Indie

Indie is a particular sound that has little to do with past associations of independent music. Indie also encapsulates a musical philosophy. Many artists utilize alternative instrumentation, jangling guitars, and may borrow from disparate genres such as folk, dance rock, and hip hop. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: The New Pornographers

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Monday 6 February 2012
Kyle H. Mabson's Birthday feat. The Mae Shi The Mae Shi, Totally Radd!!, The Pope, LACO$TE Monday 6 February 2012	Pehrspace Los Angeles CA, United States 34.066646 -118.260503	12 went 2 shouts
Electric Guest residency at The Echo Electric Guest, The Blank Tapes, Sleeping Bags Monday 6 February 2012	The Echo Los Angeles CA, United States 34.077745 -118.259985	Add shout
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Lana Del Rey Tuesday 7 February 2012	Amoeba Music Los Angeles CA, United States 34.097862 -118.328928	29 going Add shout
Thursday 9 February 2012
Class Actress Superhumanoids Thursday 9 February 2012	The Echo Los Angeles CA, United States 34.077745 -118.259985	9 going Add shout
Ben Kweller Thursday 9 February 2012	Amoeba Music Los Angeles CA, United States 34.097862 -118.328928	6 going Add shout
Dr. Dog Thursday 9 February 2012	The Galaxy Theater Santa Ana, Los Angeles CA, United States 33.69981 -117.917885	14 going Add shout

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JamesPhillips7 wrote:
Sunday evening

20% good 80% torture

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chefsam57 wrote:
Thursday afternoon

children herded like cattle to the beat of the top 100 play list,,,,,, Not! indie. The cutting horse continually blocks the cow from returning to her pals.,,,,,,,,,,,that's indie

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YeOldeBassClef wrote:
Wednesday evening

Worst tag on last.fm

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mefiumendes wrote:
Tuesday evening

Lungs <3

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jms190194 wrote:
last month

@Thetic- Well in what way does indie sound different from regular pop/rock?

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idiotintraining wrote:
last month

i guess people look at it like this "hipster = indie." seems like bands get labeled indie by their look and not their sound.

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Thetic- wrote:
last month

indie is not a particular sound? O_O who said that must be deaf.

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lima155 wrote:
last month

Lana Del Rey Fuck It all

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Jana_veg wrote:
last month

i cant explain how it makes me feel happy <3

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andreu_bcn_88 wrote:
last month

you p***s shut the f**k off

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bloodmaw wrote:
last month

the moment an artist gets bombarded with this tag they become ridiculously popular. holy irony batman

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tomthe74 wrote:
last month

Absolutely love it when I find artists being tagged indie with like 60 million scrobbles. Totally makes sense.

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dubyawhy wrote:
last month

indie is totally a genre. stfu mainstreamfags. [15]

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RussellChap wrote:
last month

Indie means independent music on independent labels. From early Rock 'n' Roll to the latest Dubstep release...But for me it means Rough Trade, Factory & other post-punk record labels...

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somemusicdude wrote:
last month

Yes, this fade needs to die! Support major labels forever!

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Doriol wrote:
last month

so when is this fad going to die out?

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ohsolucky wrote:
last month

lol, you know a "genre" is bullshit when Lights and The Smiths are both sorted under it.

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boredstiff- wrote:
last month

Fucking idiotic description; indie is NOT a particular sound at all, also I'm a ranting faggot. [13]

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Exarin666 wrote:
last month

cancer tag

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MIFA-La-La-La wrote:
last month

А мне норм

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