7Keys

I was going through my iTunes collection and I noticed most of the US bands I listen to are either from NY or Cal.

The only artists that I know where they are from and in my collection are Mudvayne (Peoria, IL - I think) and Frank Sinatra (NJ). Mudvayne, in my opinion is an okay band, with a great bass player.

What are other good bands are out there not from Cal or NY?


California bands in my collection:
A Perfect Circle, Tool, Faith No More, Metallica, Megadeth, Primus, Les Claypool, Mike Patton side projects, Pennywise, Common Rider, Operation Ivy, GNR, Motley Crue (I like their 1st two albums), Swingin' Utters, and many more

NY:
10,000 Maniacs/Natalie Merchant, Anthrax, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Joel, Ramones, etc.

cactusoly

Metal Church, Queensryche : Seattle Washington
Pantera, Dangerous Toys, Drowning Pool, Flyleaf : Texas
Shadows Fall : Mass.
Lamb of God : West Virginia

nodeerforamonth

Just good? Or great?

Seattle, Detroit, Minneapolis, Washington DC, & Boston have scenes that rival any in the world. Chicago's up there too.

Off the top of my head, try the Supersuckers, Soul Asylum, Husker Du, Paul Westerberg/The Replacements, Nirvana, Mudhoney, Melvins (I guess they can be considered a CA band though), Upper Crust, The Bags, Dillinger Four, early Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Drive By Truckers, Down, Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, White Stripes, Sonic's Rendezvous Band, MC5, The Stooges, Alabama Thunderpussy, Throttlerod, Ann Beretta, Boston, Candy Snatchers, Daniel Johnston, Dropkick Murphys, Electric Frankenstein, Foo Fighters, Hayseed Dixie, Less Than Jake, Minor Threat, Molly Hatchet, New Bomb Turks, Poison Idea, Sugar, The Pixies, Fig Dish, The Fluid, The Real Kids, Avail, Trouble...

The Queers, Methadones, Screeching Weasel, & tons of other bands worship at the altar of the Ramones.

7Keys

I can't believe I forgot Pearl Jam.

reubs82

I'm going to go with R.E.M. from Athens, Black Crowes from Atlanta, Allman Brothers from Macon (I think), Tom Petty from Florida, Dave Matthews from Charlottesville, The Shins from Albequerque, Jump from the Carolinas, Carbon Leaf from Richmond, 311 from Nebraska, and I'm positive there are others that I have missed. Those just jump out as "good" bands from places other than NY or Cali.

PPP

Superchunk, Southern Culture on the Skids, Archers of Loaf (all Chapel Hill bands though Archers of Loaf are no longer together)
As far as some foreign bands- Echo and the Bunnymen, Wire, The Go Betweens, Marillion, The Coral, XTC, Teenage Fanclub, Stone Roses, Rush, The Pogues, The Chills, The Psychedelic Furs, and on and on............

Drexl

As far as single artists go, there's Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Roy Orbison, Stevie Wonder, Johnny Cash, Prince, Elvis Presley, and Chuck Berry, to name a few.

nodeerforamonth

The title said "good artists".

DaveWadding

ZZ Top is from TExas and Skynyrd is from...Georgia or Florida.

oppie1

for me...

Walls of Jericho - Detroit
Shadows Fall - Mass
In Flames - Sweden
Nonpoint - Florida

Mr. Salty

Flaming Lips, Wilco.

Dr. Henry Jones, Jr.

Prince

tommyp007

Absolutely. Try a few more Minneapolis based artists too like the Time, etc.

DeltaSigChi4

Arcade Fire. They only have an album of the year, serious contenders for another album of the year this year, and been named best live band.

E

GuessWho

FROM CHICAGO OR ITS SUBURBS
Smashing Pumpkins
Fall Out Boy
Disturbed
Kanye West
R. Kelly
Common
The Academy Is...
Cheap Trick
Liz Phair
Ministry
Twista
Chicago
Styx
Survivor
Urge Overkill
Poi Dog Pondering
Naked Raygun

Grew up here but not considered in "Chicago bands"
Eddie Vedder
Ted Nugent

From elsewhere in Illinois
REP Speedwagon
Wilco
Lucaris

reubs82

And they are Canadian.

DeltaSigChi4

Win isn't Canadian. Neither is Regine. And obviously neither is William War III.

So, to proclaim that AF "are Canadian" borders on ignorant.

Just saying.

E

Cusm

Pixies/Breeders - Boston - EVERYONE that skipped these should be ashamed!

Steve Albini's many incarnations - Chicago

Flaming Lips, and Chainsaw Kittens (one of my favorite bands) - Oklahoma

Dinosour Jr (and any Lou Barlow band - Sebadoh, Folk Implosion) - Ohio

Nine Inch Nails - Cleveland, OH

Toadies - Texas

White Stripes - Detroit

Modest Mouse - Washington

mndtrp

Just scrolling through my ipod, trying to grab artists that haven't been named yet. I got bored about halfway through.

Alice in Chains - Seattle, WA
Bad Brains - Washington, DC
Bloodhound Gang - Quakertown, PA
Girls Against Boys - Washington, DC
God Lives Underwater - Perkiomenville, PA
Gravity Kills - Jefferson City, MO
Pantera - Arlington, TX

atlantamoi

This has never really crossed my mind. The list would be very long because NY and LA don't have any type of monopoly on great bands.

rw2516

Kansas-Kansas
Boston-Boston
Bob Seeger-Michigan
Heart-Seattle(?)
Black Oak Arkansas
Buddy Holly-Texas
Head East-Missouri

wendersfan

Has anyone mentioned Spoon yet?

The Bus

Nirvana.

superdeluxe

Seattle=
Death cab from cutie
Modest Mouse
Soundgarden/Chris Cornell
Pearl Jam
Dave Matthews Band (Dave Matthews lives in Fremont)
Nirvana
Foo fighters
Candlebox
Presidents of the United States
Jimi Hendrix
Heart

aintnosin

The B-52's - Athens Georgia
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Dallas, Texas
Bruce Springsteen - Asbury, NJ
The Band - Toronto, ON