Monotract : Boys Only
testosterone-based incarnation of miami to nyc shriek-rock connection
Valley of Ashes
ahead spectre folk; louisville, ky
Metalux
Chicago energy beam focused on noise-rock evolution; hanson records, and now load records too
Six Organs of Admittance
old growth exploration from northern cali.; trad/raga/chime folk


Fat Worm of Error
northampton-based zane/color/energy rock
Joshua
feather one's nest; whispering psych-folk floating out of amherst, ma


Sunburned Hand of the Man
boston posterchildren; collective folk-rock to the outer limits

Born Heller
chicago outlet of wistful folk massaging
Son of Earth
amherst-born sparse improv unit; apostasy recordings flagship
Cerberus Shoal
northeast indie; carnival misfits from southern maine
IFCO
idea fire company; troubled synth ahoy; from n. amherst


The Cherry Blossoms
nashville flunkies; purveyors of "primitive-psych"
Magick Markers
bombast no-nuke no-wave fire starters; chicago-montreal-louisville love triangle
The MV&EE Medicine Show
mountain, vermont; lost tunes in a new voice from tower recordings denizens



Tono-Bungay
nyc pioneers in "improvised prog-space"


Dredd Foole
vermont's claim to fame; vocal legend and story king, a match well made



No Neck Blues Band
sound@one; nyc's immense clatter collective
P.G. Six
ny's portal to medieval psych wanderings amidst guitar and harp; amish records


Sun City Girls
occultist free-whack from seattle; see abduction, sublime frequencies, etc