List of garage rock bands

The following is a list of notable garage rock bands. It is not exclusive to collective bands, but also includes solo acts who have created music in this style (usually backed by accompanying musicians). The list features artists from the US and Canada, but also includes similar acts from other countries.

Original mid-1960s garage bands (primarily active from 1964–68)

Later period protopunk and garage-influenced bands (1967 to 1979)

The bands listed below, though often associated with garage rock, are also associated with other genres such as acid rock, psychedelia, blues rock, power pop, 1970s punk rock, hard rock, bubblegum, glam, prog rock, art rock or even heavy metal. Many British bands between 1965 and 1968 have been retrospectively referred to as "Freakbeat" and between 1969 and 1979 as pub rock. Like garage rock, much of the music made by acts such as these has been characterized as proto-punk.

1980–present garage rock revival bands

Some of these bands overlap with punk, garage punk, punk blues, the mod revival, psychobilly, noise rock/noise pop/noise punk, grunge, new wave and post-punk, post-punk revival, the Paisley Underground, indie rock, indie pop, neo-psychedelia, power pop, Britpop, hard rock and even riot grrl, queercore or traditional heavy metal.

See also

• American rock
• Beat music
• Freakbeat
• Garage punk (fusion genre)
• Group Sounds (Japan)
• List of garage rock compilations
• Nederbeat
• Protopunk
• Punk rock
• Pub rock (United Kingdom)
• Rock and roll
• Surf rock
• Uruguayan Invasion

References

External links

• '60s Garage Bands – histories of local and regional bands of the 1960s
• Beyond the Beat Generation – interviews with former members of 1960s garage bands
• Everett True's Australian Garage Rock Primer – covers Australian garage rock bands of the 1960s and later
• G45 Central – website and blog which conducts discussions on various topics related to garage rock
• Garage Hangover – garage bands of the 1960s by state, province and country
• GS – covers the group sounds ("G.S.") garage/beat boom in Japan
• It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine – articles, interviews, and reviews of 60s psychedelic and garage acts
• Start – Website devoted to covering as many as 1400 Dutch Nederbeat bands of the 60s (in both Dutch and English)
• Ugly Things – magazine that provides information on garage rock and vintage from the 1960s and other eras