With all this Ryan Adams talk, it reminds me that you forgot to mention this one.
Ex-Whiskeytown guitarist's Phil Wandescher's haunting guitar, combined with Jesse Sykes' dark, soulful voice make Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter a much more interesting act than Ryan Adams, Caitlin Cary, or any of the other ex-members of Whiskeytown. See them make their DC area headlining debut at Iota on Sunday. I would, but my Mom is visiting this weekend.