ok, so this thread highlighted that i've been listening to the same old shit for the last couple of months, so for the last twelve hours i've been sifting through internet radio stations and mp3s trying to find something new and interesting.
so far, i've found a couple of bands. "karma to burn" (now defunct) and "treasure cat". both bands share the same guitarist and are sans vocalist, so their sounds are pretty similar (bluesy, instrumental, stoner rock with some really great riffs).
treasure cat's music can be found
here (i recommend the track "captain smirk"), and there's a video of karma to burn playing live
here.