Various, 30footFALL, Craig's Brother, Downstater, Colorsfade, Fullcount, Ten Foot Pole, Bridge The Gap, Fine Gents, Friends With The Enemy, Another Joe, Motion Sickness, Give You Nothing, The Linden Method, Too Bad Eugene, The Getaway, No Time To Waste, Bloodtrust, Maybe Later

Vancouver Punk

The west-coast first wave that coined 'hardcore' — political, tuneful and absurdly early.

Detroit Proto-Punk

Pull this thread and you get Michigan guitar noise from 1969 ballrooms to 1999 basements, unbroken.