Jackdaw With Crowbar

Louisiana Sludge

Black Sabbath slowed below the speed limit, soaked in Gulf humidity, feedback and cheap bourbon — five bands, one phone book.

Seattle Grunge

Heavy riffs played by people raised on punk, recorded cheap in the Pacific Northwest and then sold worldwide.

Boston Alternative

College radio, cheap rehearsal rooms and loud guitars: the US underground's most literate, least glamorous engine room.