Crash Kings are a piano rock trio from LA with the same setup as Ben Folds Five (piano + drums + bass guitar), but with more of a garage rock energy and cutting vocals like The White Stripes
https://youtu.be/T5QBFtK8ZGk?si=2BPDcx59VmoXOhOV
DEVO's first album pretty much marked the start of the New Wave genre, though it had much more rock influence to it than any of their future albums
https://youtu.be/a8UcpmUQkNU?si=-YAhrPrpsBOf2fDd
Avenue Q is a stage musical parodying Sesame Street that I think a good chunk of B8 is familiar with. It's been my favorite musical for quite a while, with a near-perfect balance of comedy, and tackling serious life issues
https://youtu.be/LqIVHzusbGI?si=Pb6kUTlZWrtw79dR
I was close to putting Les Mis in the 3rd slot, as it's a great 'winter' musical imo, but that would be quite a lot for someone who hadn't heard it before since it's almost entirely sung - I think it'd be over 2 hours of music.
azuarc wasn't even home. he was playing Magic the Gathering at his buddy's store, which is extremely easy to verify