One of ten? The only musicians I know that are at that level, aren’t putting anything out at all. They gig and not even that often.
Smaller scale, but not unavailable, try Chatham Rabbits. Americana, folk duo. Pretty big in those circles, but not so much outside of that.
There’s gangstagrass, a hip-hop bluegrass fusion group. Incredible stuff. Not every track is a hit or anything, though they have had a couple. But they never manage to rise up beyond a mini following.
I know two bands from North Carolina that my cousin from Charlotte introduced me to. The one, Filth is just fucking sick. More up my alley than his, they do some really brutal stuff. Southern Hostility, as a track and an album is phenomenal.
The other, I’m not into as much, but my cousin has seen dozens of times, Acid FM, a kinda stoner/sludge metal trio. From what he says, they’re better live than recorded.
It depends on how small you want, I guess. There’s some moderately popular YouTube musicians that can barely make a living touring because they aren’t big off of YouTube, and their fanbase is too spread out to ensure butts in seats. Best examples that I listen to are The Other Favorites and The Bygones, who share a member, both being duos. But they may be bigger than you want because they are very popular on YouTube.
There’s stuff from “niche” genres like zydeco that are huge within that fan base, but you’ve never run across otherwise, like Boozoo Chavis was until he died. Clifton Chenier used to be like that, but he’s been dead a long time now. Still plenty of recordings though. But there’s living zydeco players at a similar level, like Dwayne Dopsie.
If you want obscure though, try Scruffy the Cat. I used to call them the worst band ever lol. Afaik, they aren’t still playing, and I still don’t like it, but I end up listening to my old tape I shoplifted as dumb kid every few years. I think they’re labeled as cowpunk, or cowboy punk, or some such.
Ghoultown is a kind of horror punk mixed with western that I fucking love, but nobody else ever claims to know. Their “drink with the living dead” is fucking amazing.
If you want something that’s more country rockish, the Ghost Hounds might do the job. They keep hovering just under big awareness for some reason. Check out “last train to nowhere”.
One of ten? The only musicians I know that are at that level, aren’t putting anything out at all. They gig and not even that often.
Smaller scale, but not unavailable, try Chatham Rabbits. Americana, folk duo. Pretty big in those circles, but not so much outside of that.
There’s gangstagrass, a hip-hop bluegrass fusion group. Incredible stuff. Not every track is a hit or anything, though they have had a couple. But they never manage to rise up beyond a mini following.
I know two bands from North Carolina that my cousin from Charlotte introduced me to. The one, Filth is just fucking sick. More up my alley than his, they do some really brutal stuff. Southern Hostility, as a track and an album is phenomenal.
The other, I’m not into as much, but my cousin has seen dozens of times, Acid FM, a kinda stoner/sludge metal trio. From what he says, they’re better live than recorded.
It depends on how small you want, I guess. There’s some moderately popular YouTube musicians that can barely make a living touring because they aren’t big off of YouTube, and their fanbase is too spread out to ensure butts in seats. Best examples that I listen to are The Other Favorites and The Bygones, who share a member, both being duos. But they may be bigger than you want because they are very popular on YouTube.
There’s stuff from “niche” genres like zydeco that are huge within that fan base, but you’ve never run across otherwise, like Boozoo Chavis was until he died. Clifton Chenier used to be like that, but he’s been dead a long time now. Still plenty of recordings though. But there’s living zydeco players at a similar level, like Dwayne Dopsie.
If you want obscure though, try Scruffy the Cat. I used to call them the worst band ever lol. Afaik, they aren’t still playing, and I still don’t like it, but I end up listening to my old tape I shoplifted as dumb kid every few years. I think they’re labeled as cowpunk, or cowboy punk, or some such.
Ghoultown is a kind of horror punk mixed with western that I fucking love, but nobody else ever claims to know. Their “drink with the living dead” is fucking amazing.
If you want something that’s more country rockish, the Ghost Hounds might do the job. They keep hovering just under big awareness for some reason. Check out “last train to nowhere”.