experimental rock bands & artists in CA
45 bands & artists list CA as home base and match these filters. 6 have a show in the next 90 days.
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The Mothers of Invention
Public recordLos Angeles, CA · avant-garde
Last played Dec 16, 1970 · Paleis voor Schone Kunsten / Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
60+ shows on record
We Be The Echo
Public recordSan Francisco, CA · brutal prog
Last played Oct 15, 2011 · Hemlock Tavern
60+ shows on record
Royal Coda
Public recordSacramento, CA · alternative rock
Last played Aug 24, 2022 · The Fillmore, San Francisco
60+ shows on record
Screature
Public recordSacramento, CA · deathrock
Last played Jun 9, 2018 · Tonic Lounge, Portland
55 shows on record
Xiu Xiu
Public recordLos Angeles, CA · alternative
Last played Jul 23, 2022 · Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, Denton
42 shows on record
Sianvar
Public recordSacramento, CA · alternative hardcore
Last played Jun 21, 2018 · The Catalyst, Santa Cruz
35 shows on record
Grotus
Public recordSan Francisco, CA · alternative
Last played Dec 10, 1995 · Party Gardens, Phoenix
32 shows on record
No Age
Public recordLos Angeles, CA · art punk
Last played May 11, 2024 · St. Johns Bizarre, Portland
25 shows on record
Faith No More
Public recordSan Francisco, CA · alternative
Last played Sep 11, 2015 · Douglas Park Cultural & Community Center, Chicago
23 shows on record
Oxbow
Public recordSan Francisco, CA · Avant-Garde
Last played Nov 12, 2023 · Mohawk, Austin
23 shows on record
Weyes Blood
Public recordSanta Monica, CA · alternative rock
Last played Sep 10, 2023 · Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia
17 shows on record
Wreck and Reference
Public recordDavis, CA · doom metal
Last played Jul 18, 2017 · Linz, Linz
11 shows on record
Death Valley High
Public recordSan Francisco, CA · Experimental Rock
Last played Aug 22, 2019 · Back Bar SoFA, San Jose
10 shows on record
Lumerians
Public recordSan Francisco, CA · experimental rock
Last played Aug 23, 2019 · Effenaar Grote en Kleine Zaal, Eindhoven
9 shows on record
Deli Creeps
Public recordSan Francisco, CA · avant-garde
Last played Jul 26, 2003 · Styles Music, Pomona
8 shows on record
Wooden Shjips
Public recordSan Francisco, CA · alternative rock
Last played Apr 20, 2018 · Old Princeton Landing, Half Moon Bay
7 shows on record
Henry Kaiser
Public recordOakland, CA · art rock
Last played Oct 22, 2019 · The Uptown Nightclub, Oakland CA
6 shows on record
Thee More Shallows
Public recordSan Francisco, CA · experimental
Last played Aug 25, 2007 · The Echo, Los Angeles (LA)
4 shows on record
Tuxedomoon
Public recordSan Francisco, CA · art rock
Last played Oct 8, 1982 · Tielt, Tielt
4 shows on record
Chrome
Public recordSan Francisco, CA · acid punk
Last played Mar 14, 2018 · Highline, Seattle
3 shows on record
Cities in California
- San Francisco 289
- Los Angeles 269
- San Diego 98
- Oakland 92
- Sacramento 42
- Santa Cruz 32
- Berkeley 27
- Santa Barbara 19
- Ventura 14
- Huntington Beach 7
- San Jose 7
- Palo Alto 5
108 more cities in California
- Riverside 5
- Palm Desert 4
- Hermosa Beach 3
- Hollywood 3
- Pasadena 3
- Pomona 3
- Richmond 3
- Santa Monica 3
- Santa Rosa 3
- Thousand Oaks 3
- Torrance 3
- Anaheim 2
- Concord 2
- Davis 2
- Dublin 2
- Glendale 2
- Inglewood 2
- Irvine 2
- Lafayette 2
- Long Beach 2
- Marin County 2
- Mission Viejo 2
- Nevada City 2
- Orange County 2
- Placentia 2
- Redding 2
- Rohnert Park 2
- Salinas 2
- San Pedro 2
- Upland 2
- Vancouver 2
- Walnut Creek 2
- Amherst 1
- Barcelona 1
- Beverly Hills 1
- Bloomington 1
- Boston 1
- Brawley 1
- Camarillo 1
- Clovis 1
- Compton 1
- Corte Madera 1
- Costa Mesa 1
- Crenshaw 1
- Culiacán 1
- Dana Point 1
- Dunstable 1
- Eagle Rock 1
- Echo Park 1
- El Sobrante 1
- Elk Grove 1
- Fresno 1
- Gilmer 1
- Grass Valley 1
- Hanford 1
- Hawthorne 1
- Isla Vista 1
- La Mesa 1
- Lake Forest 1
- Landers 1
- Lexington 1
- London 1
- Los Banos 1
- Malibu 1
- Maywood 1
- Miami 1
- Mill Valley 1
- Montecito 1
- Monterey 1
- Moorpark 1
- Napa 1
- Oakdale 1
- Ojai 1
- Orange 1
- Orinda 1
- Oxnard 1
- Placerville 1
- Port Hueneme 1
- Rancho Cucamonga 1
- Redondo Beach 1
- Rocklin 1
- Roseville 1
- San Bernardino 1
- San Clemente 1
- San Francisco Bay Area 1
- San Leandro 1
- San Luis Obispo 1
- San Rafael 1
- San Ramon 1
- Santa Ana 1
- Santa Clarita 1
- Santa Paula 1
- Sebastopol 1
- Silver Lake 1
- Solvang 1
- South Gate 1
- Sydney 1
- Toluca Lake 1
- Tustin 1
- Ukiah 1
- Vacaville 1
- Van Nuys 1
- Venice 1
- Vista 1
- West Midlands 1
- Woodlake 1
- Woodland Hills 1
- Yorba Linda 1
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