Meet the finalists for the 1st Annual Levitate Foundation Songwriter Of The Year! These bands have taken the hearts of our team by storm, now our panel led by Chadwick Stokes of Dispatch is faced with the near impossible task to pick the top 4 bands to get on stage at this year's Levitate Music Festival and picking ONE Songwriter Of The Year. ⁠
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We're so incredibly lucky to have had hundreds and hundreds of amazing applications that showed just how much incredible undiscovered talent is out there, thank you to everyone who applied and shared this opportunity with the world! Read on to find your new favorite band and toss them a follow on Spotify and Youtube!
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Autumn Drive

Location: New Bedford, MA
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Autumn Drive, a band named after a street on the South Coast of MA where they're from, deliver light, uplifting indie melodies beneath introspective lyrics centered on moving through life's infinite different phases. 
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Autumn drive on spotify
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Nate Ramos 

Location: Plymouth, MA
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Nate Ramos, based right down the road in Plymouth MA, will have your foot inadvertently stomping the moment he and the band starts strumming their folk based bangers under some lyrical lore. 
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NATE RAMOS on spotify
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 Summer Fling

Location: New York, NY
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Summer Fling's sound, coming to us from down the coast in NYC, is evocative of their namesake: They produce songs that are made to be on stage and that keep you on your toes like those summer flings we all hazily remember . 
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SUMMER FLING on spotify
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Stella Starfox 

Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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When Stella Starfox is making noise any discerning listener will stop in their tracks as they hear the sound of something totally brand new: instrumentals, lyrics, and structure coming unadulterated by trends or fads, directly from the minds of these lads who have been at it since 2018. 
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Stella starfox on spotify
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Gravity Rising 

Location: Essex MA
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Gravity Rising, a guitar wielding duo from the Cape, will have heads bobbing as when they start to strum together, and the show stopping as Georgia Burrell's inviting and striking voice fills the air. 
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Samantha McKaige

Location: Nashville, TN
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Samantha Mckaige, whether banjo or guitar clad, backed by her band or solo, will casually draw in and completely silence a crowd as she shares evocative lyrics underneath captivating, classic folk melodies. 
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Samantha McKaige on spotify
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Overserved Again

Location: Boston, MA
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Overserved Again - we've all been there! These cats work together seamlessly to produce a fresh country vibration, with intentionality intertwined into every level of their writing. 
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Overserved again on spotify
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The Rollin' Rust

Location: Syracuse, NY
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The Rollin' Rust plucks, strums, and picks classic americana tunes, filled with refreshingly modern lyrics that draw in classic themes found in the genre. 
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The Rollin' Rust on spotify
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Danny Curtis

Location: Quincy MA
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Danny Curtis is a South Shore Native who lays it all on the line - sharing his captivating voice, introspective insights, and ability to strum on his debut track:  Quincy to Tennessee. 
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Danny curtis on spotify
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Steep Grade

Location: Watertown, MA
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Heartfelt, and melodic from up in Watertown MA, Steep grade  wears his heart on his sleeve as he keeps things simple: kickin’ rhythm on his suitcase while strumming folk driven riffs.  
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Steep grade on spotify