What Paul said. + I think Dirty Horse is awesome.  Same with anything that involves Rich Mattson.

The mayor's mix is the unofficial mix? That seems wrong.

Also, every Wednesday 5pm KUMD plays (and streams) "The Local," an hour of just local and regional music.

www.kumd.org for the stream.

There is also a bunch of stuff you can preview and/or purchase over at bandcamp with the Duluth tag:

http://bandcamp.com/tag/duluth

Kids these days!!! Let's not forget the Accordionaires.

2012's Homegrown compilation will be: Homegrown Rawk and/or Roll: Sparhawk's Mix. It will be available for download sometime in January on the Homegrown website for FREE (or donation).

Former mayor Herb Bergson's favorite local band is Chicago.

There is a wdse show called The Playlist sponsored by this very website.

http://www.wdse.org/shows/playlist

Also, Cloud Cult is from Minnesota, but not Duluth as far as I know.  Maybe one of the members is?

I would also check out Retribution Gospel Choir and Cars & Trucks.

I second Giljunko. No band is Duluthier. 

There is one song by a non-Duluth band you need to hear: "Come to Duluth" by Vinnie & the Stardusters.

Manheat, Batteries, the Low Forms, the Accelerati, Sarah Krueger, Jerree Small, Charlie Parr, anything with Tony Bennett, anything with Cougar Conley, anything with Zac Bentz, anything with Ben Marsen, Sparhawk et al, and several bands neither of us have heard yet.