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Category: The American Garage Rock Road Trip

An Introduction to Michigan Proto-Punk

August 31, 2022August 30, 2022 Matt Ryan1 Comment on An Introduction to Michigan Proto-Punk

Our survey of American garage rock comes to an end as we reach the great state of Michigan. Throughout the sixties, the Wolverine State was home Read More…

An Introduction to Mid-Atlantic Garage Rock

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on An Introduction to Mid-Atlantic Garage Rock

On February 9, 1964, The Beatles made their first appearance on American television, as the star feature of The Ed Sullivan Show. Two days later,Read More…

An Introduction to Upper South Garage Rock

August 25, 2022September 4, 2022 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on An Introduction to Upper South Garage Rock

From Pennsylvania, we next head south, but not too far south. For the lucky thirteenth installment in our ongoing study of American garage rock, Read More…

An Introduction to Pennsylvania Garage Rock

August 22, 2022August 28, 2022 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on An Introduction to Pennsylvania Garage Rock

We’re entering the home stretch of our summer-long American Garage Rock Road Trip, and the twelfth installment finds us heading to the Keystone SRead More…

An Introduction to Upper Midwest Garage Rock

August 17, 2022August 28, 2022 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on An Introduction to Upper Midwest Garage Rock

From last week’s tour through the Mountain States, we now head to the Upper Midwest (minus Michigan, which we’ll cover in an upcoming feature). TRead More…

An Introduction to Mountain States Garage Rock

August 10, 2022August 28, 2022 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on An Introduction to Mountain States Garage Rock

The tenth entry in our ongoing survey of American garage rock finds us heading west to the so-called Mountain States. In it, we’ll be covering ArRead More…

An Introduction to Deep South Garage Rock

August 3, 2022August 28, 2022 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on An Introduction to Deep South Garage Rock

This introduction has been adapted from a previous installment of our A Century of Song project. In 1966, while speaking to British journalistRead More…

An Introduction to Florida Garage Rock

August 3, 2022August 28, 2022 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on An Introduction to Florida Garage Rock

I didn’t plan on putting together two different features this week, but when assembling the initial list of tracks for the Deep South, I discoverRead More…

An Introduction to Northern California Garage Rock

July 27, 2022August 28, 2022 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on An Introduction to Northern California Garage Rock

For our next stop, we go from coast to coast: leaving the state of New York, and heading for the somewhat more-relaxed confines of Northern CalifRead More…

An Introduction to New York Garage Rock

July 20, 2022September 3, 2022 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on An Introduction to New York Garage Rock

From Texas, we now head north to the state of New York. Rarely since its founding has New York City receded as a focal point of American culture,Read More…

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