Local Music - The Bands

by Mike Corrigan


Here they are, the men and women of the local music scene, the ones willing to invest time and effort to provide the rest of us slackers with entertainment that's fresh, live and homegrown. Support them as you would any local small business. They're doing it out of love. They're doing it for you.


The goal here is to give us all an impression of what's happening out there, who's happening out there and in which direction we might go to satisfy that live rock, blues, jazz or folk itch. This document is by no means complete (as I'm sure we'll discover as soon as we publish). Despite our best efforts, it's inevitable that we will leave someone out. Thanks to all the local musicians who found time to yank our chain and special thanks to Spokanebands.com for providing us -- as well as the rest of the Inland Northwest -- with a terrific local scene resource. Check them out.


If you're a local musician/band/skiffle group and you're feeling left out -- it's nothing personal, honest -- get off your duff and let me know about it. Introduce yourself. It's easy. All you have do is call (325-0634 ext. 234). Or e-mail ([email protected]). Or fax (444-4772).








Alternative/Rock/Pop/Hip-Hop


10 Minutes Down


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Blended cocktail of ska, reggae, punk and pop


2 Headed Chang


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & No-whining metal inspired by fast cars, fast women


4Real


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Hip hop/rap


50fifty


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Alternative guitar rock in the vein of Matchbox Twenty


Against All Odds


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Punk, pop, emo


The Agreement


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Emo/core


Ambeo


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Melodic hardcore


Antiskeptic


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Emo geek-rock


Another Wasted Breath


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acoustically motivated emo


As Ashes Fall


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Metalcore


Badride


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Pop punk by semi-skilled poseurs


Benign


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Hard alternative metal


Berkley


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Punk that only sounds good when you're drunk


Bonneville


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Alt-country rock/punk/pop


George Bruner & amp; The Burning Gods of Love


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Blues and country-tinged roots rock


Buddy Ruckus


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Pop/punk/rock


Burns Like Hellfire


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Silos meet Danzig for some bracing, roots-inspired rock 'n' roll


Charlie Frenzy


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Hardcore since '94


Chinese Sky Candy


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Complex, semi-instrumental alt rock


Civilized Animal


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Ska/funk/raggae


Clintch


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Hard progressive rock


The Creeps


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Elemental punk rock and rock rock


The Crescendos


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Christian punk rock


Crushbone


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Melodic heavy metal


The Dearly Departed


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Seedy psychobilly rock


Death Kills Time


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Punk, screamo-influenced rock 'n' roll


Distress


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Hard core


Eightfold Path


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & The new progressive rock


Elderstaar


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Hip hop hardcore in the vein of Wu Tang Clan and Zao


Extension 2


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Christian-based punk


Fall Away Facade


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Alternative, speed metal blues, rock


The Federales


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Old-school punk with humor


Few and Far Between


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Hard emo core


Fiasco


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Groove-based, distorted circus funk, fused with everything


Five Foot Thick


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Metal in the rap/core vein


Flyreal


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Hard alternative


Girls with Moustaches


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Rock/punk, nursing home blues


Glorymoor


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Vaguely faith-based heavy rock


Gorilla & amp; Rabbit


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Cheap Trick in a mine field


Half Inch Head


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Raw, trash-culture hardcore


Hidden Intent


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Progressive heavy metal


Hijacked Royalty


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & New wave pop power punk rock with a twist of lemon


Honest Abe and


The Gettysburg Addresses


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Thrash punk band with, possibly, the greatest name ever


I.D.I.O.M.


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & In-your-face metalcore


Illusion 33


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Mixture of funk, reggae, Latin, jazz, punk, and metal


Jupiter Effect


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Alternative jazz funk rock


The Khind


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Very khind hardcore grind


Kite


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Alt-prog rock


Lattus


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Progressive rock


Locke


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Rap and hip-hop


Lost


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Weirdo deathmetal grindcore


Lucia's Gray Dot


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Emo/jazz/classical/Goth


Lucid


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Riff-heavy rock reminiscent of Godsmack, Pearl Jam, Faith No More


The Makers


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Primal garage-rock filtered through the Kinks


Malfunction


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Melodic-to-screaming metal


Mang


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Hard rock candy with punk 'tude


Manifest


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Nu-metal, more or less


Means To An End


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Emopunkcore


Mercylewis


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Progressive acoustic rock and punk


Milonga


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Latin roots


Moral Epidemic


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Hardcore punk


More For Me


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Marilyn Manson makes it with Bruce Springsteen


Mulligan


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Song-oriented, mature pop


Municipal Source


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Gonzo punk rock and stuff


Mourning After


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Rock


Normal


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Tribal hardcore


The Other Way


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Alternative rock and funk


Outspokan


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Rap, hip-hop


The Panics


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Adult alt-rock/alt-country


Paradox


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Punk-pop-emo


Pathos


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Grinding metal with classical influences


Planet Zen


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Original funky reggae blues-rock


Project Kings


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Hip hop, heavy metal, and techno


Prozak Staple


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Heavy rock


Psyben Trip


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Metal with slight hip-hop influences


Raggs and Bush Doktor


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Authentic reggae


Rand-Univac


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Echoes of Radiohead, Flaming Lips, Joan of Arc


Rebecca's Tragedy


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Grunk (but more grunge than punk)


Rock Ness Monsters


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Surf, punk and rock 'n' roll


Ronnie James Trio


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Rock 'n' roll, metal, punk


Room To Spare


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Punk, emo, what-have-you


Rott


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Metal


Rutah


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Death metal


Satan in Yellow


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Karoake from hell: Johnny Horton bathing with Slayer


Scatterbox


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Old-school punk/thrash


Scatterbrain


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Rock, grunge, alternative


Seawolf


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Punk/alternative rock


Selfles


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Alternative metal


Sittser


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Pop, acoustic rock


Soapbox


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Grunge punk


Soma


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Alt-acoustic rock


Sweet Fancy Moses


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Wheat-field rock


Toby


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Ska with punk, reggae and funk influences


Too Far Gone


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Dynamic alt-metal


Torn


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Arena rock


Trailer Park Girls


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Satirical boomer pop,


Doug Clark's side project


Vaudeville


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Soul rock


Vertigo Bliss


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Swirly, guitar-based alternative rock


Wadman


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Punk to surf to dork


Walk Thru Walls


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Voodoo space-rock/trance


War by the Day


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & More and more hardcore


The Working Spliffs


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Reggae and ska


World Exempt


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Fast punk, alternative





Others


After Eyes are Gone *** Anomaly *** Black Forest *** CTRL-Z *** Deadweight *** Debacle *** Distressed *** Embodyment *** Endswell *** Epagee *** Hammer Head *** Intern 01 *** Konflict *** Neither Be Afraid *** NFX *** Normal *** One Example *** Paradox *** Pathos *** Self Inheritance *** Selfles *** Shirkers *** Six Mile Cross *** Sleeping Machine *** The I-N Team *** Thorin








Blues/Jazz


Aaron Richner


and the Blues Drivers


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Electric blues a la Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy


Barry Bergstrom Quartet


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Progressive bebop and standards


Big Band Northwest


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Modern original jazz


Blue Tattoo


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Blues rock


Paul Brasch


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acoustic delta blues


Britches Malone and His Big Band


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Big band sounds/swing/jazz/blues


Bryan Warhall and King Bee


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Southern blues


Caf & eacute; Blue


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & R & amp;B with a funky city sound


The Carcinogens


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Blues rock, delta blues


Carl Rey and the Blues Gators


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Swingin' jump-style blues


Case Closed


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acoustic blues, folk, and jazz


Casey Macgill & amp; The Spirits of Rhythm


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Swing, bebop, R & amp;B


Charlie Butts & amp; The Filtertips


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Rhythm-and-blues dance band


Pat Coast and Out of the Blue


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Electric blues


D.B. Cooper


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Electric blues


Desafinado


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Dance/pop/jazz of Brazil


E.T.A.


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Variety of blues, rock, and alternative rock


Amandah Jantzen


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Smooth, smoky jazz


Laffin' Bones


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Chicago-style blues at a psychedelic dance club


Sylvia Lazo


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Brazilian Jazz


Ken LeBarbera


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Traditional electric boogie blues


The Longnecks


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Raunchy blues, smooth soul and skanky funk


Danny McCollim


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Modern keyboard-centric jazz a la Chick Corea


Menagerie


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Smooth New Age and jazz


Don Millard


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Traditional and original blues on guitar and harp


Mumbo Jumbo


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Rhythm and blues on horns


Night Bloomin' Jazz Men


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & West Coast cool-style little big band jazz


Nothin' Personal


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Original, rocking R & amp;B with a samba swing


Papa Glenn & amp; The Border Run Blues Band


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Electric blues and rock


Phat Baby Dave and


The Painkillers


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Blues, funk, reggae


Phat Pharm


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acid jazz or trip hop, funk


Ben Staley


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acoustic blues and folk


Spokane Jazz Orchestra


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Authentic, full-spectrum jazz -- standards and modern classics


String Jam


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Swing, rock, blues, jazz, and fiddling


Swing Street


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Big band and swing


Don Thomsen


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acoustic blues and folk


Too Slim & amp; the Taildraggers


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Skankin', rootsy, rockabilly blues





Others


3 O'Clock Blues Band *** Arnie Carruthers *** Blue Onion Band *** Bones, Bolan & amp; Nelson *** Chris Rieser Acoustic Quartet *** Continentals *** Abbey Crawford *** The Doghouse Boys *** Emma's Nasty Apple *** Michael Fairchild *** Cary Fly *** Jimmy Fox *** Kenny Harkin *** Cheryl Hodge Quartet *** Junkyard Jane *** The Other Band *** Kristina Ploeger *** Slack Jaw Blues *** Soup *** Jim Templeton Quartet *** Jim Tilden *** Truck Mills *** Tuxedo Junction *** Uptown Trio with Julie Powell








Folk/Acoustic/Instrumental


2 Guys and a Guitar


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Light acoustic rock/jazz/blues


Against All Odds


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Easy listening


Jeff Aker


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acoustic fingerstyle delta and electric Chicago-style blues


Jim Boyd and Rez Bound


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acoustic rez rock


Calliope's Burden


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acoustic instrumental folk


Canned Music


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & American pop from the '20s to '90s


Kaysee Carl


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Adult contemporary


Celtic Nots


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Traditional Irish Folk


Coeurimba


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Marimba music


Ron Criscione


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acoustic guitar and vocals


a la James Taylor, Paul Simon


Eric E.


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Eclectic acoustic groove


Ernest


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Old time folk and blues


Matthew Ebel


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Contemporary Christian


Tiana Gregg


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acoustic folk rock


Jadis


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Medieval-Celtic folk duo


Rex James


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acoustic music with an emphasis on classic stringed instruments


Janet Johnson


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Eclectic folk and rock


Bob Juhlin


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Old-time crooner standards


Brad Keeler


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & New, used and reconditioned antique music: bluegrass, folk, blues


Don Kush


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acoustic guitar stylings


Mad Mama Moon


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acoustic world music


Dan Maher


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acoustic guitar-driven folk with a satirical streak


Cynthia Haberman Marlette


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Classical, new age, and jazz piano music


Mending Heart


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & New Age/meditative


Dan Mills


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Fingerstyle guitarist/singer/songwriter


Todd Milne


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Improvisational electronic world fusion, ambient rock


Moments of Clarity


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acoustic folk


Lyle Morse


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acoustic blues w/ harmonica


Occasional String Band


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acousti-rock, some bluegrass


Of A Mind


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Medieval to ragtime, klezmer to gospel


Sidhe


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Acoustic vocal New Age folk classical


South Hill Ramblers


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Bluegrass, folk, gospel, blues


LaRae Wiley


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Folk/New Age


Sam Wollenhaupt


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Percussion music





Others


Alex Bedini Trio *** Barley Brothers *** Nancy Lynne Bright *** Jack Connelly *** Dzyan *** Lori Heftel *** Joel Johnston *** Kelley LaGrutta *** Jesse Lassandro *** Ken Luker *** Theresa McKay *** Don Millard *** Mirror Image *** Jim Morrison *** New Criterion Banjo Orchestra *** Marc Postlewait *** Mike Ross *** Darin Schaffer *** Schauer with Friends *** Richard Shuman *** Snake Oil Hucksters *** Matthew St. John *** Mark Dean Stanton *** Stephanie Brush & amp; Bill Parsons *** Dave Walsh *** Wilson & amp; Cannavaro








Country


Joel Brantley


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Country favorites


Cory William's Backwoods Band


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Contemporary country


Don Emerson


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Tried-and-true country


Sammy Eubanks


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & New country, blues


full throttle


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & New and classic honk-tonk and retro rock


Honky Tonk Drifters


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Roots country


Kelly Hughes Band


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Country show band


Dusty Klink


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Contemporary country with a traditional twist


Nobody Famous


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Country, rock and blues


Pend Oreille


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Hard hurtin' and cheatin' country


Randy Shaw Band


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Real country favorites


Trace Country


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Alt country


Wylie and the Wild West Show


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Grand ole' Opry country





Others


Devin Wade & amp; Against the Grain








Cover Bands


Cold Sweat


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Southern-fried blues rock


The Cronkites


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & A little bit Neil Diamond,


a little bit AC/DC


The Cruizers


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Kansas, Styx


Dragonfly


File Under: Top 40 and classic rock


Elvis And The Roustabouts


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Elvis Presley tribute show


Hot Rod Deluxe


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Oldies but goodies


Kidd Sister


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Play it all, from Shania Twain to Dave Matthews


The Kustums


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & '50s rock to 90's grunge


Legend


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & ZZ Top, Joe Cocker


Little Voice


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Adult contemporary, classic rock, and Motown


Loose Endz


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Top 40


Rich Luna & amp; Sons


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Jazz standards with Latin kicks


Men in the Making


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Village People, Sony and Cher, The Monkeys


No Way Out


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Classic rock


The Perones


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Rod Stewart, The Wallflowers


Chris Reiser


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Country, classic rock, contemporary blues


The Renovators


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Classic rock 'n' roll


The Sneaks


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Classic rock/Top 40


Soul Proprietor


& lt;i & File under: & lt;/i & Rhythm & amp; blues





Others -- Alabama Chrome *** All Fall Down *** Delta 88 *** Electric City *** Exit 7 *** Elmo Flynn *** Inner Sanctum *** Kentucky Straight *** Lightnin' Brothers *** Lost Boys *** Manito *** Misfit Toys *** Mr. Happy *** The Naturals *** Nova *** NRG *** Phoenix *** Pushy Catz *** Ray Vasquez Trio *** Skin Tight *** The Sons *** The Standards *** Stone Cold *** Vern & amp;


The Volcanoes





Publication date: 02/06/03