What’s more surprising: that ’90s teen-grunge act Silverchair has broken up or that they were still together? Either way, today brought the news of the band’s “indefinite hibernation” after nearly two decades. The revelation — and the reunion announcements constantly flooding our inbox — got us wondering about how many other bands that were lumped together under the ’90s alternative umbrella still exist in some form today. As far as we can tell, more of them continue to play than have (permanently) called it quits, from stalwarts like Pearl Jam and Red Hot Chili Peppers to one-hit wonders such as Dishwalla and Primitive Radio Gods. A very long list of still-active alt-rock bands from our youth is after the jump.
1. 3 Doors Down
2. 311
3. Alice in Chains (reunited 2005)
4. American Music Club
5. Archers of Loaf (reunited 2011)
6. Ash
7. Better Than Ezra
8. Blind Melon (reunited 2006)
9. Bloodhound Gang
10. Blur (reunited 2009)
11. The Breeders
12. Bush (reunited 2010)
13. Butthole Surfers
14. Cake
15. Candlebox (reunited 2006)
16. The Charlatans
17. Collective Soul
18. Concrete Blonde (reunited 1997, 2001, and 2010)
19. Cornershop
20. Counting Crows
21. Cowboy Junkies
22. The Cranberries (reunited 2009)
23. Cracker
24. The Dandy Warhols
25. Days of the New
26. Dinosaur Jr. (reunited 2005)
27. Dishwalla
28. The Donnas
29. Eels
30. Everclear
31. Eve 6 (reunited 2007)
32. Faith No More (reunited 2009)
33. Fastball
34. Feeder
35. Filter
36. The Flaming Lips
37. Fuel
38. Garbage
39. Green Day
40. Guided by Voices (reunited 2010)
41. Guster
42. Helmet (reunited 2004)
43. Hole (reunited, sort of, 2010)
44. Incubus
45. James (reunited 2007)
46. Jane’s Addiction (reunited 1997, 2008)
47. The Jesus and Mary Chain (reunited 2007)
48. The Jesus Lizard (reunited 2006)
49. Kula Shaker (reunited 2004)
50. Kyuss (reunited 2010)
51. The Lemonheads (reunited 2005)
52. Lit
53. Local H
54. Manic Street Preachers
55. Marcy Playground
56. Meat Puppets (reunited 2006)
57. The Melvins
58. Mercury Rev
59. Mudhoney
60. My Bloody Valentine (reunited 2007)
61. Nada Surf
62. Nerf Herder
63. Nine Inch Nails
64. No Doubt
65. The Offspring
66. Our Lady Peace
67. Pavement (reunited 2009)
68. Pearl Jam
69. A Perfect Circle
70. Placebo
71. Pop Will Eat Itself (reunited 2005)
72. Portishead
73. The Posies
74. The Presidents of the United States of America (reunited 2000, 2004)
75. Primal Scream
76. Primitive Radio Gods
77. Pulp (reunited 2011)
78. Radiohead
79. The Red Hot Chili Peppers
80. Red Kross (reunited 2006)
81. Reef (reunited 2010)
82. The Rentals
83. Republica (reunited 2010)
84. Sebadoh (reunited 2007)
85. Shellac
86. Sister Hazel
87. Skunk Anansie (reunited 2009)
88. Sloan
89. The Smashing Pumpkins (reunited 2005; Billy Corgan currently the only original member)
90. Soul Asylum
91. Soundgarden (reunited 2010)
92. Spiritualized
93. Sponge
94. Stone Temple Pilots (reunited 2008)
95. Suede (reunited 2010)
96. Teenage Fanclub
97. Throwing Muses
98. Toadies (reunited 2006)
99. Tonic (reunited 2008)
100. Travis
101. Urge Overkill (reunited 2004)
102. Veruca Salt
103. The Verve Pipe
104. Ween
105. Weezer