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10 Best Hard Rock Guitar Riffs From The 2000s

What Culture 04 Nov 2021
The 2000s was an interesting time for rock music ... Enter the era of pop-punk, nu metal and the indie revival ... Across the pond British rockers were just as well known for their drug taking as they were for their romantic take on indie music. Luckily there were plenty of acts waiting in the wings to carry the torch of hard rock through the decade.
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Top 6 concert picks for Sarasota-Bradenton-Charlotte: Nov. 4-10

Sarasota Herald-Tribune 04 Nov 2021
They'll be joined by Sarasota indie-emo trio Cherish This, who just released the EP "A Secret Kept Between You and Me," and electro-rock/synth-pop group MeteorEYES, featuring Fabulous Arts Foundation founder Shannon Fortner ... Sara Stovall of Sarasota folk-rock band Passerine and Roy Schneider of Fort Myers Americana duo Reckless Saints join Peeples.
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Finn Wolfhard: “It still doesn’t feel real that I’m in ‘Ghostbusters’”

NME 04 Nov 2021
That group – which also featured Craig, plus guitarist Ayla Tesler-Mabe and bassist Jack Anderson – took Wolfhard from TV sensation dabbling in indie rock to established musician on the rock scene ... Where Calpurnia had the backing of big indie labels like Royal Mountain and Transgressive, The Aubreys are keeping things DIY and low-pressure.
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Throwing Muses musician/ author to appear in Miller

The Indiana Times 04 Nov 2021
Kristin Hersh helped found the indie rock groups Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave. She has been a solo artist and the author of "Don't Suck, Don't Die" and "Rat Girl." Rolling Stone named the latter book one of the ... .
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Sarah Shook and the Disarmers Preview New Album With Lean Rocker ‘Talkin’ to Myself’

Rollingstone 04 Nov 2021
The North Carolina group’s forthcoming project Nightroamer will be released Feb ... With its two-guitar attack and jangling riffs, “Talkin’ to Myself” mixes indie-rock attitude with Shook’s honky-tonk lyricism and vocals ... ....
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Noise Pop 2022 Announces The Microphones, Alex G, Titus Andronicus Playing The Monitor, & More

Stereogum 04 Nov 2021
“This year’s festival is all about going back to our roots — celebrating local undercards alongside indie rock favorites while pushing the boundaries of traditional genre norms and creating some really special shows that fans would never expect, and hopefully never forget,” says Noise Pop Industries President Stacy Horne ... Peter Helman Staff ... .
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Boygenius to play first show in three years to fundraise for San Francisco nonprofit

NME 04 Nov 2021
READ MORE. How guitar-smashing badass Phoebe Bridgers is putting the anarchy back into music. The indie-rock supergroup – comprising Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus – will perform at Saint Joseph’s Arts Society on November 19, with all proceeds from the event going to the Bay Area nonprofit Bread & Roses ... .
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Arts briefs

Winston-Salem Journal 04 Nov 2021
Anniversary concert event. Let’s Active, an influential indie-rock band formed in Winston-Salem, made its debut 40 years ago this month. Mitch Easter, a guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer, was the frontman, with Faye Hunter on bass and Sara Romweber, who was 17 at the time, on drums. On Nov ... at The Ramkat at 170 West Ninth St ... Art Walk ... +2.
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Secondhand Serenade talks music, connecting with listeners ahead of NEPA show

The Scranton Times-Tribune 04 Nov 2021
Emo. The word itself is loaded — beautiful and expressive to those who get it, agonizing and dramatic to those that don't ... For Vesely, it's all about building a connection with whoever is listening ... The emo music genre likely grew out of the punk, indie and alternative rock movements of the 80s and 90s, before catching fire in the early 2000s ... ....
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Let’s Active turns 40. Popular Winston-Salem band, fronted by Mitch Easter, played with R.E.M., others ...

Winston-Salem Journal 04 Nov 2021
Fran Daniel. Let’s Active, an influential indie-rock band formed in Winston-Salem, made its debut 40 years ago this month. Mitch Easter, a guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer, was the frontman, with Faye Hunter on bass and Sara Romweber, who was 17 at the time, on drums. On Nov ... at The Ramkat at 170 West Ninth St. in Winston-Salem ... Records ... .
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Cyclist, 83, achieves quest to bicycle around the world — all within his own California neighborhood

Finger Lakes Times 04 Nov 2021
CARLSBAD, Calif ... Since 2010, Merritt has been on a personal quest to cycle the circumference of the Earth — 24,901 miles — without ever leaving his own neighborhood ... Up until Sunday, Oct ... indie rock band Hey, King! When all their gigs dried up during the pandemic, they started making their own music videos to post online, and the filmmaking bug bit ... .
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Secondhand Serenade talks connecting with listeners, emo music ahead of Stroudsburg show

Pocono Record 04 Nov 2021
Emo. The word itself is loaded — beautiful and expressive to those who get it, agonizing and dramatic to those that don't ... For Vesely, it's all about building a connection with whoever is listening ... The emo music genre likely grew out of the punk, indie and alternative rock movements of the 80s and 90s, before catching fire in the early 2000s.
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Witching Hour festival returns to downtown Iowa City

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 04 Nov 2021
IOWA CITY — You thought Halloween was over. Think again. Now is the time to explore the unknown as the Witching Hour festival returns to Iowa City, live and in person, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5 and 6, 2021 ... (Courtesy of Witching Hour 2021) ... Ours, too ... Singer/songwriter Lillie West leads this introspective and noisy Chicago-based indie rock project ... .
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Forza Horizon 5: The Kotaku Review

Kotaku 04 Nov 2021
Yes, Forza Horizon 5 is more than happy to embrace its silly side, an ethos that’s apparent from the jump ... We all have.Advertisement ... I’ve earned more than 5 million credits, nearly 180,000 accolade points, and most often listen to the Horizon Pulse radio station—the one that tends to play trendy upbeat indie rock you’ll hear in a bar next year ... Okay.
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Louis John Louis, 'Louis John Louis'

Seven Days 03 Nov 2021
A solo project of South Burlington's Jeff Crozier, Louis John Louis is a surprisingly slick, highly listenable indie-pop record ... Leading off the record, "so long, Austin" is a three-minute blast of indie rock that finds Crozier reflecting on his final days in Texas.
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