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• “Hill of Beans,” THE iMPS (1998): Sad songs are for rockin’ the eff out.

• “Eugene, Oregon,” Mid-Fi (1994): Chico smart asses return from Oregon road trip with a snotty punk anthem.

• “Meth ’til Death,” MC Oroville (2001): “I beat you with my crack pipe/steal all your fuckin’ yellow bikes.”

• “Yushchenko,” Lott Lyzzyrd (2006): Smart guys mix dioxin and dirty riffs in the garage.

• “The Booze,” Lish Bills (2011): The quintessential drinking song for this drinking town.

• “Action – Reaction,” Bear Hunter (2007): Electro pop and indie rock meet the Flaming Lips in the studio.

• “Stranger in the Burrito Truck,” Danny West & The Lonesome Cowboys (1995): Ska dance party at the taco wagon with the Blue Kahuna.

• “Plus Minus Plus,” French Reform (2013): Fuzzy guitars, fuzzy synths and the perfect pop riff.

• “Judas,” The Shimmies (2010): Band of brothers channels Band of Horses.

• “Bad Reaction/Unseen Action,” Royal Crown (2003): Dark piano-pop for the modern world.

• “Cocaine Keeps Me Regular,” Asskickers (2002): Country music with a message.

• “California Games,” The Americas (2010): Sonic plate-spinning with dizzying noise-rock duo.

• “Miner Forty-Niner,” Pitchfork Tuning (1994): Alt-rock with California soul from Chico’s quintessential college-rock band.

• “I Am The Carcass,” Abominable Iron Sloth (2002): The voices in Godzilla’s head are set free.

• “7th Grade Booty Party,” Brutilicus Maximus (1990): Crashing the junior high disco.

• “Surf’s Up,” The Funnels (1985): A beach bonfire with Chico’s No. 1 party band.

• “Feel Your Soul,” Puddle Junction (1996): Jam Band 101, with professor Doug Stein.

• “Love Song For No One,” Aubrey Debauchery (2007): A girl’s pretty song about sex for a pretty sexy boy who’s not even there.

• “Satan Rocks,” Matt Hogan & The Incredible Diamonds (unknown date): Chico’s oldest teenager plays the devil’s music better than most.

• “Ranting in the Street,” Danny Cohen (1999): Twisted lounge music on The Ridge.

• “Jocks on Wheels,” Gruk (2001): The punks wanna know who gave that jock a skateboard!

• “Burger Love,” Peter Berkow & Friends (1977): Jazz-prog brothers of invention make a pop(ish) song—bona fide local-radio hit.

• “Land of Poverty,” Nogoodnix (2000): Many of this story's contributors sang the praises of the "best frontman in Chico." Here's Jimmy Lo doing his typically smart, passionate take on punk rock.

• “Diggin’ On,” Michelin Embers (2014): Uke, gut-bucket, lap steel, and Johnny Shanker. Giddy-up!

• “Shooting Star,” Dylan’s Dharma (2016): Perfect pop melody from Helltown.

• “Some Dark Morning,” Bunnymilk (2013): Drunken songbirds are up early.

• “Wrecking Ball,” West By Swan (2006): One-song gateway drug for the mind-altering sonic dope of Chico’s noise-rock giants.

• “Repetition,” Solar Estates (2014): In the laboratory with the synthesizers inventing the pop song of the future.

• “Chico Women,” Sundance (1971): Dudes from the 1970s want in Chico’s pants.

• “For Goodness Sakes,” Furlough Fridays (2014): Road trip power-pop anthem.

• “While the Fire Was Out,” Brighten (2010): Emo sad song is sad.

• “Can’t Live With ’Em,” Clouds on Strings (2010): Genre hopping with Zappa at the circus.

• “The Human Is,” Land of the Wee Beasties (1997): That time math-rock met power pop.

• “Fire Breathing Damsel Devourer,” The Makai (2007): Dudes in black shirts sweating heavy at the stake.

• “God Damn,” Dick & Jane (2008): A meet cute on the street with the cutest ukelele duo.

• “The Starting Line,” Number One Gun (2003): Power pop for stadiums.

• “Greenhouse,” The Vertels (1990): Dude, tone. Plus, a muscular riff and monster solo that Dick Dale would approve of.

• “United We Fall,” P.A.W.N.S. (1999): Chico’s original political-punkers foretell our demise.

• “Whitewash,” Trench (1994): This is the moment Chico got heavy.

• “Change the World,” Mandalyn May & Electric Canyon Convergence (2013): Ukulele-led supergroups make the world a better place.