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: Adorable

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Saturday 25 May 2013
The Denzels NeighborsConcert Saturday 25 May 2013	Glasslands Gallery Brooklyn, New York NY, United States 40.715192 -73.966414	Add shout
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Suuns Rose WindowsConcert Sunday 26 May 2013	Doug Fir Portland OR, United States 45.522776 -122.65676	1 going Add shout
A Place to Bury StrangersConcert Sunday 26 May 2013	Frankie's Toledo, OH, United States 41.646343 -83.521547	3 going Add shout
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Broken WaterConcert Monday 27 May 2013	Arbor Vitae Ann Arbor, Detroit, United States 42.281188 -83.740817	1 going Add shout
Japandroids A Place to Bury StrangersConcert Monday 27 May 2013	Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee, United States 43.043781 -87.915524	15 going 1 shout
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Broken WaterConcert Tuesday 28 May 2013	Permanent Records Chicago, IL, Chicago, United States 41.896216 -87.675282	9 going Add shout

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Buzku

MBV-esque sounds: http://www.last.fm/music/Butsku/Sway

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Bejn23

This would have been the 90's had there been no Britpop.

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Sicknessandpain

i still don't know what shoegaze is...

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ieatmidgets

what if the original scene had worn sandals instead of shoes. Do you think the term coined for this type of music would be Sandalstare? or if they wore socks and no shoes would it be sockglare? or if just bare feet would it be footlook?

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olznillz

join the Shoegaze-group -> http://www.lastfm.se/group/Shoegaze?ac=shoegaz

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Siesta-00

Hammock.

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mathpeal

Quero ver os efeitos rolarem em português!

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Parabellum13x

Nothing shoegaze about Silversun Pickups. Nope, not at all.

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