Post-rock

Post-rock music uses rock instrumentation but disregards typical “rock” song structure. Mostly instrumental, a typical track features quiet arpeggios around simple chord progressions that swell into rousing crescendos. Fans liken the style to the avant-garde with soundscapes similar to that of “classical” music, while detractors counter that most modern post-rock is just pretentious, bloated noodling on a basic format. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Balmorhea

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Tera Melos
This Town Needs GunsConcert 		Constellation Room
Santa Ana, CA, Los Angeles, United States
33.701959 -117.919452
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David Grubbs
David Grubbs, 75 Dollar BillConcert 		Issue Project Room
Brooklyn NY, United States
42.34417 -75.17083

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Tera Melos
This Town Needs GunsConcert 		Bottom of the Hill
San Francisco CA, United States
37.765047 -122.396477

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Sunday 26 May 2013
This Town Needs Guns
Tera MelosConcert 		Star Palace Ballroom
Fresno CA, United States
36.7383 -119.794957

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Sigur RósConcert Les Schwab Amphitheatre
Bend, OR, United States
44.046581 -121.318202

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The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die
DadsConcert 		New Grounds
York, PA, United States

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