Various, K'Naan, Anberlin, White Lies, Amy MacDonald, Beast, The Veer Union, Chester French, 16 Frames, Raul Malo, Sam Roberts, Melody Gardot, John Scofield, Owl City, Elizabeth & The Catapult

Seattle Grunge

Heavy riffs played by people raised on punk, recorded cheap in the Pacific Northwest and then sold worldwide.

Boston Alternative

College radio, cheap rehearsal rooms and loud guitars: the US underground's most literate, least glamorous engine room.