original mid-1960s garage bands (primarily active from 1964–68)

• the guess who
• the kinks
• the velvet underground
• the yardbirds

later period protopunk and garage-influenced bands (1967 to 1979)

• mc5
• ramones
• the cramps
• the new work dolls
• the stooges

1980–present garage rock revival

• the black keys
• the hellacopters
• king gizzard & the lizard wizard
• turbonegro
• yeah yeah yeahs