paladino's - isn't that the place in the valley where all those tribute bands play? i knew a guy from ratt n roll - they played there a lot. i have a friend who was in motley priest (80s metal coverband) and bonnfire (bonn scoot ac-dc band) played before them.

some of my all time favorites are locals...

diesel machine http://www.dieselmachine.net/
def tones
extra fancy
old alice cooper
white zombie
i don't fucking know


used to really like a band called thunk, but they went the way of the dodo

yep, thats the place.

just a bunch of metal and glam fuckers

hahaha

nothing but rock and beer.

sounds like a great place
no homies, no g's, no playas or pimps or fly white guys blasting freaking eminem from their $500 cars with $3000 stereos.....

Scorpions
Journey
April Wine

Not necessarily bands, but since a couple people mentioned Jeff Buckley and Tom Waits (love them both) I'll go with:

Ray Charles
Lucinda Williams
Cowboy Junkies

but also love
Rage Against the Machine
Dwight Yoakam
Ani Difranco
Wilco
and pretty much everything else. VARIETY.