What's happening in your scene?

[Alison]

Who is currently hot in you hometown?  Plug your favorite local surf/garage/psych weirdo/punk/power poppers here.  I live in Atlanta:

Hip To Death

Ghost Bikini

Biters

[Rufus F.]

I live in Hamilton, Ontario: "The Home of Teenage Head". Recent cool bands:

1. Mystics

2. The Magic Shadows

3. TV Freaks

4. The Noble Savages (when we get a bass player)

[Mr Yates]

Melbourne always has a wealth of good bands playing live.

My current fave though has to be The Toot Toot Toots

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NnBdg7KywU

[NoahSlighted]

Here's some of my local faves in LA.

Death Hymn No 9.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grTyzteo3Tk

FIDLAR(Stands for Fuck It Dog Life's A Risk)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6icW-KFudQ

Just broke up, but Gestapo Khazi were pretty great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJSJmvvNEQM

Dante Vs. Zombies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QecuRdyif7I

[The Wild Ones]

We're lucky enough to live in santa cruz and get to see these guys all the time

This band the phantom pains https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Phantom-Pains/229873120404428?re...  that hasnt recorded yet but keep an eye out because they will soon and its going to be awesome.

and we're close to the bay area so we can always see Shannon and the Clams, No Bunny, The Shrouds, The Flakes and a ton of awesome other bands.

[Alison]

 You are super lucky indeed

The Wild Ones said:

We're lucky enough to live in santa cruz and get to see these guys all the time

This band the phantom pains https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Phantom-Pains/229873120404428?re...  that hasnt recorded yet but keep an eye out because they will soon and its going to be awesome.

and we're close to the bay area so we can always see Shannon and the Clams, No Bunny, The Shrouds, The Flakes and a ton of awesome other bands.

[The Pygmies]

The most famous (and best) garage band to come out of Calgary is the Von Zippers

[Light Bulb Alley (On Comp Vol.7)]

Yes THey reformed! and did a  Montreal show  heres some footage:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDAJDI6x7Jc

kopper said:

Did Les Sexareenos reform?

Light Bulb Alley ( New LP out!) said:

Bloodshot Bill, Demons Claws, Les Sexerinos, Skip Jensen, a lot more coming and going, Im at work now so ill stop b4 i get fired

[Light Bulb Alley (On Comp Vol.7)]

I played with The Magic Shadows really enjoyed them!

Rufus F. said:

I live in Hamilton, Ontario: "The Home of Teenage Head". Recent cool bands:

1.Mystics

2. The Magic Shadows

3. TV Freaks

4. The Noble Savages (when we get a bass player)

[kopper]

Also in St. Louis, the Nevermores have a new LP coming out on vinyl very soon... I posted this video in the Video section recently (it's just a promo vid, nothing special, but the song is very cool!):

[Romanne Blouin]

There's a lot of stuff happenin' in Montreal right now.

There's Bloodshot Bill, Jimmy Target & The Triggers (garage/surf), Sonic Avenues (power pop), Grand Trine (not really good live, tho), but my current favorite is Le Kid et les Marinellis. Awesome garage in french.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFLm82J_fgI 

[Alison]

I love Sonic Avenues and I love garage in French, like Les Breastfeeders - are they still around?

[John Battles]

J'etaime Le Pere Bloodshot Bill , and , Hell , he does'nt even live here !

 I'm out of the loop. The weather's been shitty (Tho , mild for a Chicago winter , I grant you.) , and The CTA  is slower than ever....I recently saw Tutu and The Pirates and The Mentally Ill do a bill together. Everyone came to see Tutu (Popular late 70's  comical Punk Band) , but  , while they were GOOD , just predictable , I thought The Mentally Ill blew them off the stage (Figuratively.) . Mentally Ill were based in Deerfield , Ill. , released two singles ("Gacy's Place " being their calling card.) , and did their very first gig almost 30 years after forming (The C*nts , arguably  Chicago's first Garage revisionist group , kept a comparably low profile for years , as well.)....