We hope it has been a good journey for you so far, but now it's time to bring The Absolute 100 to an end. Here you have it: the final part of our favorite 100 lesser-known bands of 2009. Which bands are your favorites? What bands do you think will make the list in 2010?

We're coming close to the end: The Absolute 100 - Part Three.

Part Two of The Absolute 100, the second installment of our favorite "small" bands, is good and ready to be read. See a few gems in the mix? Don't see a few? No worries - Part Three will be posted next week. Keep a watchful eye for more bands off your radar.

And it's on! The Absolute 100 is back. A gigantic assembly of 100 staff-picked favorites, The Absolute 100 is our annual list of lesser-known bands that we'd take to any talent battle. Part One is now posted (with song streams included) for you to browse and enjoy. We'll be posting the next three installments throughout the month of September.

Absolute 100 band Mury has posted a new song called "Celery Stick". You can check it out on their myspace.

One of the members of this year's Absolute 100, Boston's Lansdowne were named the first prize winner in Gretsch's Unsigned Artist Competition, winning $5,000 in Gretsch instruments. Congratulations to Lansdowne and the grand prize winner, Gainesville, Florida's Colourslide.

All Get Out, one of our The Absolute 100 picks, will release their new EP on November 25th. They've also posted a new demo on myspace titled, "The Reason You're Still Alive".

For the past few weeks, we've been slowly providing you with 100 of our favorite lesser known and up-and-coming bands from this year. It's been fun but now, it's time we wrap up. Last, but most certainly not least - Part Four of The Absolute 100.

It's finally here: Part Three of The Absolute 100. Our annual up-and-coming band feature is now more than halfway through - only 25 more to go. Have we helped you discover a new favorite or two?

Last week, we premiered the first 25 of The Absolute 100, a beautiful beginning to a massive feature containing many of our favorite up-and-coming acts of this year. We hope you found a few gems, but now it's time for 25 more.

Two Shots of Rye, one of our new bands on The Absolute 100, is giving away a 3-song sampler for free download.

Last year, we introduced a new feature called The Absolute 100. As a list of our favorite up-and-coming and lesser known bands, we hoped to start a fire with all the blossoming talent. This time around it's no different. Now introducing, Part One of 2008's The Absolute 100.

We've begun the creation of this year's Absolute 100 list. Though we already have a bunch of bands in mind, we're wondering what bands you think should make it. We're looking for smaller bands that many haven't heard of. No genres are restricted, so throw some great recommendations out...you may just see them on this year's list. Check out last year's list to see what it's like.

Absolute 100 band The Hsu-nami will have their music played during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.