I'm sure this thread will get lot's of attention! If I can get just one person to respond, I'm sure all this hard work will have paid off!

Giant Sand
Prog Rock, Alt-Country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGjQl1smaPk
Sun City Girls
Jazz Fusion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6CypaG5gqw
Catacombs
Doom Metal, one man project, very eerie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMqaGhD0XFc
Andrew Jackson Jihad
Antifolk, angsty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tjqpE_uVvk
Yard Truama
Garage Rock, kind of like Game Theory, Meat Puppets contemporary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwkRnEtzAEo
Meat Puppets
Beach Punk, popular revival band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IenJY0QWIJE
Naked Prey
Desert Rock, very distinctive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjYwKKLe4Gc
Servile Sect
Metal, Electronica, Futurism
http://youtu.be/OytJ_Ir_wuE
Lycia
Psychdelic Rock, Gothic, Darkwave, great discography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTwecPuiNdQ
Scenic
Instrumental Rock, Atmospheric
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kQWrP7IWz8

I'd be happy to upload some records on request