List Of Best Bands From Each State

There have been countless bands from Alabama in every music genre. The following list includes the top 10 best bands:

• Alabama
• The Swampers
• St. Paul and the Broken Bones
• Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires
• The Pollies
• The Pine Hill Haints
• Drive-By Truckers
• Little Big Town
• Shenandoah
• Nothing Til Blood

Bands from Alaska have also become some of the best in the industry. Ten of them are mentioned below:

• Portugal. The Man
• Bearfoot
• 36 Crazyfists
• Divides
• Pandemonium
• Mythological Horses
• Redhead Express
• Pamyua
• No-Fi Soul Rebellion
• Alaska!

There have emerged famous bands from Arizona to this date. The list below is an example of such ten groups:

• Alice Cooper
• Meat Puppets
• Gin Blossoms
• Blessthefall
• Psychostick
• The Consumers
• Love and Death
• Waymore's Outlaws
• The Word Alive
• Miniature Tigers

The Arkansas bands have brought forward significant styles in the music sector. Such ten bands are:

• Evanescence
• Pallbearer
• Edens Edge
• Eso-Charis
• Living Sacrifice
• The Overseer
• The Big Cats
• Candy Coded
• Capitol Offense
• American Princes

Californian rock bands have been the state's greatest treasure out of many. The bands in the list below are the pride of the golden state:

1. The Beach Boys
2. M.I.A.
3. Platoon 1107
4. Peppermint Trolley Company
5. Hacienda Brothers
6. Gaelic Storm
7. Hippos of Doom
8. Rebelution
9. A Skylit Drive
10. Lamb

Bands from Los Angeles

All of the most notable metal and rock bands have a history of being founded in Los Angeles. They are:

1. Metallica
2. Guns N' Roses
3. The Eagles
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers
5. Yellowjackets
6. The Sorentinos
7. The Bangles
8. Keel
9. The Motels
10. Queens of the Stone Age

Bands from San Francisco

San Franciso is another city that is home to music worshippers. The notable musical troupes from this city are:

1. The Grateful Dead
2. Knights of the New Crusade
3. Back In The Saddle
4. Sly and the Family Stone
5. Train
6. Journey
7. Jefferson Airplane
8. Third Eye Blind
9. Santana
10. Sons of Champlin

Bands from Colorado have also come far in the industry. The following are ten such well-known bands:

1. Yonder Mountain
2. Sugarloaf
3. The Yawpers
4. Zephyr
5. Fear Before
6. Velvet Acid Christ
7. Zilla
8. Heavyweight Dub Champion
9. Pretty Lights
10. The String Cheese Incident

Famous Bands from Denver

1. The Fray
2. DeVotchKa
3. Flobots
4. The Apples in Stereo
5. The Minders
6. OneRepublic
7. 16 Horsepower
8. Havok
9. Mega Gem
10. Tennis

Another state to bring out the best in business are the Connecticut bands. Here is a list of them:

• Carpenters
• MGMT
• The Ramrods
• The Voodoo Jets
• Death Threat
• Deep Banana Blackout
• Hatebreed
• The Zambonis
• Steelheart
• Fates Warning

Delaware bands also add to the musical progress in the U.S.A. The following list includes such ten best and most popular bands:

• Dead Loretta
• BoySetsFire
• The Enfields
• The Spinto Band
• The Caulfields
• The Twin Atlas
• The Crash Motive
• Spindrift
• Plow United
• Smashing Orange

Bands from Florida also do not fall behind in giving the best bands. Here is a list of some of them:

• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Matchbox Twenty
• Backstreet Boys
• Shinedown
• Creed
• Yellowcard
• The Allman Brothers Band
• A Day to Remember
• Sleeping with Sirens
• Imperial

The bands from Georgia sure comes in the line when it comes to best bands. They are:

• OutKast
• The B-52's
• Arrested Development
• Zac Brown Band
• Sugarland
• Widespread Panic
• The Georgia Satellites
• R.E.M.
• Sea Level
• The Heart Attacks

Bands from Hawaii bring cultural diversity to America. These bands truly work as magic:

• Goodbye Elliott
• Razed in Black
• Iration
• Pepper
• 7th Order
• 3 Local Boyz
• Natural Vibrations
• The Green
• The Throwdowns
• Kolohe Kai

Idaho bands are equally popular among fans due to their talent. The following list includes such ten bands:

• Shook Twins
• Treepeople
• Providence
• Built to Split
• Septic Death
• Caustic Resin
• Sun Blood Stories
• The Ongoing Concept
• Extortionist
• Paul Revere & the Raiders

Bands from Illinois are another hit group in the current music scene. Here is a list:

• Head East
• Illinois
• Marching Illini
• The Gray Havens
• Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
• Old Salt Union
• Mindset Evolution
• Volcano!
• The Elvis Brothers
• Cupcakes

Emo Bands From Illinois

The most notable emo bands from Illinois are mentioned below:

• Rosaline
• Owls
• Fall Out Boy
• Tuesday
• CSTVT
• Cap'n Jazz
• Braid
• Pet Symmetry
• Project Rocket
• The Academy Is...

Bands From Chicago

The other notable bands from Chicago, Illinois, are mentioned here:

• Chicago
• Disturbed
• Ministry
• Wilco
• Rise Against
• Styx
• The Smashing Pumpkins
• Earth, Wind, & Fire
• The Bad Examples
• The Baldwin Brothers

Bands from Indiana have earned big fame and a place in the industry. Here are ten notable such bands:

• The Jackson 5
• The Four Freshmen
• Roadmaster
• The Elms
• 6 Way St.
• Iced Earth
• Houndmouth
• The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
• Saints Never Surrender
• Clayton Miller Band

Bands from Iowa have equally gained recognition by the audience. The best ten bands from that place care:

• Slipknot
• Stone Sour
• The Lonelyhearts
• The Daybreakers
• For Today
• A Past Unknown
• Shade of Blue
• Bread of Stone
• Kabalas
• Holy White Hounds

Bands from Kansas have been known for putting up vibrant country and bluegrass scenes. The following bands are some of them:

1. Kansas
2. The Appleseed Cast
3. The GetUp Kids
4. The Embarrassment
5. The Blue Things
6. Youngblood Supercult
7. Trucker
8. The Esoteric
9. The Morning Dew
10. The Midnight Ghost Train

Bands From Kansas City

Kansas City has given birth to many notable bands so far. Some of them are listed here:

1. Banshee
2. Te Deum
3. Snakebite Orphans
4. White Flight
5. The Boulevard Big Band

There are various famous bands from Kentucky state. Here is a list of ten bands:

• Osborne Brothers
• Montgomery Gentry
• Cage The Elephant
• The Kentucky Headhunters
• The Everly Brothers
• My Morning Jacket
• Exile
• Black Stone Cherry
• The Judds
• Sea of Treachery

Bands from Louisiana have focused on zydeco, swamp pop, and swamp blues. Here are some notable bands from this place:

• The Balfa Brothers
• River Road
• Evangeline
• Vince Vance & the Valiants
• Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
• Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience
• Pine Leaf Boys
• The Meters
• LeRoux
• Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Bands from Maine have presented folk music with hints of different genres. Here are ten such bands:

• Outbreak
• 6Gig
• As Fast As
• Phantom Buffalo
• Jeremiah Freed
• Arborea
• Rustic Overtones
• Cruel Hand
• Big Blood
• A Global Threat

Bands from Maryland deliver their best of modern music. Some of the bands from the place are:

1. Iron Man
2. Wretched
3. Good Charlotte
4. Bootcamp
5. Broken Stigma
6. Sharptooth
7. In Dying Arms
8. Double Dagger
9. Clutch
10. Earthride

Bands From Baltimore

There have been further notable bands that originated from Baltimore. They are:

1. The Orioles
2. Angel Dust
3. Beach House
4. Yukon
5. Misery Index
6. The Paul O'Sullivan Band
7. Reptile House
8. Future Islands
9. Baltimore Philharmonia
10. 4 P.M.

Most bands From Massachusetts touch the rock, folk, and hip-hop genres. The notable bands are mentioned here:

1. Godsmack
2. Extreme
3. Killswitch Engage
4. Hell Within
5. Unearth
6. Within the Ruins
7. On Broken Wings
8. Death Ray Vision
9. Years Since the Storm
10. Shadows Fall

Bands From Boston

Boston boasts another big list of music bands in its territories. Some of its bands are:

1. Boston
2. Aerosmith
3. Pixies
4. Beacon Street Union
5. Buffalo Tom
6. The Lemonheads
7. Bang Camaro
8. Big Wreck
9. The Cars
10. Dropkick Murphys

Bands from Michigan have been thoroughly playing in various genres. From classical indigenous music to modern hip-hop, they have it all.

The following bands are the best in the state:

1. Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty
2. The Uncle House
3. The Stooges
4. Grand Funk Railroad
5. The Romantics
6. Saturday Looks Good to Me
7. Love Arcade
8. Whirlwind Heat
9. The Hounds Below
10. I Prevail

Detroit Bands

There have been numerous notable musical troupes from Detroit, and they are mentioned here:

1. Detroit
2. Blanche
3. MC5
4. Brainstorm
5. The White Stripes
6. The Floaters
7. SRC
8. Sponge
9. Blueprint
10. The Booth Brothers

Bands from Minnesota have incorporated traditional indigenous music in their works. The ten impressive bands from that place are:

1. Quietdrive
2. Vanity 6
3. Trip Shakespeare
4. Lipps Inc.
5. Home Free
6. Polica
7. The Jets
8. The New Morning
9. Off With Their Heads
10. Remo Drive

Bands From Minneapolis

The notable bands from Minneapolis are listed here below: 

1. The Jayhawks
2. American Head Charge
3. Cadillac Blindside
4. The Revolution
5. American Head Charge
6. The Family
7. Atmosphere
8. Banner Pilot
9. Motion City Soundtrack
10. We Are King

There are quite notable and respected bands from Mississippi. They are mentioned below:

• Atomship
• Wild Fire
• Bishop Gunn
• David and the Giants
• Water Liars
• The Hodges Brothers
• Blue Mountain
• The Chambers Brothers
• Rae Sremmurd
• The Cooters

Bands From Missouri mainly focus on bluegrass, ragtime, jazz, and blues. Some of the best bands from the state are:

1. Calico System
2. The Ben Miller Band
3. Puddle of Mudd
4. Season to Risk
5. Kosher
6. Tear Out the Heart
7. The Browning
8. Honeytribe
9. The Golden Republic
10. A Full Moon Consort

Bands From St Louis

The following list includes some of the well-known musical groups from St. Louis:

1. Story of the Year
2. The Eton Boys
3. The Urge
4. Cavo
5. In the Midst of Lions
6. Kentucky Knife Fight
7. Well Hungarians
8. 100 gecs
9. Blinded Black
10. Last Nights Vice

Bands from Montana are fixated on elevating their Native American and country music. Some of the notable bands are:

• Blackberry Smoke
• Kitchen Dwellers
• Mission Mountain Wood Band
• Old Crow Medicine Show
• Reckless Kelly
• Whiskey Myers
• Little Jane and the Pistol Whips
• The International Playboys
• Silkworm
• HappyCactus

Nebraska bands illuminate the country, jazz, blues, ragtime, rock, and alternative rock, into their music. Such bands are:

• Brimstone Howl
• For Against
• Commander Venus
• 311
• Sherry Drive
• Spooner
• The Millions
• Remedy Drive
• Shelter Belt
• McCarthy Trenching

Nevada bands have welcomed all kinds of music genres so far. Some of these talented bands are:

1. Hellbound Glory
2. The Cab
3. Goatlord
4. Magna-Fi
5. 7 Seconds
6. Curl Up and Die
7. Black Camaro
8. Big Talk
9. I Am
10. I Am They

Bands From Las Vegas

The following bands from Las Vegas city have garnered much love and appreciation from the fans:

1. Panic! At The Disco
2. Imagine Dragons
3. Hemlock
4. Five Finger Death Punch
5. Slaughter
6. Falling in Reverse
7. Distinguisher 
8. Palaye Royale 
9. The Killers
10. 702

New Hampshire bands are open to every new classical and modern music genre. Some of the notable rock bands from this place are:

• The Bruisers
• Dreadnaught USA
• Our Last Night
• Scissorfight
• The Shaggs
• And Then There Were None
• Rick Rude
• The Trichomes
• The Brave Little Abacus
• The Queers

Bands from New Jersey are well-versed in each of the music genres but prioritize live performances. Some of them are:

1. Bon Jovi
2. Lorna Shore
3. Quincy
4. 40 Below Summer
5. The Bongos
6. Jet Lag Gemini
7. Samhain
8. Jonas Brothers
9. Winter Hours
10. The Sugarhill Gang

Emo Bands From New Jersey

Another hit genre in the state is emo-rock music. Some of the emo bands are mentioned here:

1. Thursday
2. The Front Bottoms
3. Hidden in Plain View
4. Armor for Sleep
5. Sense Fail
6. Save the Day
7. My Chemical Romance
8. Vision Eternel
9. Dads
10. The Early November

New Mexico bands follow the old Latin folk terms and the new New Mexico music. Such bands are:

• Deepsky
• Beirut
• The Handsome Family
• Alaska in Winter
• Red Earth
• The Kreeg
• Last Day Parade
• The Fireballs
• The Eyeliners
• XIT

Bands from New York are mainly focused on hip-hop, soul R&B, metal, and other modern music. After all, it is the birthplace of hip-hop and rap.

Some of the notable musical groups of New York are:

• Beastie Boys
• Anthrax
• Blood, Sweat & Tears
• Living Colour
• Fun.
• G-Unit
• Run-DMC
• The Velvet Underground
• Talking Heads
• The Antlers

Bands from North Carolina have mainly presented with country and jazz music. The notable groups of the place are:

• Jodeci
• The Avett Brothers
• Daughtry
• The Paragons
• Epignosis
• Watchhouse
• Steep Canyon Rangers
• Bombadil
• The Connells
• The Old Ceremony

North Dakota bands have adapted to the gradual change in people's choice of music. From ragtime and folk music to jazz, these bands have garnered quite fame:

• Hands
• Secret Cities
• Ghost Bath
• Crab Legs
• Go Murphy
• Harbor Hills
• Everything in Slow Motion
• Shotgun Facelift
• BOOZ ∙N∙ TUNA
• Phobophilic

Bands from Ohio hope to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the highest honor. Some of the notable groups from this state are:

1. The Isley Brothers
2. The O'Jays
3. The Breeders
4. Youngstown
5. Symphony in Peril
6. The Outsiders
7. Prisonshake
8. Red Sun Rising
9. 12 Rods
10. The Godz

Bands From Cleveland

Cleveland is the home of rock and roll, and these bands do their best to contribute to the sector:

1. The Lighthouse and the Whaler
2. Filter
3. Dazz Band
4. Raspberries
5. This Moment in Black History
6. Cobra Verde
7. Chimaira
8. James Gang
9. The Valentinos
10. Hatrix

Bands from Oklahoma have got their hands in each music genre. The following list includes some of the well-known groups:

• Still Breathing
• Hanson
• Aranda
• 20/20
• Less Love
• Music Central
• The Gap Band
• Red City Radio
• For Love Not Lisa
• Crooked X

Bands from Oregon have experimented with a diversity of music genres so far. The following list includes some of the best bands from the state:

1. Oregon
2. Providence
3. The Toyes
4. The Dandy Warhols
5. Hazel
6. Crazy 8s
7. Falling Up
8. Glass Candy
9. Austere
10. Quarterflash

Bands From Portland

Some more notable musical groups from the city of Portland are mentioned below:

1. Pink Martini
2. The Decemberists
3. She & Him
4. Chromatics
5. Everclear
6. Blind Pilot
7. Blue Giant
8. Nudge
9. Kutless
10. Agalloch

Bands from Pennsylvania are well-versed in jazz, hip-hop, and rock with time. Here are some famous bands:

1. Live
2. Bloodhound Gang
3. The Hooters
4. Rusted Root
5. Bill Haley & His Comets
6. Danny & the Juniors
7. The Iron City Houserockers
8. August Burns Red
9. Green Eye Glances
10. Electric Love Muffin

Bands From Philadelphia

The following bands trace their origins to Philadelphia of Pennsylvania:

1. Gamble and Huff
2. The Loved Ones
3. Hair Rocket
4. Boyz II Men
5. The American Dream
6. Hall & Oates
7. The Roots
8. Ghost Light
9. Cheerleader
10. CKY

Rhode Island bands have mainly incorporated folk rock and Cape Verdean music. These artists are a few of the examples:

• John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
• Belly
• Plan 9
• Throwing Muses
• Amazing Crowns
• Atwater-Donnelly
• Forcefield
• The Others
• Deer Tick
• Black Dice

Bands from South Carolina mainly adhere to the crowd-favorite classic rock genre. These bands are quite famous for that reason:

• Hootie & the Blowfish
• Carolina Liar
• Deepfield
• The Marshall Tucker Band
• Cravin' Melon
• The Accelerators
• Shovels & Rope
• Madam Adam
• The Wheresville Project
• Five Way Friday

Bands from South Dakota give vibrant music vibes as they touch every genre. The following list includes some of the native bands:

• The Kickback
• Paradise Fears
• Indigenous
• Nodes of Ranvier
• Earth Groans
• Brule
• The Spill Canvas
• We All Have Hooks for Hands
• Blacklite District
• The Reddmen

Bands from Tennessee are experts on blues, bluegrass, rock n' roll, rockabilly, country, gospel, and soul. Some of them are:

1. Surrender The Fall
2. American Bang
3. Big Star
4. Proto
5. Fluid Ounces
6. The Bis-Quits
7. Whiskey Falls
8. The Civil Wars
9. A Different Breed of Killer
10. Glass Hammer

Heavy Metal Bands From Tennessee

Tennessee is quite a home to many popular heavy metal bands. They are mentioned below:

1. Red
2. Tora Tora
3. Lord Tracy
4. Nights Like These
5. Every Mother's Nightmare
6. Steeler
7. Disciple
8. Intruder
9. Hosoi Bros
10. As Hell Retreats

Bands from Texas are No. 1 in Tejano and Conjunto music and other genres. Some of them are mentioned below:

• Selena y Los Dinos
• Texas
• Pantera
• The Sword
• MDC
• ZZ Top
• Spoon
• Toadies
• The Polyphonic Spree
• True Believers

Bands from Utah represent many genres and ace their jobs. Here is a list of notable native bands:

• Neon Trees
• Fictionist
• Royal Bliss
• The Piano Guys
• The National Parks
• Chelsea Green
• The Brobecks
• The Osmonds
• Iceburn
• Get Scared

Bands from Vermont have presented music from different genres and visions. Some of them are:

• Vermont
• Wood Tea Company
• Ramble Dove
• RAQ
• Secrecy
• Block Party
• Blowtorch
• Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
• Prydein
• Phish

Bands from Virginia work on a variety of musical genres and themes. The well-known bands from here are:

• Eddie from Ohio
• Dave Matthews Band
• Scarlet
• The Neptunes
• Cannabis Corpse
• Old School Freight Train
• Mae
• Fairweather
• Parachute
• Black Twig Pickers

Bands from Washington widely contributed to the evolution of modern music. The crowd-favorite groups are:

1. Nirvana
2. Mother Love Bone
3. Melvins
4. Baby Gramps
5. Beat Happening
6. The Postal Service
7. Death Cab for Cutie
8. Botch
9. Butterfly
10. Car Seat Headrest

Bands From Seattle

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The below-mentioned ten bands were formed in Seattle:

1. Heart
2. Pearl Jam
3. Alice in Chains
4. Foo Fighters
5. Soundgarden
6. Fleet Foxes
7. Band of Horses
8. Minute Warning
9. 3rd Secret
10. 7 Horns 7 Eyes

West Virginia bands honor their folk heritage but have also found success through other niches. Some of the popular bands from here are:

• Asleep at the Wheel
• The Lilly Brothers
• Rozwell Kid
• Byzantine
• Karma to Burn
• A Story Told
• Vials of Wrath
• Blitzkid
• Scenes from a Movie
• Eternity's Crossing

Bands from Wisconsin have found significant success in the field. They are:

1. Garbage
2. BoDeans
3. VO5
4. Citizen King
5. Disq
6. Underground Sunshine
7. Mrs. Fun
8. We Are Living
9. The Gothsicles
10. Matrix

Bands From Milwaukee Wisconsin

All of these bands were formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin:

1. Die Kreuzen
2. Violent Femmes
3. Field Report
4. Collections of Colonies of Bees
5. Direct Hit
6. Beatallica
7. The Promise Ring
8. Decibully
9. Dead Horses
10. DC the Don

Wyoming bands are equally successful in the industry. Here are some of them:

• Foreverlin
• Righteous Vendetta
• The Lillingtons
• Teenage Bottlerocket
• The Bird and The Bear
• The Flannel Attractions
• Greenhorse
• The Libby Creek Original
• Screen Door Porch
• Low Water String Band