
American southern rock jam band
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Animal Liberation Orchestra
Animal Liberation Orchestra
band
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Widespread Panic
Widespread Panic
American rock band
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Yonder Mountain String Band
Yonder Mountain String Band
American progressive bluegrass group from Nederland, Colorado
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The String Cheese Incident
The String Cheese Incident
band
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Galactic
Galactic
band
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Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies
American crossover thrash band
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Rose Hill Drive
Rose Hill Drive
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Primus
Primus
rock band from the United States
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King Diamond
King Diamond
Danish heavy metal band
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Machine Head
Machine Head
American metal band
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Mushroomhead
Mushroomhead
American band
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Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
American rock band
14
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
US band
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JJ Grey & MOFRO
JJ Grey & MOFRO
band that plays funk rock
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Loudness
Loudness
Japanese heavy metal band
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Phish
Phish
American rock band
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Zebrahead
Zebrahead
American rock band from Orange County, California
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Sound Tribe Sector Nine
Sound Tribe Sector Nine
American instrumental rock band
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The Subdudes
The Subdudes
American roots rock band
21
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
American rock band, formed in Seattle in 1994
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Umphrey's McGee
Umphrey's McGee
American band
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Sacrifice
Sacrifice
Canadian thrash metal band
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Clyde Stubblefield
Clyde Stubblefield
American drummer
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Spock's Beard
Spock's Beard
American progressive rock band
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Onslaught
Onslaught
band
27
Amon Amarth
Amon Amarth
Swedish metal band
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Daron Malakian
Daron Malakian
Armenian-American guitarist
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Dave Grohl
Dave Grohl
American rock musician and singer-songwriter
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Blind Idiot God
Blind Idiot God
band
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Slowdive
Slowdive
band
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The Suicide Machines
The Suicide Machines
American ska punk band
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Slipknot
Slipknot
American metal band
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Godsmack
Godsmack
American rock band
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Anthrax
Anthrax
heavy metal band from USA
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Yuka Honda
Yuka Honda
Japanese musician
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Fred Turner
Fred Turner
Canadian musician
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Bury Tomorrow
Bury Tomorrow
British metalcore band
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Dead Winter Carpenters
Dead Winter Carpenters
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Cage the Elephant
Cage the Elephant
American rock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky
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Throwdown
Throwdown
American hardcore punk band
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Infectious Grooves
Infectious Grooves
Funk metal band
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
American rock band
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Dumpstaphunk
Dumpstaphunk
American funk and jam band
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American Hi-Fi
American Hi-Fi
American band
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Testament
Testament
American metal band
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Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
British gothic metal band
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Minutemen
Minutemen
punk rock band from San Pedro, California, USA
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Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band
American rock band
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In Flames
In Flames
Swedish metal band
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Medeski Martin & Wood
Medeski Martin & Wood
American jazz trio
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Marco Benevento
Marco Benevento
pianist, organist and composer
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Mike Watt
Mike Watt
musician, songwriter
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Anthony Green
Anthony Green
musician from Doylestown, Pennsylvania
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Weedeater
Weedeater
A stoner/sludge metal band formed by Dave "Dixie" Collins formerly of Buzzov*en.
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Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon
English singer-songwriter
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System of a Down
System of a Down
Armenian-American metal band
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Meat Puppets
Meat Puppets
influential American post-punk, country, psychedelic rock band (1980—present)
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Eddie Hazel
Eddie Hazel
American guitarist
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Dave Lombardo
Dave Lombardo
Cuban-American drummer
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Dave Mustaine
Dave Mustaine
American musician and songwriter
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L.A.P.D.
L.A.P.D.
American funk metal band
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Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
band
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Paul Wertico
Paul Wertico
American drummer
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Trenches
Trenches
Sludge Metalcore band based out of Indianapolis, Indiana
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Saves the Day
Saves the Day
American Hardcore Band
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The Kinks
The Kinks
English rock band
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Excision
Excision
Canadian musician and DJ
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Arch Enemy
Arch Enemy
Swedish melodic death metal band
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Poison
Poison
American glam metal band
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Bullet For My Valentine
Bullet For My Valentine
Welsh metal band
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Exodus
Exodus
American thrash metal band
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The Damned
The Damned
British rock band
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Cozy Powell
Cozy Powell
English rock drummer
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Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway
Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway
American metal band
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Megadeth
Megadeth
American heavy metal band
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Chromeo
Chromeo
Canadian musical duo
The Motet
American funk and soul band

The Motet

Intro
American funk and soul band
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The Motet is an American funk, soul and jazz influenced group based in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1998 by drummer and bandleader Dave Watts, The Motet is Watts, guitarist Ryan Jalbert, bassist Garrett Sayers, keyboardist Joey Porter, and saxophonist Drew Sayers.

Known for energetic live shows including an annual Halloween concert, the band has released seven studio albums. Their 2014 self-titled album was co-written and produced by all the band members, and was cut on analog recording equipment to capture their instruments' live sounds. The newest album, Totem, was released July 8, 2016. They continue to tour nationally and have performed at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Electric Forest Festival, High Sierra Music Festival, North Coast Music Festival, Wakarusa, Rooster Walk, and Summer Camp Festival.