The Silver Lining, Joe Lies, John O'Hara, Of the Lion May 25, 2005

The Silver Lining are vocally amazing and work a '60s-for-the-new-millennium sort of vibe. Joe Lies do fun pop songs. I know nothing of John O'Hara, and I don't know what Of the Lion do, but I know the people in it from other bands and they're very talented and broadly interested.