Gordon

None of the five guys in LA-based Gordon are named Gordon, or Flash, or even Lightfoot. But they do relate to "guys who kind of operate outside of society's predictable standards -- "Gordons," as they say. They're definitely operating outside of the music industry's unpredictable standards, however. The band, who describes their style as "moody, psychedelic hop rock," signed with Sony's Fifty-Seven/550 Music label less than three years out of the chute, after having played out on stage exactly zero times. Their self-titled CD debuted in 1999. Vocalist Chris Dye and bassist Gre...