i am curious if anyone is a member of last-fm? if not, i recommend joining and "scrobbling" as i have gotten many great recommends for "new" musicians that i love.
basically the "scrobbling" feature records the music you listen to and then makes recommendations for artists similar to the ones you like and shows you "neighbors" whom have tastes like yours.
also many "indie" bands have free tracks for legal download as well.
