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Q and Not U

In 2000, Dischord records agreed upon two unique brand-new bands that both embodied the sound of their forefathers while pushing the boundaries of Dischord-style rock to brand-new arenas. Q rather than U, produced from ex-members of Elusive, John Davis, Harris Klahr and Chris Richards, had been the more simple and …

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The Ex

Playing a hybrid of punk to improve their liberal socialist agenda (offering as the challenging exact carbon copy of a Dutch Crass), the Ex released reams of details and propaganda through the ’80s — each released on the different Dutch label — however in the ’90s begun to accept industrial …

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Lying in States

Chicago indie rock and roll outfit Laying in Expresses came as well as Justin Trombly (bass), Fergus Kaiser (guitar), Ben Clarke (vocals/guitar), Tag Benson (drums), and Jeremy Ohmes (keyboards) in 1999. Streamlining a quirky punk-inspired audio comparable to Drive Like Jehu as well as the Constantines, Laying in Expresses toured …

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Oneida

Brooklyn’s genre-defying Oneida take their main cues from ’60s garage and punk bands (specifically MC5), but throw in a lot of large, bluesy ’70s stoner rock (think Blue Cheer, Foghat, etc.) as well as dashes of jerky synth pop, avant-garde jazz, and Krautrock. Originally offering guitarist/vocalist Papa Crazy (aka PCRZ), …

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The Holy Fire

Detroit’s Holy Fireplace began in 2003 with an informal, mostly acoustic cooperation between drummer Nick Marko and vocalist/guitarist Sean Hoen. However the music group found its accurate direction within the heightened level of Hoen’s guitar, as well as the addition of bassist Nathan Miller and guitarist Dan Skiver solidified the …

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John K. Samson

Canadian singer, songwriter, and poet John K. Samson is most beneficial referred to as the frontman for introspective Winnipeg indie rock and roll clothing the Weakerthans. Through the early ’90s, while playing bass for Canadian punk group Propagandhi, Samson released a 15-music solo cassette known as Slips & Tangles. From …

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The Nein

Durham, NC’s art-punk task the Nein formed following the break up of Light Octave, which also featured ex – Cursive member Stephen Pederson. Vocalist/guitarist/programmer Finn Cohen and drummer/keyboardist Robert Biggers teamed up with bassist/visual designer Casey Melts away and extended the angular post-post-punk of the previous music group with more …

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Constantines

The Constantines first rocked their way to avoid it of Guelph, Ontario, in 1999, with Bryan Webb and Steve Lambke on vocals and guitar; bassist Dallas Wehrle; keyboardist Will Kidman; and drummer Doug McGregor. By 2001, the quintet experienced relocated to Toronto and released their preliminary, eponymous full-length. The album’s …

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Restorations

Philadelphia music group Restorations have were able to both attract and defy brands since their humble roots in 2008. Produced by vocalist/guitarist Jon Loudon and guitarist Dave Klyman following break up of their post-hardcore music group Jena Berlin, both casually assembled a fresh band with bit more ambition than having …

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The Lights

The seedling of discordant indie rock trio the Lighting started in the middle-’90s when bassist Jeff Albertson, who was simply surviving in Idaho, met guitarist Craig Chambers and drummer PJ Rogalski via basement shows in Pullman, WA. The three shifted to Boise, Identification, and played sound rock and roll as …

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