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How is the music scene in your area /mu/?
What are some of your favorite local acts?
Pls post links of bands too.
i've never heard of anything good in miami
>New Bedford
It's terrible. There's like, no real venues or gigs near here from what I know from my life living here. The bands here are shit too.
I remember meeting a guy at a Cumberland Farms (local convenience store chain) and he told us about his band 'Part the Seas'.
Looked them up and this is what I found
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLiAYcYL59Q
Did I mention that almost everyone here has shit taste in music? If they don't listen to Top 40 garbage they're listening to some scenecore deathcore wannabe garbage. It's kinda sad. There's like no one to discuss music with.
>>52467822
>another miami anon
If anyone knows any cool Vancouver bands please share. I haven't heard anything memorable from here.
>>52467926
>Cleveland Browns poster
fucking dropped. Also what the fuck with this music. These guys look 2 old to be warped tour bros
>>52467724
Most the music scene in LA is mostly punk music. Which is cool at times.
Here are some cool LA bands that I can think of right now
https://thurst.bandcamp.com/
http://pileofnapkins.bandcamp.com/
https://togetherpangea.bandcamp.com/
>>52468068
Music scene in LA is being conquered my Burger bands m8, kinda sad really.
>>52467926
Sup MA bro! Worcester here. Do you even Venetia Fair though?
Seen these guys a couple times and ho-fuck they work hard for the fans up there.
http://youtu.be/w-xNTCv1z6Y
>>52467961
que bola asere
>>52468068
ayyy that Thrust band is p cool. Downloading rn
>>52468013
Funk Schwey
interesting considering they are still in high school
>>52468105
>>52468173
Yeah dude, Burger bands are pretty much conquering the scene rn. I'm glad you liked Thurst most people don't know about them(Given that their demo has only been for like 2 weeks) it was really cool to find a gem like that in LA.
Cleveland bro here
The music scene is really good and varied
These 2 bands have friends of mine in them
http://socialitem.bandcamp.com/
http://outburstjr.bandcamp.com/
There's also a band named Sunmouth that plays shoegaze, but they don't have anything online. I first saw them open for Whirr and I was blown away.
I'm hoping my project can get off the ground soon.
>>52468294
Thing that is sad about it is that the Burger fanbase think they support their DIY scene when they buy a Growlers or Black Lips cassette at the Burger store at a show, they're so delusional to seeing what's out there.
I mean I don't know much about the DIY scene so I can speak much on behalf of it but then again it's obvious to see how blind Burger kids are.
Thrust is pretty cool, didn't really like Pile of Napkins, and I've already listened to Together Pangea before
SF Bay Area here, don't know much about the local scene much but here is a band I highly enjoy from the scene.
http://wildmoth.bandcamp.com/
and another
http://asianmanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-thousand-surfaces
both these bands are fairly popular where I live
Melbourne, Australia
Probably my favourite local band I've seen this year
http://animaux.bandcamp.com/album/vale-st-ep
>greensboro, nc
r.i.p. typ haus
r.i.p. black santa
http://blacksanta666.bandcamp.com
>>52468507
>>52468573
>>52468573
Just realized you're one of my friends on Last.fm haha. I'll make sure to check out the Bay Area scene soon bro once I finish listening to my post rock
Savannah, GA has graveface records http://www.graveface.com/
They have some semi-decent shit but nothing I would listen to if I didn't have the local connection
>>52468691
>charging $8 for 4 songs
why is ur country so inflated?
>>52468823
B-but Graveface has Whirr
>>52468821
Oh shit am I? Yeah I like a lot of pleb shit but it's okay cause I enjoy and don't casually force myself to like shit the majority of this board likes (e.g. MF Doom, Swans)
Hit me up on Last.fm and we suggest each other local bands. I'll be on the look for more Bay Area shit
>>52468834
high average wage etc
>>52468864
That's true anon, I forgot about whirr
>NorthNJ
It's awful, but on the birghtside(good local band from PA) NYC and south Jersey, Asbury Park and New Brunswick specificly, are great
https://froggparty.bandcamp.com
>>52467724
UGA fag here, so I guess I get to post
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jtZx9LNpAY
I really have gotten into Dead Confederate though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkBnHJn-Vrg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqBrZqPex-Y
http://jawwzz.bandcamp.com/music
>distorted echo reverb surf glitter punk
http://fosterbody.bandcamp.com/
>Noisy Post Punk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fM-B8X101M
http://babyghosts.bandcamp.com
>Garage punk with lots of guitar solos and anime cute shit
Overall Salt Lake City has a pretty good scene for being a pretty small city. Everyone knows each other and collaboration is easy. And everyone really likes noisy guitar, that lets me play my weird shit and not really bother anyone.
>>52467724
my gf's younger brothers shit highschool plebeian band. https://dirtofficial.bandcamp.com/
>>52467724
Chino, CA.
I liked most of the bands I've heard around here. Pomona, Upland, Ontario
Providence, RI here.
https://soundcloud.com/pyramidspvd
nounss.bandcamp.com
if you're an emo fan you've prob seen them on here. I live about an hour away from conway where they're based. one of my friend's friends actually went to prom with hunter clifton mann
augusta, ga
a few ok bands and literally nothing else. very few shows. no bands from out of town want to play here because nobody goes to shows- so basically there is no actual scene. you have to drive an hour to Columbia, SC to see anyone good.
also like 90% of the people in the scene here are terrible people. most are your typical hxc vegan tryhards who have literally no future outside of Augusta, or anywhere else. it's very cliquey, not a lot of fun to be a part of.
here are a couple of decent bands, the guys who play in them are cool too. if you're into topshelf records emo bands, you'll probably dig them:
https://soundcloud.com/dead-end-sons
https://lostboyga.bandcamp.com/album/growing-pains
>>52468815
whoa typ haus is gone? my friends band played a show there a couple years ago on fourth of july. That shit was fucking legendary. I'll be sad to see it go.
M O N T R E A L
with local labels like Constellation and Arbutus, how could you go wrong!
i've been to a few diy shows recently and they're all pretty sick
Little Rock, AR
peckerwolfband.bandcamp.com/
best local band I've heard
>>52468105
wats a burger band
Art Contest is a neat lil math rock duo out of Clemson, SC
They're literally the only band here.
https://artcontest.bandcamp.com/album/math-major
>>52472092
Bands that are signed to Burger Records
i have no idea
if anybody's from boston, tell me what to listen to
>>52468013
pretty much the only band i like here
http://okvancouverok.bandcamp.com/album/influences-2
>raleigh nc
>booming diy rock n rollin' scene
>good local bands
>lots of good acts tour through the area
>goin to house shows and meeting cool people
feels good man
>>52469116
>https://froggparty.bandcamp.com
North NJ here as well, there's a lot of young kids playing in emo and post rock bands who are starting to get out and tour and I think it's a good time to be living in the area
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SYDNEY. We got some hella good shit
>collarbones
http://collarbones.bandcamp.com/
>holy fucking shit an actually interesting thread
I live in Buffalo NY and music scene is fucking horrible. Unless I'm missing something I'm 95% sure it's mostly bands either wanting to STILL be The Devil Wears Prada, The Acacia Strain, or Title Fight.
We lack an electronic music scene almost entirely, and basically one promotion company runs the show for the entire town, there's a couple guys around here who ARE trying to make an effort but the main promoter unfortunately shits on them in every way.
Really interested in other people's thoughts who have perhaps played through here
>>52473005
I live in Fullerton where they have their Burger Records shop. If it wasn't for them having a good selection on Record Store Day and Cassette Store Day, I would never go there opposed to other local record stores.
The dudes that run the place are total shitheads who can't hold a music discussion and have the worst selection of records. They're all about their image as a scene rather than anything worthwhile.
>>52469556
sup dude, i'm also a dawg. any other local bands you like? i play in one, and i can attest to their being a pretty thriving DIY/local scene
Literally local bands: the thread
>central NJ
we had an emo scene. the giants back was my best friends house. all the bands broke up. there is nothing left now. every day is a blessing when you have a functioning music scene. take nothing for granted my friends.
>>52468068
>you will never have the feels of going to The Smell and seeing David Scott Stone or in their prime No Age while eating top grade tofu burgers and drinking substandard american beer.
pls kill me
I live in Philly, our scene is large and diverse. I'm going to see Hop Along on NYE, so excited.
>>52473264
was literally at a show in ridgewood tonight lol check out
http://arrowsinher.bandcamp.com
http://spcrucifix.bandcamp.com
http://clonedmoor.bandcamp.com
>>52473264
this man people who have actually decent music scenes are my eternal envy
>>52473325
oh i know and kat kat phest is going on in philly now too. but having bands play in your backyard is literally a magical thing and idk i feel so empty now that its over
I am from Auckland NZ and the scene here died. I don't know what happened. I think lorde sucked up all the essence here and left a creative vacuum.
>>52467724
Milwaukee is alright. There are some cool acts, but I kind of feel like there good stuff in any bigger city. I feel like I see people all the time that are as good as most bands you see on pitchfork, but that doesn't really make me think highly of those bands so much as it makes me think lowly of the semi-famous indie scene.
>>52468507
ohh snap the dudes in wild moth are good buds
you should check out these other projects as well
crush
https://crush.bandcamp.com/
never young
http://neveryoung.bandcamp.com/album/master-copy-2
leer
http://leer.bandcamp.com/album/springbreaknoparents-2
Overall the SF bay area is pretty neat with the punk/diy scene
>>52473265
I just went to The Smell and it's still a pretty good place go be. You're still in the area?
>NWI
>if you play anything but genericore or pop punk you're screwed.
You have no idea how many "verb the noun" Warped Tour-core bands I've heard.
>>52473350
it was truly an amazing thing in its time. our sunday affairs, empire empire, the world is, the reptilian, dads, tawny peaks, the skin cells, fucking midwest pen pals, high fives, hundred acre woods, marietta, girl scouts, toasted plastic, modern baseball, perfect future, joe shlabotnik, william bonney
, all played in my town. in my friends little basement.
>>52473300
did u go to kat kat fest i was there
>>52473395
No. I live in NZ. I am just partial to west coast punk ala the screamers
Can this become a shitty local bands thread?
https://pitypartygirlsclub.bandcamp.com/album/tired-ep
This is literal dog shit.
>>52473352
Well have you heard of All Sounds? I think it's being run by the same guy who ran the Batcave it would be really cool if it ends up working out
>>52473475
nah i cant make the trek right now cuz of work, ive seen all the bands before tho, i plan to see toasted plastic at the elks for their last show saturday tho
>>52473507
lol Chris of the batcave is my boy, yea all sounds is the future, funding is mostly the real issue
>>52473508
yea ive seen most of them before but they all ripped. got some tapes too. cozy in bed given a little listen post show.
South Texas, nothing but shit post-hardcore groups trying to be like every other band on Rise Records with a few bands trying to make it as part of the burger scene, nothing at all extraordinary
>>52473541
clique is basically the best in philly right now and cyber bully is great peeps, yur a good dude anon
im just disappointed i didnt get to see the last secret plot show but i kinda cant stand ruben so its w/e
>>52473371
Auckland still has good stuff. Tiny Ruins are from Auckland got signed onto Rough Trade. And they can put good gigs like this.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up0bhJzi0iU
>>52468290
yoo haha holy shit i never thought i would see these guys on here, used to live in van city and go to school with some of these guys lmao
>>52473494
terrible as fuck.
>>52473527
that sucks to hear. I'm at least really happy that they're trying to make it happen I wish I could front them the money to keep doing what they're doing
any good local portland bands? doubt it but change my mind /mu/
>>52473652
Does Sleater-Kinney count? :')
In all seriousness though just check out your local venues and see. If all else fails go on bandcamp and look for albums tagged "portland"
>>52473577
lol hes doin his thing, cant knock the hustle. prolly gonna see panucci pizza on the last day. its a shame day 1 got shut down by the cops. i was front row for mumblr.
Oxnard, California. If any of you are into hardcore punk, the Nardcore scene is pretty great.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nardcore
Major Bands:
Ill Repute
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nczx3169pPU
Dr. Know
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfUm2G4-RWg
The Missing 23rd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG8IoIgPADA
>Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
The scene here isn't the worst. There's some groovy shit you just gotta look and sift through some shit.
This is from YEG
This is groovy
https://soundcloud.com/tthhiiss/dusty-brushes
i very recently moved from springfield il
the punk scene put out some good music although the people were insufferable
http://blacksheepspringfield.com/bands/current-bands/
>>52473708
lol tru the scene owes him a debt of gratitude so i cant say nothin. yea that was sad shit but yargas always has cop problems.
also panuccis pizza is fucking great i love matt like as a person did you see them play with bonjour machines and marietta at mj house in august? easily the best show ive been to since i saw glocca morra at the secret art
>>52467724
I live in Adelaide, the home of crapcore. Whenever I think of the local music scene I want to hang myself. Nothing vaguely relevant/good has come out of this shithole since barnesy and ACDC. These days I don't even know of any local bands that aren't teenage metalcore faggots or just shit.
>>52473300
the biggest scene in philly is for party punk and hardcore. everything else is cast out and ignored.
>>52473577
ruben thinks he runs the entire philly scene when in reality he throws on shows for the guitar rock bands and brags about it on fb. congrats on totally outcasting anyone who doesn't fit the image of the shows you're throwing.
>>52468068
>tfw you find your friend's trip
>tfw he doesn't viral your band
>>52473756
nah i was p much away all summer and didnt go to any shows but that sounds like a killer line up. andrew from marietta lives like right down the street from me, cool dude. so many good bands doin shit, 2015 is gonna be a great year.
>>52473803
r u into the noise scene here? ive been to a few shows but it seems really tight knit from what i can tell.
Chicago suburbs? Lagrange here, I've found fuck-all. Best diy venues downtown?
>>52473854
yeah been to couple at the great indoors and elsewhere. it's decent. i feel like a lot of noise is some idiot making a feedback loop with a few pedals which is okay but i'm trying to see something that's engaging for more than a couple minutes. it's definitely tight knit but everyone is loads more accommodating than the tumblr crowd at golden teahouse or mj or what have you. it's as if the noise guys give a shit (at least moreso than the punk scene).
showing up to shows isn't everything. the work you put out is a lot more important. philly punks forget this and that's why the scene is stagnating. at least there's a bit of innovation in the noise scene (even if most guys are making feedback loops).
>>52473160
if you're not part of that clique its kinda hard to get good shows up here, but that's just my experience so far. Looking forward to all sounds though
>>52473395
Are you friends with Haim? are there a lot of jews in LA
>>52473894
yea i like both scenes but they are different animals. i try to support everything that ripps but u can tell the crowds that attend some of the shows at golden and mj r just bored drexel and temple students w/ not much investment in the music. it can be kinda weak.
>>52473652
Nah man sorry, everything here is either pizza-core or shitty indie
here in st louis we have a doom metal band named Fister. they recently opened for Pallbearer.
http://fister.bandcamp.com/
not my favorite but they're all very nice dudes
>>52473255
well observed
Angers in France.
Some fucking great Dj's here, especially Thylacine :
https://thylacine.bandcamp.com/album/blend
Portland, Oregon has a pretty dope music scene here. Lots of house shows and most of the band's are pretty good. A few of my favorites don't have any recordings ywt, which is lame.
Some band's I know:
https://m.soundcloud.com/entendreentendre
https://m.soundcloud.com/oceansidestatic
http://bangbakc.bandcamp.com/
Wollongong, NSW here
There's some good hardcore stuff in the vein of Converge and their like. These two bands played with Full of Hell when they toured at the beginning of the month.
https://homeburial.bandcamp.com/
http://artascatharsis.bandcamp.com/album/residues
Miners is a pretty cool shoegaze band.
https://soundcloud.com/minersband
Thomas Covenant and Basil's Kite have almost the same band members and are extremely cool guys.
http://thomascovenant.bandcamp.com/
http://basilskite.bandcamp.com/
Hoon are this weird punk/metal band.
http://hoon1er.bandcamp.com/
Reactionary does this cool ambient stuff
https://soundcloud.com/reactionary
Midnight Karaoke does some interesting vaporwave.
http://midnightkaraoke95.bandcamp.com/
Moonase Commander makes dope hip hop beats.
https://soundcloud.com/mbc
>>52468105
What's a "Burger Band"? Sorry, I live up in NorCal.
>>52475231
do you know that long haired idiot David James Young? I absolutely hate that guy
>>52475282
No clue who that is
>>52475282
Wait is he the guy that busks down in the mall near that church?
>>52475282
He is the big fat long haired idiot who goes to every show at yours and owls
>>52475297
I've probably seen him before but the name doesn't ring any bells
>>52473772
I'm also from Adelaide, I think our local scene is doing better than it was 5-10 years ago. What is your taste and I'll see if I can recommend you out some bands to check out.
>>52475308
The Hard Aches/Ben David and grenadiers are good Adelaide bands
>>52475316
If you are going to mention Hard aches, you cant forget Hightime. Anyone here going to Fools festival tomorrow?
>>52475337
I wish so bad. Couldn't afford traveling from Newcastle.
Austin, Texas scene is doing very well as you all probably know. Here are some links of my favorites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFEckqYQWoM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnDIjkcRwFo
Some of you will enjoy this.
>>52473199
OC fag here as well. It really is complete style over substance. The only perk of Burger is they will occasionally have some rare records in stock.
>>52473546
Really? It seems like you guys in Texas have plenty of great garage rock bands.
>Winnipeg
Haven´t paid that much attention but grindcore/pornogrind band Inferia is from here.
Guess there´s lot of metal bands because Finland.
>>52473863
I used to play some sick shows in LaGrange... at a friend's house.
>>52468823
Dude, Triathalon are amazing. Their new CD lo-tide is killer. also Wet Socks are pretty great. I just moved to brooklyn though, but I lived in savannah for a couple years. If you hangout between hangfire and the jinx enough you'll hear some good shit. Also, house shows are great in savannah and if you're going to SCAD I recommend you drop out ASAP and stop wasting your money.
>>52467926
try living on cape
>>52473726
this guy's pretty good
https://zakkzielke.bandcamp.com/album/zakk-zielke-ii
ITT: shameful self-plugs
>>52475200
>some anon lives in the same city as me
>not in the US
>not in the UK
>not even in an english speaking country
>there are frenchfags on 4chan aside from /a/
SYDNEY REP
http://oslow.bandcamp.com
http://yesimleaving.com
fucking incredible local bands that should be heard.
>>52468823
Also Savannah has the fucking Cape Fear parties dude! Those parties are so much fun, once a month, usually cheap at hangfire or somewhere else downtown. Honestly the best dance party in the area, even the local drag queens haus of gunt go and get their disco biscuits buttered over there.
I miss Savannah, you gotta dig for it but the scene there is super cool.
There is a cool local band I saw in NC called Curtis Eller's American circus. Really fun to watch live
>>52468068
>>52471893
I am slightly jelly of you.
>>52473300
>>52473352
>>52473803
Philly anons, how do I get into the scene? I've heard a few local bands in passing but they were all "party punk" as you said, and they didn't really appeal to me.
I like in the Raleigh chappel hill area so we have a merge rcords
>>52473026
damn dude, im jealous of the boston bands
speedy ortiz
pile
krill
grass is green
>>52473379
yeah man, the semi famous indie scene is shit. pitchfork will never hype a band from milwaukee the way they will a band from NYC or philly
>>52475416
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnDIjkcRwFo
It's like a slightly less heavy Drunkdriver.
>>52473863
lol lagrange sucks, all the suburbs sucks unless you're looking for shitty pop punk shows
get into the city. go to logan or humboldt
chicago
NE-HI
https://ne-hi.bandcamp.com/
>>52473863
dam, I live in the next town over
lagrange is for rich kids
>>52473026
>>52479329
Don't forget TVF!
>>52468118
>>52473546
I disagree. The scene here has gotten much less dynamic, but we still have originated and currently have a few gems in the general pile of shit.
They Mean Us, Quiet Kids, The Wailing Fleet, Porkeria are all good and current acts. Although TMU has moved away, they recently reunited and came down.
>>52475416
haha isnt institute Gwen Stefani's like boyfriends band?
>>52471793
yeah sam moved out unfortunately. afaik it's dead, but phantasy ultra lounge (which is on tate i think) is poised to take its place.
>>52471793
wait holy shit are u talking about the 4th of july show where joey got a roman candle shot at his butt?? good times
>>52467926
new bedford bro!!! let's be friends :)
>London
Horseshit.
>dallas, texas
not as good as Austin's music scene but..
>Steel Bearing Hand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an_OqMnQ6iU
Oberlin has some of the sickest bands ever.
http://beershits.bandcamp.com/
>Beer Shits - Beer Shits
>punk, college rock
http://datingisaband.bandcamp.com/album/d8ing
>D8ing - D8ing
>experimental, noise rock, sludge
http://fursona.bandcamp.com/
>Fürsona - U Aint Hard Broe
>hardcore
http://existentialanimals.bandcamp.com/
>Existential Animals - Surrealith
>metal
http://blackerface.bandcamp.com/releases
>Blacker Face - Demo
>fucking best band in Oberlin College. PT is a god amongst men.
Nashville. there is a pretty good music scene here if you get around all the country/singer songwriter bullshit.
https://worldsgreatestmethdad.bandcamp.com/
https://lineardownfall.bandcamp.com/
https://gnarwhal.bandcamp.com/
>http://downtownboys.bandcamp.com/album/downtown-boys
one of my favorite live bands ever an d fucking great people, singer is cool as shit
>http://blackpus.bandcamp.com/
Brian mothafuckin Chippendale
>http://gymshorts.bandcamp.com/
fun band
>http://wayoutband.bandcamp.com/
Awesome post-punk band, they need to release more music.
>>52467926
homie just drive to Providence, Olneyville scene thing is alive and well. DIY shows all the time
>>52473475
Nope, I've been working a lot :(
>>52473541
Clique are fucking excellent
>>52473756
Panucci's are also excellent, I was gonna play a show with them earlier this year but it kinda fell apart before it happened. I've been friends with Matt on Facebook for a while and I think we live pretty close to each other so imma try to go to the next show at their place
>>52469691
this band is really great, saw them a couple weeks ago with Neutrinos and Sexy Girls (both also very very good)
some band from Austin, I think, that rolled through my town in the summer.
Chipper Jones:
http://vimeo.com/91639139
>>52475416
Glue came through my city recently, so pissed I missed them.
Institute is really good, they have anything out?
>>52473772
>>52475308
>>52475316
>>52475337
Ben David is poser trying his hardest to be Wil Fagner.
Hydromedusa, Iron Worzel, Swamplung are great. Every other half decent band has been taken over by heroin and alcoholism
Ottawa. Its becoming slightly ok
>http://newswears.bandcamp.com/
Party punk / garage
>https://soundcloud.com/night_lovell
Expiremental trap I guess
>http://bonniedoon.bandcamp.com/
weird surf punk
