Mumia Abu-Jamal Spoken Word MUMIA ABU-JAMAL is an American activist and journalist and was a member of the Black Panther Party until October 1970. He left the party and became a radio reporter, eventually becoming president of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists. Despite evidence pointing to his innocence, he was convicted and sentenced to death in 1982 for the murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner. After numerous appeals, his sentence was commuted in 2011 to life imprisonment without parole. During his imprisonment Abu-Jamal has published books and commentaries on social and political issues.
Akimbo Hardcore / Punk AKIMBO Akimbo was an American hardcore band from Seattle, Washington and was formed out of a love for DC Hardcore and Punk Rock. Their sound was a hybrid of rock, punk, and metal. All they ever wanted was to play brutal music, as loud as possible...and they did.
Alice Donut Post-Punk / Psychedelic / Punk ALICE DONUT is a punk rock band from New York City. Formed in 1986, disbanded in 1996, and re-formed in 2001. The band's style and lyrics are eclectic. Their music is a mixture of hard rock, punk, and post-punk and typically features melodic, guitar-heavy, odd-metered, and rhythm based pieces and is often punctuated with brass instrumentation.
ArnoCorps Action Adventure Rock n' Roll ARNOCORPS has through their unrelenting mission to restore integrity to Austrian alpine lore and mythology, ArnoCorps have written the most powerful and inspiring anthems in history, becoming international symbols of empowerment through their ballsy defiance of cinematic Austroploitation. Exactly.
Articles of Faith Hardcore / Punk / Thrash ARTICLES OF FAITH is a Chicago-based hardcore thrash punk band originally active between 1981 and 1985. The band's later work is credited with superior songwriting and with foreshadowing the emo sound. AoF reunited in 1991-1992 and more recently in 2010, for an appearance at Riot Fest in Chicago and recorded a new EP.
Judi Bari Spoken Word JUDI BARI was an American environmentalist and labor leader, a feminist, and the principal organizer of Earth First! campaigns against logging in the ancient redwood forests of Northern California in the 1980s and '90s. She also organized efforts through Earth First! – Industrial Workers of the World Local 1 to bring timber workers and environmentalists together in common cause.
The Bellrays Garage / Punk / Soul THE BELLRAYS are an American group that combines garage rock and punk with soul vocal styles. The group, founded in the early 1990s in Riverside, California, prides itself on its independence. Channeling equal parts fury and fragility, The Bellrays have lived and breathed their music since their inception, packing more emotion into one tune than most bands can throughout the course of several albums.
BGK Hardcore / Punk BGK aka "Balthasar Gerards Kommando" came out of the Netherlands in the early 1980s and blazed a hard and fast trail through Europe and the US from 1982 to 1988. Rejecting the then-popular trend to emulate British Oi bands, BGK took their musical cues from American hardcore bands such as MDC, and soon developed an ultrafast style of their own.
Jello Biafra Disease Rock / Spoken Word JELLO BIAFRA is a musician, spoken word artist, and the former lead singer and songwriter for the San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys. After he left the Dead Kennedys, he took over the influential independent record label Alternative Tentacles that he co-founded in 1979. He is featured in numerous musicial collaborations.
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine Disease Rock JELLO BIAFRA AND THE GUANTANAMO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE is a punk rock band led by Jello Biafra, along with members of Victim's Family, Freak Accident, Ruin, and more. The band's sound retains some of the spy-music-on-meth chaos of the Dead Kennedys while adding a healthy dose of Detroit style proto-punk mixed with layers of sonic guitar noise, with industrial excursions into metal percussion.
Jello Biafra and The Melvins Disease Rock JELLO BIAFRA AND THE MELVINS is a collaboration between two great veteran artists, with both camps flexing their musical prowess, the result is something that retains the signature qualities of both artists and yet sounds refreshingly unlike anything that either has recorded in the past! The result is a musical monster of massive proportions.
Black Kali Ma Blues / Punk BLACK KALI MA is the blues-fueled hard rock combo Black Kali Ma (named after the Hindu goddess of destruction) is led by veteran singer Gary Floyd, of Dicks fame and the San Francisco hard blues outfit Sister Double Happiness. Floyd joined up with a group of San Francisco Bay Area musicians to form Black Kali Ma!
BlöödHag Metal BlöödHag was a death metal band from Seattle, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest. Self-described by the genre "edu-core", the group played short songs with lyrics consisting of biographical and bibliographical information, observations, and abstractions of science fiction, fantasy, and seminal horror authors.
Brujeria Metal BRUJERIA is a Mexican extreme metal band formed in Tijuana, Mexico in 1989. Their name comes from the Spanish word for "witchcraft". Their songs, which are sung in Spanish, are focused on Satanism, anti-Christianity, sex, immigration, narcotics smuggling, and politics. Portraying a Mexican image and with a heavy anti-American stance, the majority of the band's members are Mexican-born, with some being American, Swedish or British.
Burning Image Deathrock BURNING IMAGE are an American deathrock band formed in Bakersfield, California in 1982. They toured extensively until 1987, but reunited in 2004 and have remained active ever since.
Butthole Surfers Post-Punk BUTTHOLE SURFERS is an American post-punk rock band formed by singer Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas in 1981. Rooted in the 1980s hardcore punk scene, Butthole Surfers quickly became known for their chaotic and disturbing live shows, black comedy, and a sound that incorporated elements of psychedelia, noise rock, punk and, later, electronica, as well as their use of sound manipulation and tape editing.
Buzzkill Punk / Thrash BUZZKILL was a thrash punk band from New Jersey that was active from 1990-2000. They toured extensively known for their diverse sound, even appearing on 1997's Lollapalooza.
THE CAUSEY WAY New Wave / Punk THE CAUSEY WAY was a punk/new wave group formed in 1997 in which the underlying theme was that of a cult operating as a band (with T-shirts coyly stating "The Causey Way Is Not A Cult"). The live shows were energetic and in the style of revivalist evangelism. With releases on Fueled By Ramen and Alternative Tentacles, they broke up in 2001. Several members have since regrouped and started Pilot Scott Tracy
Noam Chomsky Spoken Word NOAM CHOMSKY is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes described as "the father of modern linguistics," Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He is the author of over 100 books on topics such as linguistics, war, politics, and mass media. Ideologically, he aligns with anarcho-syndicalism and libertarian socialism. He holds a joint appointment as Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and laureate professor at the University of Arizona.
Citizen Fish Punk / Ska CITIZEN FISH is an English punk rock band that has been active since 1990 and shares members with Subhumans (UK). Citizen Fish often eschews the raw political statements and nihilistic viewpoint of the former, instead focusing on issues of social alienation and human interaction, viewed through a more optimistic lens.
Comets On Fire Noise COMETS ON FIRE is an American noise rock band from Santa Cruz, California. The band was formed in 1999 by guitarist and vocalist Ethan Miller and longtime friend bassist Ben Flashman, who were seeking to create rhythmically and sonically intense music that paid no attention to categorizations. They are notable for their heavy use of the Echoplex, used primarily on vocals but on other instruments as well. This often renders the lyrics unintelligible; Miller claims to not remember the lyrics after putting an album together.
Creeps On Candy Noise / Psychedelic CREEPS ON CANDY a dirty but never sleazy four piece from Oakland CA, featuring members of Dead And Gone. It's abrasive dissonance- fueled by bass driven rhythms, thundering drums, and distorted guitar. Their raw, moody sound is reminiscent of JESUS LlZARD, CHROME, STEEL POLE BATHTUB, DIE KRUEZEN, and LAUGHING HYENAS combine with a liberal dose of THE BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Crossed Stitched Eyes Deathrock / Punk CROSSED STITCHED EYES formed in Bremen Germany in the summer of 2005, and lays a solid foundation of heavy, pounding drums, dark, driving riffage, and an overall evil/scary ambience and collectively they play some of the gloomiest music this side of the pending apocalypse!
Crucifucks Punk CRUCIFUCKS were a Lansing, Michigan-based punk band formed in 1981. The band was known for its anti-authoritarian lyrics, often rife with obscure and perverse humor. The band sought to go beyond the pale in terms of lyrical content, attempting to be as offensive as possible. Many of their other songs are similarly blunt, attacking the American government, American culture in general, and religion, particularly Christianity.
Culture Shock Punk / Ska CULTURE SHOCK is an English punk rock band formed in Warminster, Wiltshire in 1986 by Dick Lucas, of the Subhumans. Lucas’ lyrics were mostly concerned with social and political issues, from cruelty to animals, Northern Ireland, war, and social alienation, but were far from angry rants, often finding a positive and empowering perspective.
The Darts Garage / Psychedelic THE DARTS (US) is a Garage-Psych-Rock formed in 2016, out of both Los Angeles, CA and Phoenix, AZ. Known for their powerful performances that showcase their garage riffs, girl-group harmonies, fuzz bass, farfisa organ, badass drum fills, and all-around lo-fi-turned-hi-fi goodness.
Dash Rip Rock Alternative Rock / Punk DASH RIP ROCK is an American musical trio known for their high-octane roots rock. The New York Times stated that Dash Rip Rock combines “fluency in American roots music with a robust dose of punk-rock spirit.” Bill Davis, Dash Rip Rock’s founder and frontman, is a songwriter known for his blistering guitar work. SPIN praised Dash Rip Rock as “undeniably the South’s greatest rock band.” In 2012, Dash Rip Rock was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Angela Y. Davis Spoken Word ANGELA Y. DAVIS is an American political activist, academic, and author. She emerged as a prominent counterculture activist and radical in the 1960s as a leader of the Communist Party USA, and had close relations with the Black Panther Party through her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. She was a professor (now retired) at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in its History of Consciousness Department and a former director of the university's Feminist Studies department. She co-founded Critical Resistance, an organization working to abolish the prison-industrial complex.
Dead And Gone Hardcore / Punk DEAD AND GONE Formed in 1993, Dead And Gone emerged from the wreckage of East Bay legends FILTH, JACK ACID, BLATZ (Lookout! Records) and SPECIAL FORCES (Boner Records). D.I.Y. to the core, they completed half a dozen or so national tours they booked themselves, and even completed a successful tour of Europe and had more then 500 shows under their belt (most of them all-ages events).
Dead Ending Hardcore / Punk DEAD ENDING is a no-frills 80's influenced hardcore band featuring members of Articles of Faith, Alkaline Trio, All Eyes West, and Ensign. Dead Ending made their live debut at Punk Rock Bowling in Vegas in 2012 and will do shows and potentially even small touring runs whenever their busy lives all align.
Deadweight Alternative Rock DEADWEIGHT was an alternative rock trio from San Francisco, California. Deadweight began as a duo of Barnes and Bass who were graduates of San Francisco Conservatory of Music later joined by Baldi. Their first demo (1994) was produced by Jason Newsted of Metallica. Playing the violin and cello through a variety of guitar effects, their sound is sometimes fast and furious, other times hip and hummable, always distinct and accessible.
Death Hymn Number 9 Garage / Punk DEATH HYMN NUMBER 9 was formed out of the murky Louisiana Swamp, these four denizens of somnambulance and limited brain power were a former backing band to Motown's greats, until abandoned at a routine gas stop in Baton Rouge in August 1965. They have returned from the dead, to create a dark explosive garage punk band based out of Los Angeles area.
Dicks Hardcore / Punk DICKS were an American punk rock band from Austin, Texas, originally formed in 1980. They initially disbanded in 1986 before reforming in 2004. Dicks are considered influential in introducing the sound of hardcore punk and incorporating blues rock influences into their sound. The band went through two distinct incarnations in the early 1980s, changing its lineup when singer Gary Floyd moved from Austin to San Francisco in 1983. As a political band with socialist lyrics during the Reagan era, they did not shy from controversy. Floyd was one of a handful of openly gay musicians in the 1980s punk scene.[
Disaster Strikes Hardcore / Punk DISASTER STRIKES is a political hardcore punk band from Boston, MA. They exist as a band to do their part in the fight against corporate greed by promoting workers' rights and social justice.
DOA Hardcore / Punk DOA is a Canadian punk rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. They are often referred to as the "founders" of hardcore punk along with Black Flag, Bad Brains, Angry Samoans, the Germs, Negative Trend, and Middle Class. Their second album Hardcore '81 was thought by many to have been the first actual reference to the second wave of the American punk sound as hardcore.
Dog Faced Hermans Post-Punk DOG FACED HERMANS were a four-piece post-punk band that formed in Scotland in the mid 1980s and remained active through the mid 1990s. They emerged from the UK anarcho-punk scene with a guitar/bass/drums line-up, but also incorporated trumpet and other instruments not commonly found in punk music at that time. Their composition style incorporated many genres of music outside of rock, including folk, jazz, ambient and noise music with often unorthodox instrumentation.
Dot Wiggin Band Alternative Rock DOT WIGGIN BAND is a musical group led by Dot Wiggin of the 1960s outsider music girl group, The Shaggs. In 2012, bassist Jesse Krakow organized a tribute to the Shaggs, in which he invited Dot, Betty and Rachel Wiggin of the Shaggs to be honored guests. At the Q&A portion of the evening, Dot was asked if she still wrote songs, to which she replied yes. Jesse raised his hand and asked if he could help her record them. The Dot Wiggin Band quickly formed, and recorded their first album in winter of 2012, and began performing live in 2013.
Drunk Injuns Punk DRUNK INJUNS The Drunk Injuns is a skate punk band formed in 1983. The band members wear masks that resemble Indian ghost warriors. They claim to believe the masks allow them to channel the spirit world to gain control of their bodies and play better music. Vocalist/producer Mörizen Föche originally created and directed Thrasher Magazine's Skate Rock compilation series, and is credited with coining the term "Skate Rock".
DUH Alternative Rock / Noise DUH aka Deaths Ugly Head, was a San Francisco-based alternative and noise rock supergroup active from 1990-1995. The band comprised an ever-rotating line-up that featured members of Steel Pole Bath Tub, Faith No More, Models, Fang, Milk Cult, Phantom 309, Pansy Division and Despise You
The Eat Hardcore / Punk THE EAT Formed in 1978, The Eat's sound was reminiscent of Fifties rock and roll dipped in an amphetamine bath. The O'Brien brothers' driving guitars flanked an incredibly tight and powerful rhythm section. They inspired generations of South Florida hardcore and punk bands that came after them.
The Evaporators Garage THE EVAPORATORS is a Canadian garage rock band formed in 1986 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Nardwuar, its founding member, is also known for interviewing musicians and celebrities.
eX-Girl Noise eX-GIRL is a Japanese female noise rock trio that claims to be from the planet Kero Kero. They are described as psychedelic, space rock, jazz fusion, jagged alternating vocal harmonies, sugary synthesiser pop, punk, prog, epic/atmospheric, noise-rock, wavering 3-part a cappella, borderline operatic vocals, often in the space of a single song. Live performances are known to include home-made costumes, synchronised robot dancing and frog-related items.
Facepuller Metal / Noise / Punk FACEPULLER arrived on the punk rock, noisecore scene in March '91 out of Vancouver. They were know to straddles the punk/metal/noise-core fence and would often showcase their powerful ability to mix controlled noise with abrasive guitar strangulation.
False Prophets Hardcore / Punk FALSE PROPHETS were a New York City punk rock/hardcore punk band formed in 1980. They made a name for themselves with raw, danceable energy and welcome-to-my-nightmare theatrics.
The Fartz Hardcore / Punk THE FARTZ were originally formed in 1981 and were one of the first well-known hardcore bands from Seattle, Washington. They were notable for their politically and socially conscious song lyrics that criticized government policies, religious hypocrisy, racism, sexism, and poverty. Also known as Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan's original band (he was the drummer), and also home to future Accused frontman Blaine Cook.
Fish Karma Comedy / Folk / Punk FISH KARMA is an American punk rock/comedy rock/folk rock musician from Tucson, Arizona. Jello Biafra says "Fish's music is your basic FUGS-style electric grunge folk, and his lyrics feature some of the meanest put-downs of American consumer culture I've heard in years."
Robert Fisk Spoken Word ROBERT FISK is an English writer and journalist. He has been Middle East correspondent intermittently since 1976 for various media; since 1989 he has been correspondent for The Independent, primarily based in Beirut. Fisk holds numerous British and international journalism awards, including the Press Awards Foreign Reporter of the Year seven times. He has published a number of books and reported on several wars and armed conflicts. An Arabic speaker, he is one of a few Western journalists to have interviewed Osama bin Laden, which he did on three occasions between 1993 and 1997.
The Fixtures Hardcore / Punk THE FIXTURES An Indiana hardcore punk band that formed in the late 80's and moved to Southern California and toured heavily in the 90's.
The Flaming Stars Garage / Punk THE FLAMING STARS are an English underground garage punk band. Formed in 1994, the band draws upon a 1960's garage sound with their own unique spin. They have toured the world extensively.
Fleshies Punk FLESHIES is a punk band from Oakland, Ca. They are known for their outlandish stage presence, their left-wing politics and their non-stop world touring schedule. From their inception they were an influential presence at events such as Geekfest, held in the late 1990s.
Frantix Hardcore / Punk FRANTIX are a punk rock hardcore band, whose unique sound and chaotic live show transfixed the early 1980s Colorado punk scene. They later evolved into the equally legendary grunge band The Fluid, who were one of Sub Pop's first non-Seattle bands back in 1988. Though most people mistakenly believe that Mudhoneys well-known cover of "My Dads A Fuckin Alcoholic" is a Mudhoney song, it's actually a FRANTIX original!
The Freak Accident Punk THE FREAK ACCIDENT started in 2002 by Ralph Spight after the break up of Victims Family, a stylistic rollercoaster ride through punk, pop, latin surf, blues, piano ballads and more. Members went on to join the Hansen Brothers and Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine.
Free Beer Punk FREE BEER was a skaterock band started in December of 1981, made up of a number of young punk bands from the '79/'80 San Francisco underground scene. Pro skater Tommy Guerrero was a member of the band.
Fuel Injected .45 Metal FUELED INJECTED .45 is a grunge-flavored Vancouver metal band Fuel Injected .45 were formed around the muscular voice of Ani Kyd in 2002. They played for a few years and finally broke up, only to reform in 2009.
Michael Gira Art-Rock / Noise MICHAEL GIRA is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author and artist. He is the main force behind the New York City musical group Swans and fronted Angels of Light. He is also the founder of Young God Records.
Git Some Hardcore / Punk GIT SOME is a Hardcore Rock n Roll/Big-Beat Punk band from Denver, Co. Formed in Chicago in 2002, transplanted to Denver in 2004 Git Some contains members of Planes Mistaken For Stars.
God Bullies Noise GOD BULLIES were an American noise rock band from Kalamazoo, Michigan. They were active from 1986–1995, briefly reunited in the early 2000s and most recently in the summer of 2010 to coincide with the Amphetamine Reptile Records' 25th Anniversary concert. After the disbandment in 1995, vocalist Mike Hard went on to form Thrall.
Grady Alternative Country / Alternative Rock / Metal GRADY is a Southern rock band based in Austin, Texas. The band is a razor-sharp power trio that generates southern swamp blues-rock mayhem with paint-peeling slide guitar. While considered an "American" band by location of establishment, most members of Grady are Canadian.
Grotus Experimental / Industrial GROTUS was an experimental, politically charged rock band from San Francisco, active from 1989 to 1996. Their unique sound incorporated industrial rock, sampled ethnic instruments, two drummers, two bassists, and angry but humorous lyrics. Their shows included large projected videos sequenced with the songs, and could almost qualify as performance art, with the singer channeling any number of hideous figures involved in the subjects of the songs.
Half Japanese Experimental / Punk HALF JAPANESE is an art punk band formed by brothers Jad and David Fair around 1975, sometime after the family's relocation to Uniontown, Maryland. Their original instrumentation included a small drum set, which they took turns playing; vocals; and an out-of-tune, distorted guitar. Both Fair brothers sang, although over time Jad moved into the frontman role.
The Heads Psychedelic THE HEADS are an English psychedelic rock band formed in Bristol, England in 1990. They have released around 20 full-length albums (including live albums, patchworks, and collaborations), numerous EPs and singles.
Hellworms Punk HELLWORMS a collaboration between guitarist/vocalist Ralph Spight and bassist Larry Boothroyd, the Hellworms follow in the footsteps of Bay Area hardcore band Victim's Family (1984-94) and Saturn's Flea Collar (1996-97), this group is rounded out by drummer Joaquin Spengemann (Walrus). Supposedly they choose their name because both Jello Biafra and their parents disliked it.
Jim Hightower Spoken Word JIM HIGHTOWER is an American syndicated columnist, progressive, political activist, and author. From 1983 to 1991 he served as elected commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Hissanol Experimental HISSANOL were a two-piece experimental indie rock band based in both Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada active between 1994 and 1998. The band was a studio-only project from former NoMeansNo guitarist Andy Kerr and Scott Henderson of Shovlhed, Swell Prod., the Showbusiness Giants, and other groups. Each member played a number of instruments and sang.
I Object Hardcore / Punk I OBJECT A 4 piece DIY vegan straight edge band hailing from Syracuse and Buffalo, New York. They play an intelligent brand of hardcore which is angry and wild yet still melodic. The lyrics are predominantly political but also involve some family issues and women’s issues.
The (International) Noise Conspiracy Garage THE (INTERNATIONAL) NOISE CONSPIRACY (abbreviated T(I)NC) were a Swedish garage rock band formed in Sweden in the late months of 1998. The (I)nc takes pride in blending the roots of at least five bands, including Refused, Totalt Jävla Mörker, Separation, Saidiwas, and Doughnuts. Influenced by a quote from 1960's folk singer Phil Ochs, according to lead singer Dennis Lyxzén, the band wanted to achieve an ideal blend of music and politics that was, "a cross between Elvis Presley and Che Guevara."
Iowaska Psychedelic / Punk / Thrash IOWASKA is a U.K. band that created their own unique blend of space-rock, punk, and cosmic thrash that started in 1994. Their performances would feature a memorable light show, dubbed "Medicine Lights", which combines a fractal sea of oil slides and psychedelia, with cinema footage of momentous, radical political events, tailored to fit their lyrics.
Itchy-O Experimental ITCHY-O formed in 2009, is an avant-garde tribal music performance group based in Denver, CO. that is a mobile 50+ member collective consisting of a drum corps/battery, taiko drummers, an electric guitarist, bass guitarist, two synthesizer players, a sampler player, a vocalist using a vocoder, a theremin player, operators of effects and various other electronic devices. The band is often accompanied by dancers/provocateurs, and Chinese lion performers.
Jad Fair & Jason Willett Punk JAD FAIR & JASON WILLETT is the side project of one half of the seminal art-punk band Half Japanese. They focus on pop music but unlike anything you've heard. They have released 12 albums together so far.
Jarboe Art-Rock / Blues / Experimental / Industrial / Psychedelic JARBOE is an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist who came to prominence as a member of the New York City-based band Swans in 1985. Jarboe and Michael Gira, the founder of Swans, were the two constant members of the group until it broke up in 1997. She has released numerous solo albums and collaborations, many of which have been self-published.
Evan Johns Blues / Rockabilly EVAN JOHNS (July 12, 1956 – March 11, 2017) was an American guitarist specializing in a variety of music, including rockabilly. Johns founded his own band, called "the H-Bombs", and though in later years his health begin to decline and prevent him from performing live, he would write and record music throughout his life.
Jucifer Metal JUCIFER Jucifer are a two piece American sludge metal band, whose members are Gazelle Amber Valentine on lead guitar and vocals, and her husband Edgar Livengood on drums. The band is notable for the extreme volume at which they perform, and the gigantic wall of amplification used for Valentine's guitar, as well as the dichotomy that has existed between much of the recorded material and their live shows. They are also notable for incessant touring beginning in the mid-90's. In 2000 Jucifer moved into an RV and became completely "nomadic in nature", preferring to tour constantly, living in their tour vehicle, rather than following the normal practice of album release/tour/time at home.
Knights of the New Crusade Garage / Punk KNIGHTS OF THE NEW CRUSADE is an American Christian punk and Christian rock band, and they primarily play garage rock and punk rock band. They came from San Francisco, California. The band started making music in 1999.
Ani Kyd Blues / Metal / Punk ANI KYD is a Vancouver musician, actor, and director. A solo artist and lead singer for the band, Fuel Injected .45, she produces and directs music videos, documentaries, and short films.
Kylesa Metal KYLESA is an American heavy metal band that was formed in Savannah, Georgia. Their music incorporates experimentalism with heavy riffs, drop-tuned guitars and elements of psychedelic rock. The group was established in 2001, by the former members of Damad, with the addition of guitar player Laura Pleasants who is from North Carolina.
L.A. Machina Garage / Punk L.A. MACHINA is a high voltage psyche/stoner/punk & roll, newly forged female super-power trio that formed in the orbit famed downtown Los Anglees club The Redwood. Featuring former members of The Darts (US), Civet, and members of Turbulent Hearts, Brainspoon, and Two Tens.
Lard Disease Rock LARD is an American hardcore punk/industrial band founded in 1988 as a side project by Jello Biafra (vocals), Al Jourgensen (guitar), Paul Barker (bass), and Jeff Ward (drums). Like most of Biafra's work, Lard's songs are angrily political (the War on Drugs is a particularly common theme) but often have a tinge of humor.
Legendary Shack Shakers Alternative Country / Americana / Blues / Rockabilly / Southern Gothic LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS are an American rockabilly/blues band, founded by J.D. Wilkes that formed in Paducah, Kentucky, United States, in the mid-1990s. They are inspired by rock and roll, country blues, old time music, carnival music, swamp rock, and other obscure Southern music genres. The band originally had a traditional rockabilly sound, but later began to rely more on its rock and roll and "southern gothic" influences.
LES Thugs Punk LES THUGS are a punk band from France formed in 1983. Influenced by the English punk wave that had swept through France. Without knowing how to play any instruments, the band adopted a "Do it yourself" style towards the musical movement. The band's name refers to the historical brotherhood of the Thuggee, a following of the goddess Kali and not directly to the related English loan word thug.
Life After Life Psychedelic / Punk LIFE AFTER LIFE was a self-described gypsy punk band (also referred to as a psychedelic punk band. active from 1993–1998 and based in San Francisco, California. The group featured Jim Čert, an accordion-playing folk singer originally from the Czech Republic, Jaroslav Erno Šedivý, a Czech drummer noted for his collaborative work with Plastic People of the Universe, and four American musicians involved in the Bay Area rock scene.
Logical Nonsense Hardcore LOGICAL NONSENSE is a hardcore band from Santa Fe, NM that started back in 1989. Known for their fast, aggressive style, reminiscent of bands like Extreme Noise Terror and early Napalm Death, Jello once said they renewed his faith in hardcore.
Los Infernos Rockabilly LOS INFERNOS is a greaser rock n' roll band from Riverside, CA that started in 1994 and became nationally known for their constant touring and explosive live shows.
Los Olvidados Punk LOS OLVIDADOS is a legendary skate punk band from San Jose, CA. Slightly more political than some of their skate rock contemporaries, they blazed through the mid-80's skate punk scene, and would become Drunk Injuns.
Ludicra Metal LUDICRA was a metal band from San Francisco. They originally formed in 1998 as a quartet and later expanded to five members, Ludicra's sound has been described as black metal and avant-garde metal.
The Mentally Ill Punk THE MENTALLY ILL were a punk band originating from Deerfield, Illinois in the late 1970s. Their legendary 1979 7" single Gacy's Place named after notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy, is considered by many to be one of the most unusual records of the early Chicago punk rock scene. They also released Sex Cells 7" and then dropped into obscurity. The Mentally Ill reappeared during the 1990s to record a full-length album with Steve Albini. The Mentally Ill reunited in 2007, have played a few shows each year since.
M.I.A. Hardcore / Punk M.I.A. was a 1980s punk rock band from Orange County, California. The band's sound was generally hardcore and thrasher, though they produced more melodic and progressive sounds in their later albums. Allmusic called the band "one of the 50 best So-Cal punk bands of the great early-'80s second wave explosion."
Mischief Brew Folk / Punk MISCHIEF BREW was an American band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, which played DIY anarcho-punk music, incorporating a variety of styles including American folk, swing, and Gypsy-punk. It was started by Erik Petersen as a solo project, but eventually grew into a band. Petersen drew inspiration from the protest movements of the 1960s, Petersen's lyrics often pay homage to American labor radicalism of the early 20th century.
Nardwuar the Human Serviette Punk / Spoken Word NARDWUAR THE HUMAN SERVIETTE is a Canadian interviewer and musician from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is the lead singer and keyboardist for The Evaporators and plays in Thee Goblins.
Nausea Punk NAUSEA was an American crust punk band from New York City in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, active from 1985–1992. Nausea is usually cited as being integral in the rise of American crust punk, a fusion of anarcho-punk and thrash metal styles. Like many anarcho-punk bands of the period, Nausea incorporated both male and female vocalists. They were involved in the New York City Lower East Side squatting community. Their earlier sound with singers Amy Miret and Neil Robinson was in the vein of traditional hardcore punk. After Robinson's departure in 1988, he was replaced by Al Long and the band began to experiment with a darker, heavier sound. Robinson went on to form the bands Jesus Crust and Final Warning, as well as start Tribal War Records.
Nomeansno Hardcore / Noise / Punk NOMEANSNO was a Canadian punk rock band formed in Victoria, British Columbia and later relocated to Vancouver. They issued ten LPs, one collaborative LP, numerous EPs and singles, and gained an international audience following extensive touring. Critic Martin Popoff described their music as "the mightiest merger between the hateful aggression of punk and the discipline of heavy metal." Nomeansno's distinct hardcore punk sound, complex instrumentation, and dark, "savagely intelligent" lyrics inspired subsequent musicians. They are often considered foundational in the punk jazz and post-hardcore movements, and have been cited as a formative influence on the math rock and emo genres.
No WTO Combo Punk NO WTO COMBO The No WTO Combo was a one-shot punk rock band started by Krist Novoselic (former Nirvana bassist). The band consisted of Jello Biafra (former frontman of Dead Kennedys); guitarist Kim Thayil of Soundgarden; and the rhythm section of Sweet 75, with Gina Mainwal on drums and Novoselic on bass. The performance that became their only release would be the first formal concert played by Thayil since the demise of Soundgarden a few years beforehand, and only the second time Biafra had played music in a planned live setting since Dead Kennedys split in 1986.
Pachinko Punk PACHINKO Originally formed in 1992, PACHINKO had releases with Bovine, Rhetoric and Satan's Pimp Records before finding a home here at Alternative Tentacles. They've also toured the U.S. and Europe extensively. PACHINKO is mean, witty, nervous, powerful and, at times, scary.
Pansy Division Punk PANSY DIVISION is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1991 by singer-songwriter Jon Ginoli and bassist Chris Freeman. Conceived as the first openly gay rock band featuring predominantly gay musicians, Pansy Division's music, a mix of pop punk and power pop, focuses mainly on LGBT issues, sex and relationships, often presented in a humorous light. Considered one of the most commercially successful bands of the Queercore movement which began in the 1980s.
Peace Creep Alternative Rock / Post-Punk Peace Creep Peace Creep is an alternative punk indie post hardcore trio from San Francisco, CA. Features members of Triclops! and Pins Of Light.
The Phantom Limbs Deathrock / Post-Punk PHANTOM LIMBS are a post-punk/deathrock band formed in Oakland, CA in 1999. The group combined the unusual keyboard-driven compositions of Stevenson Sedgwick with an aggressive, punk-influenced rhythm section and a very odd singer, Loto 'Hopeless' Ball, whose howled lyrics and unpredictable stage behavior quickly gained them an infamous reputation in the SF Bay Area.
Pilot Scott Tracy New Wave / Post-Punk PILOT SCOTT TRACY are a post-new wave band, the "in-flight entertainment" for the imaginary PST Airlines, that was started by ex-Causey Way members. Their music, described by one critic as "aggressively homo," is sometimes raw, sometimes pretty, sometimes serious, sometimes silly.
Pins Of Light Alternative Rock / Metal / Post-Punk PINS OF LIGHT reside in that murky musical shadow-territory of the nearly unclassifiable. This San Franciscan band craft a brutal and intricate mélange of metal, punk and prog that isn't quite any of those things. It's something altogether new and awesome.
Pitchshifter Industrial / Metal PITCHSHIFTER is a British band from Nottingham, United Kingdom formed in 1989. The band was initially known for the early industrial metal sound with downtuned guitars and the use of drum machines and being cited as one of the originators of the genre along with Godflesh. With later albums the music became more melodic and punk-influenced, and the band eventually gained attention for its fusion of electronic music such as drum 'n bass with metal and rock, which has been compared with other electronic groups like The Prodigy.
Queen Bee Garage QUEEN BEE started in Detroit, MI in 1999 and was formed by Terry and Karen of former Alternative Tentacle Records' band THRALL. Karen Neal, also former INSIDE OUT, became the stuff of legend as Detroit's Delicious Diva of Sex Rock.
Ratos de Porão Hardcore / Thrash RATOS DE PORÃO (Portuguese for "Basement Rats") is a Brazilian crossover thrash/hardcore punk band from São Paulo. They were formed in 1981, toured South America, North America, and Europe and still continue to play today. Their core lineup of João Gordo on vocals and Jão on drums and later guitars has remained since virtually the band's beginning.
