Great Local Bands

There's been a lot of banter recently about all the great local talent – but only in the most general sense.

Get specific kids. Name 'em.

i've always liked the bicycle thieves, cheery pop-music, from the moment i heard them - plus a nice group of guys.

and i think schwa has a great voice - but hes a singer-songwriter, so not sure he really counts. but i would still pay to hear him :)

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Get specific kids. Name 'em.

Dunno, never heard of that band. :D

(I thought people were pretty specific…)

Off the top of my head

Middle Distance Runner
The Hard Tomorrows
The Dance Party
e. joseph
The Whips
The Pale Stars
Gavin Elder

dead meadow (yes, they still count as a dc band)
the hidden hand
(the sounds of) kaleidoscope
owls & crows
wooly mammoth
shortstack
facemat
ostinato

Soft Complex
Washington Social Club
Exit Clov
Partyline
Paul Michel
Georgie James
Monopoli
Army Of Me
Let's French
Andy Zipf
Alcian Blue
Mass Movement Of The Moth
Antelope
Nethers
Death By Sexy
Greenland
City Goats………………….


Those are just a few off the top of my head. I could really go on for a while right now but I'm not going to. There are plenty here. We do quite well for a city of our size, I'd say.

Baltimore band but I am more that way so…The Oranges Band. Great CD. Good live show too.

The Brindley Brothers
Anthony Fiacco and the Echoes
The Hint
Crash, Boom, Bang
Honeychuck
The Pharmacy Prophets
The Sketches
Rome in a Day
Shane Hines and the Burden
Kenin
Cedars
Payola Reserve (Balt.)
The Device
Sarah Croaker
Justin Jones and the Driving Rain
Run Silent Run Deep
Telograph
Welbilt
Face to Glass
Motherlode
TimeLord
Wooly Mammoth
Brainfang
Wes Tucker and the Skillets
The Canvas

Originally posted by Bartelby:

Justin Jones and the Driving Rain

i heard that some members of the driving rain were at rock and roll hotel the other night.

I've been streaming the songs on the Gist myspace page the last few weeks and like em……very Bloc Party'ish

yeah Gist is awesome

poem-cees

The Mishaps

do i lose cred if i go as far above-ground as thievery corporation? been a fan for almost a decade now…

…no, you gain street cred for supporting a local band. Thievery Corp. is one of the only local bands playing Virgin Fest. I suspect they have a few fans outside DC too…

I think some of these lists are being way too generous, but as someone said earlier today, it is all a matter of perspective. It would be hard for all of us to agree on the same ten good bands.

evens and thieve corp probably draw the biggest crowds. mary timony is good too.

Medications
Beauty Pill
French Toast
WSC
Cedars
Nethers

Has anyone heard of The Vita Ruins? They've only played two shows, and haven't released their EP yet, but they've been getting some good buzz lately. DCist.com Article

Their next gig is a dcist.com sponsored show @ DC9 on September 14th.
The Vita Ruins Myspace

My personal favorites are:
*Alien
*Godspeed To That Polytheist

brandon butler