they are a couple pretty good punk (pop/ska/punk in less than jake's case) that arnt that well heard of.
Strung out: havent heard a whole lot but i have their "elements of sonic defiance" EP and it's kind of a dark CD with some awesome tracks like "Scarecrow" and "Mephisto"
Less than Jake: better known than Strung Out and are different (not quite unique because of other bands like "the mighty mighty bosstones") with a horn section. the "hello rockview" CD is an awesome with songs like "all my best friends are metalheads" and "theme song for h street"
sTEVE!