As dynamic as it is lovely, their sound weaves together some of the most tasteful indie strands – coaxing dream-pop, skyscraping post-rock and richly textured shoegaze – in ways that are surprisingly natural and beautiful.
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Easter Island spread dream-pop goodness around Will’s Pub
Two-piece band Stagnant Pools tonight at The Social
They’re an overachieving, highly sonic two-piece band whose gorgeous rock sound churns together the noisy swerves of shoegaze with the dour, melodic nobility of post-punk.
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Indie-folk singer-songwriter Samantha Crain performs at The Social
Straddling indie and folk, the grounded, graceful music of the young Oklahoma singer-songwriter shows that airy feminine charm need not necessarily devolve into fluff and marshmallow.
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The Pauses, Great Deceivers release a four-song split 12-inch
It’s been such a dizzyingly successful year or so for local indie trio the Pauses that their North American fall tour feels more like a hard-earned victory lap.
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Gainesville’s Hundred Waters head to the Social
Hundred Waters make music that’s as gentle as it is commanding.
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The Pauses present “Interact-O-Vision” at the Social
Their music is among the most engaging and thoughtful and fun of Florida’s indie bands.
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Selection Reminder: Loma Prieta tonight at Will’s Pub!
As their name implies, these Bay Area natives embody an allusively, and literally, tectonic vehemence that tends to stir onlookers into several compelling stage dives.
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Selection Reminder: New Roman Times tonight at Will’s Pub!
More than a decade later, their expansive, darkly atmospheric sound still captivates, and we still consider them hometown heroes.
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Selection Reminder: Sleigh Bells tonight at Firestone Live!
Friday, Feb. 10 – Sleigh Bells Seeing as how very few bands ever survive or capitalize – let alone build upon – their initial blogosphere hype the way Brooklyn duo Sleigh Bells have, theirs is already a success story. But for Floridians, the formerly Sunshine State-based duo represent something even more hopeful – namely, that indie-rock...
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Selection Reminder: Reptar tonight at Will’s Pub!
Friday, Jan. 27 – Reptar The underground electronic music world has recently witnessed a smattering of young artists crib their aliases from ’80s kids’ TV shows, like DuckTales, Thundercats and Reading Rainbow. Perhaps Reptar are leading the way for folks to form rock acts named after ’90s cartoon characters. In a manner not unlike...
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