Obscure go to band

[Chama Grande]

It's that moment where I want to put on some music that is agreeable with most people but also isn't like Luke Bryan or Taylor Swift or prog metal. I think my go-to for that is Turnpike Troubadours. The singer has this cadence that's very story driven and conversational, but the way he structures the syllables is purely lyrical. He winds his way through the lines almost aimlessly before he gets to the rhyme and sticks the landing.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Ladies & Gentlemen,

Mr Ravi Shankar & The Epidemics!

 

[Ben Lamb]

These guys are in heavy rotation:

 

[Treeshark]

Poi Dog Pondering

Our whole swim team listened to these guys in middle school, we had a cool swim coach

 

[mrcowboy]

Mike Watt

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

From the "Grunge Era":
Seaweed
Hammerbox
The Gits
Mudhoney

Mia Zapata was robbed of life and the world lost all her potential music.

 

[4ohSick]

Not sure if it counts as obscure, but Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans are one of my favorites. I've seen Corb 5 times with 6 coming next Thursday.

And for one that's truly obscure, Mangas Colorado.

 

[jryoung]

Mia Zapata was robbed of life and the world lost all her potential music.

I wonder what Mia and Andy/Joe could have accomplished had they been able continue. I grew up in Seattle and with all eyes on the music scene her murder rocked Seattle for a while.

 

[VikingsGuy]

Ladies & Gentlemen,

Mr Ravi Shankar & The Epidemics!

If we are going international . . . .

 

[VikingsGuy]

These guys are in heavy rotation:

The Hu has this beat

 

[Rzrbck918]

They used to be obscure but theyve become more popular as of late...The National

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Sonic Death Monkey
Kathleen Turner OverDrive
Barry Jive and the Uptown Five
No Vacancy

 

[BirdManMike]

If we are going all multinatural, then Ill toss up a couple vids of my fav Jugo rocker, Johnny Stulic of Azra fame.

 

[Dave N]

Not real obscure with a little bit of airplay now and then but not well known.

Rock Goddess
Veruca Salt

 

[Ben Lamb]

The Hu has this beat

Tuvan throat singing accompanied by metal is soo 2017. Not obscure at all. Way too mainstream.

 

[jryoung]

I wish I could recall all the times I've said "that's my new favorite band name" and just start listing them here.

 

[cedahm]

It's that moment where I want to put on some music that is agreeable with most people but also isn't like Luke Bryan or Taylor Swift or prog metal. I think my go-to for that is Turnpike Troubadours. The singer has this cadence that's very story driven and conversational, but the way he structures the syllables is purely lyrical. He winds his way through the lines almost aimlessly before he gets to the rhyme and sticks the landing.

It's a rule for the last 7 years that 'The Bird Hunters' must be played on the jukebox at the bar near our pheasant spots in SD every night. Before dinner, after cocktails arrive. I don't know what happens if it isn't played, but I don't want to find out. The rest of their catalog is nice for the windshield time, too.

 

[4ohSick]

!!!!!!!NICKLEBACK!!!!!!
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The best "hacked Facebook" prank I ever saw was in college, a buddy left his laptop open and his roommates followed like 400 Nickleback fan pages on FB, so that's all he'd ever see. Harmless and hilarious. But I have to admit, I dabble occasionally and so many of their songs are bangerz.

 

[derek_s]

Lots of good stuff listed

I think Mclusky is decent and pretty obscure

 

[sccritterkiller]

He caught on a little in the 90s...so might not meet the definition.