Music Scene

Local Musicians and Bands Blues Country/Bluegrass/Americana Electronic Folk/Acoustic Hard Rock/Metal Hip Hop/Rap Indie/Experimental Jazz Punk R&B/Funk/Jam Rock/Pop World/Celtic/Reggae Other/Unknown Former Local Bands Venues Events and Symphonies

The bands and musicians that make up Chico's music scene are extraordinarily diverse and fit very well with the city's art culture. Ranging from jazz to indie pop to techno to punk to heavy metal and avant garde, there is no shortage of creativity, or concerts for that matter. This small city is lucky to have such talented musicianship in a population of just over 100,000. The free Events Board might have listings for bands playing in the near future. It's very easy to use. You might also try Chicolist.com.

Chico Wiki has quite an extensive list of bands and musicians in Chico but please add any bands you know that are missing from the list to help make it more complete. And if you're in a band or know about a band on the list that hasn't been written about, please take a moment to help spread the word by creating and filling in that page. If you'd like to work off of an example band page, take a look at Candy Apple or The Makai.

Local Musicians and Bands

Blues

• Bawl 'n' Chain

• Big Mo and the Full Moon Band
  

• The Karma Kings
  

• Lazy Lester
  

• Norton Buffalo
  

• Rube and the Rhythm Rockers
  

• Sapphire Soul
  

Country/Bluegrass/Americana

• The Cheatin' Hearts

• Crazy Grass
  

• Magalia Hillbillies
  

• Mossy Creek
  

• Ol' Yeller
  

• Sleazy Earl Ray and the Two Drink Minimum
  

• Three Fingers Whiskey
  

Electronic

• Anamnesis

• Ayrian
  

• BASIC
  

• Holger Honda
  

• MANIC ONE
  

• Metisyn
  

• Weston Thomson
  

Folk/Acoustic

• John Paul Gutierrez

• Aubrey Debauchery and the Puke Boots
  

• Dick and Jane
  

• Erin Lizardo
  

• Guns of Mercury
  

• Pat Hull
  

• MaMuse
  

• Jody Nixon
  

• The Red Ribbon Brigade
  

• Zach Zeller
  

Hard Rock/Metal

• Are We Dead Yet

• Armed for Apocalypse
  

• Blood of Cain
  

• Constant Grey
  

• Dead Romantics
  

• Esoteric
  

• Fallon
  

• Lysistrata
  

• The Makai
  

• Still Flying High
  

• Vext Intent
  

• Winter Throne
  

Hip Hop/Rap

• Dj A'Tony

• Dr. Becky Sagers, PhD
  

• Himp C
  

• The Hooliganz
  

• One Up - The Acoustic DJ
  

• P.AND.A
  

• The Resonators
  

• Them Steps

Indie/Experimental

• The Amblers
  

• The Americas
  

• Ashes to Empire
  

• Asphalt Daisy
  

• Bear Hunter
  

• Cair Paravel CA
  

• Champion
  

• Dr. Yes!
  

• La Fin du Monde
  

• Machinegreen
  

• March of the Mannequins
  

• Petticoat
  

• Red Giant
  

• The Secret Stolen
  

• The Shimmies
  

• West by Swan
  

Jazz

• Beans n' Rice Experiment

• Deric Binyon
  

• Elke/D'Augelli Jazz Duo
  

• Rudy Giscombe
  

• Groovediggers
  

• The Midnight Six
  

• Mike Newman
  

• Holly Taylor
  

• Shigemi Minetaka & Christine LaPado
  

Punk

• Baghdad Batteries

• Black Hole of Calcutta
  

• Dirty Sister
  

• Disorderly Event/WBC
  

• Fight Music
  

• Gruk
  

• Hit'em Where It Hurts
  

• Kids with Headlice
  

• MADMOM
  

• Mammoth Torta
  

• The Melodramatics
  

• Nothing Left
  

• PAWNS
  

• Season of the Witch
  

• The Serfs
  

• Sleazy Earl Ray and the Two Drink Minimum
  

• Sleestack
  

• Social Concern
  

• Socially Pink
  

• The Suspects
  

• Terra Muerte
  

• Zabaleen
  

• The Zombats
  

R&B/Funk/Jam

• Brutilicus Maximus

• Chingus
  

• Dave Elke Trio
  

• Chris Schadt
  

• Electric Circus
  

• Spark 'n' Cinder
  

• Swamp Zen
  

Rock/Pop

• Arrangement Ghost

• Candy Apple
  

• Perpetual Drifters
  

• The Gorgeous Armada
  

• Hot Flash!
  

• Jet Fuel Only
  

• La Dolce Vita
  

• Barbara Manning
  

• Mute Witness
  

• OMM
  

• People of the Oaks
  

• The Shankers
  

• Submarine
  

• Superboar
  

• Surrogate
  

• Urban Legend
  

• The Yule Logs

World/Celtic/Reggae

• Boss 501
  

• Ha'Penny Bridge
  

• Jeff Pershing Band
  

• Los Papi Chulos
  

• The Pub Scouts
  

• Seckund Naychur
  

• Watson 349
  

• Mike Wofchuck
  

Other/Unknown

If you know the genre category where the following musicians and bands will fit, please move them from here to the appropriate spot above. Or create the appropriate category if it does not yet exist.

• Buffalo Creek
  

• Cabrini Green
  

• Cat-Like Reflexes
  

• CS Kidd
  

• David Ennis
  

• The Fat Stickeys
  

• Floss Anonymous
  

• Fred Zeppelin
  

• John-Michael Sun
  

• The Kadets
  

• Logan 5

Former Local Bands

Some bands, despite their greatness, are no longer with us. This does not mean that they don't deserve a little love from the Chico Wiki!

• 28th Day
  

• The Agentz
  

• Andorra
  

• Blue Plate Special
  

• Booze
  

• Chico All Stars
  

• The Daily Planet
  

• Danny West and the Lonesome Cowboys
  

• Diamondback
  

• Dog Killer
  

• Dystentary
  

• The Electric Pie Band
  

• Eric Wrayman and the Delmont 88s
  

• Face Down
  

• The Fire Monkeys
  

• Formerly Known As
  

• The Funnels
  

• The Hats
  

• The Incredible Diamonds
  

• Job's DeSoto
  

• Jordhuga
  

• Man
  

• Moblad
  

• The Mother Hips
  

• Northurn Lyghts
  

• Nogoodnix
  

• Part of the Problem
  

• Puddle Junction
  

• The Rub
  

• Secret Service
  

• Smeat
  

• Stars Upon Thars
  

• Stout and Downers
  

• [ "Supa Nova"] Transplanted band from Jersey City N.J.
  

• Twistin' Jacks
  

• Infinity Sam
  

• The Webs
  

• The Verves

Venues

• BMU Auditorium
  

• Cafe Coda
  

• City Plaza
  

• Crux Artist Collective
  

• Duffy's Tavern
  

• Has Beans
  

• The Langolier
  

• LaSalles
  

• Laxson Auditorium
  

• Lost on Main
  

• Monstros Pizza
  

• Nick's Night Club (formerly Off Limits)
  

• Senator Theater
  

• Woodstock's Pizza
  

• The Big Room

Events and Symphonies

Also see Chico Traditions or Regular Events.

• North State Symphony
  

• The Chico World Music Festival
  

• Friday Night Concerts
  

• Chico Community Band
  

• The Bidwell Generals Barbershop Quartet