Your local bands... plug them here...

[DroppinScience]

What are some local bands out there that you love but feel they haven't gotten their deserved national/international acclaim?

Well here's the chance for your regional bands to get known past your own city. Just post some links to a few local artists and we'll see if anyone here would enjoy them.

For the Edmonton area, I hereby anoint:

Plainsay (http://www.plainsay.com) - Good Coldplay/Jeff Buckley-esque rock
Mark Birtles Project (http://www.markbirtlesproject.com) - Some good garage type stuff akin to The Hives

As kick-ass groups.

Oh yes and RIP to:

The Operators *780* ( http://www.operators780.com/ ) - Make some kick-ass punk/reggae/dub/ska. Currently on hiatus or perhaps disbanded all together. Their future is in limbo. But they still rocked it.

[open letter]

biffy clyro is a desent scotish band that deserve more attention go to

www.biffyclyro.com

[NicRN77]

I'm obsessed with the Evan Goodrow Band (www.evangoodrow.com). They are based out of Boston but occasionally play shows in other areas of the USA. I saw them 2 weeks ago down on Long Island. The boys are super talented and have played with the likes of BB King and GE Smith. Their music genre is funk/jazz/blues. I'm constantly plugging my boys.

[DroppinScience]

biffy clyro is a desent scotish band that deserve more attention go to

www.biffyclyro.com

I think I've heard of them. Not their music, but that album cover of "The Vertigo of Bliss" looks really familiar.

[open letter]

I think I've heard of them. Not their music, but that album cover of "The Vertigo of Bliss" looks really familiar.
i'll send you some of there music over the msn messinger if you like

[open letter]

franz ferdinand are good as well and so are keane

[DroppinScience]

franz ferdinand are good as well and so are keane

Yes. But for all intensive purposes, this thread is for talking about bands who have not made it into the media's spotlights. Think of the good local bands in your town who are only playing bar shows, but you see some promise emerging from them and you want the rest of the world to notice.

That's what I'm aiming for in this thread. :)

[open letter]

Yes. But for all intensive purposes, this thread is for talking about bands who have not made it into the media's spotlights. Think of the good local bands in your town who are only playing bar shows, but you see some promise emerging from them and you want the rest of the world to notice.

That's what I'm aiming for in this thread. :)
thats what biffy clyro do,they only went on there first proper tour a couple of weeks ago
we have some good band s at school ever herd of dogs die in hot cars ?
they went to my high school

[b-grrrlie]

I thought we were meant to plug bands that other people hadn't heard off :rolleyes:

I'd like to plug Captain Murphy (http://www.captainmurphy.se/), they play 70's rock'n'roll, quite like Kings of Leon, but with much more oomph, and a great guitarist with sideburns to make Mugo Jerry blush. They've released one album and a handfull of singles. I've seen them live 7 times the last 12 months, pity the last two gigs were cancelled, it could've been more ;) . And their website is gonna go through a big facelift pretty soon, this one isn't up to date at all. Gigpics are couple of years old and there's several singles missing from the discography.

[goofball]

M-80 (http://www.m80punk.com/start.html)

Bad Larry (http://www.badlarryska.com/home.php)
ive seen them both live, two terrific bands theyre definitely worth checking out

[HellofaSandwich]

Oh yes and RIP to:

The Operators *780* ( http://www.operators780.com/ ) - Make some kick-ass punk/reggae/dub/ska. Currently on hiatus or perhaps disbanded all together. Their future is in limbo. But they still rocked it.

Yeah, they were awesome. They were only able to drop one EP and one album, but it was some of the strongest stuff I've heard in the punky reggae department in years. Here's one of their louder songs... Indecision (http://operators780.com/media/02%20Indecision.mp3)

I also really like The Wolfnote - they're mathy scream-along post-hardcore, but are pretty engaging rather than difficult like a lot of the bands in that genre are. One of my favorite songs: You can kill a revolutionary, but you can't kill a revolution (http://blackboxrecordings.net/v12/kill.mp3)

[mr_krinkle]

These are some Israeli bands..

Eatliz - they haven't got a website
but you can dnl a concert of them, from me (slsk)

Infection - same thing

Orphaned Land - www.orphaned-land.com (http://www.orphaned-land.com/default.php?language=en)
an israeli band, they play Oriental Metal..you can find their albums at slsk too.


That's it! Enjoy!! :D :D

[HEIRESS]

hey DS and sammich you ever hear of a group called the Wednesday Night Heroes
I think they were from edmonton, yeah I liked em

My old favorite from kamloops was The BlackJacks (http://www.newmusiccanada.com/genres/artist.cfm?Band_Id=7531)

they were fucking awesome
"Benny" gets my blood flowing always
but I think they broke up
and the lead singer Billy Bones is back to screening tshirts downtown
weeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Sandinista!]

Ratt hails from San Diego ;)

[DroppinScience]

hey DS and sammich you ever hear of a group called the Wednesday Night Heroes
I think they were from edmonton, yeah I liked em

Yup, they are true blue Edmontonians! :)

[HellofaSandwich]

Yeah, the Heroes are great! Not as good as the Operators, obviously, but still good.

[Rancid_Beasties]

thats what biffy clyro do,they only went on there first proper tour a couple of weeks ago
we have some good band s at school ever herd of dogs die in hot cars ?
they went to my high school
I love dogs die in hot cars (y)

But local bands from my area...well heres some bands that have streaming audio you can check out:

Ground Components:
They are from melbourne. Their cousin is a friend of mine. They play awesome music with a really simplistic indie rock style. And they are just really good blokes. Something like rolling stones mixed with the clash mixed with bob dylan.... i dunno its the type of band that even spanishbomb/sandinista might like ;) They have supported: Spoon, Teenage Fanclub, J Mascis, M Ward, My Morning Jacket, Powderfinger, Spiderbait and The Sleepy Jackson and played big day out, merideth (twice), st kilda festival and have toured america. They are basically an established live band but aren't widely recognised. They are playing a gig this friday with The Black Keys.
Check out their song "it all catches up with you (http://www.amo.org.au/release.asp?id=6765)" here, or "sticks and stones" (http://www.amo.org.au/release.asp?id=5819) here. Their website is here! (www.groundcomponents.com)

The Redsunband:
The other local band i'm into at the moment. You can view their audio or video at their website here (www.theredsunband.com). Check out the audio/video's for "sleep forever" and "devil song"...poor video quality, but you get a general impression :)

And bands like Dallas Crane (www.dallascrane.com) and Rocket Science (http://www.rocketsciencerock.com/) but they are already famous.

I hope you guys check these bands out because you are unlikely to hear them in America with all the bullshit bands Australia sends over to you guys.

EDIT: Ohh yeah and my friends have a band called Oritica's mind but they are really new and only have 5 track demo and i dont think they've played a gig yet. But they are professional musicians so they are already far supreme in musical talent to most bands, just need some better tunes.

[adrockmelanie]

BURN BABY BURN

my best friend's band. i got to go with them when they went toured with 2 of my favorite bands (daughters/circle takes the square). they're on their way to florida to tour right now.

they got signed to an indie label [suicide club] a couple weeks ago, and by this time next year, they'll have toured europe.


we have a friend who was an intern on "pimp my ride" this summer, and they want him to work for mtv when he gets out of college in a couple months, so to help build a portfolio, he filmed.....

THEIR MUSIC VIDEO (http://www.burnbabyburnmusic.com/images/burnwebaa.wmv)








www.purevolume.com/burnbabyburn (http://www.purevolume.com/burnbabyburn)

www.myspace.com/burnbabyburn (http://www.myspace.com/burnbabyburn)

[GreenFairy]

Subsonica www.subsonica.it
they're known in Italy but not in foreign countries.

[hpdrifter]

Does my band count as a local band? If so,

Loom! (http://www.loomband.com)

[rootsound1]

Here is a link to one of the best young funk/rap outfits in Ohio
These kids funkin rock www.strechlefty.com

[Matt]

none of the bands around here are worth plugging (n)

[BryanFerryRocks]

Ratt hails from San Diego ;)

And that's why we love them.

[DJ_Skrilla]

DJ Wick Wick Wicked...

Just got his new cd "Fuck The Radio (http://www.justplainterror.com/fucktheradio/)". Its off the Hook.... if u like underground hiphop + ill scratching.

click here (http://www.justplainterror.com/fucktheradio/fuck_the_radio_web_sampler.mp3) for sample.

Enjoy bitches

[beastiedan]

the waking eyes

www.thewakingeyes.com

They generated some buzz in Canada, but not enough.

Download "on a train" on limewire.

[Tzar]

The Furor
http://www.wf.com.au/featured/feature_furor.asp

their drummer is the vocalist and they fuckin' own. (y)