Darkwave

Darkwave is an umbrella term which refers to a movement that began in the late 1970s, coinciding with the popularity of New Wave and Post-punk music. Building upon the basic principles of those musical movements, dark wave evolved through the addition of dark, thoughtful lyrics and an undertone of sorrow. Dark wave is inseparably connected with the stylistic developments of the late 1970s and the 1980s. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: William Control

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Thursday 7 June 2012
Cylab Highline
Seattle, WA, United States

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Saturday 9 June 2012
Quimera Music Bar East
Manhattan, New York, United States
40.779424 -73.947603
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Thursday 14 June 2012
Cold Cave Club Europa
Brooklyn, New York NY, United States
40.72695 -73.952974

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Saturday 23 June 2012
Quimera Music R-Bar
Manhattan, NYC, New York, United States
40.721983 -73.993803
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Sunday 8 July 2012
Light Asylum
Trust 		Music Hall of Williamsburg
Brooklyn, New York, United States
40.71942 -73.961678

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Friday 27 July 2012
oOoOO Club Congress
Tucson AZ, United States
32.222384 -110.966702

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  • Ashei

    cheesewave

    yesterday morning

  • ThePapaMuerte

    Sopor Aeternus should be there with Dead can Dance,the rest is just...crap!

    Friday evening

  • St1cki3

    I don't see Gaga anywhere...

    Thursday morning

  • AndreyTerentev

    Why the hell is Lady GaGa under darkwave? [31] o_O

    last month

  • Kazukei

    Lady GaGa's music is sooo dark and gothic, and being dark is trendy.

    last month

  • Trexacious

    I'm not heavily into darkwave but I can sure as hell tell you now, Lady Gaga doesn't even scrape the surface of darkwave... [2]

    last month

  • iamdreambeing

    http://soundcloud.com/dream-being dream poperz

    last month

  • frozen_13

    Darkwave is the best genre in music I think...

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