must-see local bands (courtesy of vita.mn)

• Atmosphere
• Tapes n tapes
• The Alarmists
• Mason Jennings
• Brother Ali
• Heiruspecs
• Cloud Cult
• Doomtree
• Mark Mallman
• White Light Riot (First Ave, Feb 13)
• Tuesday, Feb 9th: 89.3 The Current, Vita.mn and RHYMESAYERS present: A Benefit for Haiti
  • BROTHER ALI, FREEWAY & JAKE ONE, SAGE FRANCIS & B.DOLAN, I SELF DEVINE, SIMS (Doomtree), TOKI WRIGHT, MUJA MESSIAH, BK ONE, KEVIN BEACHAM, KING OTTO, and Hosted By SLUG of ATMOSPHERE
• Friday, Feb 26th: CLOUD CULT

with ROMA DI LUNA, JEREMY MESSERSMITH, CAROLINE SMITH & THE GOODNIGHT SLEEPS, and PETER WOLF CRIER