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