Ohio
Tanya Morgan
Despite the name, Tanya Morgan is a group of three male MCs. Grab the sunlighting mixtape free here, plus streams from moonlighting.
The Black Keys
Fuzzy blues 2 piece boogy. Won't cut your grass anymore.
Mr. Gnome
Comparisons abound, pfft! Make no mistake, Mr. Gnome has their own sound: yin & yang, tension & release, war & peace, mosh & gaze, and yes man & woman. A band who understands dynamics? o_O
The Gluons
actually has some originality and is less crappy than most bullshit bands calling themselves punk these days (fuckin mersh posers) myspace makes you sign up for their crap to download the songs
Blulondeck
The music myspace is "http://www.myspace.com/blulofficial".
The Music Soundclick is "http://www.soundclick.com/blulondeck".
This is a young rapper out of Cleveland, Ohio, trying to make it big with a computer a microphone and recording software.
Pomegranates
Here's some fantastic energy, creative, and beautiful. Something special to bring the earth up to your feet, and to lighten your load, wind at your back, and all that stuff. Thunder Meadow stands apart. Thanks Poms. Thanks Daytrotter.
Joshua Jesty
Why go solo when you can go crazy, Joshua Jesty gives out record for free and tours country. Jesty (formely for post indie band this is exploding) unleashes a collection of solo tunes available for free (you can donate to his pay pal if you like) as well as a music video, blogs, and mp3s from every other point of his musical life. good times, or as good a time as the internet can provide.