Alternative rock

Alternative rock (also called alt-rock) is a genre of rock music that refers specifically to the punk/new wave-rooted style that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the early-mid 1990s. The term “alternative” was coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands on independent record labels that did not fit into the mainstream genres of the time. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Sister Hazel

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Civil Twilight Five Points Pub
Columbia, SC, United States
33.998457 -81.016475
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Little Dragon 		CONSOL Energy Center
Pittsburgh, United States
40.439879 -79.988854

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Daughtry
Daughtry 		Nokia Theatre LA Live
Los Angeles, United States
34.044357 -118.267372
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The Veer Union, Ionia 		Vernon Club
Louisville, KY, Louisville, United States
38.258701 -85.722158
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Ryan Star 		World Cafe Live
Philadelphia PA, United States
39.951916 -75.184749

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Sparks The Rescue 		The Note
West Chester, PA, United States
39.960555 -75.60257

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