Here are Jason on drums and Conrad on guitar. They are the core of the band as far as I know, and always manage to put a hook on a punk rock vibe.
Sheerwater
Sheerwater have a wonderfully tastful, full, and mature set of players and intrumentation. Thor on drums, vibes, and glochenspiels; Jonathan on banjo and guitar and lead vocals; the keyboardist on bass, tamborine, etc; and standup bass.
Femi Kuti
Femi Kuti and Belle and Sebastian are my favorite bands this time around. Femi seemed to be the exact incarnation of his father, Fela, with his large band, jazz-afrofunk jams, multi-intrument solos, and beautiful dancer/backup singers. I want his band: big horn section, backup singers and all.
Wooden Wand
I caught a bit of Wooden Wand at Mrs. Bea’s. They were OK, but the sound sucked:
Jason Collett
Jason Collett is in Broken Social Scene, a Canadian band. I caught him outside at the Crown and Anchor pub with a band of four others. It was a teriffic experience. Good sound, good lyrics, good harmonies, players and arrangements. Here’s the best recording I’ve got yet via my cell phone:
