Bay Area bands?

[Fremen]

Got any?

[thedondeluge]

Every Move A Picture
Machine Head

but Machine head is more metal.
and I don't know about Every Move A Picture because I haven't heard much, I just know about them from a radio station that brought them up quite a bit a while back.

[ForeverDelayed]

I don't think they're together anymore, but check out Beulah: http://www.myspace.com/beulahmusic
If you like fun retro sounding put-the-top-down-and-hit-the-beach pop, you'll love them. Miles, the lead singer/songwriter guy, has some solo stuff that's really good.