Topic: Local Bands (Read 11079 times)

i_says · « **on:** 09 Sep 2008, 23:25 »

Hey,

If you're like me and live in shit-ass nowhere (horray Nova Scotia, Canada), you really gotta work to pimp out your favorite local bands.
Since this place is full of music keeners, I figured it would be a great place for everyone to pimp out your favorite local artists. Now I'm not talking about if you live in like... california or boston or something, because they have their own full blown underground scene. I mean if you're in a small city or town or something.

Since local bands like this don't have the population to draw on, and dont always get the exposure they deserve, lets give em a boost and pimp out your favorite local bands here! show us a few of your favorite songs/vids and make us buy their shit!

Here we go, to start off, here are my favorite local bands!

Wintersleep:
Currently my favorite. They are no "The Tea Party", but solid catchy songs are just fun to listen to.
Band website: http://www.wintersleep.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-iW0zL2LI0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ45UNanMhE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3umk2gRYTM (not a real music video, just the song with slideshow)

Joel Plaskett
An east coast canadian rock music icon, unfortunatlly never seemed to get out of the east coast. Very fun and down to earth lyrics.
band website: http://www.joelplaskett.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgMHloXot68
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFZdNCUguio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXMvj5fiJYg (lo-fi live recording

)

In-flight safety
Some people think they sound like Coldplay. I guess I can hear it a bit, but they have put out a good number of solid songs with their own sound. nice alt-pop-rock kinda thing going.
band website: http://www.inflightsafety.ca/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZISV82K8bI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrWqOd8ui30

Rebekah Higgs
Very nice voice. Live concerts are interesting when she has to do all the parts herself. soft indie-folk kind of music. very nice and soothing.
Band website: http://www.rebekahhiggs.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz7c_7XLAHM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UtIu_vRMf4 (lo-fi live recording)

Hey Rosetta
More bands need a violin and cello in their standard repertoire. Ok, so I cheated a bit on this one. Not from my hometown, but another small east-coast Canadian city (even capital cities are small on the east coast

).
band website: http://www.heyrosetta.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wunIir9J2Z8 (live and missing some drums.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r_yiloik0A (lo-fi live recording. can hardly hear the guitar but this was the only version of this song I could find)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voimb846cSU

Johnny C · « **Reply #1 on:** 09 Sep 2008, 23:29 »

I have seen three of these acts live, I keep missing chances to go see Wintersleep and Hey Rosetta! was through a while back.

Plaskett in particular is quite easily one of Canada's best songwriters.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #2 on:** 10 Sep 2008, 07:18 »

I only know about Wintersleep on that list. I saw them open for Wolf Parade and kind of wish the line-up had been the other way around. They're awesome!

Nekkoru · « **Reply #3 on:** 10 Sep 2008, 09:38 »

Okay, Polish alternative rock for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqz5Zfe6zDs

Johnny C · « **Reply #4 on:** 10 Sep 2008, 09:59 »

Regina's Sylvie are headed out on tour with Minus The Bear in October.

PECOAE · « **Reply #5 on:** 10 Sep 2008, 20:04 »

Fiasco (http://www.myspace.com/fiasconewyork)

Math punk, I guess. They play with Titus Andronicus, Double Dagger, So So Glos, Deerhunter...

They just got featured on Pitchfork TV for their first music video, which I'm in! (In the big picture at the end)

i_says · « **Reply #6 on:** 10 Sep 2008, 21:10 »

Oh nice, CKOD were actually pretty freakin sweet. raw and fun

.

The samples for Sylvie on CBC Radio 3 were pretty good, is there anywhere else I can check out some samples or something?

Well c'mon everyone! Post more of your favorite local (Small city) bands!!!! Pimp out more than one! I don't just want to pimp out my fav bands (as much as I like to do so), I wan't to hear other bands who are just breaking out of their area! So, people, link to music from your fav local artists!!
Do I have to capslock to get you all to join in? I'll do it! I swear! ;p

orangepeas · « **Reply #7 on:** 10 Sep 2008, 21:17 »

Most of the good bands around here broke up 3 or 4 years ago. I have included the surrounding cities because my city really sucks and the other two cities are very close anyways.

You Me and the Machine
http://www.ymatm.youdonotcompute.com/
http://www.myspace.com/youmeandthemachine
I went to high school with all 4 of the members. Had classes with 3 of them and went to college with one of them. I think they rad.

Some Other Influence
http://www.myspace.com/someotherinfluence
I have seen them several times. Two of the members went to the same school as I did. They have been rocking it out since 2002.

Red Trakpants
http://www.myspace.com/redtrakpantsband
These guys are weird,but probably the weirdest coolest guys ever.

Vacuity
http://www.vacuity.net/
http://www.myspace.com/vacuity
I have seen this band twice. Shot photographs for them once. Awesome band!

Sister Amadeus
http://www.myspace.com/sisteramadeus
They have been broke for several years now, but I still find myself listening to ep and going to their myspace page.

Noise(formally All Cut Up)
Many people have asked me why I have an "All Cut Up" pin on my bag. This is the reason why. I also worked with the lead singer in a grocery store. This band rocks my socks.
http://www.myspace.com/allcutup

Single Threat
Broken up. But still rad all the same.
http://www.myspace.com/singlethreat

Jen Militia
Also did photography for this band. Amazing! I also have a slight crush on the bass player.
http://www.myspace.com/jenmilitia

Danny Michel
http://www.myspace.com/dannymichel

Mandippal
http://www.myspace.com/mandippal
I first heard this guy at an acoustic show. He played a cover of Snow Patrol's Run.

imagist42 · « **Reply #8 on:** 10 Sep 2008, 23:17 »

Well, living in Austin there's so many local bands I can't keep track of them all, except for the big names like Explosions in the Sky, Okkervil River, Spoon, Voxtrot. But when I was at school in Utah there was a really good indie pops/rock band called Kid Theodore I saw once or twice, and they are pretty awesome. Even though their recordings aren't necessarily as spectacular as their live performances, in which each one of them (except the drummer) is constantly hopping back and forth between instruments, even pulling out an upright string bass for a couple songs, handing out random percussive instruments for the crowd to bang on during others, and being generally energetic and fun enough to get even the most stoic of hipster crowds clapping their hands and stomping their feet, here is the band's Myspace:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=33345808

I recommend checking out "Call of the Wild," "Lonely Angel" and "Os Passarinhos" to get a good view of their stylistic range. I'm pretty sure one of tne of the dudes went to Brazil or Portugal on his mission for the LDS church, which explains the fascination with Portuguese.

Nekkoru · « **Reply #9 on:** 12 Sep 2008, 11:27 »

Quote from: i_says on 10 Sep 2008, 21:10

Oh nice, CKOD were actually pretty freakin sweet. raw and fun .

Glad you liked it! I have way, way more good Polish rock on Youtube, so brace yourself for MORE AWESOME.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQcOh8Iu8ao - CKOD - Nagle Zapomnieć Wszystko (Suddenly forget everything)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QkagLUoUxc - Większy Obciach - War Has Never Been So Much Fun (Cannon Fodder theme - if you like it, search for other versions)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FaNejucAZo - Strachy na Lachy - Piła Tango (The lead vocalist is from Pidżama Porno, one of the most famous Polish bands out there.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0GHoGuu14A&feature=related - Farben Lehre - Helikoptery (Helicopters)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J5xQuSn_pM - Behemoth - Decadence of Therion (With visual aids and subtitles, so you can understand what he's growling about.)

Enjoy.

imagist42 · « **Reply #10 on:** 12 Sep 2008, 12:58 »

Oh man. Polish is so awesome. I'm so excited to go.

RobbieOC · « **Reply #11 on:** 12 Sep 2008, 15:19 »

The Non: http://www.myspace.com/thenonband

I know a few of the guys in that band. I love them. I have posted it before somewhere, but they deserve another mention, cause they're great.

Nekkoru · « **Reply #12 on:** 13 Sep 2008, 01:59 »

Quote from: imagist42 on 12 Sep 2008, 12:58

Oh man. Polish is so awesome. I'm so excited to go.

What, you visiting?

TheSoundOfRevolt · « **Reply #13 on:** 13 Sep 2008, 02:37 »

Rebelation - www.rebelation.co.uk

Still going strong after 14 years, still nneding support of all of the UK and Europe.

Who'd have thought Kings Lynn would have a Ska band?

gospel · « **Reply #14 on:** 13 Sep 2008, 10:03 »

imagist42 · « **Reply #15 on:** 13 Sep 2008, 11:34 »

Quote from: Nekkoru on 13 Sep 2008, 01:59

Quote from: imagist42 on 12 Sep 2008, 12:58
Oh man. Polish is so awesome. I'm so excited to go.

What, you visiting?

I'm actually going to be spending 2 years there as a missionary for the LDS Church. Maybe I will knock on your door and you can laugh in my face (or, I don't know, listen, maybe)!

De_El · « **Reply #16 on:** 13 Sep 2008, 11:59 »

Quote from: gospel on 13 Sep 2008, 10:03

A bunch o' bands

Seriously? Wilco? Tortoise? I'm sorry but that's like saying "Man there's this awesome local band, the Smashed Pumpkins, perhaps you've heard of them."

But I may as well contribute what I can.

Relatively well-known bands:
Pelican

Russian Circles

Not so well known:
MANS.

Anon, Good Nurse

Native

Quincy
I'm actually not sure if Quincy is still active, but I'm reasonably certain the rest are.

Vendetagainst · « **Reply #17 on:** 13 Sep 2008, 20:04 »

I have never heard of the smashed pumpkins.

imagist42 · « **Reply #18 on:** 13 Sep 2008, 20:22 »

Awesome.

De_El · « **Reply #19 on:** 13 Sep 2008, 21:39 »

I don't know if you're actually poking fun, or just being as droll as I was, but since it's the internet, and for the sake of clarity, I will say that I was mimicking the old "The Pavements" joke. Or maybe you're just being very contrary. I can respect that.

Nekkoru · « **Reply #20 on:** 14 Sep 2008, 01:25 »

Quote from: imagist42 on 13 Sep 2008, 11:34

Quote from: Nekkoru on 13 Sep 2008, 01:59
Quote from: imagist42 on 12 Sep 2008, 12:58
Oh man. Polish is so awesome. I'm so excited to go.

What, you visiting?

I'm actually going to be spending 2 years there as a missionary for the LDS Church. Maybe I will knock on your door and you can laugh in my face (or, I don't know, listen, maybe)!

I'm not exactly a religious person, but if you ever land in Gdynia, I can show you around.

Zingoleb · « **Reply #21 on:** 15 Sep 2008, 00:23 »

Penny Whiskey is great if you like Celtic music, folk music, or songs about drinking, or humourous music. I saw them (and talked with them a bit) yesterday, and it was great.

Dave Viterna and New Rage is...well, blues and rock. Typical sound, but done very well.

i_says · « **Reply #22 on:** 18 Sep 2008, 22:21 »

Awesome! keem em coming! this is a good response so far!

mother falcon was awesome. man i LOVE string/bow instruments.
The Non was pretty good too. reminded me somehow of RCHP with a dash of jeff healy / stevie ray vaughan style blues and some Explosions in the Sky for good measure.

try to mention where they are from too (unless youre afraid of creepy internet stalkerage). Its one of those things i always want to know about bands for no particular reason.

maybe give a little description or toss out a few genres which they dabble in (i know your magical-awesome band can't be boxed into genres but generalizations are time-savers! ;p)

also, try to keep it to SMALL towns and SMALL cities.
Like... if your city/town has over 800,000 people in it, it is not a small town anymore. They have their own music scene they can use to get publicity

This is for all the SMALL town bands who still haven't made it big yet

.
regardless, keep em comin!

RobbieOC · « **Reply #23 on:** 18 Sep 2008, 23:46 »

Quote from: i_says on 18 Sep 2008, 22:21

The Non was pretty good too. reminded me somehow of RCHP with a dash of jeff healy / stevie ray vaughan style blues and some Explosions in the Sky for good measure.

Everyone always says RHCP for some reason. I guess cause the bass player is the best part of the band?

Quote from: De_El on 13 Sep 2008, 11:59

Seriously? Wilco? Tortoise? I'm sorry but that's like saying "Man there's this awesome local band, the Smashed Pumpkins, perhaps you've heard of them."

So I shouldn't go here?:

rynne · « **Reply #24 on:** 19 Sep 2008, 22:01 »

DC's Sentai. If nothing else, "Everything Change Everything" is an utterly spectacular song. Electro spaz punk?

ALoveSupreme · « **Reply #25 on:** 20 Sep 2008, 12:57 »

Quote from: De_El on 13 Sep 2008, 11:59

Not so well known:
MANS.

Mans is an awesome band indeed.

Light Pollution
I used to play with these dudes but they are definitely awesome.

Netherfriends
Awesome dudes and still a pretty new band but doing well for themselves.

miles in the sky · « **Reply #26 on:** 21 Sep 2008, 21:05 »

Quote from: De_El on 13 Sep 2008, 11:59

Quote from: gospel on 13 Sep 2008, 10:03
A bunch o' bands

Seriously? Wilco? Tortoise? I'm sorry but that's like saying "Man there's this awesome local band, the Smashed Pumpkins, perhaps you've heard of them."

But I may as well contribute what I can.

Relatively well-known bands:
Pelican

Russian Circles

Not so well known:
MANS.

Anon, Good Nurse

Native

Quincy
I'm actually not sure if Quincy is still active, but I'm reasonably certain the rest are.

I played a show with Mans earlier this year, they were freakin' awesome.

Post Historic is incredible... www.myspace.com/posthistoricrock

ryanxgore · « **Reply #27 on:** 21 Sep 2008, 21:20 »

michaelicious · « **Reply #28 on:** 22 Sep 2008, 10:42 »

Brides are pretty ballin'. They're post-punky and lots of fun.

The Racoon Wedding is some straight up rock and fuckin' roll courtesy of some fine gentlemen from Brantford, Ontario. Among their ranks is Tim Ford, proprietor of The Ford Plant and former member the spectacular band the Vermicious Knid.

Jordaan Mason & the Horse Museum is a wonderful band. Jordaan's songwriting style kind of reminds me of Jeff Mangum but perhaps a little more delicate. I saw them the other day Jordaan sang the song "Stranger" (which you can hear on their myspace) without a microphone and everyone in the room sang along and it was magical.

I saw all of these bands live over the past four days at a little thing called Kazoo! Fest in Guelph. It was the most fun I've had in a long time.

sean · « **Reply #29 on:** 22 Sep 2008, 15:51 »

Tone is a fairly good "post-rock" (if you choose to call them that) band from DC. I;'ve never seen them play but hopefully I will since it looks like they are playing shows again. Last thursday they played with This Will Destroy You if I remember correctly.

J-cob9000 · « **Reply #30 on:** 27 Nov 2008, 05:14 »

Hmm... Bumping. Was going to start a thread but searched first! Go me!

Leon Peartree is from Sumter. I know one of them personally but I'm not sure how active they are anymore.
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/leonpeartree

Don't really have any other media to show you.

allison · « **Reply #31 on:** 27 Nov 2008, 08:41 »

Quote from: orangepeas on 10 Sep 2008, 21:17

Danny Michel
http://www.myspace.com/dannymichel

THIS.

IllScarlett.
http://www.myspace.com/illscarlett

Puki · « **Reply #32 on:** 27 Nov 2008, 10:35 »

Undo.

MrBlu · « **Reply #33 on:** 27 Nov 2008, 13:59 »

Sorry, in Jamaica, our local bands SUCK.

Silent · « **Reply #34 on:** 30 Nov 2008, 17:16 »

Im from KC and there is a really good band from around here, even though they did take down their best song from there. Anyways, the two the have up are still pretty good. The singer and piano player moved to Cali to enroll in a music school though, so they arent putting anything new out until summer.

Virtuosity (rock/pop)
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=131937733

The second video down has their best song, but it has some shitty quality and is just a 43 sec blip.

Moist Cowboy · « **Reply #35 on:** 30 Nov 2008, 18:36 »

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=113136064 We Voyagers

and

Someone still loves you Boris Yeltson!

Funk Thompson · « **Reply #36 on:** 02 Dec 2008, 14:32 »

Madahoochi - check out videos at www.youtube.com/jtcbrown, or check them out on ITunes / CD Baby / Pandora. I'm getting ready to put them on Last.FM too, once I figure it out.

Scott Rockwood is a guitar legend in the making, I'd put his licks up against nearly any current non-legendary guitarist - only Buckethead, Santana, Vai, Vaughn, and a handful of others outdo him, if you ask me.

And Shawn Hartung is simply fracking gorgeous - check out the videos for "Choose To Lose", "Nuclear Man", or "Burn the Money" for some eye candy and a sampling of her amazing vocals.

Carabas · « **Reply #37 on:** 02 Dec 2008, 16:47 »

Our Cat Philip. They're not local to my area, but they're really small-time, and they're pretty fun.

MrBlu · « **Reply #38 on:** 03 Dec 2008, 22:52 »

Katherine Williams (Crimson Heart Replica) in Posh Magazine.

http://www.myspace.com/crimsonheartreplica

Er, yeah. If you could fuse Emo and R&B, this would be it. If you told her that, she'd claw off your face. The "individualists" in Jamaica are terribly scene, and it's really sad. She sounds nice though, but I kinda shake my head at anyone who says "I'm a tattooed nonconformist. This is not a fashion statement, it's a death wish. (You would) usually see me with a Mohawk, oversized shades, skinny jeans and my chucks (Converse). Oh, and I never leave home without smudged black eyeliner. Sometimes I even wear it when I'm just chilling at home. I have 'dress-up-itis'. I love putting outfits together. Makes me feel like a super hero. or villain when I go all out and put together an outfit that just reeks of my personality." [link]

rynne · « **Reply #39 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 12:21 »

Quote from: Objects inside Clouds on 22 Sep 2008, 15:51

Tone is a fairly good "post-rock" (if you choose to call them that) band from DC. I;'ve never seen them play but hopefully I will since it looks like they are playing shows again. Last thursday they played with This Will Destroy You if I remember correctly.

So late on this... I saw Tone twice wayyyy back, around 1999-2000. Once opening for GYBE, once for Foetus. They are pretty awesome. The first time I saw them they had 4 guitars 1 bass & 1 drum kit; I think they’d added another drummer and bassist the next time. I’d love to see them again if they’re touring soon.

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TheSoundOfRevolt

Zingoleb

miles in the sky

ryanxgore

Silent

Carabas