Oneida

Brooklyn's genre-defying Oneida take their primary cues from '60s garage and punk bands (especially MC5), but throw in plenty of heavy, bluesy '70s stoner rock (think Blue Cheer, Foghat, etc.) plus dashes of jerky synth pop, avant-garde jazz, and Krautrock. The group made a name for itself in the New York area by virtue of its raucous live performances, which were frequently conducted in lofts and warehouses. Mixing distorted organ freakouts with meaty guitar riffs, the band got progressively tighter and more energetic following their 1997 debut, and released highly creative m...