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: Uzi & Ari

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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

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MFNW Kick Off Party
Gardens & Villa, Battleme, Grandparents, Swahili
Holocene
Portland OR, United States
45.517587 -122.655359

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

6 went

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Today
Exotic Animal Petting Zoo
Goes Cube
Broadway Joe's
Buffalo, NY, Buffalo, United States
42.947823 -78.829512
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Tomorrow
Exotic Animal Petting Zoo
Goes Cube
The Legendary Dobbs
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia, United States
39.941291 -75.147892

3 going

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The Besnard Lakes Empty Bottle
Chicago IL, United States
41.900374 -87.686705

3 going

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