1. Stanier
2. Trainer
3. Che
Honorable mention - McNeilly

+1 the new Big'N album... I agree it might be their best. They sounded fantastic at the burlington Saturday.

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Edit: Sold

Great band imo. The self titled debut, Mit Gas, and Tonic Immobility are standouts. It's cool to hear Duane do his thing with Stanier drumming. I understand the Patton debate, but generally I find his range of vocal delivery adds more than detracts from this particular band, providing some ambience ...

Speechless and stunned. A hero to many. RIP FM Steve. You will be sorely missed.

The most consistent results I've gotten is with a mix of mic & DI. Typically it's a D112 slammed to the speaker cone on center. I've enjoyed the E602 as well but it's definitely more scooped and darker... excellent rock bass drum mic though. My 2nd choice would be using a LDC like an AT 4040 ins...

I'm going with Taco John's by a wide margin, although admittedly it's been awhile. Would crush a few of those stuffed grilled tacos by the looks of them though.

Dwarfcraft Eau Claire Thunder / Baby Thunder would get my vote.

Prolific band that checks all the boxes. I was really into the first few releases, and they just kept up the momentum. They played a cool show at the loft building we rehearsed in forever. Great split with Child Bite. Super nice dudes. A bit less fluid and more quirky than is typically my jam, but a...

God's Country is impressive, if you're into that heavier leaning noise rock thing. I feel like live they don't quite capture the depth and polish of the recording, but that's ok. Not crap.