The following is an incomplete list of some of the more notable bands, musicians, performers and artists who have appeared at the CIA:
8 Bit Weapon
Art of Bleeding
Bastard Noise/Amps for Christ
ComputeHer
Count Smokula
Dame Darcy
Dead Kansas
Independent zombie web-series filmed at C.I.A in 2012.
 Actors Irwin Keyes and Ben Woolf were in the scene.

The Dickies
Duncan Trussell
The Enigma
George the Giant
Ghastly Ones
Glen Meadmore
Green Jellÿ
Haunted Garage
Horror punk band hosted their first reunion show in five years at the CIA in October 2013.
Singer Dukey Flyswatter wrote the screenplay for 1987's Blood Diner, starring CIA co-owner Carl Crew.

IAMEVE
Jack Dagger
Josh Robert Thompson
Katja Glieson
Matt Scott of the Bob Baker Marionette Theater
The Megas
NK Riot
The Radioactive Chicken Heads
Russ Tolman
Comedy punk band who have been regular performers at CIA since 2002.
The band's 2012 music video "Headless Mike" was partially shot at the CIA.

Remember Paul Martin
Slymenstra Hymen and the Girly Freak Show
Stolen Babies
Trash80
Zamora the Torture King
Zen Marlin
The following is an incomplete list of some of the more notable bands, musicians, performers and artists who have appeared at the CIA:
8 Bit Weapon
Art of Bleeding
Bastard Noise/Amps for Christ
ComputeHer
Count Smokula
Dame Darcy
Dead Kansas
Independent zombie web-series filmed at C.I.A in 2012.  Actors Irwin Keyes and Ben Woolf were in the scene.
The Dickies
Duncan Trussell
The Enigma
George the Giant
Ghastly Ones
Glen Meadmore
Green Jellÿ
Haunted Garage
Horror punk band hosted their first reunion show in five years at the CIA in October 2013. Singer Dukey Flyswatter wrote the screenplay for 1987's Blood Diner, starring CIA co-owner Carl Crew.
IAMEVE
Jack Dagger
Josh Robert Thompson
Katja Glieson
Matt Scott of the Bob Baker Marionette Theater
The Megas
NK Riot
The Radioactive Chicken Heads
Russ Tolman
Comedy punk band who have been regular performers at CIA since 2002. The band's 2012 music video "Headless Mike" was partially shot at the CIA.
Remember Paul Martin
Slymenstra Hymen and the Girly Freak Show
Stolen Babies
Trash80
Zamora the Torture King
Zen Marlin
California Institute of Abnormalarts