Dead Meadow ---the best space rock band i have ever listened to. EVAR. the spaciness of pink floyed but 2x deeper, the heavy, raunchy, driving guitarness of Sabbath but about 20 years more mature.
Bardo Pond ---like Dead Meadow but easier to listen to when you aren't transitioning to/from sobriety.
G.love and Special Sauce ---hip hop broken down to its groove and blues roots. slightly Sublime-like. lots of fun. great to toke to while lounging on the porch with a tall glass of lemonade.
Muse ---if you like Radiohead and The Mars Volta, you'll dig Muse. one of 'the big four' bands.