It didn't surprise us that Issaquah's Modest Mouse won this hotly contested category solely on the strength of its frequent roof-raising live shows. The band has remained loyal to its Northwest roots despite achieving international success, and you can always count on Modest Mouse to give Seattle audiences everything the band's got.
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United State of Electronica, Kuma, The New Mexicans, Buzzfactor, Visqueen, Supersuckers, Jason Webley, The Long Winters and Brandi Carlisle almost made the cut in this hot category.
