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Old 04-20-2009, 01:10 PM
 
Location: Charlotte, NC
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Anyone have any good local/regional bands that you like? Maybe not quite big enough for national tours or radio.

Here's a guy from just outside Charlotte.

Sunny Ledfurd - Red Bull and Vodka (remake of Buffets Pina Colada song)


YouTube - Red Bull and Vodka

Aint nothin going on:


YouTube - Sunny Ledfurd - Aint Nothin Goin On

Pontoon Boat:


YouTube - Sunny Ledfurd Pontoon Boat Video - SAYiWON'T

He's got a few other good songs but nothing else on Youtube
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Old 04-20-2009, 04:48 PM
 
Location: in the southwest
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Regional music is really cool. Chicago blues, Texas blues, Calexico, whatever.
I really like these:
MOFRO (Front porch soul)

YouTube - Mofro - Dirt Floor Cracka'

Rathkeltair (http://www.rathkeltair.com/default.aspx - broken link)
(Celtic rock)

YouTube - RATHKELTAIR @ 2008 RIVERFRONT IRISH FESTIVAL

And Derek Trucks, (Southern blues rock) who tours constantly but is based in Jacksonville

YouTube - The Derek Trucks Band - Joyful Noise
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Old 04-20-2009, 05:05 PM
 
Location: Akron, Ohio
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The Black Keys...Akron, Ohios's own...


YouTube - Black Keys - I Got Mine :: Letterman


YouTube - The Black Keys "Your Touch"
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Old 04-21-2009, 08:20 AM
 
Location: Charlotte, NC
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I just recently found out about these guys. Im very close to crowning them my favorite band right now. At least favorite non-70's band.
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Old 04-21-2009, 08:21 AM
 
Location: Charlotte, NC
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And Derek Trucks, (Southern blues rock) who tours constantly but is based in Jacksonville

YouTube - The Derek Trucks Band - Joyful Noise
They are great. I seen them around NC some before.
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Old 04-27-2009, 03:16 AM
 
Location: OUTTA SIGHT!
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Slurblown (Weirdness fr: Rochester, NY)

YouTube - SlurbLown - "WHAT IS IS"
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Old 04-27-2009, 10:45 AM
 
Location: Tennessee
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Shattered Bliss - Empty Inside

This is a friend of mines band, Eric, he's the lead guitarist and moved here from Florida like I did.


YouTube - Shattered Bliss - Empty Inside
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