Garage Saints: Lenny Kaye, singer, songwriter, rock journalist, musician and producer best known for curating the Nuggets garage rock compilation, and for playing guitar in The Patti Smith Band. #RockHonorRoll #GarageRockTober
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Garage Saints: Lenny Kaye, singer, songwriter, rock journalist, musician and producer best known for curating the Nuggets garage rock compilation, and for playing guitar in The Patti Smith Band. #RockHonorRoll #GarageRockTober
#GarageRockTober Garage Saints: Billy Childish, singer, songwriter, guitarist; since 1977, Childish has championed garage rock and founded and recorded with bands including Pop Rivets, Thee Milkshakes, Thee Mighty Caesars, Thee Headcoats, 1/2
October 31, 2025 at 7:57 AM
#GarageRockTober Garage Saints: Billy Childish, singer, songwriter, guitarist; since 1977, Childish has championed garage rock and founded and recorded with bands including Pop Rivets, Thee Milkshakes, Thee Mighty Caesars, Thee Headcoats, 1/2
#GarageRockTober: The Fuzztones, NYC, formed in 1980 by lead singer/guitarist Rudi Protrudi. They exploded out of the gate, helping establish the east coast garage revival scene. They put it on wax in 84 with their debut single”Bad News Travels Fast”, and they’re still rockin’. 10/29
October 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
#GarageRockTober: The Fuzztones, NYC, formed in 1980 by lead singer/guitarist Rudi Protrudi. They exploded out of the gate, helping establish the east coast garage revival scene. They put it on wax in 84 with their debut single”Bad News Travels Fast”, and they’re still rockin’. 10/29
#GarageRockTober: Foxboro Hot Tubs “Mother Mary” Formed in Oakland CA in 2007, Rev. Strychnine Twitch, Michelangelo, The Professor, Frosco Lee, Jason Freese and Kevin Preston began appearing on the Oakland suburban lounge circuit and soon cut tracks for an LP. Pure garage fire. #FoxboroHotTubs
October 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
#GarageRockTober: Foxboro Hot Tubs “Mother Mary” Formed in Oakland CA in 2007, Rev. Strychnine Twitch, Michelangelo, The Professor, Frosco Lee, Jason Freese and Kevin Preston began appearing on the Oakland suburban lounge circuit and soon cut tracks for an LP. Pure garage fire. #FoxboroHotTubs
#GarageRockTober - The Music Machine: formed in Los Angeles in 1966, by chief songwriter and lead vocalist Sean Bonniwell, they pioneered a tough proto-punk sound with fuzzed out guitars and psychedelic organ riffs. “Talk Talk” is an undisputed garage classic; it hit number 15 on the singles chart.
October 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
#GarageRockTober - The Music Machine: formed in Los Angeles in 1966, by chief songwriter and lead vocalist Sean Bonniwell, they pioneered a tough proto-punk sound with fuzzed out guitars and psychedelic organ riffs. “Talk Talk” is an undisputed garage classic; it hit number 15 on the singles chart.
#GarageRockTober: The Bad Roads - formed in Lake Charles, Louisiana ‘64, Drawing on influences of the blues, New Orleans and The Rolling Stones, they recorded their debut single in ‘66, "Blue Girl" Which was featured on a Pebbles compilation.
October 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
#GarageRockTober: The Bad Roads - formed in Lake Charles, Louisiana ‘64, Drawing on influences of the blues, New Orleans and The Rolling Stones, they recorded their debut single in ‘66, "Blue Girl" Which was featured on a Pebbles compilation.
#GarageRockTober: The Long Ryders, a key part of the 1980s Paisley Underground, helped blaze the trail for the 90s alt country movement. Channeling The Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, Sid Griffin, Tom Stevens, Stephen McCarthy and Greg Sowders brought twang and to college rock radio.
October 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
#GarageRockTober: The Long Ryders, a key part of the 1980s Paisley Underground, helped blaze the trail for the 90s alt country movement. Channeling The Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, Sid Griffin, Tom Stevens, Stephen McCarthy and Greg Sowders brought twang and to college rock radio.
In The Rock 10/26/2001: New Zealand’s fav sons The D4 release their blistering debut LP ‘6Twenty’. It’s a real ripper of a rock record that goes like a downhill train on fire. Missed by most, beloved by those who discovered it. #D4 #TotallyDownToRocknRoll #RockHonorRoll #GarageRockTober US 3/25/03
October 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
In The Rock 10/26/2001: New Zealand’s fav sons The D4 release their blistering debut LP ‘6Twenty’. It’s a real ripper of a rock record that goes like a downhill train on fire. Missed by most, beloved by those who discovered it. #D4 #TotallyDownToRocknRoll #RockHonorRoll #GarageRockTober US 3/25/03
#GarageRockTober Los Saicos “Demolición” Lima, Peru, 1964 Erwin Flores, Francisco Guevara, Rolando Carpio, César "Papi" Castrillón started playing local clubs, writing surf influenced ravers, 6 singles by ‘66, invented punk in South America, broke up. #LosSaicos #RockHonorRoll
October 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
#GarageRockTober Los Saicos “Demolición” Lima, Peru, 1964 Erwin Flores, Francisco Guevara, Rolando Carpio, César "Papi" Castrillón started playing local clubs, writing surf influenced ravers, 6 singles by ‘66, invented punk in South America, broke up. #LosSaicos #RockHonorRoll
#GarageRockTober The Chesterfield Kings: formed in ‘79, Greg Prevost, Andy Babiuk and friends took Rochester, NY by storm and brought the garage revival to the streets, with a string of singles and albums, they carried the fire to new generations of fans, and they’re still rocking today.
October 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
#GarageRockTober The Chesterfield Kings: formed in ‘79, Greg Prevost, Andy Babiuk and friends took Rochester, NY by storm and brought the garage revival to the streets, with a string of singles and albums, they carried the fire to new generations of fans, and they’re still rocking today.
#GarageRockTober: The Pleasure Seekers: Patti and Suzi Quatro, Nancy and Mary Lou Ball, Diane Baker, Detroit based rockers whose 1965 single “What A Way To Die!” on Hideout Records is a garage rock classic. Suzi went on to solo fame, still rocking today. #SuziQuatro #PleasureSeekers #RockHonorRoll
October 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
#GarageRockTober: The Pleasure Seekers: Patti and Suzi Quatro, Nancy and Mary Lou Ball, Diane Baker, Detroit based rockers whose 1965 single “What A Way To Die!” on Hideout Records is a garage rock classic. Suzi went on to solo fame, still rocking today. #SuziQuatro #PleasureSeekers #RockHonorRoll
#GarageRockTober: The Tell-Tale Hearts, San Diego ‘83, they set out to revive the classic garage sound of the 60s, quickly signing with Voxx records and dropping their classic self titled debut LP. They were down for a good time, not a long time, disbanded in 87 but have reunited multiple times.
October 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
#GarageRockTober: The Tell-Tale Hearts, San Diego ‘83, they set out to revive the classic garage sound of the 60s, quickly signing with Voxx records and dropping their classic self titled debut LP. They were down for a good time, not a long time, disbanded in 87 but have reunited multiple times.
#GarageRockTober: The Cynics - PGH PA, 1985, Gregg Kostelich, Bill Von Hagen, Michael Kastelic, Steve Magee and Becky Smith came together to make a glorious sound, dropping their first album, ‘Blue Train Station’ in 1986, on Kostelich’s label Get Hip Records. Hey Cynics - Let’s ROCK!
October 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#GarageRockTober: The Cynics - PGH PA, 1985, Gregg Kostelich, Bill Von Hagen, Michael Kastelic, Steve Magee and Becky Smith came together to make a glorious sound, dropping their first album, ‘Blue Train Station’ in 1986, on Kostelich’s label Get Hip Records. Hey Cynics - Let’s ROCK!
#GarageRockTober: Love - Arthur Lee and Love came together in ‘65, influenced by the blues and The Byrds. Lee had been writing songs for others, and finally saw his future - signed as Elektra Records first rock act, radio noticed “Little Red Book” & “7 and 7 Is”.
October 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
#GarageRockTober: Love - Arthur Lee and Love came together in ‘65, influenced by the blues and The Byrds. Lee had been writing songs for others, and finally saw his future - signed as Elektra Records first rock act, radio noticed “Little Red Book” & “7 and 7 Is”.
#GarageRockTober The Monsters: Straight outta Bern, Switzerland, since 1986, The Monsters, led by Beat-Man on vocals and guitar, and a cast of madmen, tear up the stage and burn down studios. Beat-Man, et al are a fuzzed-out mix of 60's garage punk, wild trash rockabilly, and primitive rock n' roll.
October 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
#GarageRockTober The Monsters: Straight outta Bern, Switzerland, since 1986, The Monsters, led by Beat-Man on vocals and guitar, and a cast of madmen, tear up the stage and burn down studios. Beat-Man, et al are a fuzzed-out mix of 60's garage punk, wild trash rockabilly, and primitive rock n' roll.
#Garagerocktober The Seeds, formed in 1965, classic line-up of Sky Saxon, Jan Savage, Daryl Hooper and Rick Andridge dropped classic singles, “Can’t Seem To Make You Mine” and “Pushin’ Too Hard”, and if they never did anything else, they’d still be legends.
October 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
#Garagerocktober The Seeds, formed in 1965, classic line-up of Sky Saxon, Jan Savage, Daryl Hooper and Rick Andridge dropped classic singles, “Can’t Seem To Make You Mine” and “Pushin’ Too Hard”, and if they never did anything else, they’d still be legends.
#GarageRockTober The Remains “Once Before” Out of Boston, 1964, Barry Tashian, Bill Briggs, Chip Damiani and Vern Miller’s popularity grew with a few big regional singles, they played Sullivan in ‘65, Hullabaloo in ‘66, then opened for the Beatles on tour, and broke up before 1967. #TheRemains
October 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
#GarageRockTober The Remains “Once Before” Out of Boston, 1964, Barry Tashian, Bill Briggs, Chip Damiani and Vern Miller’s popularity grew with a few big regional singles, they played Sullivan in ‘65, Hullabaloo in ‘66, then opened for the Beatles on tour, and broke up before 1967. #TheRemains
In The Rock 10/16/1979: Paul Collins’ The Beat release their debut album. Despite being 31 minutes of power pop perfection, including the single “Rock & Roll Girl”, it fails to generate more than a regional buzz. But it sounds as fresh today as it did in ‘79. #PaulCollinsBeat #GarageRockTober
October 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
In The Rock 10/16/1979: Paul Collins’ The Beat release their debut album. Despite being 31 minutes of power pop perfection, including the single “Rock & Roll Girl”, it fails to generate more than a regional buzz. But it sounds as fresh today as it did in ‘79. #PaulCollinsBeat #GarageRockTober
#GarageRockTober Bantam Rooster “Miss Luxury” Lansing, Michigan, formed in 1994 by Thomas Jackson Potter and Eric Cook, they helped put 2 piece rock on the map, releasing singles and LPs and raising the freak out quotient to at least a 9. #BantamRooster #GarageRockHonorRoll
October 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
#GarageRockTober Bantam Rooster “Miss Luxury” Lansing, Michigan, formed in 1994 by Thomas Jackson Potter and Eric Cook, they helped put 2 piece rock on the map, releasing singles and LPs and raising the freak out quotient to at least a 9. #BantamRooster #GarageRockHonorRoll
#GarageRockTober In The Rock 10/14/1968: Max Frost and the Troopers hit #29 on the Cashbox Chart with “Shape of Things to Come” from the movie Wild In The Streets. #FakeBandsRealRock #Nuggets #MaxFrostandthetroopers #LSUG #RockHonorRoll
October 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
#GarageRockTober In The Rock 10/14/1968: Max Frost and the Troopers hit #29 on the Cashbox Chart with “Shape of Things to Come” from the movie Wild In The Streets. #FakeBandsRealRock #Nuggets #MaxFrostandthetroopers #LSUG #RockHonorRoll
What is GarageRockTober? It’s a month long celebration of buzz, basements, the suburbs, the city, fuzztone guitars, farfisa organs, songs about girls, justice, buses, rebelling, cars - American rock and blues reinterpretated by the British Invasion reinterpretated by kids back in the states.
October 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
What is GarageRockTober? It’s a month long celebration of buzz, basements, the suburbs, the city, fuzztone guitars, farfisa organs, songs about girls, justice, buses, rebelling, cars - American rock and blues reinterpretated by the British Invasion reinterpretated by kids back in the states.
#GarageRockTober The Del-Aires: formed in Paterson, New Jersey 1964, They are best remembered for their music in the B-movie beach party film, The Horror of Party Beach. 6 tunes in the movie, and they played the on screen band and gigged all over NJ - releasing a 45 and became legends.
October 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
#GarageRockTober The Del-Aires: formed in Paterson, New Jersey 1964, They are best remembered for their music in the B-movie beach party film, The Horror of Party Beach. 6 tunes in the movie, and they played the on screen band and gigged all over NJ - releasing a 45 and became legends.
#GarageRockTober: The BlueStars “Social End Product” Formed 1962 in Auckland NZ, already finding local fame when they switched to a freak beat sound in late ‘63 after hearing the Fab Four, releasing a string of singles, notably their radical September 1966 single., “Social End Product”.
October 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
#GarageRockTober: The BlueStars “Social End Product” Formed 1962 in Auckland NZ, already finding local fame when they switched to a freak beat sound in late ‘63 after hearing the Fab Four, releasing a string of singles, notably their radical September 1966 single., “Social End Product”.
#GarageRockTober: The Mummies - 1988, San Bruno CA, The self proclaimed Kings of Budget Rock, forcibly lo fi, perform in homemade mummy costumes with thrift store gear, back-to-basics rock and roll. “That Girl”, their debut single, set the bar and they’ve been crawling under it ever since.
October 9, 2025 at 10:43 AM
#GarageRockTober: The Mummies - 1988, San Bruno CA, The self proclaimed Kings of Budget Rock, forcibly lo fi, perform in homemade mummy costumes with thrift store gear, back-to-basics rock and roll. “That Girl”, their debut single, set the bar and they’ve been crawling under it ever since.