Great Bands that aren't "well known"

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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    Heartless Bastards
    I LOVE MUSIC.
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  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    albert hammond jr, andrew bird, band of horses, blitzen trapper, brett dennen, city and colour, the cribs, dear and the headlights, delta spirit, dolour, fujiya & miyagi, goot, jaymay, jim noir, john butler trio, justin nozuka, kids of survival, lenka, love as laughter, low vs. diamond, nada surf, okkervil river, one for the team, people in planes, ra ra riot, a rocket to the moon, rocky votolato, the spinto band, starflyer 59, steel train, takka takka, thao and the get down stay down, the wombats, youth group

    i'm sure you'll find something you'll like in there :]
  • I really suggest that everyone listens to The Walkmen - You & Me. This band and album are amazing. If you have a chance to see them live, do it. There is so much put into this music. It really makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. One of my favorite songs on the album is "Four Provinces" and it has a big cymbal sound. It's inspiring and a really lovely tune.
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  • 3sheets3sheets Posts: 284
    didn't have time to go through the entire thread, but here are some of my suggestions:

    The Sadies
    The Drones
    Six Organs of Admittance
    Margot and the Nuclear So and So's (at least their album the Dust of Retreat)
    The Thermals
    History (local Orlando band)
    Avett Brothers
    Them Two
    New Pornographers
    A Girl Called Eddy
    Jolie Holland
    Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
    Brazilian Girls
    Thievery Corporation
    Antibalas

    forgot: Centromatic; Heartless Bastards
    Live Free or Die!
  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • i've been into Silversun Pickups lately. do they count?
  • ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    The National they are unknown right?
    Okkervill River
    Drive-By Truckers
    The Drones

    all great bands.
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  • edigerediger Posts: 308
    direwolf74 wrote:
    Since we're talking Canadian bands, here's a few more:

    The Weakerthans
    Sam Roberts
    Matt Mays & El Torpedo
    The Constantines
    Cuff the Duke
    Greg Macpherson Band
    Sarah Harmer
    Matthew Good
    Sloan
    C'mon
    Kathleen Edwards
    Lowest of the Low
    Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir
    The Trews
    The New Pornographers
    Joel Plaskett
    The Stills
    Ron Sexsmith

    That's a pretty good list. C'mon is fucking awesome. I saw them play a CD release at this dingy little bar in Winnipeg with a band called Hot Live Guys, whom they had just released a 7" vinyl with. One of the best bar shows I've seen. The bassist from Bad Religion (who I've spotted at this bar a few times. He's got some friends that live in the area) ended up on stage.

    One thing I've always loved about Canadian rock (especially in the 90's) is how down to earth they are. There's very little pretentious, artsy garbage. It's just straight up rock-n-roll. I guess part of that comes from none of them actually being that big, they're really only known in Canada throuh CanCon.

    A couple of other great Canadian bands are Big Sugar and The Headstones.

    Here's some of the bands I like to go check out around Winnipeg. There's some really kickass punk rock being made in this city right now

    Hot Live Guys - http://www.myspace.com/hotliveguys
    American Flamewhip - http://www.myspace.com/americanflamewhip
    Electro Quarterstaff - http://www.myspace.com/electroquarterstaff
    Igor and the Skindiggers - http://www.myspace.com/igorandtheskindiggers
    Quagmire - http://www.myspace.com/quagmiresucks
    The Farrell Bros. - http://www.myspace.com/thefarrellbros
    The Perpetrators - http://www.myspace.com/wpgperpetrators
    Red Blanket (who do a wicked Rage tribute) - http://www.myspace.com/redblanket
    KEN mode - http://www.myspace.com/kenmode
    Velodrome - http://www.myspace.com/velodromenauts
    Under Pressure - http://www.myspace.com/underpressure

    And last but not least Big Dave McLean. This guy is one of the best blues guitarists to ever live. He played with Muddy Waters back in the day and appeared on SNL with him. More people need to hear of Big Dave.

    http://www.myspace.com/canadasbigdavemclean
    Hello, I love you. Won't you tell me your name?
  • mdigenakismdigenakis Posts: 1,337
    The Afghan Whigs

    Just about anything Greg Dulli. I only got into this guy's stuff about a month ago, but it's freaking outstanding.
    "Don't let the darkness eat you up..."

    -Greg Dulli

  • Iampatriot wrote:
    Yes to Robert Randolph and his family! Good stuff.

    agreed. great, great, great live band. some that come to my mind:

    ulu
    u-melt
    swampadelica
    al and the transamericans
    toubab krewe
    north mississippi allstars
    yonder mountain string band
    reid genauer and the assembly of dust
    antigone rising
    ominous seapods
    freebeerandchicken
    juggling suns
    "Have you ever.........pooped a balloon?"
    ~D.K.S.
  • dEUS http://www.dEUS.be
    Kaizers Orchestra http://www.kaizers.no
    Gem http://gemunited.com
    Johan http://www.johan4all.com/

    Ceasar
    Green Lizard
    There's a trapdoor in the sun!
    2000 Pinkpop Festival, Netherlands
    2006 Arnhem, Netherlands
    2006 Antwerp, Belgium
    2007 Nijmegen, Netherlands
    2009 Philadelphia 4, PA
    2010 Bristow, VA
    2012 Amsterdam 1, Netherlands
    2013 Buffalo, NY
    2013 Baltimore, MD
    2015 Global Citizen Festival New York, NY
    2016 Hampton, VA
  • Has anyone heard of Blitzen Trapper?

    That rock my world

    Go and download the song, "Furr"

    Or like me, go and buy their new album!
    "Mona Lisa must have had the highway blues you can tell by the way she smiles."
  • Gold 26Gold 26 Posts: 676
    Audrye Sessions. Beautiful stuff. I would recommend then to everyone.
    All my favourite singers have stolen all of my best lines.
  • Fair to Midland
    God Is An Astronaut
    Dredg
    Protest the Hero
    Gojira
  • So many bands that no one knows but I like discovering.

    I wonder who is God is an Astronaut. I like to check them out.
    Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun - W.H. Auden
  • tonestones Posts: 104
    The Stills
    Marble Index
    Matt Mays + El Torpedo
    Tokyo Police Club
    Mutemath
    The Priddle Concern
    "Your light's reflected now,... reflected from afar...
    We were but stones,... your light made us stars"
  • SomethingCreativeSomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,396
    The Colour Revolt
    http://www.myspace.com/colourrevolt
    Red Cortez (formally The Weather Underground)
    http://www.myspace.com/redcortezband
    "Well, I think this band is incapable of sucking."
    -my dad after hearing Not for You for the first time on SNL .
  • soclosesoclose Posts: 628
    alliw719 wrote:
    Has anyone heard of Blitzen Trapper?

    That rock my world

    Go and download the song, "Furr"

    Or like me, go and buy their new album!

    Yes! I love Furr!
  • Concrete Blonde
    nice shirt
  • smithnicsmithnic Posts: 1,563
    The National
    Land of Talk
    Blitzen Trapper
    Go Get 'Em Tigers!
  • tonestones Posts: 104
    smithnic wrote:
    The National
    Land of Talk
    Blitzen Trapper


    I LOVE the National
    "Your light's reflected now,... reflected from afar...
    We were but stones,... your light made us stars"
  • Jason Collett
    Broken Social Scene
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  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    alliw719 wrote:
    Has anyone heard of Blitzen Trapper?

    That rock my world

    Go and download the song, "Furr"

    Or like me, go and buy their new album!
    i mentioned them in my post--- they're brilliant! 'furr' is my favorite song as well!!
  • My favourite Canadian artist. She is really worth checking out.
    - http://www.sarahslean.com/

    A band that comes to mind is Silverchair. I'm sure a fair number of people have heard of them, but they never get the praise they deserve. All 5 of their albums are phenomenal in their own way, and not one sounds like the other.

    Another band I did not see mentioned in the thread is Bela Fleck and The Flecktones. They are one of the most talented bands I've ever seen.
    Shows Attended:
    10/05/00 Toronto, 09/13/05 Hamilton, 09/19/05 Toronto,
    05/09/06 Toronto, 05/10/06 Toronto, 08/12/08 Toronto EV,
    08/13/08 Toronto EV, 08/21/09 Toronto, 05/10/10 Buffalo
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