Garage Rock

Garage Rock: 67 upcoming festivals, including 20 with tickets on sale.

Garage rock is characterized by its raw, energetic sound, featuring distorted fuzz guitars, often simple chord progressions, and a driving rhythm section, creating a vibrant, unpolished atmosphere. Emerging in the mid-1960s in the United States and Canada, it drew heavily from early rock and roll and rhythm and blues, often played by amateur bands in suburban garages, predating and influencing punk rock. Iconic artists include The Sonics, The Kingsmen, and The Seeds. Its cultural impact was solidified by compilations like "Nuggets," which retrospectively defined the genre and its lasting influence on subsequent alternative music.

Parent genreRock 'N' Roll