D.C. Rail is a gritty Blues Rock band based out of Atlanta, GA. Members include Donn Aaron (Mary My Hope, Romeo Spike) on vox and guitar and Zen Hardy (powerplay) on bass.

Black Swan Lane was founded in 2007 by Jack Sobel & John Kolbeck, formerly of The Messengers and the great Mark Burgess, formerly of The Chameleons UK and the Sun and the Moon.