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I can name some good dutch bands for ye..

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Green Lizard

Yo Man, Go! - the Lehigh Valley, PA
Slingshot Dakota - the drummer is from the LV, rest of them are from Long Island, NY, but they play the LV from time-to-time.
Audio Recording Club - Catasaqua, PA
Oktober Skyline - ruled hard, broked up
The Motel Bible - LV,PA grind-metal (ex-OS)
Carpenter Ant - LV,PA hardcore (ex-OS)
Storm The Bastille
Flagship Niagra - LV,PA hardcore
Street Smart Cyclist
Vegan Potluck - Nazareth, PA bestfriends of my band
Foul Mouth - the aforementioned my band
and any band that comes through the LV and plays here: Fireball Island

lots of these bands have a lot of the same people and most of us are all very good friends.

In no particular order...

<a href="http://www.myspace.com/dealerkills">Dealer</a>; (Of course I had to list my band. Ex-Race The Sun, Tri State Killing Spree, The Human Timebomb, etc.)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/racethesun">Race The Sun</a> (I love them like brothers. Catch them on tour right now with So They Say and Madina Lake.)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/homemadeknivesrva">Homemade Knives</a>
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/governmentwarningrva">Govermnent Warning</a> (current and ex-members of Direct Control, Municipal Waste, Worn Thin, etc.)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/wearecloakdagger">Cloak/Dagger</a>; (current and ex-members of Renee Heartfelt, Count Me Out, Time Flies, Trial By Fire, etc.)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/reneeheartfelt">Renee Heartfelt</a> (current and ex-members of Cloak/Dagger, Count Me Out, Time Flies, Trial By Fire, etc.)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/strikeanywhere">Strike Anywhere</a> (most of you probably know who they are)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/widowsmusic">Widows</a>; (Eric from Strike Anywhere and some other dudes)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/sword">Lord By Fire</a> (formerly known as Sword)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/olympiaband">Olympia</a>; (ex-Fairweather, Brand New Disaster, current Nitro Tokyo)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/downtonothing">Down To Nothing</a> (You'll know them in a year. Upcoming release on Revelation Records)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/theriotbefore">The Riot Before</a> (ex-Brand New Disaster, current Your Fellow Rebels)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/scarletcult">Scarlet</a>; (Ferret Records moneymakers yo.)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/anoushehkhalili">Anousheh Khalili</a> (You can hear her on a grammy nominated Deep Dish song)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/cassiusva">Cassius</a>; (I was in an early version of this band for a short period of time. Catch them on tour right fucking now with Misery Signals.)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/skylines">Skylines</a>; (Tight new record out now on Blood & Ink)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/thesilenttype">The Silent Type</a> (Best band in the city? Possibly. Amazing.)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/delegate">Delegate</a>; (Ex-Four Hundred Years, Bats & Mice, Biology, Count Me Out etc.)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/smokeorfire">Smoke Or Fire</a> (Amazing rock on Fat Wreck Chords)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/fiad">FIAD</a>; (Most of you will probably love this.)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/pinkrazors">Pink Razors</a> (Robotic Empire. As seen on tour with Avail and The Draft)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/castaside">Cast Aside</a> (Hardcore on Deathwish)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/ambulette">Ambulette</a>; (Maura from Denali and some other important dudes. Amazing new ep on Astralwerks)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/vcr">VCR</a>; (Dancetastic shit on SideOneDummy)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/municipalwaste">Municipal Waste</a> (Tight bros on Earache)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/hexmachine">Hex Machine (Featuring Dave Witte of Municipal Waste, East West Blast Test, Burnt By The Sun, etc. On Relapse, bitches)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/thecatalyst">The Catalyst (ex-Tri State Killing Spree, The Human Timebomb, etc. Upcoming release on Robotic Empire)
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/landminesrock">Landmines</a>;
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/vindication">Vinidication</a>;
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/battlemaster">Battlemaster</a>;
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/romanholiday">A Roman Holiday</a>
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/singlespies">Single Spies</a>
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/mywar">My War</a>
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/davidshultz">David Shultz</a>
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/monarchrva">Monarch</a>;
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/tigersharkrva">Tigershark</a>;
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/themasondixondisaster">The Mason Dixon Disaster</a>
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/cough666">Cough</a>;
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/yourfellowrebels">Your Fellow Rebels</a>

Fuck it. That's enough for now.

i recommend

Bi-Level - myspace.com/bilevel or go to Bi-level.com
Harvey - myspace.com/harvey
Bear Hug Jersey - myspace.com/bearhugjersey
Tonight at Seven - myspace.com/tonightatseven
Red Ribbon Army - myspace.com/redribbonarmy

-all from STL

clairmont from college station, tx
ethan durelle from waco, tx
and
the last starfighter from houston, tx

myspace.com/rescuetheastronauts
purevolume.com/rescuetheastronauts

Quoth aminlikesnoise:
on the might of princes, regarding i, the ambition


on the might of princes was amazing. didn't they break up a couple of years ago?

Quoth thinlikenate:
This thread is for spreading the word about unheard of underground local bands that you think deserve more attention.

I recommend:

The Graduate from Springfield, IL



excellent choice...
along with this i would tell you to check out

Crown Atlantic from Normal, IL

the new dietwww.myspace.com/thenewdiet

morning drive - www.myspace.com/morningdrive [corona]
all the rage - www.myspace.com/alltheragerock [riverside]
automora - www.myspace.com/automora [yorbalinda]
remember falling - www.myspace.com/rememberfallingmusic [southern cali]

i love the silence and hit the lights. Amber Pacific is awesome too! i've just made a silence group if anyone who's heard of them is intrested.