ive heard a fewof those bands, and a few of them get decent air time on the rock station where i live. Shinedown's song 45 is amazing++! Ive been thinking about talking to my band about learning it to play instead of something like sublime - what i got or blues travler - run around.
Thrice and Ill Nino have been featured on "Rock Line" which is a nationally syndacated talk radio show that interviews rock bands and plays some of their tracks...i didnt really care for either of them.
After my bands originals get copyright approval ill post links to them so everyone can enjoy the sensation known as Semiblind
( i know...cheep plug...gotta get the word out somehow...lol)