Local Artists

[CoolCorky]

I'm a local patriot of sorts, and I'm always wanting to support local bands by listening to them/telling other people about them. So, I'm going to post about some artists from where I live:

[b][url=http://www.last.fm/music/Paul+Cusick]Paul Cusick[/url][/b] was the guitarist from the band Big Big Train who recently stepped out from behind his guitar and recorded a solo progressive rock album, called Focal Point:

[img]http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_band/4596.jpg[/img]

Described as a cross between Pink Floyd and Porcupine Tree with a little Nine Inch Nails thrown in for good measure, the album is a pretty sweet journey through the life of Cusick (with his family providing backing vocals). He plays every instrument on his album apart from drums. I recommend it to all Prog fans.

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[b][url=http://www.last.fm/music/Elliot+Minor]Elliot Minor[/url][/b] are a symphonic pop-punk band formed in 2005. Their two albums ("Elliot Minor" and "Solaris") are very musically interesting, utilising various classical instruments. Favourites of mine are "Parallel Worlds" and "The White One Is Evil", both from their first album.

[img]http://www.thestudentpocketguide.com/images/other/Elliot_Minor_Student_Pocket_Guide1.jpg[/img]

Last week the keyboardist Ali announced he is leaving the band after they've played the last few dates on their tour. Which is a shame because he had a good sense of humour. :smith:

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[b][url=http://www.myspace.com/sewingoperation]Sewing Operation[/url][/b] are a three-piece alternative rock band who recently achieved success in local battle-of-the-bands competitions and will soon be supporting "Hot Fudge" at their album launch gig.

[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs109.snc3/15694_119927438026506_119925941359989_224156_6879666_n.jpg[/img]

I be honest, I'm not a huge fan of the singer, but I don't mind the sound of the guitar.

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[b][url=http://www.last.fm/music/Amorr]Amorr[/url][/b] is a solo acoustic guitarist and singer. In all honesty, this is about as independent as you can get: Demo tracks, no gigs or anything.

[img]http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/41149947/Amorr+Anna.jpg[/img]

I happen to know this girl and I can tell you now her singing voice is nothing like her speaking voice. And, although this isn't usually the stuff I would listen to, the songs she's made have quite a relaxing sound. 5 songs can be downloaded off the Last.FM page, so give them a listen.

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Well, I've done my bit for my local music scene, so why not post a bit about little-known bands from your area? :smile:
And when the artists you post about become international superstars, you can refer back to this thread and say "I knew them before they were big :smug:"

[Dopey Trout]

A Torn Mind are a melodic prog rock band from Edinburgh, most of them used to go to my college, really cool bunch of guys. Their EP has been out a couple of months, and it's still in my car.

[url]http://www.atornmind.com/[/url]
[url]http://www.myspace.com/atornmindband[/url]
[url]http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Torn-Mind/113394599036[/url]

Give these guys a listen if you like Genesis, Dream Theater, Thrice, Mars Volta etc.

There are a lot of bands from Edinburgh, A Torn Mind are the main band I listen to from the local area, but yeah, there are lots.

[Rad McCool]

Lots of metal bands in my town!
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[img]http://www.metal-archives.com/images/3/5/4/0/3540263217_logo.jpg[/img][IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/28buryq.jpg[/IMG]

:kraken:

[Pasalaqcua]

all the bands in my town are really shitty emo attempt failures

[yawmwen]

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Revengers are a Tacoma based band(close enough to Seattle). I actually saw them at Hempfest. They have a really cool bassist and they are really awesome live. I would suggest anyone in Seattle/Tacoma to see them at any opportunity.

[URL]http://www.myspace.com/revengersmusic[/URL] I like Fenced in Centipede and Stonehenge.

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Super Geek League is an...interesting band. They definitely know how to put on a show. This is another band I saw at Hempfest. They got an interesting get-up and they have dancers(always a plus). Another band I would suggest going to see at least for the experience.

[URL]http://www.myspace.com/supergeekleague[/URL]
They are a more visual band so I suggest watching a video.
[url]http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=4656096[/url]

[cyanide101]

Well there is only one band from my actual hometown, and that's Die Kreuzen.(Yes, I know there were other bands from Milwaukee, but I live in the Suburbs.)

[url]http://www.last.fm/music/Die+Kreuzen[/url]

Two of the members were born in my hometown.

And then there are people who aren't that famous.

Gavin Colahan went my High School. He kind of sounds like Jack Johnson.

[url]http://www.myspace.com/gcolahan[/url]

[Triumph Forks]

There's Joel Plaskett, Matt Mays and El Torpedo, The Stanfields, Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees, Black Moor, Ghost Bees from my city. There's probably more but I have no idea who'd be known outside of the province, or even if half of the aforementioned are familiar at all

[editline]10:23PM[/editline]

Oh, and Holy Fuck started off in Yarmouth before moving to Toronto, and they were on the longlist for this year's Polaris Music Prize

[SilverHammer]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDVUgQ4iAqo[/media]

:wink:

[DamagePoint]

Dave Matthews Band:

[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkggOkBxcnk[/MEDIA]

[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqEOvEoCV3w[/MEDIA]

Yeah, they're awesome.

[phobia-_-]

Just a bunch of faggy christian metalcore bands around here

[UberWarri0r]

I only know one band in my city, that would be[URL="http://www.last.fm/music/Von%20Sargeth"] Von Sargeth[/URL]. However I have never heard anything from them, and just seen them listed. However I'll post bands from the greater Seattle area. As well I'm going to also add bands from Olympia. Mostly because they are some of my favorite bands in my state.

I'm gonna skip most of the grunge, since that is a given.

[URL="http://www.myspace.com/mudhoney"]Mudhoney[/URL]
Grunge

[URL="http://www.myspace.com/nevermorefans"]Nevermore[/URL]
Progressive Thrash Metal

[URL="http://www.myspace.com/queensryche"]Queensrÿche[/URL]
Progressive Metal

[URL="http://www.myspace.com/kingsofsplatter"]The Accüsed[/URL]
Hardcore/Thrash Metal(Crossover)

[URL="http://www.myspace.com/addaura"]Addaura[/URL]
Black Metal

[URL="http://www.myspace.com/aldacascadia"]Alda[/URL]
Black Metal

[URL="http://www.myspace.com/novemthree"]novemthree[/URL]
Folk

[URL="http://www.myspace.com/wolvesinthethroneroom"]Wolves in the Throne Room[/URL]
Black Metal

[URL="http://f-consortium.com/oneiria/fauna.htm"]Fauna[/URL] (No myspace, link is to their site)
Black Metal

[URL="http://www.myspace.com/23echtra23"]Echtra[/URL]
Black Metal

[SolidSnake52]

The only band I can think of that started on Long Island is Dream Theater.
And they're pretty big by now.
And that is fucking awesome, knowing I live no more than 30 minutes away from two of my three favorite band members :v:

[DhoomLord]

Sadly, most bands from Western Canada and Vancouver aren't at all great.

We have Marianas Trench, Hedley, Hot Hot Heat, and Nickelback. Many people from the UK, Mainland Europe, Asia, and the States probably wouldn't even have heard of these guys, with the exception of Nickelback.

Marianas Trench - All to Myself
[Media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brPOf-YKj3o[/Media]

Hedley - Cha-Ching
[Media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8iWSaM12io&ob=av2e[/Media]

Hot Hot Heat - No, Not Now.
[Media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR_LsMzd6Hw[/Media]

Nickelback - RockStar
[Media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xlkM9jD1xo[/Media]

[Lonestriper]

Sydney -

-Philidelphia Grand Jury

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHMxUvS3OHI[/media]

-Art Vs. Science

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbhJ9c-pFoI[/media]

There are more but meh.

[Triumph Forks]

[QUOTE=DhoomLord;24634175]Sadly, most bands from Western Canada and Vancouver aren't at all great.

We have Marianas Trench, Hedley, Hot Hot Heat, and Nickelback. Many people from the UK, Mainland Europe, Asia, and the States probably wouldn't even have heard of these guys, with the exception of Nickelback.

Marianas Trench - All to Myself
[Media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brPOf-YKj3o[/Media]

Hedley - Cha-Ching
[Media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8iWSaM12io&ob=av2e[/Media]

Hot Hot Heat - No, Not Now.
[Media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR_LsMzd6Hw[/Media]

Nickelback - RockStar
[Media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xlkM9jD1xo[/Media][/QUOTE]

i dunno man, Japandroids are pretty awesome

[Media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYdX_ZC2fk4[/Media]

[editline]04:32AM[/editline]

definitely makes up for nickelback

[Pasalaqcua]

[QUOTE=Triumph Forks;24635027]i dunno man, Japandroids are pretty awesome

[Media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYdX_ZC2fk4[/Media]

[editline]04:32AM[/editline]

definitely makes up for nickelback[/QUOTE]

same with finger 11

[Media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgaCHmxmeUo[/Media]

[kitthehacker]

Mostly crappy hardcore around here, but there are a few good bands:

Cactus Collective are a jazz/funk band with experimental influences, really good. Mostly made up of uni students and others just out of school, the drummer, pianist and bassist all went to my school, which is renowned for its music and especially jazz programs, they are awesome.

[url]http://www.myspace.com/cactuscollective[/url]

Midnight Martini is another jazz/funk band, I know a couple of these guys, they're good.

[url]http://www.myspace.com/cactuscollective[/url]

Saeturnum are a Progressive death/doom metal band who take influence from bands like Opeth and Daylight Dies. The bassist from my band knows them personally, they are really good.

[url]http://www.myspace.com/saeturnum[/url]

And what would this be without a bit of shameless self promotion?

Artificial Night, my band. We play Progressive rock with some metal leanings. Main influences are Porcupine Tree and Opeth. Hoping to have our first Opeth-esque prog death song finished and demoed soon.

[url]www.myspace.com/artificialnight[/url]

[Sundowner]

Joe Boyd is an electronic/ acoustic singer/songwriter who attended my college. He's pretty underground still, but is definitely good

[URL]http://www.myspace.com/jboydmusic[/URL]

[B3vvo^]

The Midnight Beast. Osm. :D

[CoolCorky]

Bump for more music

Saw these 4 bands live on Friday, was a pretty awesome experience:

[url=http://www.myspace.com/mitzisrevenge]Mitzi's Revenge[/url]
[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs257.snc4/40180_151928638154225_115865991760490_480895_2514303_n.jpg[/img]
Post-Hardcore, kinda shouty but fun live

[url=http://www.myspace.com/drownedinflamesrock]Drowned In Flames[/url]
[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs515.snc3/27061_378928573575_98509008575_3923211_5814557_n.jpg[/img]
METAAAAAAAAL. The bassist jumped down from the stage and played in the crowd. Awesome.

[url=http://www.myspace.com/teenzu]Teen Zu[/url]
[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs547.snc3/29949_1368560027600_1639704762_853794_3153240_n.jpg[/img]
Kickass cross-breed of NWOBHM/Thrash. From my school.

[url=http://www.myspace.com/acidmajesty]Acid Majesty[/url]
[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs545.ash1/31874_395311038137_286792903137_4290660_3326298_n.jpg[/img]
Post-hardcore but not as in-your-face as Mitzi's Revenge. Mostly clean vocals, always a plus.

Mitzi's Revenge and Acid Majesty were handing out EPs (AM's came in really cool homemade packaging).

[DamagePoint]

Carbon Leaf is another one from my area. They made it fairly big and had a few hits:

Life Less Ordinary:
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmMbrXypXJU[/MEDIA]

What About Everything?:

[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClW15gRkuoE[/MEDIA]

[CorpseRida]

[url="http://www.myspace.com/gandhinc"][b]Gandhi's Never Wrong Twice[/b][/url] Melodic Death Metal

[img]http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/117/l_320f5e5648164137987a4927c0923400.jpg[/img]

[url="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ariose/123969134322764?v=photos&ref=sgm#!/pages/Ariose/123969134322764"][b]Ariose[/b][/url] Ambient Post-Punk

[img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs633.snc4/59348_125996394120038_123969134322764_153913_5400107_n.jpg[/img]