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: Gregor Samsa

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Wednesday 30 May 2012
Kurt Vile
Kurt Vile, True Widow 		The Fillmore
San Francisco CA, United States
37.784239 -122.433294

18 went

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I Break Horses
Man Without Country 		Mercury Lounge
New York, United States
40.722036 -73.986806

6 went

1 shout
Tomorrow
Mogwai
Chad VanGaalen 		The Regency Ballroom
San Francisco CA, San Francisco, United States
37.787583 -122.421665

45 going

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Warm Ghost 		Knitting Factory
Brooklyn, New York NY, United States
40.714094 -73.955971
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CLIFT Presents: Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia 		Velvet Room and Redwood Room at Clift…
San Francisco, United States

1 going

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Saturday 2 June 2012
Align in Time Chameleon Club
Lancaster PA, United States
40.042042 -76.308905
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