The BEST band(s) from YOUR home state/area?

thecory

GlorifiedAnimal wrote:

the boss.

bruce is no doubt the boss of nj but even the he's not rock don't forget frank sinatra or silvio dante will come to your door. also yeah yeah yeahs are from brooklyn but karen O is from bergan county.

Ledbetterman10

Joe Montana
Johnny Unitus
Dan Marino
Jim Kelly
Joe Namath

who's_pearljam?

I grew up in Philly. Man, I can't think of anyone from there!


The Roots
Life on Mars, although we broke up.
John Coltrane
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Dick Clark

Might be a couple of others, too.

South of Seattle

The Shins
Everclear
Dead Moon
Modest Mouse(by relocation)
Menomena
Decemberists
The Lifesavas
Storm Large
Elliott Smith
Viva Voce
The Thermals
The Wipers
Dandy Warhols
Quasi
Sleater-Kinney
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks

holtz

mookeywrench wrote:

Originally from MN

Bob Dylan
Replacements
Husker Du
Prince
Soul Asylum
Hold Steady (craig finn anyway)
Cloud Cult
Tiny Tim
Mason Jennings

I'd throw in
Jayhawks
Gear Daddies
Trip Shakespeare
Tapes n Tapes
The Suburbs
Babes in Toyland
and of course Morris Day and the Time!

searchlightsoul

Perth WA,

John Butler
Tim Rogers
Bon Scott (AC/DC)
Gyroscope

Some favourites anyway.

iamsampj

imalive wrote:

You also have Petty, Seven Mary Three, Lynyrd Skynyrd (I think) and that band fronted by Rob Thomas.

tom petty is from gainesville...lynyrd skynyrd is from the jacksonville area...and matchbox twenty (or tabitha's secret) is from orlando.

my favorite orlando band (though not nationally known, but fantastic) is band marino...one of the best live shows i've ever seen. especially if you have the chance to see them in orlando....an awesome dance party every time

Sathogwa

the mother hips. one of the best bands in america, actually.

brainofPJ

imalive wrote:

Being from Ohio, originally....

The James Gang (Joe Walsh), Pure Prairie League and Devo .

and, even though she made it big while living in London, Akron's own Chrissie Hynde.

Not exactly Seattle, I know.

also from Ohio:

Black Keys

iOnlyownMymind

mookeywrench wrote:

Originally from MN

Bob Dylan
Replacements
Husker Du
Prince
Soul Asylum
Hold Steady (craig finn anyway)
Cloud Cult
Tiny Tim
Mason Jennings

I second that

mookeywrench

South of Seattle wrote:

The Shins
Everclear
Dead Moon
Modest Mouse(by relocation)
Menomena
Decemberists
The Lifesavas
Storm Large
Elliott Smith
Viva Voce
The Thermals
The Wipers
Dandy Warhols
Quasi
Sleater-Kinney
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks

I live in Issaquah currently and I'm sorry but I'm not going to let you take Modest Mouse.

loucifa

DinoJr

bobasfeet

I'll take this time to plug some excellent up and coming local acts from Richmond, VA

Duchess Of York : 3 of these guys are still in high school..getting some major label interest
http://www.myspace.com/doymusic

Palominos : rock n roll period http://www.myspace.com/palominos

Prabir and the Substitutes : 60ish harmony-pop w/ a rock-modern twist
http://www.myspace.com/prabirandthesubstitutes


Also in Richmond area:
Gwar
Avail
Strike Anywhere
Lamb of God
Aimee Mann
Cracker
Camper Van Beethoven
Elliott Yamin
Sparklehorse
D'angelo
Jason Mraz
Denali
Pat Benatar

Boom The Cat

I can't think of any at the moment, but Ben Watkins from Juno Reactor lives here at the moment which is good, lemme just get a list from wiki or something:

Wow, uhm Genesis P. Orridge was born here, he was the frontman for Throbbing Gristle who effectively invented industrial music.

A

* Attacco Decente

B

* Bat for Lashes
* Blood Red Shoes
* Brakes (band)
* British Sea Power

C

* Captain Sensible
* Clearlake (band)

D

* DJ Scotch Egg
* Darts (band)
* David Devant & His Spirit Wife

E

* The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
* Electrelane


E cont.

* The Electric Soft Parade

F

* Fatboy Slim
* Flannel (band)

G

* The Go! Team

K

* The Kooks

L

* The Levellers
* Live on Brighton Beach

M

* The Maccabees
* Moist (folk rock band)
* The Mojo Fins
* Monster Bobby
* My Federation

P

* Peter and the Test Tube Babies


P cont.

* Phats & Small
* The Pipettes
* The Piranhas
* Poison Girls

S

* Shitmat
* Geoff Smith
* Swarf (band)

U

* The Upper Room (band)

V

* Vile Imbeciles

Y

* The Yes/No People (Stomp)
* Y.Misdaq aka Yoshi

Copied and pasted from wiki. I don't know who any of these people are :(

Wobbie

Boom The Cat wrote:

* Peter and the Test Tube Babies

Copied and pasted from wiki. I don't know who any of these people are :(

I used to have an LP by those guys .

Meanwhile, I left Ohio 30 years ago and came to this wasteland of Las Vegas.

All "we've" got is the Killers, Slaughter and the Crystal Method (by way of LA).

...and new Grammy winner, Ne-Yo.

Derrick

Southern Ontario

---

Our Lady Peace
Metric
Blue Rodeo
Kim Mitchell...meh
Joni Mitchell...originally from Saskatchewan
Neil Young
I Mother Earth
Sum 41...bleh
Three Days Grace
Billy Talent
Alexisonfire
Finger Eleven (Rainbow Butt Monkeys)
The Tragically Hip
The Tea Party
Barenaked Ladies
Helix!
Rush
Steppenwolf (kinda)

BUFFALO

Derrick wrote:

Southern Ontario

---

Our Lady Peace
Metric
Blue Rodeo
Kim Mitchell...meh
Joni Mitchell...originally from Saskatchewan
Neil Young
I Mother Earth
Sum 41...bleh
Three Days Grace
Billy Talent
Alexisonfire
Finger Eleven (Rainbow Butt Monkeys)
The Tragically Hip
The Tea Party
Barenaked Ladies
Helix!
Rush
Steppenwolf (kinda)

now that freakin line up rocks

thunderDAN

The Black Keys!!

angryyoungman

Boom The Cat wrote:

I can't think of any at the moment, but Ben Watkins from Juno Reactor lives here at the moment which is good, lemme just get a list from wiki or something:

Wow, uhm Genesis P. Orridge was born here, he was the frontman for Throbbing Gristle who effectively invented industrial music.

A

* Attacco Decente

B

* Bat for Lashes
* Blood Red Shoes
* Brakes (band)
* British Sea Power

C

* Captain Sensible
* Clearlake (band)

D

* DJ Scotch Egg
* Darts (band)
* David Devant & His Spirit Wife

E

* The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
* Electrelane


E cont.

* The Electric Soft Parade

F

* Fatboy Slim
* Flannel (band)

G

* The Go! Team

K

* The Kooks

L

* The Levellers
* Live on Brighton Beach

M

* The Maccabees
* Moist (folk rock band)
* The Mojo Fins
* Monster Bobby
* My Federation

P

* Peter and the Test Tube Babies


P cont.

* Phats & Small
* The Pipettes
* The Piranhas
* Poison Girls

S

* Shitmat
* Geoff Smith
* Swarf (band)

U

* The Upper Room (band)

V

* Vile Imbeciles

Y

* The Yes/No People (Stomp)
* Y.Misdaq aka Yoshi

Copied and pasted from wiki. I don't know who any of these people are :(

ive never heard of any of these bands/people other than fatboy slim. . .then again i dont know where shang ra la is either (:

pjoasisrule

Derrick wrote:

Southern Ontario

---

Our Lady Peace
Metric
Blue Rodeo
Kim Mitchell...meh
Joni Mitchell...originally from Saskatchewan
Neil Young
I Mother Earth
Sum 41...bleh
Three Days Grace
Billy Talent
Alexisonfire
Finger Eleven (Rainbow Butt Monkeys)
The Tragically Hip
The Tea Party
Barenaked Ladies
Helix!
Rush
Steppenwolf (kinda)

Besides for Neil Young, that is one sorry ass music scene. Canada just produces terrible band after terrible band. Why is it that Canadians just cannot make good music?