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Drug Wars
Punk/Post-Hardcore/Rock
San Diego, CA USA

For Fans Of: Fugazi, Drive Like Jehu, Unwound

Cool band from San Diego, playing some cool tunes!

Stream a couple tunes or download a few songs here!

Drug Wars
Song: Nine
Album: 9846 (2009)

Drug Wars
Song: Fourty Six
Album: 9846 (2009)

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We’ll Go Machete
Post-Punk/Rock
Austin, TX USA

For Fans Of: Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, and Quicksand

These dudes sent me their album a couple weeks back to give to you all. They’re an Austin, TX based band with early 90′s influences such as Drive Like Jehu, Fugazi, and Quicksand. Past shows include ones with Fatal Flying Guillotines, Heroin Sheiks, Plastic Constellations, and Stnnng. Check’em out!

Stream a couple tunes or download the band’s self-titled EP here!

We’ll Go Machete
Song: Red Maddens The Bull
Album: Self Titled (2009)

We’ll Go Machete
Song: Number 12
Album: Self Titled (2009)

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Jawbreaker
Pop/Post-Punk/Rock
San Francisco, CA USA

For Fans Of: Fugazi, Jets To Brazil, Hot Water Music

My favorite Jawbreaker album, not just because it’s my favorite set of Jawbreaker songs, but I feel Blake Schwarzenbach’s vocals sounds especially good on this record.

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Jawbreaker
Song: Save Your Generation
Album: Dear You (1995)

Jawbreaker
Song: Shirt
Album: Dear You (1995)

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Faraquet
Post-Punk/Alternative
Washington DC, USA

For Fans Of: Fugazi, Jawbox, The Nation of Ulysses

I started listening to this band about a year ago, and am just now getting around to doing a post on them. My apologies.

Forming in 1997 Faraquet signed to Dischord Records to release their first full-length. These guys are definitely influenced by Fugazi, but are more technical. Think Fugazi meets King Crimson.

AllMusic explains their sound best with the following description:

“Faraquet have created an album of technical, churning, and passionate frenzies collapsed into melodically pleasing atrophy.”

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Faraquet
Song: Study In Movement
Album: Anthology 1997-98

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Faraquet
Song: Review
Album: Anthology 1997-98

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Bear vs. Shark
Post-Punk/Rock
Ferndale, MI USA

For Fans Of: At The Drive-In, Fugazi, Drive Like Jehu

Before I ever listened to Bear vs. Shark I was told by somebody, who’s word I now take with a grain of salt, that B vs. S was just a rip-off of At The Drive-In. While I can definitely see the comparisons, Bear vs. Shark had their own thing going and boy what a great thing that was.

I feel their 2003 release Right Now, You’re In The Best of Hands is their best material, but you really can’t go wrong with anything Bear vs. Shark has done imo. Stream a couple tunes or download the album in our Free Download Lounge! Not a member yet? Join for FREE here!

Bear vs. Shark
Song: Campfire
Album: Right Now, You’re In The Best of Hands (2003)

Bear vs. Shark
Song: Buses No Buses
Album: Right Now, You’re In The Best of Hands (2003)

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Jawbreaker
Pop/Post-Punk/Rock
San Francisco, CA USA

For Fans Of: Fugazi, Jets To Brazil, Hot Water Music

My favorite Jawbreaker album, not just because it’s my favorite set of Jawbreaker songs, but I feel Blake Schwarzenbach’s vocals sounds especially good on this record.

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Jawbreaker
Song: Save Your Generation
Album: Dear You (1995)

Jawbreaker
Song: Shirt
Album: Dear You (1995)

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Unwound
Post-Punk/Rock
Tumwater, WA USA

For Fans Of: Fugazi, The Microphones, Indian Summer

Hitting the scene in 1991, these guys never became really popular, as is the case with a lot of great bands that time has forgot. I was fortunate enough to be recommended this band from Steve Cosand over at Compendium of Cosandium. I personally feel these guys peaked in 2001 with the release of Leaves Turn Inside You, but don’t take my word for it.

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Unwound
Song:Look A Ghost
Album: Leaves Turn Inside You (2001)

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Unwound
Song: December
Album: Leaves Turn Inside You (2001)

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