Good call on the Whigs. I live in athens and insane amount of good bands are from here: The Whigs, Of Montreal, Modern Skirts, Dark Meat, Neutral Milk Hotel, M Coast, Elf Power, Cinemechanica / Contraband. And a ton more. happy happy birthday to me records is based here, and they throw Athens Popfest every year which is the best true Indie rock fest around. And for you hip-hop fans, Danger Mouse is from Athens as well. Outside of Athens, here are some bands to check out: Phoenix, Stars, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Minus the Bear, Islands, My Morning Jacket, New Pornographers, Born Ruffians, Pacific, Tokyo Police Club, Beirut
dont forget The Unicorns and some more: the notwist, lali puna, destroyer, couch, sebadoh, dinosaur jr., Broken social scene (amazing live), yo la tengo, half japanese, pinback, silver jews, thee more shallows, arthur & yu, cLOUDDEAD, 13 & god, WHY?, daniel johnston, devotchka, jeffrey lewis, kimya dawson, low, mogwai, explosions in the sky, ms. john soda, olivia tremor control, say hi to your mom (more like indie-popish stuff)
i'm more into the folk scene more than hip hop and punk combined... devendra banhart, andrew bird, elliott smith, moldy peaches, kimya dawson, clap your hands say yeah, animal collective, nick drake, john frusciante, cloud room, neutral milk hotel, beirut... i'll post some shit up later tonight...
At The Spine, Head Like A Kite, The Lonely Forest, The Tea Cozies, The Desert Sessions (Queens Of The Stone Age as well), Aquarius Void, Devendra Banhart, Howlin Rain, Six Organs Of Admittance http://rapidshare.com/files/147879420/Blue_Tomb.mp3 http://rapidshare.com/files/147879423/Organs.mp3 http://rapidshare.com/files/147879424/Pussy_Footin__The_Duke.mp3 http://rapidshare.com/files/147879425/The_Antlers_Of_The_Midnight_Sun.mp3 http://rapidshare.com/files/147879426/The_Bee_And_The_Cracking_Egg.mp3 and comets on fire.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=john+butler+trio&search_type=&aq=f is that indie? if so get their album THREE dope
ill up some elliott smith in a little while, i actually saw him when i lived in portland a couple times a year before he checked out. probably one of the best live shows ive ever seen if he hadnt been nodding out every other minute from dope. sad story. The Notwist-Nook http://rapidshare.com/files/147905581/The_Notwist_-_Nook.zip.htm [Broken External Image]:http://cdn.stereogum.com/img/wolf_parade-mount_zoomer-cover.jpg Wolf Parade-Mount Zoomer http://rapidshare.com/files/147927706/At_Mount_Zoomer.zip.html
Godspeed You! Black Emperor-Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven http://rapidshare.com/files/148101827/Lift_Your_Skinny_Fists_Like_Antennas_To_Heaven.zip.html
Street To Nowhere http://www.purevolume.com/streettonowhere http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4l34noOyKA
http://www.myspace.com/lookma39noplans My new band if anyones interested, Please feel free to add and spread...