Various, Crimpshrine, Special Forces, Gail & The Fudgepackers, Bo, Crimpshrine, Jawbreaker, Moral Crux, A Priori, S.A.D. Boyz, Capitol Punishment, Slut Vinyl, Plaid Retina, Kondom-Nation, Abducted Children, The Undead, P.E.D., A Priori, Sticks And Stones, Separate Peace, Parasites, Ice Fan, Dryrot, Krupted Peasant Farmerz

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.