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There is more than one artist named Bellwether 1) an American pop-punk artist from New York active in 2011 2) an American indie alt-country band from Minneapolis active from 1999-2006 1) Bellwether is an American pop-punk artist from Long Island, NY, whose first EP was released in July 2011. www.bellwetherli.bandcamp.com 2) Bellwether was an American indie alt-country band from Minneapolis that featured Eric Luoma, Jimmy Peterson and John Crist (later replaced by Mick Wirtz). They released four albums: Turnstiles (1999) Bellwether (2000) Home Late (2001) Seven and Six (2005) www.myspace.com/bellwether1 .

Meriwether is a Baton-Rouge-based rock band that wears its Louisiana pride like a badge of honor. Meriwether contends that honesty is the key to good music, and honesty flows through every note they write and play. Beyond The South’s earnestness, the band is influenced by their home state’s musical foundation, singer/guitarist Drew Reilley offers, “Not so much with instrumentation, but more so with the overall vibe of the band -- where we are from is a part of our sound -- we play brutally honest rock ‘n roll with an eclectic background.” Since the individual members of Meriwether, whose ages...

With a Coward-esque warble and a precise and deliberate manner, Benjamin Wetherill (described as a "A jack-in-the-box, a faberge gem") cuts an unusual figure among song-writing contemporaries, performing a romantic blend of darkened, spidery arch-folk and pre-war swoon material. From folk crowds to indie and experimental audiences, over the past four years Benjamin has wooed listeners and made an ineffable impression on the UK underground music scene through a constant performance schedule and numerous, independently released recordings. Forthcoming projects include a split 10" with David Thomas Broughton through Birdwar Records (UK) and plans are currently underway for a full-length album....

Wether is the solo noise project of Mike Haley. Mike utilizes various pedals, circuit bent electronics, and the like to create everything from atmospheric, drone-styled soundscapes to pounding blasts of harsh noise. Comparisons could be made to Wolf Eyes, CCCC, John Wiese, Whitehouse, Dead Machines, Merzbow, Growing, Nurse With Wound, The Cherry Point, and others. Wether releases are mainly short-run (10 - 50) cassettes and cdrs. No Horse Shit (www.electrichumanproject.com/nhs), Rococo Records (www.rococorecords.com), Magic Bullet (www.magicbulletrecords.com), Peasant Magik (www.peasantmagik.net), and others have released Wether material. .