Favorite Local Bands

restlesstimebomb · 12-03-2010, 01:09 PM

Sourmash, from Beumont, TX. Look them up

chemicaldanny · 01-03-2011, 08:28 PM

I straddle the border between LA and Orange counties, so what constitutes "local" is sorta up for interpretation.

My first pick is Long Beach's Wild Pack of Canaries. I caught them by complete accident when they played with my friend's band at a little free show in Pomona but I was totally blown away. I really dig this guy's reverby guitar lines and the vocals are really catchy in an atonal sorta way. Their first album just came out on LB's Mountain Man Records.

Next is Stay Cool Forever, who literally live around the corner from me (in beautiful Pomona, CA). They make nostalgia-dripping synth-pop built around interlocking vocals loops. They've been getting a decent amount of blog love lately, and a self-released EP is really close to completion.

Finally I'd like to point your attention to another Long Beach band, Vibra Optic '73. Don't be fooled by the duo set-up, these guys are making some of the most authentically funky jams out there today, armed with nothing but a drum kit and some meeean electric piano. And as if they couldn't be any cooler, they've been known to cover "Lady Day and John Coltrane" live.

Mr November · 02-22-2011, 10:53 AM

Wintersleep, Sloan...

Feist was born around here somewhere...

This is an apparently legit band called Thrush Hermit. You wouldn't know from this clip.

One of the band members eventually became this:

This isn't exactly current but these are some of the only bands people outside Nova Scotia may have heard of.

**Exo** · 04-14-2011, 11:26 AM

Best friend's (guitarist) band...

Magic Thrust.

Charlemagne · 04-14-2011, 12:37 PM

Rye n' Clover, great folk/singer songwriter out of the town I'm going to school in. Also just an incredibly nice guy.

Connair · 04-15-2011, 11:32 AM

Ah man these guys were going to open for Lightning Bolt until it got cancelled but they are still great.

BIRTHQUAKE!

These guys are beginning to get really popular in the Salt Lake area and i really enjoy them so check them out and let me know what you think.

SPELL TALK

Scissorman · 04-15-2011, 12:08 PM

Dotoar · 04-22-2011, 08:24 PM

Two of the best bands from Örebro, slightly stoned out heavy/prog/folk:

Witchcraft

Dead Man

Howard the Duck · 04-22-2011, 10:20 PM

Malaysian?

I Like OAG:-

and subculture:-

Sweet Jane · 04-23-2011, 04:26 AM

Mogwai
YouTube - Mogwai - Mogwai Fear Satan

Mock & Toof (the singer is local)
YouTube - Mock & Toof - From Kashima

Arab Strap
YouTube - Arab Strap The First Big Weekend

YouTube - arab strap - the shy retirer

Belle and Sebastian
YouTube - Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying - Belle & Sebastian

Camera Obscura
YouTube - Camera Obscura - Lloyd I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken

Franz Ferdinand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxNVYj5ifls

The Delgados
YouTube - The Delgados - Coming in from the Cold

Simple Minds
YouTube - Simple Minds - Promised You a Miracle

The Elvis Suicde
YouTube - The Elvis Suicide - Ray Milland

Sons and Daughters
YouTube - SONS & DAUGHTERS - 'Johnny Cash'

Teenage Fanclub
YouTube - teenage fanclub - i need direction

and many more

01-03-2011, 08:28 PM	#132 (permalink)
chemicaldanny Groupie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 37	I straddle the border between LA and Orange counties, so what constitutes "local" is sorta up for interpretation. My first pick is Long Beach's Wild Pack of Canaries. I caught them by complete accident when they played with my friend's band at a little free show in Pomona but I was totally blown away. I really dig this guy's reverby guitar lines and the vocals are really catchy in an atonal sorta way. Their first album just came out on LB's Mountain Man Records. Next is Stay Cool Forever, who literally live around the corner from me (in beautiful Pomona, CA). They make nostalgia-dripping synth-pop built around interlocking vocals loops. They've been getting a decent amount of blog love lately, and a self-released EP is really close to completion. Finally I'd like to point your attention to another Long Beach band, Vibra Optic '73. Don't be fooled by the duo set-up, these guys are making some of the most authentically funky jams out there today, armed with nothing but a drum kit and some meeean electric piano. And as if they couldn't be any cooler, they've been known to cover "Lady Day and John Coltrane" live. __________________

04-14-2011, 11:26 AM	#134 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,359	Best friend's (guitarist) band... Magic Thrust. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

04-14-2011, 12:37 PM	#135 (permalink)
Charlemagne Say something vague Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,551	Rye n' Clover, great folk/singer songwriter out of the town I'm going to school in. Also just an incredibly nice guy. __________________ Charlemagne had eyes like a lover, but last winter there was weather and his eyes they iced right over. My Last.fm

04-15-2011, 12:08 PM	#137 (permalink)
Scissorman art is sold for money Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 730	__________________ facebook Last.fm The Music I make http://www.indabamusic.com/opportuni...missions/52856

04-22-2011, 08:24 PM	#138 (permalink)
Dotoar Supernatural anaesthetist Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Örebro, Sweden Posts: 436	Two of the best bands from Örebro, slightly stoned out heavy/prog/folk: Witchcraft Dead Man __________________ - More is more -

12-03-2010, 01:09 PM	#131 (permalink)
restlesstimebomb Groupie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Houston Posts: 4	Sourmash, from Beumont, TX. Look them up

02-22-2011, 10:53 AM	#133 (permalink)
Mr November Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 429	Wintersleep, Sloan... Feist was born around here somewhere... This is an apparently legit band called Thrush Hermit. You wouldn't know from this clip. One of the band members eventually became this: This isn't exactly current but these are some of the only bands people outside Nova Scotia may have heard of.

04-15-2011, 11:32 AM	#136 (permalink)
Connair Music Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ogden, Utah Posts: 159	Ah man these guys were going to open for Lightning Bolt until it got cancelled but they are still great. BIRTHQUAKE! These guys are beginning to get really popular in the Salt Lake area and i really enjoy them so check them out and let me know what you think. SPELL TALK

04-22-2011, 10:20 PM	#139 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	Malaysian? I Like OAG:- and subculture:-

04-23-2011, 04:26 AM	#140 (permalink)
Sweet Jane Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 547	Mogwai YouTube - Mogwai - Mogwai Fear Satan Mock & Toof (the singer is local) YouTube - Mock & Toof - From Kashima Arab Strap YouTube - Arab Strap The First Big Weekend YouTube - arab strap - the shy retirer Belle and Sebastian YouTube - Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying - Belle & Sebastian Camera Obscura YouTube - Camera Obscura - Lloyd I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken Franz Ferdinand http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxNVYj5ifls The Delgados YouTube - The Delgados - Coming in from the Cold Simple Minds YouTube - Simple Minds - Promised You a Miracle The Elvis Suicde YouTube - The Elvis Suicide - Ray Milland Sons and Daughters YouTube - SONS & DAUGHTERS - 'Johnny Cash' Teenage Fanclub YouTube - teenage fanclub - i need direction and many more __________________ Calvin: "Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man?" Hobbes: "I'm not sure that man needs the help."