Went to Bill's Blues bar last night. Saw Sammy Fender, who rocked out doing Curtis Mayfield, James Brown and a great version of Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin), then saw a young band called Santa.
http://www.myspace.com/santamusicThey were pretty good at what they did - seemed to be influenced by Radiohead (did a nice cover of There, There), and Echo and the Bunnymen, but mainly sounded a bit like Phantom Planet or Starsailor (because of the vocals). Still, I could see them being pretty successful. Especially if the singer loses his beard and the blue Homer Simpson pants.