Reply #10: A few picks [View All]

[FightinNewDem]

* The Three O'Clock, an Eighties neo-psychedelic "paisley underground" band that released several albums on IRS and Frontier.

* Scruffy the Cat, a Boston rockabilly act from the late '80s/early '90s.

* The Everyday Visuals. Local kids from Manchester, NH. Sure, they take the Radiohead meets Nirvana thing a bit too far, but in a town too often ruled by nu metal sludge, they deserve applause.

* Winter Hours. Southern-style jangle-pop performed by 5 guys from New Jersey.

* If you aren't from the Boston area, then you probably don't know about the Dropkick Murphys, a punk/Celtic hybrid...cal it Oirish, I guess. The Clancy Brothers meet the Clash and jam with those DC hardcore bands.