Hometown: Toronto, ON

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Hometown: Toronto, ON

Hometown: St. John's, NFLD

Background/Composition: Four-piece pop/rock band. Female singer with guys on bass, guitar, drums.

Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations
80-100: Band exceeds skill and knowledge e

Hometown: Nashville, TN

Background/Composition: For a change Josh Rouse brings a band, a great one at that, including lead guitar, trumpet/xylophone, upright bass and drums. He proves once and for all he's NOT alt-country.

Hometown: Boston, MA

Background/Composition: An odd bird, this one, with quirky melodies, acoustic guitar and unruly hair. Joined by bassist and drummer.

Achievement of Rock 'n' Roll Expectations
80-100: Band

Hometown: Toronto, ON

Composition: Basic four-piece country-honk band with a lap-steel guitar. Lots of tunes to do the two-step to with your sweetheart.

Hometown: Nashville, TN

Hometown: Dayton, OH

Hometown: Mississauga, ON

Composition: Ambient, droney 5-piece space rock outfit. Drums, bass, 3 guitars, occasional keyboards

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio

Hometown: Toronto, ON

Background/Composition: Country music combo with a huge sound, mainly vocally. Four singers (three men, one woman) trade lead vocal duties and strum guitars. Joined by violin, upright bass and drums.