It's time for.... Name your favorite unknown band!

[Orsorum]

Yes, it's that time again... I got my 60gig hd back up on campus, and I'm ready to get some new bands.

Any genre, nevermind how old, but they have to have talent.

 

[Electric Amish]

Mourning Widows

Monte Montgomery

amish

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Mourning Widows

Monte Montgomery

amish

Cool.

 

[johneetrash]

does big in the underground still count as unknown?

a fall farewell
a static lullaby
death by stereo
dredg
from autumn to ashes
lost north star
poison the well
taken
the bled
thrice

 

[Fausto]

Jawbox. Great indy-rock band that went the way of the dodo when their label f*cked them over. "For Your Own Special Sweetheart" is probably the album you're most likely to be able to find as all their stuff is out of print now.

 

[cavdraco]

Eyes
Blue Tears

Cav

 

[Czar]

Few great unkown bands
Úlpa
Ensími
Týr (get a song called Ormurinn Langi)
Jet Black Joe

 

[UNCjigga]

Does Thievery Corporation still count as unknown? How bout Desmond Williams or anyone else on the ESL label? What about People Under the Stairs and other acts on Quannum Records?

EDIT: Forgot local college acts Sankofa and Jupiter Coyote

 

[weezergirl]

Bright Eyes (the calendar hung itself, bowl of oranges, a perfect sonnet)
Rilo Kiley (my slumbering heart, the frug)
Phantom Planet (hey now girl, turn smile shift repeat, is this really happening to me)

 

[BillGates]

Originally posted by: johneetrash
does big in the underground still count as unknown?

a fall farewell
a static lullaby
death by stereo
dredg
from autumn to ashes
lost north star
poison the well
taken
the bled
thrice

Dredg is an awesome band...

 

[royaldank]

Bands you might not have heard of:

moe.
Particle
Sound Tribe Sector 9
Robert Walter's 20th Congress

 

[kuk]

The Gabe Dixon Band
Agents of Good Roots
Virginia Coalition

 

[Supermercado]

They're a national act, but they still haven't had a whole lot of exposure as far as I know. Mad at Gravity is awesome. Unfortunately, the singer left the band yesterday, but their CD "Resonance" is incredible.

A really good local act is Dezeray's Hammer. Should be able to find them on your favorite P2P program.

 

[BoberFett]

Arcwelder

 

[datalink7]

Not too many of my friends know about:

Jack Johnson
Ben Harper

 

[conjur]

My Morning Jacket
Dewey Kincaid and the Navigators

 

[Murpheeee]

Mull Historical Society

 

[luv2chill]

Jazzanova (German downbeat electronica outfit, one of the pioneers of the lamely titled 'nu jazz' genre... kickass bossanova infusions)

Ari Hest (Male Singer/Songwriter, in the John Mayer vein... but different. Definite up-and-comer)

Holly Cole (Vocal Jazz - for you Norah Jones fans looking for something similar)

The Datsuns (Vines/Hives/Strokes/White Stripes---eat your hearts out!)

Nickel Creek (Prog-Bluegrass!!!)

Michael Hedges (my guitar idol.... co-founder of the "New Acoustic" movement of the early 80s)

l2c

 

[brendan0]

Not sure how "unknown" these are, but try out:
Lacuna Coil, Nightwish, Within Temptation and Clandestine

 

[Anubis]

30 seconds to Mars
Mad at Gravity
mogwai

 

[Electric Amish]

Jeff Healey

Kenny Wayne Shepherd


...Both known, but rarely heard....at least on the radio.

amish

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: guapo337
rustic overtones. paranoid social club. dispatch. pat mcgee. oar. yeah.

wow someone has herd of Rustic Overtones and teh PSC other then me. i didnt post them because i figured i was teh only one who knew them cause no one else i knwo does.

where ya from guapo?

 

[ProviaFan]

Does Dream Theater count?

 

[illusion88]

30 Seconds to Mars
Dredg
Exposure
Tsunami Bomb
Element of Suprise
Hot Water Music
Coheed& Cambria
Thrice
THE SLACKERS
Key to Arson
Tenfold

Just to name a few....

 

[UglyCasanova]

---------->Mogwai<----------

also:
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Sigur Ros
Modest Mouse
The Flaming Lips