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Well-known musicians who started in SF+Bay area or are based here? Or some upcoming Indie's just getting started? One per answer
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Santana, Carlos Santanta was born in Mexico but moved to the Mission when he was young. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered a blend of rock, salsa and jazz fusion. The band's sound featured his melodic, blues-based guitar lines set against Latin percussion such as timbales and congas.
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There's also a taqueria with his name, the Taqueria Santana http://www.yelp.com/biz/tacos-santana-bar-and-grill-san-francisco
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The Dry Spells - this band is awesome, and has a debut album called Too Soon For Flowers that came out last August. Update: Here is a free song (via dropbox) from their album Too Soon For Flowers: It's called: Lost Daughter. It's also on their MySpace page. Enjoy the song The Dry Spells balance an acoustic, multi-instrumentalist approach with some of the elements of harder-edged classic rock, with the intersection of folk traditionals with electric instrumentation providing their inspiration. On their debut album, Too Soon for Flowers, the Dry Spells prove they are as gifted at songwriting as they are at interpretation, presenting a song cycle that invites listeners to join them as they traverse an arboreal path less taken, to an uncertain yet revered destination. Along the way, there will be epic songs of deep-sea weddings, sirens, and gold rush tragedies, each illuminating a bit more of the path ahead and offering another piece to the puzzle.
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Vetiver American-Folk Band, totally awesome. I definitely recommend taking a listen to some of the demos you can stream through google. It's also kind of cool for those familiar with San Francisco because a lot of their songs talk use San Francisco imagery and metaphors. One of my favorites is El Rio and every time I'm in the bar it makes me hum it.
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Tin Hat Trio is another one of my favorite local bands. They perform not Classical, not Jazz, but more like "Modern Chamber" music. [youtube]dFsY3HMTpoQ[/youtube]
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