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THE TECHNIQUE Actors, a critically adored post-punk/fresh wave music group from Athens, GA, was formed in 1979 by two members from the short-lived Tone-Tones: guitarist/vocalist Vic Varney and drummer/vocalist David Gamble. Though they gigged thoroughly throughout NEW YORK in a focused burst a couple of months shortly after developing, it …

Zero wave-inspired noise-rock duo Chat Normal includes drummer/vocalist Andrya Ambro and guitarist/vocalist Sarah Register. The set joined causes in 2007 and started issuing CD-Rs of music that continued the custom of angular, cerebrally loud acts which range from Ut, DNA, Sonic Youngsters, and Teenage Jesus & the Jerks to Magik …

Inspired with the Velvet Underground (especially lead vocalist Bob Pfeifer) as well as the angst-ridden post-punk of Pleasure Division, Human Switchboard debuted in 1977 with an EP made by Pere Ubu’s David Thomas. Individual Switchboard Live premiered by the music group three years afterwards (though it resembles a bootleg), and …

British post-punk band the Lines 1st documented in 1977 and released their last materials in 1983, quietly departing a set of albums — Therapy (Oct 1981) and Ultramarine (March 1983) — and a small number of singles and EPs within their wake. Pretty indifferent towards the press, associated with a …

Described by devotees as “the very best strap you never heard about,” the Embarrassment also keeps the distinction to be Wichita, KS’ most influential strap. The group’s eclectic however distinctive sound covered a post-punk strategy and a deadpan love of life around pop, nation, disco, and metallic elements, crafting tracks …

Of a variety of bands to emerge from the brand new York City underground through the post-punk period, couple of if any were as unique and influential as the Feelies; nerdy, anxious, and noisy, also decades afterwards their droning, skittering avant-garde pop continues to be an integral touchstone from the …

A playfully subversive brand-new wave pop music group with a clear, arty advantage, Suburban Lawns appreciated an extraordinary burst of reputation because of their catchy however angular melodies as well as the sometimes deadpan, sometimes antic vocals of vocalist Su Tissue, who sang of varied aspects of modern culture which …

Located in Toronto, Martha as well as the Muffins initially comprised Martha Johnson (vocals, keyboards), Martha Ladly (vocals, keyboards, trombone), guitarist Tag Gane, bassist Carl Finkle, drummer Tim Gane, and saxophonist Andy Haas. The group created in 1977 and, on the effectiveness of their debut self-employed single, “Insect Like”/”Suburban Desire,” …

THE BRAND NEW York-based new wave band Polyrock formed in the later ’70s using a lineup including vocalist Catherine Oblasney, guitarists Billy Robertson and Tommy Robertson, drummer Joseph Yannece, and keyboard player Lenny Aaron. The group, that was influenced with the minimalism of Philip Cup, agreed upon with RCA by …

Despite failing woefully to identical the industrial success or cross-cultural impact of the Athens, Georgia, compatriots R.E.M. as well as the B-52’s, Pylon’s impact over the city’s renowned music scene demonstrated just like pronounced — the group’s propulsive, angular jangle pop audio resonated not merely inside the Athens innovative community, …