# Indie artists in your home town **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 22, 2001, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indie-artists-in-your-home-town/77588 "2001-08-22T18:38:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kylen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@kylen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kylen)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indie-artists-in-your-home-town/77588/1 "2001-08-22T18:38:22Z")
Say I am going to visit your home town. What local artists should I try and see, and where should I try to see them (art, music, busking or otherwise). For example, here in Vancouver I would suggest catching the Be Good Tanyas (folk music) at any of the Cafes of Commercial Drive. ---
**Author:** ![THespos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indie-artists-in-your-home-town/77588/2 "2001-08-22T19:20:01Z")
[Gringo Love Show](http://www.gringoloveshow.com) would be a great rock band to catch when you’re in New York City. They remind me of a lovely mix of the Stones, the Black Crowes, ZZ Top and the James Gang. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2001, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indie-artists-in-your-home-town/77588/3 "2001-08-22T23:50:15Z")
If you ever head to the Cleveland/Akron area there was an awesome band called Harriet The Spy from Kent. Haven’t heard anything about them in a few years, though. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indie-artists-in-your-home-town/77588/4 "2001-08-23T00:12:28Z")
In Washington/Baltimore I’d mention Mary Prankster or Eddie from Ohio. And see them at say, a little club on Fells Point maybe. Or TT Reynolds in Virginia. Heck, if you want some spicy food I’d go with Fat Tuesday’s near George Mason University. ---
**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indie-artists-in-your-home-town/77588/5 "2001-08-23T01:28:51Z")
Seattle/Olympia area Check out the bands at [K Records.](http://www.kpunk.com/) They produced _Beat Happening_ way back in the day _Beck_ - Before he was main stream _Modest Mouse COCO Halo Benders IQU Dub Narcotic_ etc. And last but not least, [my sister’s second album.](http://krecanddist.safeshopper.com/29/1715.htm?690) 😃 [Here is a list of tour dates](http://www.kpunk.com/Shows/index.html), but not for all the bands I listed. If you are in Vancouver it would definitely be worth your while to go to [**Bumbershoot**](http://www.bumbershoot.com/) in Seattle, the arts festival. There is going to be more good music there than you can shake a stick at. ---
**Author:** ![Ross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ross)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2001, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indie-artists-in-your-home-town/77588/6 "2001-08-23T01:34:27Z")
Probably doesn’t count but a friend of my sister is in a band called The Alice Band. I believe they’re contracted and publishing and so forth; they’ve been on the telly a coupla times, the lottery etc. The girl’s called Amy Lindop, and right royal pretty she is too. Never heard her sing. If these guys get famous, though, I have plenty dirt to dish. Particularly the comedy couple “George and Malcolm” she used to do with my sister. That was messed up. Website: [http://www.thealiceband.co.uk/](http://www.thealiceband.co.uk/) Amy’s in the middle. I saw her first. I own her and all the subsidiary rights…