Meat Puppets: Huevos/Divine Horsemen: Snake Handler (both SST)

IF THERE'S ANY doubt that the balance has shifted in the bi-coastal rock community – in terms of talent, excitement, commitment, energy, etc. – from East to West, one need only observe feisty Lawndale, CA indie label SST, founded by Greg Ginn and Chuck Dukowski a decade ago as home for their own seminal punk band Black Flag.