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• Auto!Automatic!! - Local (Tampa Bay, FL) instrumental rock group that jams with quick bass riffs, high energy drums and finger tapping lead guitar. No annoying vocals to distract you from the music. They recently released a professionally recorded and edited full-length album, now available on iTunes. Just search the iTunes store for Auto Automatic. Check it!

• Bonnie Prince Billy, aka Will Oldham - "Alternative country" singer/songwriter. Drag City Records maintains a good site about Will and his aliases. He also recorded with his brothers as Palace Brothers. The Palace Records website is another good resource for info and buying his music.

• Death From Above 1979 - A Toronto, Canada based rock duo. When you listen to their Your A Woman, I'm A Machine album, you'll find yourself moving your head to their mad riffs and beats while also scratching your head in disbelief when you think, they are jamming out on just a set of drums, a bass guitar and some moog effects. I challenge you to keep the speedometer at a safe level while listening to this in your car.

• Further Seems Forever - Pompano Beach Florida emo band. They had a break up in 2005 because of problems with their promoters but are hopefully going to do a farewell tour.

• Grandaddy - Indi rock band from rural Northern California. If you're a fan of Radiohead and the like, you have to check these guys out. Unfortunately, every good thing must come to an end - these guys have decided to disband. The recent album, Just Like the Fambly Cat [sic] is their last album.

• Green Day - Punk-pop revivalists that grew from the Northern California underground scene back in the early 90's. They put on an incredible show and I make sure to catch them whenever they have a show in Tampa.

• Iron & Wine - Florida indi singer/songwriter Samuel Beam delivers calming songs with a folkie sound.

• The Killers - British-influenced synth-pop/rock group from Las Vegas.

• M83 - Electronica group who takes their name from the spiral galaxy Messier 83.

• m31570 - Oklahoma City electronic artist with quite a sense of humor.

• Muse - British rock band. Their music undulates between near-classical piano solos to all out head banging rock. Their concert at the House of Blue, Orlando, was one of the best shows I've ever seen.

• The Magnetic Fields / Stephin Merrit - The critically acclaimed triple album 69 Love Songs is one of those rare compositions that should be in everyone's collection. It is one of the most varietal recordings ever.

• Ratatat - NY instrumental guitar/keyboard duo makes great use of hip-hop beats and effects pedals. They released a second album in 2006 and it is awesome.

• Radiohead - If I have to tell you who these guys are, you probably shouldn't be bothering to read this page. Thom York's Eraser album is incredible too.

• Saxon Shore - Instrumental rock band with members from Philly and Brooklyn. Just give them a listen via the sample tracks on Amazon (click their name to visit). If you like instrumental rock music at all I doubt you'll be disappointed.

• Sparklehorse - Indi rock singer/songwriter Mark Linkous who now records in his studio in the North Carolina mountains. His new album, released in 2006, does not compare well to his older stuff, but it's still better than the average pop artist garbage.

• Sufjan Stevens - Indi singer/songwriter from Michigan writes some of the most amazing lyrics we've heard, plus he plays 10 or so instruments.

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