Seattle was the new San Francisco at One Point

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Slim Moon: "But seriously, I think the Bay Area has the most fruitful scene going, and it produces many of the most interesting, fun, and challenging bands in America."

The evidence:

• Comets on Fire
• Six Organs of Admittance
• Xiu Xiu
• Deerhoof
• Johanna Newsome
• John Vanderslice

and these are just the bands/songwriters I have heard...