Great Bands that aren't "well known"

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  • bobasfeet
    bobasfeet Posts: 1,195
    Strike Anywhere

    http://www.myspace.com/strikeanywhere
  • pdh1978
    pdh1978 Posts: 211
    Eight Track Mind

    Magnolia Electric Co.
    If you all stop hitting refresh for just two minutes, I can buy my tickets...
  • pjhabit
    pjhabit Posts: 211
    Had to resurrect this thread for the Manchester Orchestra, who I'm really digging at the moment. I'll see em open for KOL in a week & am super pumped!
    Boise 11/3/00~Fargo 6/15/03~Winnipeg 9/8/05~St. Paul 6/26/06~6/27/06
  • joshls
    joshls Posts: 39
    wintersleep
    Dredg
    porcupine tree
    "I'll see you on the other side." - Sleight of Hand

    Top Bands
    1. Pearl Jam - Vs. , Ten , Avocado , Yield , Vitalogy , Binaural , No Code , Riot Act.
    2. Tool - Lateralus , Aenima , 10,000 days , Undertow , Opiate
  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    Dr. Dog !!!!!
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    (depending on who i'm with, obviously some people know stuff others don't) I get funny looks if I mention any of the following... The Audreys, Wintersleep, Dax Riggs (and all of his projects like Deadboy and the Elephantmen, Acid Bath and Agents of Oblivion), Cat Power, Clutch, Damien Rice, Soilent Green, Horrorpops, Paw, Kimya Dawson, Adam Green, The Moldy Peaches, Covenant, Life of Agony, Electric Wizard, Superjoint Ritual, Michale Graves, Scissor Fight, Mr Bungle, Southern Isolation, The Oyster Band, Pride and Glory, My Morning Jacket, Peeping Tom, Mother Love Bone, Saul Williams, Nailbomb, Richard Thompson, Necrophagia, VNV Nation, Regina Spektor, Saybia or Witchcraft.

    None of them are THAT well known and there's a rather ecclectic mix there... knock yourself out ;)
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • doujo
    doujo Posts: 285
    joshls wrote:
    wintersleep
    Dredg
    porcupine tree


    hell yea. porcupine tree have been around for a long time. i first heard them right after in absentia came out and have gotten every album before and since. one of the best bands out there and they are unbelievable live.
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Bathgate66 wrote:
    [size=-2] Simple Minds [/size]
    Have you ever seen the Breakfast Club? Because I believe millions of others did :)
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • lalalalaaaaaaaa
    lalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    joshls wrote:
    wintersleep
    Dredg
    porcupine tree
    Excellent list. I'll add:

    Boris
    Isis
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Saturnal wrote:
    Excellent list. I'll add:

    Boris
    Isis
    Both brilliant.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    Heartless Bastards
    I LOVE MUSIC.
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  • Anon
    Anon 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 :]
  • Tek Money
    Tek Money Posts: 642
    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.
    Cock Fight.
  • 3sheets
    3sheets Posts: 290
    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!
  • petrocs
    petrocs 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
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    i've been into Silversun Pickups lately. do they count?
  • Zoso
    Zoso Posts: 6,425
    The National they are unknown right?
    Okkervill River
    Drive-By Truckers
    The Drones

    all great bands.
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  • ediger
    ediger 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?
  • mdigenakis
    mdigenakis 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

  • BetterThanYou
    BetterThanYou Posts: 853
    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.

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