Ever since they rose from the dark streets of New York’s Bowery via Queens, the Ramones have been worshiped by punks and pop fans alike. And rightly so. The faux brothers — make that bruddahs — invented a completely new sound, blending outsider angst with bubblegum pop, for a hybrid style that’s still popular today. Though it took a decade for bands to begin aping the Ramones directly, the style the quartet invented went on to become a full-fledged punk rock sub-genre: Ramones-core. Here’s a look at some of its best proponents:

Chixdiggit!
Started as simply a made up band name sold on T-shirts, the Canadian quartet eventually became a real band, signing to SubPop for their debut, and later to Fat Wreck Chords imprint Honest Dons for a couple more.
Chixdiggit! – “Geocities Kitty”

The Huntingtons
Embracing their Ramones-core roots, this Baltimore trio recorded “File Under Ramones” in 1999, an album of 20 Ramones covers (and Motorhead’s “R.A.M.O.N.E.S.”). They also recorded with Mass Giorgini, the biggest producer of Ramones-core acts, having worked with over half the bands on this list.
The Huntingtons – “I Wanna Be a Ramone”

The Lillingtons
Combining sci-fi lyrics with three-chord pop-punk, this Wyoming trio released records on Ben Weasel’s Panic Button label before disbanding in 2001.
The Lillingtons – “Black Hole in My Mind”

The Methadones
The band recently announced their breakup after 10 years together, but they leave behind one soon-to-be-released record alongside an infectious pop-punk catalog.
The Methadones – “Solitude”

Mr. T Experience
MTX were always the wittiest of their Ramones-core peers, which explains why the band’s driving force Dr. Frank was able to segue into authoring young adult novels after the band split up.
Mr. T Experience – “Sackcloth and Ashes”

The Queers
Led by Joe Queer, this New Hampshire band has stopped and started repeatedly since forming in 1992, but the band had a memorable output of records in the ’90s on Lookout!
The Queers – “Ursula Finally Has Tits”

Riverdales
This Ramones-core supergroup — featuring Ben Weasel of Screeching Weasel and Dan Vapid of The Queers — had their debut album produced by Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, who also brought the band along as the opening act for their “Insomniac” tour.
Riverdales – “Don’t Let Them Beat My Baby”

Screeching Weasel
After attending a 1986 Ramones show, Ben Foster and John Pierson renamed themselves Ben Weasel and John Jughead and started a band. The result was Screeching Weasel, the first prominent proponent of the Ramones-core style, and a band that would eventually influence a generation of pop-punk kids led by Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day.
Screeching Weasel – “I Want to Be a Homosexual”

Teenage Bottlerocket
When brothers Ray and Brandon Carlisle found their band breaking up, they called up their old from Kody Templeman from The Lillingtons and never looked back. The band released a pair of records on Red Scare before signing to Fat Wreck Chords in 2009. Each of their albums has the same cover, only with different colors but the same skull logo with bottlerockets as crossbones.
Teenage Bottlerocket – “Skate or Die”

Teen Idols
Not to be confused with D.C. hardcore band Teen Idles, this group of Teens hailed from Nashville and played a leather jacket brand of Ramones-core, highlighted by the female vocal harmonies of bass player Heather Tabor.
Teen Idols – “Pucker Up”

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