The 2000s

New York New York: Psychedelic rock Animal Collective Asobi Seksu Toby Dammit Wooden Wand New York: Power-pop Head Automatica Rival Schools New York: Slocore/folk-pop Akron/Family Argentine Edison Woods Autumn's Grey Solace New York: Electroclash Adult Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Fischerspooner LCD Soundsystem Peaches, Detroit Grand Pubas, W.I.T., A.R.E. Weapons, Ladytron DJ Team, DJ Assault, Crossover and Soviet New York: funk-punk Ex Models Liars Radio 4 New York: Prog-rock Richard Lee Johnson Steve MacLean Nmperign New York: Roots-rock Clem Snide Espers Hold Steady Moldy Peaches National (alt-country) P.G. Six (folktronica) New York: Post-rock Ataxia Raz Mesinai +- PlusMinus Jack Rose (instrumental guitar) Surface of Eceon 310 New York: Singer songwriters/ cantautori Antony Cocorosie Kimya Dawson Dirty Projectors Johnny Dowd Grizzly Bear Neil Hagerty Knotworking Jesse Malin Mark Mulcahy Nina Nastasia Panda Bear Slow Learner Greg Weeks New York: Electronica Black Dice Books Christmas Decorations Eric Copeland Taylor Deupree Keith Fullerton Whitman Hrvatski 1 Mile North New York: hardcore Mindless Self Indulgence New York: emocore Brand New Coheed And Cambria (progressive emocore) Glassjaw Straylight Run Taking Back Sunday New York: gothic Unto Ashes New York: New generation French Kicks Heroine Sheiks Interpol Mooney Suzuki Seconds Semiautomatic Strokes TV On The Radio Yeah Yeah Yeahs New York: avant-rock Rapture (funk-punk) Sybarite New York: Rap Aesop Rock Antipop Consortium Arsonists Beans 50 Cent Bigg Jus BS2000 Cannibal Ox El-P Metabolics Rob Swift X-Ecutioners YJames Yancey New York: World music Antibalas New York: Drum'n'bass Mocean Worker New York: Stoner/metal Candiria (prog-metal) Khanate (super-doom) PsyOpus (prog-metal)

Boston Boston: metalcore Killswitch Engage Lotus Eaters Old Man Gloom Boston: experimental metal Isis Boston: Power-pop Boston: Progressive rock Absolute Zero Boston: Psychedelic Pop Cave In Sunburned Hand of the Man Walkmen Boston: Singer songwriters/ cantautori Ill Ease Nonloc Mary Timony Boston: Hardcore Dresden Dolls Boston: Post-rock Chris Brokaw Consonant Boston: Dance music DJ Rapture Boston: Grunge Washington Washington: Hardcore Black Eyes Washington: Disco-punk Q And Not U Supersystem Washington: Alternative rock Quix*o*tic Saturday People White Magic Washington: singer songwriters Ted Leo Washington: glitch electronica Chuck Bettis Washington: garage-rock Weird War Washington: metal Dead Meadow (stoner) Orthrelm (prog-metal) Maryland: Dawn Of Man (funk-punk) June Star (alt-country) Wilderness (post-rock) Delaware: Boy Sets Fire (hardcore) Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: Metal Cky (stoner) Pennsylvania: Experimental rock Aspera (psych) Bent Leg Fatima Dysrhythmia Eltro (psych) Need New Body Pennsylvania: Grindcore death-metal Commit Suicide Pennsylvania: songwriter Fursaxa Pennsylvania: hip hop Ursula Rucker Pennsylvania: Power-pop Capitol Years Dr Dog Mazarin Pennsylvania: Roots rock Marah Pennsylvania: emo Breaking Pangaea Circa Survive (progressive emocore)

Chicago Chicago: Roots-rock Autumn Defense Central Falls Fiery Furnaces L'Altra Loose Fur Charlie Schmidt Chicago: Singer songwriters Azita Casiotone For The Painfully Alone Jay Farrar Fruit Bats Andrew Bird Michael Krassner Matt Marque Owen Ben Weasel Chicago: Garage-rock Chestnut Station Ponys X27 Chicago: Instrumental Greg Davis (ambient) Scott Tuma Terminal 4 Chicago: Power-pop Alkaline Trio (emo-pop) American Hi-Fi Duvall Zwan Chicago: Noise-rock Hey Mercedes Chicago: Industrial music DJ? Acucrack Chicago: Electronica Brent Gutzeit (laptop) Slicker TV Pow (laptop) Chicago: Rap All Natural Kanye West Chicago: Post-rock Battles Bird Show Eternals Ghosts & Vodka Glenn Kotche Lichens Lofty Pillars Lynx Owls Pillow Chicago: Hardcore Academy Is Fall Out Boy Rise Against Chicago: Metal Mudvayne (prog-metal) Pelican (prog-metal) Pinebender (post-metal) Ohio Ohio: Post-rock Aloha Enon Nad Navillus Tweaker Ohio: Rap Boom Bip RJD2 Ohio: songwriter Kenna Magnolia Electric Ohio: Garage-rock Black Keys

Texas Texas: Experimental By The End Of Tonight (post-rock) Tom Carter (ambient guitar) Christina Carter (ambient guitar) Dreamland (ambient) Explosions In The Sky (post-rock) Honey Barbara Texas: Roots-rock Baptist Generals Goudie Midlake Texas: Psychedelic rock Centro-matic Crack Pipes (garage) Mars Volta New Year Polyphonic Spree South San Gabriel Texas: metal Unloco Texas: singer songwriters Micah Hinson Jolie Holland Texas: emocore Sparta Texas: New generation Paper Chase Arizona Arizona: Sir Richard Bishop (instrumental guitar) Smoke & Mirrors (electronica) Bob Log (songwriter)

Kentucky Kentucky: songwriter Samara Lubelski Kentucky: Chamber rock Kentucky: Roots-rock My Morning Jacket Kentucky: Power-pop Kentucky: Alternative rock Indiana: New Mexico: Beirut (songwriter) Shins (pop) A Hawk And A Hacksaw (songwriter) The South Kansas: Anniversary (emo) Reggie and the Full Effect White Flight (psych) Missouri: Capsules (dream-pop) Expo'70 (post-rock) Grand Ulena (post-rock) 90 Day Men (post-rock) Mississippi: Roitan (garage) Louisiana: Goatwhore (black metal) Morning 40 Federation MC Trachiotomy (rap) Tennessee: Kings of Leon Lucero knotworking Reigning Sound (garage) Arkansas: Alabama: Immortal Lee County Killers (garage-blues) Brightblack (psych folk) Georgia: Azure Ray (slocore) Brand New Immortals (roots-rock) Causey Way (instr) Circulatory System (pop) Deerhunter (psych) Die Hunns (punk) Drive-by Truckers (roots-rock) Frosted Ambassador (psych) Kelly Hogan (songwriter) Japancakes (ambient) Kopernik (neoclassical) Marvelous 3 (power-pop) Mastodon (stoner) Mendoza Line (pop) Now It's Overhead (folk-pop) Prefuse 73 (rap) P'taah (trip-hop) Seaworthy (folktronica) Sunshine Fix Project (pop) South Carolina: Libraness Florida: Against Me (hardcore) Dashboard Confessional (emo-pop) Holopaw (roots-rock) Iron And Wine (songwriter) Leels (experimental) Underoath (hardcore) North Carolina: Snagglepuss (alt-rock) Ahleuchatistas (alt-rock) SourceCodex (electronic) Ryan Adams (songwriter) Caitlin Cary (songwriter) Virginia: Virginia: Grunge Sunshine Alabama Thunderpussy Virginia: Funk-punk Lu Virginia: Rap Clipse N.E.R.D. Neptunes Virginia: Progressive-rock From Quagmire Manishevitz

Colorado: Folk-pop Czars Experimental Janet Feder Iz Nimby Punk-pop Dressy Bessy Songwriter Woven Hand The Midwest Wisconsin: Decibully (alt-country) Far Corner (prog-rock) Utah: Coastal (slo-core) Idaho: Nebraska: Broken Spindles (post-rock) Criteria (emocore) Cursive (emocore) Desaparecidos (emocore) Faint (dance-pop) Good Life (pop) Mayday (post-rock) Montana: North Dakota: Oklahoma: Iowa Slipknot (death-metal) Michigan Michigan: Alt rock Michigan: Psychedelic rock Paik (Earth/Melvins stoner) Slumber Party Michigan: singer songwriters Rob Crow Robert McCreedy Benoit Pioulard Sufjan Stevens (baroque pop) Michigan: Roots-rock Michigan: prog-rock Larval Michigan: Garage-rock Waxwings White Stripes Michigan: Heavy metal Andrew W.K. Chiodos Michigan: Grunge Michigan: Electronica Audion (techno) Matthew Dear (techno) Der Zyklus Innerzone Orchestra Persona Wolf Eyes (industrial) Minnesota Minnesota: Power-pop Year Of The Rabbit Minnesota: Experimental rock Alan Sparhawk (solo guitar) Minnesota: Singer/songwriters Olivette Minnesota: Roots-rock Bellwether Minnesota: Garage-rock Minnesota: Electronica Fog Minnesota: Post-hardcore Vaz Minnesota: Rap Atmosphere East Coast New Jersey: Armor For Sleep (emocore) My Chemical Romance (emocore) Thursday (emocore) Vermont: Feathers Oysterhead Connecticut: Hatebreed (metalcore) Landing (ambient rock) Major Stars (psych-rock) Rhode Island: Arab On Radar (noise) Chinese Stars (noise) Death Vessel (alt-country) Frown Les Savy Fav (post-hardcore) Lightning Bolt (noise) Mindflayer (noise) Geoff Mullen (noise) Alec Redfearn and the Eyesores (avant-pop) Hawaii: ?: