Lake Street Dive, Monica Martin

Formed upon a chance pairing in class at Boston’s New England Conservatory, the four members of Lake Street Dive were assigned to form a group that played "free country" by the end of the class period; the teacher even provided them with the name Lake Street Dive. While the band members realized "free country" wasn't their strong suit, they also realized that there was an evident chemistry between them all and so they continued the band outside of class. After playing around with different musical styles, the band settled on a fusion between easy listening jazz and sweet indie pop. Since forming in 2006, Lake Street Dive has toured across the country and impressed audiences at every stop.