Shoegaze

Shoegazing is a style of alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s. It lasted until the mid 1990s, peaking circa 1990 to 1993. The British music press (notably NME and Melody Maker) called this genre “shoegazing” because the musicians in these bands often maintained a motionless performing style, standing on stage and staring down at their effects pedals while playing their instruments (hence, the idea that they were gazing at their shoes). Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Autolux

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Thursday 9 February 2012
Gardens & Villa Rickshaw Stop
San Francisco CA, United States
37.776227 -122.42044

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Snowden
Warm Ghost, Visuals
Glasslands Gallery
Brooklyn, New York NY, United States
40.715192 -73.966414

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Gardens & Villa
papa
The Crepe Place
Santa Cruz, CA, San Jose, United States
36.979587 -122.010984

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The Jet Age
Your Cannons, Here Come the Saviours
Hemlock Tavern
San Francisco CA, United States
37.787341 -122.420131

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Tomorrow
The Madera Strand
What's Left
The Trunk Space
Phoenix AZ, United States
33.459201 -112.091873

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Heavy Hawaii
The Loft at UC San Diego
San Diego, United States
32.879424 -117.234924

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