Festival No. 0000231 · Est. 1995
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No. 0000308
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For the record
About the artists
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A Place to Bury Strangers formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2002. Plays experimental, gothic rock, indie rock, noise pop, noise rock, post-punk, post-punk revival, shoegaze. -
A.A. Bondy was born in Louisiana, United States. Plays folk, indie folk.
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Billy Bragg was born in Barking, United Kingdom, on 20 December 1957. Plays alternative rock, anti-folk, folk, rock.
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Black Mountain formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2004. Plays indie rock, psychedelic, psychedelic rock, rock.
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Blue Mountain formed in Oxford, United States, in 1991, and split up in 2013, after 22 years.
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Bobby Bare Jr. was born in Nashville, United States, on 28 June 1966. Plays alternative country, americana, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Bon Iver formed in Eau Claire, United States, in 2006. Plays ambient pop, art pop, chamber folk, contemporary folk, electronic, experimental, folk, folktronica.
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Born Ruffians formed in Midland, Canada, in 2004. Plays garage rock, indie rock, lo-fi, pop punk, pop rock, power pop.
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British Sea Power formed in Reading, United Kingdom, in 1995. Plays alternative rock, art rock, experimental rock, indie rock, post-punk.
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Deadly Syndrome formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2006, and split up in 2013, after 7 years.
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DeVotchKa formed in 1997.
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Dr. Dog formed in West Grove, United States, in 1999. Plays baroque pop, indie folk, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic, psychedelic rock, rock.
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Ed Harcourt was born in Wimbledon, United Kingdom, on 14 August 1977. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Ezra Furman was born in Evanston, United States, on 5 September 1986. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop, singer-songwriter.
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Florence + The Machine formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, art pop, baroque pop, indie pop, indie rock, pop, pop rock, pop soul.
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Freezepop formed on 8 June 1999. Plays electropop.
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Frightened Rabbit formed in Selkirk, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays acoustic rock, chamber pop, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock.
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Glossary formed in Murfreesboro, United States, in 1997.
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Grand Champeen formed in Austin, United States.
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Grand Ole Party formed in San Diego, United States, in 2006, and split up in 2009, after 3 years.
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Great Northern formed in 2005.
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Harvey Milk formed in Athens, United States, in 1992.
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Hey Negrita formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2000.
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Jens Lekman was born in Angered, Sweden, on 6 February 1981. Plays indie pop, lo-fi.
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Jesca Hoop was born in Santa Rosa, United States, on 21 April 1975. Plays alternative rock, art pop, indie folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Joseph Arthur was born on 28 September 1971. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
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Liam Finn was born in Melbourne, New Zealand, on 24 September 1983. Plays dream pop, indie rock.
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Limbeck formed in Laguna Niguel, United States, in 1999, and split up in 2010, after 11 years. Plays pop punk.
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Lou Reed was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 2 March 1942, and died on 27 October 2013, aged 71. Plays art rock, classic rock, experimental, experimental rock, glam rock, hard rock, new wave, noise.
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Magnolia Summer formed in St. Louis, United States.
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Make Model formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in October 2006, and split up in December 2008, after 2 years.
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Mark Kozelek was born in Ohio, United States, on 24 January 1967. Plays contemporary folk, indie folk, singer-songwriter.
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MGMT formed in Middletown, United States, in December 2002. Plays hypnagogic pop, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, neo-psychedelia, new wave, psychedelic pop, psychedelic rock.
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Moby was born in Harlem, United States, on 11 September 1965. Plays ambient, ambient techno, downtempo, electronic, electronica, house, pop, pop rock.
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My Morning Jacket formed in Louisville, United States, in 1998. Plays alternative country, alternative rock, indie rock, psychedelic rock.
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Nada Surf formed in New York, United States, in 1992. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
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Oh No Oh My formed in Austin, United States, in 2005, and split up in 2013, after 8 years.
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Okkervil River formed in Austin, United States, in 1998. Plays folk rock, indie rock.
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Old 97's formed in Dallas, United States, in 1993. Plays alternative country, country rock, power pop.
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Oppenheimer formed in Belfast, United Kingdom, in October 2004, and split up on 19 December 2009, after 5 years.
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Popup formed in 2006.
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Priscilla Ahn was born in Fort Stewart, United States, on 9 March 1984. Plays folk, indie folk.
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R.E.M. formed in Athens, United States, on 5 April 1980, and split up on 21 September 2011, after 31 years. Plays acoustic rock, alternative country, alternative rock, chamber pop, classic rock, electronic rock, folk rock, glam rock.
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Santigold was born in Philadelphia, United States, on 25 September 1976. Plays electronic, hip hop, indie rock, new wave, pop.
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Sarah Borges And The Broken Singles formed in Boston, United States.
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Scouting for Girls formed in 2005. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop.
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She & Him formed in Portland, United States, in 2006. Plays alternative country, indie folk, indie pop.
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Shout Out Louds formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2001. Plays indie pop, indie rock, rock.
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Sia was born in Adelaide, Australia, on 18 December 1975. Plays alternative pop, art pop, dance-pop, electropop, indie pop, pop.
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Simian Mobile Disco formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays electro, electro house, electronic, tech house, techno.
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Sleepercar formed in El Paso, United States, in 2005.
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Sons and Daughters formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2001, and split up on 2 November 2012, after 11 years. Plays indie rock.
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The Cool Kids formed in Chicago, United States, in 2007. Plays hip hop.
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The Cribs formed in Wakefield, United Kingdom, in 2001. Plays garage rock, indie rock.
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The Drams formed in 2005.
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The Dykeenies formed in 2005.
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The Raveonettes formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2000. Plays garage rock, indie rock, noise pop, post-punk revival, shoegaze.
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The Redwalls formed in 2001, and split up in 2010, after 9 years. Plays classic rock.
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The Virgins formed in New York, United States, in 2005, and split up in 2013, after 8 years.
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The Whip formed in 2006.
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Thurston Moore was born in Coral Gables, United States, on 25 July 1958. Plays alternative rock, art rock, experimental rock, free improvisation, noise, noise rock, post-rock, rock.
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Two Cow Garage formed in Columbus, United States, in 2001.
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Waco Brothers formed in Chicago, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative country.
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Yeasayer formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2006, and split up on 19 December 2019, after 13 years. Plays alternative rock, electropop, experimental rock, indie rock, indietronica, lo-fi, neo-psychedelia, post-rock.
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Yo La Tengo formed in 1984. Plays dream pop, indie rock, noise pop, rock.