List of bands from the San Francisco Bay Area
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This is a list of bands from the San Francisco Bay Area, music groups founded in the
South Bay
.
San Francisco Peninsula/North Bay
- The Ace of Cups
- The Action Design
- AFI
- The Aislers Set
- American Music Club
- Andre Nickatina
- Animosity
- Anvil Chorus
- Automatic Pilot
- Avengers
- Babylon A.D.
- Back in the Saddle
- Beaten by Them
- The Beau Brummels
- The Beatnigs
- Beefy Red (based in Marin County, 1969–1972)
- Beulah
- Big Brother and the Holding Company[1]
- Birdmonster
- Blame Sally
- Blaqk Audio
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- Blue Cheer
- Bracket
- Brittany Shane
- The Brian Jonestown Massacre
- The Brothers Comatose
- Buckethead
- Butch Engle & the Styx
- Cacophony (band)
- Cal Tjader
- The Cat Heads
- Ceremony (punk band)
- The Charlatans
- Chris Isaak
- Chrome
- Chuck Prophet
- Clover
- Con Funk Shun
- Consolidated
- Conspiracy of Beards
- Copperhead
- The Contractions
- Cormorant
- Craig Abaya
- Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Crime
- Crown City Rockers
- The Crux
- The Cubby Creatures
- Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks
- Dan the Automator
- Dave Brubeck Quartet
- David Grisman
- Dead Kennedys
- Deafheaven
- Death Angel
- Deerhoof
- Destroy Boys
- Diego's Umbrella
- The Dils
- The Dodos
- The Donnas
- E-40
- The Ebb and Flow
- Eddie and the Tide
- Enemy You
- Every Move A Picture
- Eric Lindell
- Eric McFadden
- Faith No More
- The Family Crest
- Fifty Foot Hose
- Film School
- First Blood
- Flamin' Groovies
- Flipper
- 4 Non Blondes[2]
- Frank Loverde
- Frightwig
- Geographer
- Girls
- The Gone Jackals
- Graham Central Station
- Grateful Dead[3]
- The Great Society
- H.E.R.
- Her Space Holiday
- Hickey (band)
- Hoodoo Rhythm Devils
- The House Jacks
- Hot Flash Heat Wave
- Hot Tuna
- Huey Lewis and the News
- Imperial Teen
- It's a Beautiful Day
- J Church
- Jay Som
- Jefferson Airplane[1]
- Jefferson Starship
- Jenifer McKitrick[4]
- Jim Campilongo[5]
- John Handy
- Journey
- Kak
- Kaskade
- Karate High School
- Kronos Quartet[6]
- Larry Graham
- Latin Soul Syndicate
- Lee Presson and the Nails
- Leila and the Snakes
- Leon's Creation
- Leviathan (musical project)
- Linda Tillery
- Logos
- Loquat
- LoveLikeFire[7]
- The M Machine
- Mac Dre
- Malo
- Mal Sharpe
- Matt Nathanson
- Metallica (originally from Los Angeles)
- Michael Franti
- Michelle Lambert
- Mink DeVille
- M.I.R.V.
- Moby Grape
- Mojo Men
- Mordred
- Mother Earth
- Mommyheads
- Mount Rushmore
- Mr. Bungle
- N2Deep
- Naked Lunch
- Negativland
- New Riders of the Purple Sage
- Night Ranger[2]
- The Nuns
- Old & In the Way
- The Ophelias (California band)
- Or, The Whale
- Osees
- Oxbow
- The Other Half
- Pablo Cruise
- Pansy Division
- Papa Roach
- Paul Parker
- Patrick Cowley
- Pearl Harbor and the Explosions
- Pointer Sisters
- Psychefunkapus[2]
- Quicksilver Messenger Service[3]
- Razor Skyline
- The Residents
- Romeo Void
- Rosin Coven
- Rubicon
- Rupa and the April Fishes
- Sammy Hagar[2]
- Santana
- Sean Hayes
- Seatrain
- Secret Chiefs 3
- Seventeen Evergreen
- Sly and the Family Stone
- Snakefinger
- Snake River Conspiracy
- Sons of Champlin
- Sopwith Camel
- The Sorentinos
- Steel Breeze
- Steve Miller Band
- Steve Kimock
- The Stone Foxes
- Sugar Pie DeSanto
- Sun Kil Moon
- SVT
- Sweet Trip
- Swell
- Switchblade Symphony
- Thao & the Get Down Stay Down
- Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
- Third Eye Blind[2]
- Those Darn Accordions
- Thunderegg
- Time in Malta
- Toiling Midgets
- Tommy Tutone
- Train
- Translator
- Tsunami Bomb
- The Tubes
- Tupac Shakur
- Turk Murphy
- Tuxedomoon
- Two Gallants
- Tycho
- Ty Segall
- The Union Trade
- The Units
- Until December
- Vain
- Van Morrison
- Vejtables
- The Velvet Teen
- Vernian Process
- Vetiver
- Victims Family
- Vince Guaraldi
- Voice Farm
- Von
- We Five
- Whipping Boy
- Whirr
- Wire Train
- Wooden Shjips
- X-tal
- Young Elders
East Bay
- Adrian Marcel
- All Shall Perish
- American Steel
- Asleep at the Wheel
- Attitude
- Attitude Adjustment
- Automatic Man
- Audrye Sessions
- Blackalicious
- Blatz
- Brett Dennen
- Cold Blood
- Communiqué
- Condemned Attitude
- Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
- Counting Crows
- Country Joe and the Fish[3]
- The Coup
- The Coverups
- Creedence Clearwater Revival[8]
- Crimpshrine
- Cry Wolf
- Dance Hall Crashers
- The Dandelion War
- Day Wave
- Death Angel[2]
- Defiance
- Deltron 3030
- Digital Underground
- Earth Quake
- En Vogue
- Ensemble Mik Nawooj
- Everyone Is Dirty
- Exodus[2]
- Filth
- Fifteen
- Finish Ticket
- Fleshies
- Forbidden
- The Frustrators
- Foxboro Hot Tubs
- G-Eazy
- Green Day
- The Greg Kihn Band
- Guapdad 4000
- Hazel English
- Heathen
- Hieroglyphics
- High on Fire
- Honeycut
- Hurricane
- Iamsu!
- Idiot Flesh
- Kehlani
- The Jars
- Jason Becker
- Jay Som
- Jellyfish
- Joe Satriani[2]
- Joy of Cooking
- Judgement Day
- Kai
- Lȧȧz Rockit
- Lil B
- Link 80
- The Loading Zone
- The Lonely Island
- The Longshot
- The Lookouts
- The Lovemakers
- Luniz
- Lyrics Born
- Mac Dre
- Machine Head
- Maldroid
- The Matches
- MC Hammer
- Metal Church
- Michael Franti
- Mister Loveless
- Monsula
- Montrose
- The Mother Hips
- The Mr. T Experience[2]
- Negative pH[2]
- The Network
- Neurosis[2]
- New Diplomat
- Operation Ivy
- The Pack
- Papa Wheelie
- Pete Escovedo
- The Phenomenauts
- Pinhead Gunpowder
- The Pointer Sisters
- Poncho Sanchez
- Possessed
- Primus[2]
- Rancid[2]
- Rogue Wave
- The Rubinoos
- Samiam
- Saweetie
- The Savage Resurrection
- Screw 32
- Sentinel
- Set Your Goals
- Shannon and the Clams
- Sheila E
- Spitboy
- Souls of Mischief
- Stoneground
- The Story So Far
- Sweet Baby
- SWMRS
- Testament[2]
- Tilt
- Timex Social Club
- Tony! Toni! Toné!
- Too Short
- Toro y Moi
- Tower of Power
- Tune-Yards
- The Uptones[9]
- Vio-lence[10]
- Vitamin Party
- Weapons of Pleasure
- Y&T[2]
South Bay
- Bassnectar
- The Call
- Camper Van Beethoven
- The Chocolate Watchband
- Chris Cain
- Count Five
- Dada
- DJ Shadow
- The Doobie Brothers
- Dredg
- Drunk Injuns
- Duster
- The Faction
- Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
- Los Microwaves
- Manmade God
- Monkey
- No Use for a Name
- The Limousines
- Lindsey Buckingham
- Los Tigres del Norte
- Pablo Cruise
- Papa Doo Run Run
- Peninsula Banjo Band
- People!
- Skankin' Pickle
- Sleep
- Smash Mouth
- Stained Glass
- Stevie Nicks
- Strata
- Syndicate of Sound
- Systematic
- Sunami
- Trapt
- Tsunami[2]
- Vienna Teng
- Xiu Xiu
See also
- San Francisco Sound
References
- ^ a b Gilliland, John (1969). "The Acid Test: Psychedelics and a sub-culture emerge in San Francisco" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries. Show 41.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Various, Western Front News., 1988–1992
- ^ a b c Gilliland 1969, show 42.
- ^ "Jenifer McKitrick Glow". No Depression. 2001-06-01. |
- SF Gate. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ "Contact Kronos". kronosquartet.org.
- ^ Molyneaux, Libby (2007-05-09). "Rock Picks". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 2007-09-22. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ Gilliland 1969, show 54.
- ^ Best Ska Band - The Uptones East Bay Express, 2008. Retrieved on October 29, 2015.
- ^ "Vio-Lence signs worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records | Metal Blade Records". metalblade.com. 2020-03-11.
Further reading
- Selvin, Joel. San Francisco: The Musical History Tour. Chronicle Books: 1996.