OT: Good music others may not have heard of...

[54ny77]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=k6dTeQwf488#!

[bluesea]

Brittni Paiva, ukulele player.



http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/brit...n=791344162126

[malcolm]

Carolyn Wonderland, I think from Austin, kinda bluesy, she has a great voice and plays most things with strings

[jh_on_the_cape]

pandora. put a band you like. if something you like comes on, make a new station of that band...
I have found new stuff that way.
depends on the genre. some stuff is way limited, while other stuff it's amazing what pandora comes up with.

Music depends on your taste and mood, but quality is quality.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
MGMT
Vampire Weekend

Radio is just garbage these days. A few stations are still great. Try streaming WMVY, our local station. mvyradio.com good mix with good DJs.

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

lot of good links in this thread, thanks for the leads folks.

here's a question: for those of you who are relatively busy with life, like myself, and love music - how do you find the good stuff out there?

NYC radio sucks, like big time sucks. what's your outlet to search and hear good stuff you have not previously been exposed to?

[katematt]

Avett Brothers well worth a listen and even better live.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToxmNmWtZvw&feature=plcp

Enjoy

[johnniecakes]

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

[malcolm]

Originally Posted by johnniecakes

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Agreed, beautiful voice and easy on the eye. Her band is very good, if you get a chance to see them live don't miss it.

[carlucci1106]

....threads OT for MUSIC

[slidey]

Since, this post I've been listening to Tommy's stuff obsessively...also, just bought Teaser Deluxe from Amazon (didn't even know it existed)...and it's definitely worth a buy for a fan...Lotus/Wild Dogs have extended and delicious guitar work.

Originally Posted by 93legendti

Teaser is still one of my favorite cd's

[gomango]

Black Rebel Motorcyle Club - Berlin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZNfwm7_Bgk

[yarg]

Frog Holler - unique, each of their 6 or 7 CD's are great, played live x10.

Railroad Earth

[choricoff]

I fourth the beach house recommendation.
Some musicians I don't think have been listed so far:
Tortoise I have seen them live a few times and they were the best shows I have ever been to. Thrill Jockey (the record label they're on) has a great website where you can stream music by all of the artists on the label.
Jim O'Rourke He was a temporary member of Sonic Youth and his album Insignificance features members of Wilco.
John Zorn... I'd recommend the albums The Gift and Masada Guitars
Television Their album Marquee Moon is probably my favorite rock album.
Grandaddy The singer/songwriter (Jason Lytle) of grandaddy has a voice that reminds me a lot of Neil Young. I had the pleasure of opening up for him a few years ago when he played at my friend's loft (he had a 7 hour layover in detroit and asked his fans if anyone could set up a small show for him)!
Townse Van Zandt is GREAT!

[staggerwing]

For an original take on the surf genre, sometimes referred to as psychedelic surf, I really dig The Mermen. To my ears it is both powerful and peaceful.

Start with a couple of live sets from Youtube, such as:
100 Foot Lemon
Krill Slipping
Soul Surfin'

There are a bunch of shows up on archive.org too.

Perhaps start with:
Rusty's Surf Ranch October 14, 2000

Really nice sound on that one.

[Liv2RideHard]

Kovacs and the Polar Bear. Out of Asheville. They rock. Saw them live at the Grey Eagle in Asheville.

http://youtu.be/DALYoO0P7kg

http://kovacsandthepolarbear.bandcamp.com/

[93legendti]

Originally Posted by slidey

Since, this post I've been listening to Tommy's stuff obsessively...also, just bought Teaser Deluxe from Amazon (didn't even know it existed)...and it's definitely worth a buy for a fan...Lotus/Wild Dogs have extended and delicious guitar work.

I'll check it out...