Heatwarmer - a young band in Seattle, WA that is making a ruckus right now.
Thundercat - off the BRAINFEEDER label in LA. It's all great shit!
Dan Deacon - blows my mind. I've been figuring him out since listening to his 'America' suite last 4th of July.
John Zorn - took me long enough... I'm a big Frisell fan too!
The Nile Project - combines the music of the entire Nile region in East Africa, founded by Bay Area peeps: Mina Girgis and singer/song-writer Meklit Hadero.
Debo Band is an American/Ethiopian rock/funk group on the Seattle-based Sub Pop label.
Deerhoof is an edgy, experimental noise pop band out of SF. I'm still opening my ears to them. I dig their more melodic stuff so far.
Wiener Kids is a whimsical, adventurous instrumental improvisational group led by Oakland drummer Jordan Glenn.
PHFat is a rap group out of Cape Town, SA. South African bassist Shane Cooper aka Card on Spokes remixed their biggest hit to date.
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