Delta Bombers, Dead Channels, Wasted Breath, the Grumelstiltskins, Dept. of Martyrs

Sometimes the best way to reinvigorate the contemporary musical landscape is to go back to the basics. The Delta Bombers sound like the product of some kind of science experiment wherein a bunch of old-timey blues and rockabilly dudes were beamed straight from the 1950s but bumped into Tom Waits, Brian Setzer and a bunch of ’70s punks along the way. Based in Las Vegas, the Bombers have put their bluesy stamp on the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” and CCR’s “Run Through the Jungle,” but they’ve also recorded bonafide blues classics as Howlin’ Wolf’s “Smokestack Lightning.” As for their original tunes, they’re bound to make genre purists take notice.