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Indie rock is an umbrella term to reference rock artists that are or were unsigned, or have signed to independent record labels, rather than major record labels. Originally the term was not a reference to a specific genre of rock music; however, it has come to be used often to reference the sound of particular bands and the bands they have influenced. “Indie rock” is used as an umbrella term covering a wide range of artists and styles close to rock music, connected by some degree of allegiance to the values of underground culture and counterculture. Genres or subgenres often associated with indie rock include lo-fi, post-rock, sadcore, c86, and math rock, to list but a few; other related (and sometimes overlapping) categories include shoegazing and indie pop.

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July 2008
Tuesday 29 July 2008
Foo Fighters Supergrass	Izod Center East Rutherford, New York, United States	34 people attending 4 shouts
August 2008
Friday 1 August 2008
Lollapalooza 2008 at Grant Park Radiohead, Bloc Party, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Kanye West, Iron & Wine, Cat Power, Gnarls Barkley	Grant Park Chicago, United States	1,682 people attending 7,391 shouts Buy Tickets
Thursday 7 August 2008
Jack Johnson Rogue Wave, Neil Halstead	Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, Philadelphia, United States	17 people attending Add shout Buy Tickets
Wilco John Doe	North Charleston Performing Arts Center North Charleston, SC, United States	18 people attending 5 shouts
Friday 8 August 2008
All Points West Music & Arts Festival at Liberty State Park Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Cat Power, Kings of Leon, Metric, Underworld, The Roots, The Go! Team	Liberty State Park Jersey City, New York, United States	956 people attending 277 shouts
Tuesday 12 August 2008
Jack Johnson Rogue Wave, Neil Halstead	Walnut Creek Amphitheatre Raleigh, United States	8 people attending Add shout Buy Tickets

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millerzinho wrote:
yesterday evening

The Killer is Indie, isn't?

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Leonkross wrote:
yesterday evening

LoL indie rock not is a music style O.o

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freefestival wrote:
yesterday evening

I hate how this is considered a genre of music. Indie means independent and most musicians who are labeled as "indie" are far from being independent artists.

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spicua wrote:
Wednesday morning

Me too. Indie rock is much cuter and cooler ^_^ but alternative really ROCKS live concerts. Alternative sounds harder and more powerful.

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micro_cutter wrote:
Tuesday morning

Dunno, but when I hear alternative/indie rock I can always tell it's either this or that. I think alternative rock is harder, darker or more serious if you want so and indie is particularly playful. Imo you can also tell from the looks of the bandmembers, either ordinary or e.g. indie pants and indie hair ^^. That's how I see it.

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Felip wrote:
Monday evening

@Frostmorn, call him an indie rapper

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Amour_Noir wrote:
Monday morning

generic trite :D

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TotgeLiebt wrote:
Sunday afternoon

@HansBP, haha maybe, but for my ears indie is warm music. I don't know how describe it more, haha ^^

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HansBP wrote:
Sunday afternoon

@ TotgeLiebt, Hm, that's really subjective =P No community can distinguish the warmer from the colder music; the indie from the alternative =P

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TotgeLiebt wrote:
Sunday morning

@HansBP, indie is warmer music than alternative imo ;) It's not the same

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noh3lia wrote:
Sunday morning

este genero me encanta gracias un amigo k me hiso escuchar este tipo de musica!!!! se de algunos grupos pero me encantaria saber mas... punk_whatsername@hotmail.com nohelia

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Frostmorn wrote:
Saturday afternoon

"Originally the term was not a reference to a specific genre of rock music; however, it has come to be used often to reference the sound of particular bands and the bands they have influenced." Simply and cute, this is what I always talk about. Likien, will you call an unfamous true underground rapper "an indie musician"?)

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Likien wrote:
Saturday morning

I agree, but I still use "indie" for the real unsigned independent bands :P

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skinnydrifter wrote:
7 days ago

everyone... most people haven't realized yet that tags have a shoutbox

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HansBP wrote:
7 days ago

Indie rock is practically the same as alternative rock, it's kind of stupid that you've got one bunch of artists tagged alternative and another bunch tagged indie :| Well, that's what I found out, and since I like the term 'alternative' more than indie, I'm going to change all my indie tags to alternative :P Who's with me :P?

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