Hawaii, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, The Dakotas, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Wyoming, and California (kidding) all need to step it up. Other than that, I’m proud to be an American musician.

1. Alabama — Alabama, Alabama Shakes, The Commodores, Drive-By Truckers, The Blind Boys of Alabama
2. Alaska — Portugal. The Man, 36 Crazyfists, Pamyua, The Builders and the Butchers
3. Arizona — Gin Blossoms, Alice Cooper, Jimmy Eat World, Calexico, The Meat Puppets
4. Arkansas — Evanescence, Black Oak Arkansas, The Gossip, The Cate Brothers, Pallbearer
5. California — The Eagles, Metallica, The Beach Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Grateful Dead
6. Colorado — OneRepublic, The Fray, The Lumineers, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Earth, Wind & Fire
7. Connecticut — The Carpenters, MGMT, Hatebreed, Fountains of Wayne, Miracle Legion
8. Delaware — George Thorogood & the Destroyers, Boysetsfire, The Spinto Band, The Loved Ones
9. Florida — Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, KC and the Sunshine Band, Marilyn Manson, Limp Bizkit
10. Georgia — R.E.M., OutKast, The Allman Brothers Band, The B-52’s, The Black Crowes
11. Hawaii — Pepper, The Brothers Cazimero, Kalapana, The Mana’o Company, Hapa
12. Idaho — Built to Spill, Blues Traveler, Paul Revere & the Raiders, The Aces, Cursive
13. Illinois — Earth, Wind & Fire, Chicago, Styx, Cheap Trick, The Smashing Pumpkins
14. Indiana — The Jackson 5, The Isley Brothers, John Mellencamp, Straight No Chaser, The McGuire Sisters
15. Iowa — Slipknot, Stone Sour, The Everly Brothers, Modern Life Is War, The Envy Corps
16. Kansas — Kansas, The Get Up Kids, The Rainmakers, The Flies, The Roseline
17. Kentucky — My Morning Jacket, The Kentucky Headhunters, Cage the Elephant, Black Stone Cherry
18. Louisiana — The Neville Brothers, Better Than Ezra, 12 Stones, Galactic
19. Maine — Rustic Overtones, The Mallett Brothers Band, The Ghost of Paul Revere, Sparks the Rescue
20. Maryland — The Orioles, Good Charlotte, Clutch, Animal Collective, Beach House
21. Massachusetts — Aerosmith, Boston, The Pixies, Dropkick Murphys, New Edition
22. Michigan — The Temptations, The White Stripes, Grand Funk Railroad, MC5, Steppenwolf
23. Minnesota — Prince and the Revolution, Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, Soul Asylum, Semisonic
24. Mississippi — 3 Doors Down, Mississippi Mass Choir, Saving Abel, North Mississippi Allstars, 10 Years
25. Missouri — The Urge, Puddle of Mudd, Uncle Tupelo, Story of the Year
26. Montana — Mission Mountain Wood Band, The Steel Woods, Great American Taxi
27. Nebraska — Bright Eyes, 311, The Faint, Cursive, The Mynabirds
28. Nevada — The Killers, Imagine Dragons, Panic! at the Disco, Escape the Fat
29. New Hampshire — The Dear Hunter, The Queers, Earth Crisis
30. New Jersey — Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Bon Jovi, The Fugees, My Chemical Romance, The Four Seasons
31. New Mexico — The Shins, Beirut, The Handsome Family, The Apples in Stereo, The Eyeliners
32. New York — The Velvet Underground, The Ramones, Talking Heads, Beastie Boys, Blondie
33. North Carolina — The Avett Brothers, Ben Folds Five, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Superchunk
34. North Dakota — Bobby Vee & the Strangers, The Dakota Boys, The White Iron Band, The Honeydogs
35. Ohio — The Isley Brothers, The Black Keys, Nine Inch Nails, Twenty One Pilots, The Breeders
36. Oklahoma — The Flaming Lips, The Gap Band, The All-American Rejects, Hanson, The Nixons
37. Oregon — The Decemberists, Modest Mouse, The Dandy Warhols, Everclear, Portugal. The Man
38. Pennsylvania — Hall & Oates, The Roots, Poison, Live, The War on Drugs
39. Rhode Island — The Cowsills, Deer Tick, The Low Anthem, Throwing Muses
40. South Carolina — Hootie & the Blowfish, Band of Horses, The Marshall Tucker Band, Crossfade, Needtobreathe
41. South Dakota — The Spill Canvas, Indigenous, Judd Hoos
42. Tennessee — Kings of Leon, The Charlie Daniels Band, The Raconteurs
43. Texas — ZZ Top, Destiny’s Child, Pantera, Spoon, The 13th Floor Elevators
44. Utah — The Used, The Osmonds, Neon Trees, Royal Bliss
45. Vermont — Phish, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Twiddle, The Jazz Mandolin Project
46. Virginia — Dave Matthews Band, N.E.R.D., Lamb of God, GWAR, Jason Mraz
47. Washington — Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Foo Fighters
48. West Virginia — The Davisson Brothers Band, Byzantine, Bobaflex
49. Wisconsin — Violent Femmes, Garbage, Bon Iver, The BoDeans, The Promise Ring
50. Wyoming — Teenage Bottlerocket, The Lonesome Heroes, Ten Sleep, Jalan Crossland