So here we are, at the fifteenth posting of Hot Damn Jamz. You could call it a milestone. Whoever thought we’d make it this long? We laughed along with the good times. We weathered the bad times. We’ve endured so much together. Sigh. It was a different game way back when, in January. Remember when we were just discovering Fever Ray and Spider and the Flies? Boy, how they’ve grown. Whew. Fifteen posts. Fifteen. What’s the traditional gift for a fifteenth anniversary. Silver? Oh right, crystal. I guess for the occasion we could do a list of crystal bands: Antlers, Castles, Stilts…We could even put Crystal Method on there. Nah, why try to get fancy at this point? Let’s just keep pumping out Jamz.

Grow Fins
The Seattle duo are like an indie electronic Eric’s Trip with members of Sick Bees and Welcome. How could you go wrong?

The Fresh Onlys
Check out “I Saw You (It Was Strange)” to get your fix of summertime garage pop!

Champagne Champagne
DJ Gajamagic, Pearl Dragon and Thomas Gray make up this Northwest hip hop group — check “Soda Poprocks” and “Tropical Trina.”

To The Bones
To the Bones toe the line between hard rock and indie, but when it all clicks for this Manchester band, as on “Lips on Red” and “Cay Augustina,” their grinding melodies are thrilling.

Come On Gang
Singer Sarah Tanat Jones’ pipes are Come on Gang’s not-so-secret weapon; strong but sweet, they give an added kick to the band’s bright indie-pop.

Sweet Billy Pilgrim
Creaky yet charming, Sweet Billy Pilgrim’s folktronic pop shares musical DNA with Aphex Twin and Robert Wyatt.

Lil B
Fully aware of the benefits of viral marketing, this member of Bay Area rap group The Pack is intent on getting his online presence noticed with a record breaking number of MySpace pages (122 and counting).

The Phenomenal Handclap Band
Formed around producers Daniel Collás and Sean Marquand, this massive collective of guys and gals makes counting fun with their Go Team! embracing double-dutch anthem “15, 20.”

Beyond the Wizard’s Sleeve
DJs Erol Alkan and Richard Norris combine trippy ’60s psych and ’70s funk and classic rock in their live shows, and they make some pretty nifty remixes of Franz Ferdinand, Badly Drawn Boy, and Late of the Pier, too.