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SXSW 2009

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 - Sun, 22 Mar 2009

SXSW 2009 - Austin, US

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...music Video? formed in 2002.
18th Dye formed in 1990, and split up in 2010, after 20 years. Plays alternative rock, noise rock.
8ball & MJG formed in Memphis, United States, in 1991. Plays hip hop, memphis rap.
A Classic Education formed in Bologna, Italy, in 2007.
A Day To Remember formed in Ocala, United States, in June 2003. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, easycore, emo pop, emocore, metalcore, pop punk, pop rock.
A GOOD FIGHT
A Hawk and a Hacksaw formed in Albuquerque, United States, in 2002. Plays contemporary folk, folk, indie folk.
A Skylit Drive formed in Lodi, United States, in 2005. Plays emo, emocore, post-hardcore, screamo.
Abalone Dots formed in 2003.
Abe Vigoda formed in Chino, United States, in 2004. Plays indie rock, noise pop.
Abstract Rude was born in Los Angeles, United States. Plays hip hop.
Absu formed in Plano, United States, in 1991. Plays black metal, death metal, thrash metal.
AC Slater was born on 9 November 1979. Plays bass house, g-house, house, jackin house, techno.
Ace Enders and A Million Different People
Action Action formed in Long Island, United States, in 2004, and split up in 2010, after 6 years.
Afghan Raiders formed in Las Vegas, United States.
Afrikan Boy was born on 28 March 1989.
Afterhours formed in Milan, Italy, in 1986. Plays alternative rock.
AIDS Wolf formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2003, and split up on 22 March 2012, after 9 years. Plays experimental rock, noise rock.
Air Waves
Akina Adderley & the Vintage Playboys
Akron/Family formed in Williamsburg, United States, in 2002. Plays folk rock, freak folk, psychedelic folk.
Al Kapone was born in Memphis, United States, in 1973. Plays hip hop.
Alash formed in 1999. Plays central asian throat singing, folk.
Alaska In Winter formed in Albuquerque, United States, in 2005, and split up in 2011, after 6 years.
Alberta Cross
Alela Diane was born in Nevada City, United States, on 20 April 1983. Plays americana, indie folk, psychedelic folk, singer-songwriter.
Alesana formed in October 2004. Plays easycore, pop screamo, post-hardcore, screamo.
Alessi's Ark was born in London, United Kingdom, on 30 June 1990. Plays folk, pop, singer-songwriter.
Alex Cuba was born in 1974. Plays latin pop.
Ali Eskandarian was born in Pensacola, United States, on 11 September 1978, and died on 11 November 2013, aged 35.
Ali Harter
Alina Simone was born in Kharkiv, United States, on 13 October 1974.
All Get Out formed in South Carolina, United States. Plays alternative rock, pop punk, rock.
All Leather formed in San Diego, United States.
All the Saints formed in 2005.
All Tiny Creatures plays indie rock, post-rock.
Allison formed in Mexico City, Mexico, in 2002. Plays power pop.
Amanda Blank was born in Philadelphia, United States, on 21 March 1983. Plays hip hop.
Amazing Baby formed in 2008.
Amber Rubarth was born in Tustin, United States, on 21 September 1982.
Amber Smith formed in Budapest, Hungary, in 2000.
American Princes formed in 2002. Plays rock.
Amp Live
Amplified Heat formed in Austin, United States, in 2003.
Amy Annelle was born in Chicago, United States, on 7 April 1971.
Amy LaVere was born in Shreveport, United States.
An Horse formed in Brisbane, Australia, in 2007. Plays indie pop.
Anathallo formed in Mount Pleasant, United States, in 2000, and split up in 2009, after 9 years. Plays indie rock.
Anberlin formed in Winter Haven, United States, in 2002. Plays alternative rock, emo, rock.
Ancestors formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2006. Plays doom metal, post-metal, progressive rock.
Anchorsong plays downtempo, electronic.
Andrew Bird was born in Lake Forest, United States, on 11 July 1973. Plays baroque pop, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock.
Angela Desveaux was born in Montreal, Canada.
Angie Mattson
Angry vs the Bear formed in Colchester, United Kingdom.
Annihilation Time formed in 2001, and split up in 2009, after 8 years.
Annuals formed in Raleigh, United States, in 2003.
Anthony Snape
Anti-Pop Consortium formed in New York, United States, in 1997, and split up in 2002, after 5 years. Plays abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, experimental hip hop, hip hop, underground hip hop.
Anuhea was born on 10 December 1985.
Anya Marina was born in Ann Arbor, United States, on 23 September 1976. Plays indie pop, pop.
Aqualung was born in Southampton, United Kingdom, on 17 January 1972. Plays indie pop.
Arc Angels formed in Austin, United States, in 1990. Plays blues rock, electric texas blues, roots rock, southern rock.
Arkells formed in Hamilton, Canada, in 2006. Plays alternative rock.
Arms And Legs
Arms and Sleepers formed in Boston, United States, in 2006. Plays alternative hip hop, ambient, breakbeat, breaks, dance, deep tech, disco, downtempo.
Arsenal formed in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1999. Plays rock.
Arts the Beatdoctor was born in Utrecht, Netherlands, in 1983. Plays downtempo, hip hop, lo-fi hip hop.
As Tall As Lions formed in Massapequa, United States, in 2002, and split up in 2010, after 8 years. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock.
Asa was born in Kemi, Finland, on 9 April 1980. Plays conscious hip hop, folk, hip hop.
Asher Roth was born in Morrisville, United States, on 11 August 1985. Plays hip hop, pop rap.
Asobi Seksu formed in New York, United States, in 2001, and split up in 2013, after 12 years. Plays dream pop, shoegaze.
Astrid Williamson was born in Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, in 1971.
Asylum Street Spankers formed in Austin, United States, in 1994, and split up on 23 April 2011, after 17 years. Plays blues, folk, jazz.
Attack Attack! formed in Westerville, United States, in 2007. Plays electronic, electronicore, emo, heavy metal, metalcore, pop, post-hardcore, rock.
Au Revoir Simone formed in Williamsburg, United States, in 2003. Plays dream pop, synth-pop.
Audacity formed in Fullerton, United States, in 2005. Plays punk.
Aun formed in 2007.
Austin Cunningham
Autons plays indie rock.
Autumn formed in Morrisville, United States, in 1993, and split up in 1997, after 4 years. Plays emo.
Awkward I formed in 2008.
Azeda Booth formed in 2004.
B L a C K I E was born in 1987. Plays electronic, experimental, experimental hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hardcore punk, hip hop, industrial, industrial hip hop.
B. Dolan was born in Providence, United States, in 1981.
B.o.B was born in Winston-Salem, United States, on 15 November 1988. Plays alternative hip hop, alternative rock, conscious hip hop, contemporary r&b, dirty south, future bass, hip hop, pop.
Backseat Goodbye
Bad Pop formed in 2006.
Bad Sports formed in 2007.
Bad Veins formed in 2006.
Baddies formed in 2007.
Balaclavas formed in Houston, United States.
Balancé
Bam Bam
Banda de Turistas formed in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2006.
Bang Bang Eche formed in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2007.
Barbara Lynn was born on 16 January 1942. Plays electric blues, r&b, soul, southern soul.
Barcelona formed in Seattle, United States, in 2005. Plays indie rock, piano rock, rock.
Barn Owl formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2006.
Bart Davenport
Baskery formed in 2006.
BASSNECTAR was born in San Francisco, United States, on 16 February 1978. Plays breakbeat, brostep, downtempo, drum and bass, drumstep, dubstep, electronic, electronica.
Bavu Blakes was born in Dallas, United States.
Beach House formed in Baltimore, United States, in 2004. Plays dream pop, indie pop, pop, shoegaze, slowcore.
Beans on Toast was born in Braintree, United Kingdom, on 1 December 1980. Plays folk.
Bear Hands formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2006.
Bearsuit formed in Norfolk, United Kingdom, in 2001.
Beast
Beausoleil formed in Lafayette, United States, in 1975. Plays cajun, zydeco.
Bedouin Soundclash formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2001.
Beep Beep
Bell
Belladonna formed in Rome, Italy, on 14 February 2005.
Ben Harper was born in Pomona, United States, on 28 October 1969. Plays alternative pop, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter, soul.
Ben Jelen was born in edinburgh, United States, on 8 July 1979.
Ben Nichols
Benjy Ferree was born in Silver Spring, United States, on 4 October 1974.
Benny Gallagher was born on 10 June 1945.
Big Boi was born in Savannah, United States, on 1 February 1975. Plays hip hop.
Big Sam's Funky Nation formed in New Orleans, United States.
Bigelf formed in Los Angeles, United States. Plays hard rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, rock, stoner rock.
Billy Harvey was born in Evanston, United States.
Bird Of Youth
Bird Peterson was born in Austin, United States.
Birds of Tokyo formed in Perth, Australia, in 2004. Plays alternative rock, rock.
Birds of Wales formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2005, and split up in 2011, after 6 years.
Birthday Suits formed in 2005.
Bishi was born in London, United Kingdom.
Bishop Allen formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2003.
Bitter End
BK-One
Black And White Years formed in Austin, United States, in 2007.
Black Cherry formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2007.
Black Cobra formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2002. Plays doom metal, metal, sludge metal, stoner metal.
Black Diamond Bay formed in Montreal, Canada, on 1 June 2006.
Black Diamond Heavies formed in Nashville, United States, in 2004. Plays blues rock, swamp blues.
Black Gold formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2007. Plays indie rock.
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears formed in Austin, United States, in 2007.
Black Lips formed in Atlanta, United States, in 1999. Plays garage punk, garage rock.
Black Math Horseman formed in 2007. Plays doom metal, post-metal.
Black Skies plays heavy psych, psychedelic rock, sludge metal, stoner metal, stoner rock.
Black Tusk formed in Savannah, United States, in 2005. Plays grindcore, hardcore punk, heavy metal, metal, noise, punk, sludge metal, stoner metal.
Blacklist formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2005, and split up in 2011, after 6 years.
Blank Blue
Blaqstarr was born in Baltimore, United States, on 30 September 1985.
Blind Pilot formed in Astoria, United States, in 2005. Plays indie folk.
Blitzen Trapper formed in Portland, United States, in 2000. Plays alternative country, country rock.
BLK JKS formed in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2000.
Bloodgroup formed in 2007.
Blu
Blue Giant formed in 2008.
Blue King Brown formed in Byron Bay, Australia, in 2003.
Blue Scholars formed in Seattle, United States, in 2002. Plays hip hop.
BM Linx formed in Brooklyn, United States, on 25 June 2005, and split up in 2010, after 4 years.
Bo-Peep formed in Fukuoka, Japan, in 2000.
Boats formed in 2001.
Bobby Bare Jr. was born in Nashville, United States, on 28 June 1966. Plays alternative country, americana, rock, singer-songwriter.
Bomba Estéreo formed in Bogota, Colombia, in 2005. Plays cumbia, latin.
Booka Shade plays dance, electronic, house, techno.
Born to Lose formed in Austin, United States, in 2000. Plays punk.
Bosque Brown was born in Denton, United States, in 2005.
Bowling for Soup formed in Wichita Falls, United States, on 4 June 1994. Plays pop punk, punk rock.
Box Elders plays garage rock, rock.
Boy Crisis formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2005.
Boys Noize was born in Hamburg, Germany, on 22 August 1982. Plays acid techno, ebm, electro, electro house, electronic, electronica, french electro, midtempo bass.
Braille was born on 27 September 1981. Plays hip hop.
Brazos formed in Austin, United States, in 2007.
Bridges
Brigade formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2003.
Brigitte Demeyer
Brimstone Howl formed in Omaha, United States, in 2002.
Bring Me The Horizon formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in March 2004. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, deathcore, drum and bass, electronic, electronic rock, emo, hard rock.
Broadfield Marchers formed in Louisville, United States, in 2000.
Brother Ali was born on 30 July 1977. Plays conscious hip hop, hip hop, underground hip hop.
Brother Reade
Brownout formed in Austin, United States, in 2003.
Buck 65 was born in Mount Uniacke, Canada, on 4 March 1972. Plays alternative hip hop, hip hop.
Buraka Som Sistema formed in Amadora, Portugal, in 2006. Plays kuduro.
Butterfly Boucher was born in Adelaide, Australia, on 2 June 1979. Plays rock.
Cage was born on 4 May 1973. Plays hip hop.
Cage the Elephant formed in Bowling Green, United States, in 2006. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, blues rock, garage rock, garage rock revival, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, pop.
Caitlin Crosby
Cale Parks
Calvin Harris was born in Dumfries, United Kingdom, on 17 January 1984. Plays club, complextro, contemporary r&b, dance, dance-pop, disco, edm, electro house.
Camera Obscura formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays indie pop, pop, rock, twee pop.
Camp Lo formed in The Bronx, United States, in 1995. Plays east coast hip hop, hip hop.
Cancer Bats formed in Toronto, Canada, in May 2004. Plays hardcore punk, southern rock.
Canja Rave formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2005.
Canopy formed in 2003.
Capsula formed in Buenos Aires, Spain, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, garage rock, hard rock, heavy psych, indie rock, krautrock, psychedelic rock.
Caracol
Carlene Carter was born in Nashville, United States, on 26 September 1955. Plays country.
Caroline Herring was born in Canton, United States, on 10 December 1969. Plays folk.
Carrie Elkin was born in Cleveland, United States, on 11 October 1973.
Cary Brothers was born in Nashville, United States, on 2 April 1974. Plays indie rock, pop rock.
Cash Cash formed in Roseland, United States, in 2006. Plays electronic, pop.
Casiokids formed in Bergen, Norway, in 2005.
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone was born in Redwood City, United States, on 22 April 1977.
Castledoor formed in September 2005.
Casxio formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2007.
caUSE co-MOTION! formed in 2005, and split up in 2010, after 5 years.
Ceci Bastida
Cecil Otter was born on 16 July 1980. Plays hip hop.
Cerebral Ballzy formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2008, and split up in 2015, after 7 years.
Chairlift formed in Boulder, United States, in 2005, and split up in 2017, after 12 years. Plays electronic, indie pop.
Champagne Champagne
Charanga Cakewalk formed in Austin, United States. Plays cumbia, tejano.
Charles Hamilton was born on 10 November 1987. Plays hip hop.
Charlie Mars was born in Laurel, United States, in 1974.
Chase Pagan
Chikita Violenta formed in 2000. Plays indie rock.
Chin Chin plays punk.
Chiwoniso was born in Olympia, Zimbabwe, on 5 March 1976, and died on 24 July 2013, aged 37.
ChocQuibTown formed in Quibdó, Colombia, in 2000. Plays hip hop, latin, latin pop, reggaeton.
Choir of Young Believers formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2006. Plays chamber pop, indie folk.
ChOO ChOO formed in 2006, and split up in 2012, after 6 years.
Chris Fairbanks was born in 1975.
Chris Hardwick was born on 23 November 1971.
Chris Pierce
Chris T-T was born on 16 September 1974. Plays alternative rock, folk.
Christian Kiefer
Chuck Mead was born in Nevada, United States, on 22 December 1960.
City Center formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2007. Plays ambient.
Cla formed in November 1992.
Clarence Bucaro was born in Cleveland, United States.
Classified was born in Enfield, Canada, on 13 December 1977. Plays hip hop.
Classixx formed in 2009. Plays deep house, electronic, house.
Clinton Sparks was born on 18 September 1979. Plays hip hop.
Clipd Beaks formed in 2003.
Closure In Moscow formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2006.
Cobra Krames
Codebreaker
Codie Prevost was born on 19 December 1984.
Cold War Kids formed in Fullerton, United States, in 2004. Plays blue-eyed soul, blues rock, indie rock, rock.
Colin Gilmore
Colin Moore
Colin Munroe was born on 18 June 1980.
Colossus plays metalcore.
Colourmusic formed in Stillwater, United States, in 2005. Plays rock.
Coma in Algiers
Come On Gang!
Common Market formed in 2005. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, hip hop.
Conil
Contramano formed on 22 June 2001.
Cory Branan was born on 15 December 1974. Plays alternative country, folk, rock.
Cory Chisel was born in Appleton, United States, in 1982.
Cotton Jones formed in Cumberland, United States, in 2005.
Cousin Cole
Craig Owens was born in Davison, United States, on 26 August 1984. Plays post-hardcore, rock.
Crash Kings formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2006.
Crystal Antlers formed in Long Beach, United States, in 2006.
Crystal Stilts formed in December 2003. Plays c86.
Cubismo Grafico Five
Cursive formed in Omaha, United States, in 1995. Plays emo, indie rock, post-hardcore, post-rock.
Cut Off Your Hands formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2006. Plays post-punk.
CYNE formed in 2000. Plays hip hop, instrumental hip hop.
Dag för Dag split up on 13 September 2012.
Damian Lazarus was born in London, United Kingdom. Plays electronic, house, tech house.
Dan Auerbach was born in Akron, United States, on 14 May 1979. Plays blues, blues rock, garage punk, garage rock, pop rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
Dan Dyer was born in Austin, United States.
dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip formed in Stanford-Le-Hope, United Kingdom, in 2007, and split up in September 2014, after 7 years. Plays electronic, spoken word.
Dan Mangan was born in Smithers, Canada, on 28 April 1983. Plays folk, folk rock, rock.
Dananananaykroyd formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up on 30 September 2011, after 5 years. Plays rock.
Dance Gavin Dance formed in Sacramento, United States, in 2005. Plays emo, emocore, experimental, experimental rock, math rock, metalcore, pop, post-hardcore.
Daniel Francis Doyle was born in Austin, United States.
Daniel Johnston was born in Sacramento, United States, on 22 January 1961, and died on 11 September 2019, aged 58. Plays bedroom pop, folk, indie pop, indie rock, lo-fi, rock, singer-songwriter.
Daniel Martin Moore was born in Cold Spring, United States.
Danny & the Champions of the World formed in 2007. Plays alternative country, folk rock, rock, soul.
Dappled Cities formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2001. Plays indie rock.
Dash Rip Rock formed in Baton Rouge, United States, in 1984.
Datarock formed in Bergen, Norway, in 2000. Plays electronic, rock.
Dave Alvin was born in Downey, United States, on 11 November 1955. Plays americana, blues, blues rock, country, folk, pop, rock, roots rock.
David Dallas was born in Papatoetoe, New Zealand, on 28 August 1982. Plays hip hop.
David Fonseca was born in Leiria, Portugal, on 14 June 1973. Plays alternative rock.
David Garza was born in Irving, United States, on 4 February 1971.
David Thomas Broughton was born in Otley, United Kingdom, on 20 March 1981.
Dawes formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2009. Plays alternative country, americana, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, rock.
DD/MM/YYYY formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2003, and split up on 11 November 2011, after 8 years.
Dead Confederate formed in 2006.
Dead Luke
Dead Prez formed in Tallahassee, United States, in 1996. Plays conscious hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop.
deadmau5 was born in Niagara Falls, Canada, on 5 January 1981. Plays ambient, bass house, breakbeat, club, complextro, dance, deep house, dubstep.
Deadstring Brothers formed in Detroit, United States, in 2001. Plays blues.
Dear and the Headlights formed in 2005, and split up in 2011, after 6 years.
Deastro
Death In The Park formed in 2007.
Death On Two Wheels
Debayres formed in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Deer Tick formed in Providence, United States, in 2004. Plays folk rock, rock.
Del Castillo formed in Austin, United States, in 2001.
Deleon
Delhi 2 Dublin formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2006. Plays bhangra, celtic.
Delphic formed in 2009. Plays alternative dance, electronic.
Delta Spirit formed in San Diego, United States, in 2005. Plays americana, indie rock.
Denis Jones
Dent May
Department of Eagles formed in 2001.
Deradoorian was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 18 July 1986. Plays art pop, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica, minimal wave, neo-psychedelia, progressive pop, psychedelic rock.
Des Ark
Descartes A Kant formed in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 2001. Plays avant-garde, experimental, indie rock, rock.
Designer Drugs
Desolation Wilderness formed in 2005, and split up in 2010, after 5 years.
Detroit7 formed in February 2001. Plays rock.
Devo formed in Akron, United States, in 1972. Plays art punk, electronic, electronic rock, electropunk, experimental rock, geek rock, new wave, post-punk.
Dexter Romweber Duo formed in Chapel Hill, United States.
Diane Birch was born in Michigan, United States, on 24 January 1983. Plays indie pop, singer-songwriter, soul.
Dieselboy was born in Tarpon Springs, United States, on 24 July 1972. Plays drum and bass, electronic.
Digital Leather formed in Tucson, United States.
Dignan formed in McAllen, United States, in 2007.
Dikes Of Holland formed in Austin, United States, in 2009.
Dinosaur Jr formed in Amherst, United States, in 1984. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, new wave, noise rock, rock.
Diplomats Of Solid Sound formed in Iowa City, United States, in 1998.
Dirtblonde
Dirty Epics formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 2005, and split up in 2014, after 9 years.
Dirty Heads formed in Huntington Beach, United States, in 1996. Plays alternative rock, hip hop, reggae, reggae rock, ska.
Dirty Old Men formed in August 2003, and split up on 17 October 2014, after 11 years.
Dirty Projectors formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2002. Plays avant-garde, post-rock.
diRTy WoRMz formed in Austin, United States, in 2001.
Disappears formed in Chicago, United States, in 2008, and split up in 2016, after 8 years.
Division Minuscula formed in Matamoros, Mexico, in 1996.
Dixie Witch formed in 1999.
DJ Craze was born on 19 November 1977. Plays bounce, drum and bass, hip hop, trap, trap edm, turntablism.
DJ Eleven
DJ Jester the Filipino Fist
DJ Mel
DJ Shadow was born in San Jose, United States, on 29 June 1972. Plays downtempo, electronic, electronica, experimental, experimental hip hop, hip hop, instrumental hip hop, trip hop.
DJ Sun was born on 19 January 1966. Plays acid jazz.
Dlugokecki
DM Stith was born on 24 June 1980.
Doctor Krápula formed in Bogota, Colombia, in 1998. Plays latin, latin rock, rock, ska.
Dogs
Don Rimini
Doomtree formed in Minneapolis, United States, in 2001. Plays hip hop.
Dosh was born in Minneapolis, United States, on 6 September 1972. Plays alternative dance, ambient, downtempo, electronic, folktronica.
Doug Kershaw was born in Cameron Parish, United States, on 24 January 1936. Plays cajun.
Dredg formed in 1993. Plays crossover prog, experimental rock, post-rock, progressive rock.
Dressy Bessy formed in Denver, United States, in 1996. Plays indie rock, power pop.
Drew Andrews
Drink Up Buttercup formed in Horsham, United States, in 2007, and split up in 2010, after 3 years.
Drop The Lime was born in New York, United States.
Dt's formed in Bellingham, United States, in November 2001.
Dubb Sicks
Ducktails plays baroque pop, dream pop, indie rock, psychedelic pop.
Eagle Claw formed in Austin, United States, in 2007.
Eagle Twin formed in 2007. Plays metal, psychedelic rock.
Ear Pwr formed in Asheville, United States, in 2006.
Earlimart formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1999. Plays indie rock.
Early Man formed in Columbus, United States, in 2005. Plays metal.
Earthless formed in San Diego, United States, in 2001. Plays psychedelic rock, stoner metal, stoner rock.
Easy Action formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1981.
Easy Star All-Stars formed in 2003. Plays dub, reggae.
Eat Skull
Ebony Bones! was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1981. Plays post-punk.
Echo & The Bunnymen formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 1978. Plays alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, new wave, pop, pop rock, post-punk, rock.
Ecstatic Sunshine formed in Baltimore, United States, in 2004.
Ed Harcourt was born in Wimbledon, United Kingdom, on 14 August 1977. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, singer-songwriter.
Efterklang formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, post-rock, rock.
Eilen Jewell was born in Boise, United States, on 6 April 1979. Plays americana, country, folk, singer-songwriter.
Eksi Ekso
El Tule formed in Cedar Park, United States.
Electric City
Electric Touch formed in Austin, United States.
Elias Haslanger was born in Austin, United States, on 9 July 1969.
Elite
Elizabeth & The Catapult formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2004. Plays indie pop, indie rock.
Elizabeth Wills
Elliott Brood formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2002. Plays alternative country, bluegrass, folk.
ELM
Elvis Perkins In Dearland
Elysian Quartet formed in 1999.
Emeralds formed in Westlake, United States, in June 2006, and split up on 18 January 2013, after 6 years. Plays ambient, berlin school, drone, noise, progressive electronic.
Emma-Lee was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1983.
Empire Isis
Empyr formed in 2007, and split up in 2014, after 7 years. Plays rock.
Enter Shikari formed in City of St Albans, United Kingdom, in 1999. Plays alternative rock, electronicore, nintendocore, post-hardcore, rave, screamo.
Erin Ivey
Erin McCarley was born in Garland, United States, on 8 January 1979. Plays pop, pop rock.
Esser
Ettes formed in 2004. Plays garage rock.
Eugene McGuinness was born in Leytonstone, United Kingdom, on 11 August 1985.
Eugene Mirman was born in Moscow, United States, on 24 July 1974.
Eulogies
Evaline
Exene Cervenka was born on 1 February 1956.
Explosions in the Sky formed in Austin, United States, on 4 July 1999. Plays ambient, instrumental, post-rock.
Eyedea & Abilities formed in Saint Paul, United States, in 1999, and split up on 16 October 2010, after 11 years. Plays hip hop.
Ezra Furman was born in Evanston, United States, on 5 September 1986. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop, singer-songwriter.
Fair to Midland formed in Sulphur Springs, United States, in 1998, and split up in 2012, after 14 years.
Fake Problems formed in Naples, United States, in 2005, and split up in 2014, after 9 years. Plays folk, folk punk, indie rock, punk.
Fanfarlo formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2006. Plays indie pop.
Fastball formed in Austin, United States, in 1996. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, pop rock, power pop, roots rock.
Fat Pimp
Felix Cartal was born in Vancouver, Canada, on 9 April 1987. Plays edm.
Ferraby Lionheart was born on 1 May 1977. Plays folk.
Fiasco formed in Brooklyn, United States, in October 2005, and split up in July 2012, after 6 years.
Fight Like Apes formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 2006, and split up in 2016, after 10 years.
Fighting With Wire formed in Derry, United Kingdom, in 2003, and split up in 2013, after 10 years.
fiN formed in Surrey, United Kingdom, in 2011.
Final Flash formed in 2006.
Finally Punk formed in Austin, United States, in 2006, and split up in 2009, after 3 years.
Finde
Five Times August was born on 5 August 1983.
Floating Action was born in Black Mountain, United States.
Flood of Red formed in 2004.
Flosstradamus formed in Chicago, United States, in 2006. Plays festival trap, hip hop, trap, trap edm.
Fol Chen formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2009.
Fool's Gold formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2007.
Foot Patrol formed in 2006.
Foreign Born formed in 2003.
Foreign Legion formed in 1983. Plays punk.
Forever the Sickest Kids formed in Dallas, United States, in 2006. Plays emo pop, neon pop punk, pop punk.
Found
Fox Cubs formed in July 2007.
Foxx
Frances
Francis & the Lights formed in Oakland, United States, in 2007.
Frank Fairfield
Frank Smith formed in Boston, United States, in 2002, and split up in 2013, after 11 years.
Frank Turner was born in Manama, United Kingdom, on 28 December 1981. Plays acoustic rock, folk, folk punk, punk, singer-songwriter.
Franki Chan was born in Los Angeles, United States.
FreeSol formed in 2003.
Freeway was born in North Philadelphia, United States, on 6 August 1978. Plays east coast hip hop, hip hop.
French Horn Rebellion formed in 2007.
Friends Electric formed on 10 November 2008. Plays electro, pop.
Funeral Party
Future Blondes formed in Houston, United States.
Future Clouds And Radar formed in Austin, United States, on 17 March 2006.
Future of the Left formed in Cardiff, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, noise rock, post-hardcore.
Future Virgins
Futurecop! formed in 2006. Plays electronic, synthwave.
Gabby Young was born on 16 March 1984.
Gabriel Prokofiev was born in London, United Kingdom, on 6 January 1975. Plays classical.
Gabriella Cilmi was born in Melbourne, Australia, on 10 October 1991. Plays dance-pop, pop, pop rock, pop soul, singer-songwriter, teen pop.
Gallows formed in Watford, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays hardcore punk, post-hardcore, punk.
Garotas Suecas formed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2005.
Gary Clark Jr. was born in Austin, United States, on 15 February 1984. Plays blues, blues rock, contemporary r&b, hard rock, rock and roll, soul.
Gary War plays hypnagogic pop, neo-psychedelia, slacker rock, space rock, synth-pop.
Gavin Castleton was born in Providence, United States.
General Fiasco formed in Bellaghy, United Kingdom, in 2006.
Gentleman Reg
Ghost formed in Linkoping, Sweden, in 2008. Plays doom metal, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, occult rock, pop rock, progressive rock, psychedelic.
Gil Mantera's Party Dream formed in Youngstown, United States, in 1999, and split up on 5 June 2010, after 11 years.
Girl In a Coma formed in San Antonio, United States, in 2006. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, punk rock.
Girls formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2007, and split up in 2012, after 5 years. Plays indie rock.
Girls In Trouble
Glasvegas formed in 2005. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, pop rock, psychedelic rock, rock, shoegaze.
GLC was born in Chicago, United States. Plays hip hop.
Glossary formed in Murfreesboro, United States, in 1997.
Goes Cube formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2003. Plays rock.
Golden Bear formed in Austin, United States, in 2003.
Golden Boots formed in 2002.
Golden Boys formed in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, in 1958. Plays doo-wop, jovem guarda.
GoldieLocks
Golem
Gomez formed in Southport, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays alternative rock, blues rock, britpop, folk rock, indie pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, post-britpop.
Good Old War formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 2008. Plays indie folk.
Graham Coxon was born in Rinteln, United Kingdom, on 12 March 1969. Plays alternative rock, contemporary folk, experimental rock, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
Grampall Jookabox plays alternative hip hop, experimental, freak folk, lo-fi, neo-psychedelia, noise pop.
Grand Analog formed in 2006. Plays hip hop.
Grant Hart was born in South St. Paul, United States, on 18 March 1961, and died on 13 September 2017, aged 56.
Grapevine formed in Osaka, Japan, in 1993.
Gravy Train formed in Oakland, United States, in 2001. Plays dance, electro, electroclash, electronic, electronica, queercore.
Great Lakes Myth Society formed on 1 January 2004.
Great Northern formed in 2005.
Green River Ordinance plays pop rock, rock.
Greg Ashley was born in Houston, United States.
Greg Laswell was born in Long Beach, United States, on 26 April 1974. Plays folk.
Greyhounds formed in 2000.
Grimy Styles formed in Austin, United States.
Grizzly Bear formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2002. Plays art rock, chamber folk, chamber pop, freak folk, indie folk, indie rock, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic folk.
Guggenheim Grotto formed in County Mayo, Ireland, in 2003, and split up in 2013, after 10 years. Plays folk.
Guillamino was born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1976.
Gun Outfit formed in Olympia, United States, in 2007.
Gunslingers formed in Grenoble, France, in 2006.
Guy Davis was born in New York, United States, on 12 May 1952. Plays blues, folk.
Ha Ha Tonka formed on 13 May 2007. Plays alternative country, southern rock.
Hacienda formed in Frankfurt Am Main, Germany, in 1993.
HALEY (MN) was born in Brandon, United States, in 1983. Plays indie rock.
Hamell on Trial was born in Syracuse, United States.
Handsome Furs formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2006, and split up in August 2012, after 6 years.
Hank IV formed in San Francisco, United States.
Hannibal Buress was born on 4 February 1983. Plays comedy.
Harlan T Bobo was born in Memphis, United States.
Harlem formed in Tucson, United States, in 2007, and split up in April 2012, after 5 years.
Harlem Shakes formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2006, and split up in 2009, after 3 years.
Hatcham Social formed in New Cross, United Kingdom, in 2006.
Hatred Surge formed in 2004, and split up in 2013, after 9 years. Plays grindcore.
Headlights formed in Champaign, United States, in 2004.
HEALTH formed in Los Angeles, United States, in April 2005. Plays alternative rock, electro-industrial, electronic rock, experimental rock, neo-psychedelia, noise rock, post-industrial.
Herman Düne formed in 1999. Plays anti-folk.
Hesta Prynn was born in New York, United States, on 20 March 1978.
Hey Negrita formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2000.
Hey Ocean! formed in 2004. Plays alternative rock, indie pop, indie surf, pop rock, power pop.
Hickoids formed in Austin, United States, in 1983. Plays cowpunk.
Hill Country Revue formed in Coldwater, United States, in 2008.
Hillstomp plays acoustic blues, blues, punk blues.
Hockey formed in Portland, United States, in 2002, and split up in 2018, after 16 years. Plays rock.
Holger formed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2006.
Hollerado formed in Ottawa, Canada, in 2007, and split up on 14 December 2019, after 12 years. Plays indie rock, power pop.
Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs
Hollywood Holt was born in Chicago, United States.
Holy Ghost
Holy Hail formed in 2005.
Homeboy Sandman was born in Queens, United States, on 24 September 1980. Plays abstract hip hop, alternative hip hop, boom bap, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, jazz rap.
Honey Ryder plays country, folk, pop, rock.
HONEYHONEY formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2006. Plays indie folk.
Hoots & Hellmouth formed in Philadelphia, United States, in 2005. Plays folk.
Hopewell formed in 1993.
Horse Feathers formed in Portland, United States, in 2004.
Hot Club of Cowtown formed in New York, United States, in 1996. Plays folk.
Hot Lava
Hot Leg formed in 2007.
Hot Pink Delorean formed in Boston, United States, in October 2007.
Howe Gelb was born in 1956. Plays alternative country, country, jazz.
Howl was born on 30 July 1979.
Howlies formed in August 2007.
Hull formed in 2004.
Human Eye formed in Detroit, United States, in 2004.
Human Highway formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2008.
Hurray for the Riff Raff formed in New Orleans, United States, in 2007. Plays americana, country, folk, singer-songwriter.
Hymns formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2005. Plays acid house, alternative pop, breakbeat, dub techno, lo-fi house, minimal techno, pop, rock.
Hypernova formed in 2006. Plays post-punk, rock.
Hyperpotamus formed in Madrid, Spain.
I Love Math formed in 2002.
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness formed in Austin, United States, in 2003. Plays indie rock, post-punk.
I Self Devine was born in 1971. Plays underground hip hop.
Ian McLagan & The Bump Band
Ian Moore was born in Berkeley, United States, on 8 August 1968. Plays blues, blues rock, rock.
Ida Maria was born in Nesna, Norway, on 13 July 1984. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
Idle Warship formed in 2008. Plays hip hop.
Iglu & Hartly formed in 2008.
Igudesman & Joo
Illinois formed in Bucks County, United States, in 2006. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock.
Ima Robot formed in 1998.
Immaculate Machine formed in Victoria, Canada, in 2003, and split up in 2011, after 8 years. Plays indie pop.
In Case of Fire formed in Portadown, United Kingdom, in 2005, and split up on 1 October 2012, after 7 years.
Indian Jewelry formed in Houston, United States, in 2002. Plays neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock.
Indigo Girls formed in Atlanta, United States, in 1985. Plays contemporary folk, folk, folk pop, folk rock.
Infusion formed in Wollongong, Australia, in 1998, and split up in 2013, after 15 years. Plays dance, electronic, electronica.
Innercity Pirates
Insite formed in Mexicali, Mexico. Plays latin, pop, punk.
Intelligence
Invincible plays drum and bass, electronic.
Ipso Facto formed in Minneapolis, United States.
Iran
Iron Age formed in 2004.
It's Casual
It's Not Not formed in Barcelona, Spain.
J*Davey formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1999.
J. Tillman was born in Rockville, United States, on 3 May 1981.
Jaakko & Jay
Jack Beats formed in 2007. Plays deep house, dubstep, electro, electro house, electronic, fidget house, house, trap.
Jackie Bristow
Jaguar Love formed in Portland, United States, in 2007.
Jake One was born in Seattle, United States, on 11 May 1976. Plays hip hop.
Jambo
James Harries
James Intveld was born in Venlo, United States, in 1959.
Jana Hunter was born in Houston, United States. Plays freak folk, indie folk, singer-songwriter.
Janeane Garofalo was born in Newton, United States, on 28 September 1964.
Janelle Monáe was born in Kansas City, United States, on 1 December 1985. Plays art pop, contemporary r&b, funk, pop, pop rap, r&b, singer-songwriter, soul.
Japanese Motors
Japanther formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2001.
Jared Paul
Jason Eady was born in Jackson, United States, on 23 January 1975.
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit formed in Muscle Shoals, United States, in 2009. Plays country.
Jason Lytle was born on 26 March 1969. Plays indie pop, indie rock.
Jason Reeves was born in Arlington, United States, on 4 July 1984.
Javelins formed in 2003, and split up in 2006, after 3 years.
Jay Jay Pistolet was born on 2 May 1987.
Jay Nash was born in New York, United States.
Jean Grae was born in Cape Town, United States, on 26 November 1976. Plays hip hop.
Jedd Hughes was born on 31 March 1982.
Jen Foster
Jen Lane
Jenn Grant was born in Charlottetown, Canada, on 20 August 1980.
Jeremy Jay was born in Chula Vista, United States.
Jesse Dangerously was born on 19 October 1979. Plays nerdcore.
Jessica Lea Mayfield was born on 27 August 1989. Plays folk, folk rock, indie folk, singer-songwriter.
Jessica Lurie was born in Cambridge, United States, on 3 October 1967. Plays jazz.
Jessie Frye was born in Denton, United States. Plays synth-pop, synthwave.
Jill Barber was born in Port Credit, Canada, on 6 February 1980. Plays chanson française, folk, singer-songwriter.
Jim Bianco was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 25 March 1976.
Joe Pug was born in Greenbelt, United States, on 20 April 1984. Plays americana, folk, folk rock.
John Cruz
John Fairhurst plays blues, blues rock, rock.
John Forte was born in Brownsville, United States, on 30 January 1975, and died on 12 January 2026, aged 50. Plays hip hop.
John Gorka was born in Colonia, United States, on 27 July 1958. Plays contemporary folk, folk.
John Mulaney was born in Chicago, United States, on 26 August 1982. Plays comedy, standup comedy.
John Wesley Harding was born in Hastings, United Kingdom, on 22 October 1965. Plays folk.
Jokers of the Scene formed in Ottawa, Canada, in 2003.
Jon Dee Graham was born in Austin, United States, on 28 February 1959, and died on 27 March 2026, aged 67. Plays americana, rock, roots rock, singer-songwriter.
Jon Lajoie was born in Longueuil, Canada, on 21 August 1980.
Joseph Israel was born in Tulsa, United States, in 1977. Plays reggae.
Josh Martinez was born in Halifax, Canada, on 6 August 1977. Plays conscious hip hop, hip hop.
Josh Pyke was born in Sydney, Australia, on 18 December 1977. Plays indie folk.
Jucifer formed in 1993. Plays doom metal, noise rock, sludge metal.
Juiceboxxx was born in Milwaukee, United States.
Julie Doiron was born in Moncton, Canada, on 28 June 1972. Plays indie rock, pop, rock, singer-songwriter, slowcore.
Juliette Commagere
Junius formed in Boston, United States, in 2003. Plays alternative rock, post-metal, post-rock.
Justin Mcroberts was born in Oakland, United States, on 1 January 1974. Plays contemporary christian, singer-songwriter.
Justin Townes Earle was born on 4 January 1982, and died on 20 August 2020, aged 38. Plays folk.
K'naan was born in Mogadishu, Canada, on 1 February 1978. Plays hip hop, pop rap, reggae-pop.
Kaiser Cartel
Kamikaze Queens formed in 2006.
Kap Bambino formed in Bordeaux, France, in 2001. Plays electronic, electropunk.
Kara Grainger plays blues, singer-songwriter, soul blues.
Kaskade was born in Chicago, United States, on 25 February 1971. Plays deep house, electronic, house.
Kat Edmonson was born in Houston, United States, on 3 August 1983. Plays baroque pop, bossa nova, easy listening, jazz, traditional pop.
Katie Stelmanis was born in Canada, Canada, on 30 May 1985.
Katy Perry was born in Santa Barbara, United States, on 25 October 1984. Plays bubblegum pop, dance-pop, disco, electropop, pop, pop rock, synth-pop, teen pop.
Katzenjammer formed in Oslo, Norway, in 2005. Plays baroque pop, country, folk, folk rock, rock, symphonic rock.
Keegan DeWitt was born in Bend, United States, on 8 April 1982.
Keys N Krates formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2008. Plays electronica, grime, hip hop, trap.
Kid Congo Powers was born in La Puente, United States, on 27 March 1959.
Kid Cudi was born in Cleveland, United States, on 30 January 1984. Plays alternative hip hop, hip hop, pop rap, trap.
Kid Sister was born in Markham, United States, on 3 July 1980. Plays hip hop, neo soul.
Kidz In the Hall formed in 2000. Plays hip hop.
Kiernan McMullan
Kill The Noise was born in Rochester, United States, on 28 January 1981. Plays brostep, complextro, drum and bass, drumstep, dubstep, edm, electro house, riddim dubstep.
Killer Mike was born in Atlanta, United States, on 20 April 1975. Plays dirty south, hip hop, jazz, southern hip hop.
Killola
Kim Beggs was born in Whitehorse, Canada.
Kinch
Kissy Sell Out was born in Huntingdon, United Kingdom, on 18 June 1984.
Kraak & Smaak formed in Leiden, Netherlands, in 2003. Plays electronic.
Krista Muir was born in Kingston, Canada.
Kudu formed in Brooklyn, United States.
Kuroma
Kyle Andrews was born in Chicago, United States, on 22 May 1982.
Kylesa formed in 2001, and split up on 28 April 2016, after 15 years. Plays atmospheric sludge metal, desert rock, heavy psych, metal, psychedelic rock, sludge metal, stoner metal, stoner rock.
La Gusana Ciega formed in Mexico City, Mexico, in 1993.
LA Riots formed in Los Angeles, United States.
Lady Dottie And The Diamonds
Lady Sovereign was born in Brent, United Kingdom, on 19 December 1985. Plays grime, hip hop.
Ladyhawke was born in Masterton, New Zealand, on 13 July 1979. Plays alternative pop, electropop, pop rock, synth-pop.
LAKE formed in Washington, United States, in 2005. Plays pop rock.
Landon Pigg was born in Nashville, United States, on 6 August 1983. Plays easy listening, indie pop, rock.
Langhorne Slim was born in Langhorne, United States, on 20 August 1980. Plays alternative country.
Larkin Grimm was born in Memphis, United States, on 18 September 1981.
Late of the Pier formed in Castle Donington, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays dance-punk, electropunk, glam rock, indietronica, new rave.
Laura Critchley was born on 27 March 1984.
Laura Gibson was born in Coquille, United States, on 9 August 1979.
Laura Jansen was born in Breda, Netherlands, on 4 March 1977.
Laura Marling was born in Eversley, United Kingdom, on 1 February 1990. Plays folk, folk rock, indie folk, rock.
Lax plays aggrotech.
Lazy Magnet
Le Castle Vania was born in Atlanta, United States. Plays electro house, house.
Le Le
Leche plays downtempo, electronica.
Lecrae was born in Houston, United States, on 9 October 1979. Plays christian hip hop, hip hop, pop rap, southern hip hop.
Lee Burridge was born in November 1968. Plays breakbeat, deep house.
Left Lane Cruiser formed in Fort Wayne, United States, in 2004. Plays blues rock.
Lemonade formed in San Francisco, United States. Plays house.
Lenka was born in Bega, Australia, on 19 March 1978. Plays indie pop, pop.
Les Fauves formed in 2004. Plays indie rock.
Leslie Keffer
Let's Wrestle formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005.
Lex Land was born in Orange County, United States, on 25 December 1986. Plays jazz.
Light FM
LIGHTS was born in Timmins, Canada, on 11 April 1987. Plays alternative rock, dance, drum and bass, dubstep, edm, electronica, electropop, future bass.
Lil Jon was born in Atlanta, United States, on 17 January 1971. Plays crunk, dirty south, hip hop.
Lil' Band O' Gold formed in 1998.
Lindi Ortega was born in Toronto, Canada, on 28 May 1980. Plays alternative country, alternative rock, folk rock.
Lions In The Street formed in Vancouver, Canada.
Lisa Hannigan was born in Kilcloon, Ireland, on 12 February 1981. Plays folk, indie folk, pop, singer-songwriter.
Little Boots was born in Blackpool, United Kingdom, on 4 May 1984. Plays dance-pop, disco, electropop, house, pop, synth-pop.
Little Miss Higgins was born in Brooks, Canada.
Living Things formed in St. Louis, United States, in 2002. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, garage punk, garage rock revival, hard rock, pop, post-grunge, rock.
Liz Green was born in Sheffield, United Kingdom.
LMFAO formed in Pacific Palisades, United States, in 2006, and split up on 21 September 2012, after 6 years. Plays dance-pop, electro, electro house, electropop, pop, pop rap.
Local Natives formed in 2003. Plays indie rock, pop rock.
Loch Lomond formed in 2003.
LoCura formed in San Francisco, United States.
Loney, Dear was born in Jönköping, Sweden, on 29 March 1979. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
Longview formed in Winchester, United Kingdom, in 2001, and split up in 2015, after 14 years. Plays indie rock.
Loot
Loquat formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2001.
Lord T & Eloise formed in Memphis, United States, in 2006.
Lorrie Matheson
Los Claxons formed in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2004. Plays alternative rock, pop rock.
Los Coronas formed in Madrid, Spain, in 1991.
Lost Bayou Ramblers formed in Lafayette, United States, in 1999. Plays cajun.
Lover
Lovvers formed in Nottingham, United Kingdom, on 7 May 2006.
Loxsly formed in Austin, United States, in 2003.
Lucero formed in 1998. Plays alternative country, alternative rock, blues rock, cowpunk, heartland rock, punk rock, rockabilly, southern rock.
Lucky Fonz III was born in Gouda, Netherlands, on 20 April 1981.
Luke Doucet was born in Halifax, Canada, on 9 June 1973.
LZ Love
M. Ward was born in Thousand Oaks, United States, on 4 October 1973. Plays alternative country, american primitive guitar, americana, contemporary folk, folk pop, folk rock, indie folk, singer-songwriter.
M.A.N.D.Y formed in Berlin, Germany.
Machinedrum was born in Eden, United States, on 4 March 1982. Plays drum and bass, electronic, footwork, glitch hop, hip hop, jungle.
Mad Juana formed in Palma, Spain, in September 1995.
Madi Diaz was born in Greenwich, United States, on 14 May 1986. Plays folk, folk pop, singer-songwriter.
Magic Christian
Magic Kids formed in 2009.
Magic Magic formed in Dedham, United States, in 2006.
Magic Wands formed in Nashville, United States, in 2008. Plays dream pop, indie rock, new wave, post-punk.
Magnifico was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 1 December 1965.
Magnolia Summer formed in St. Louis, United States.
Major Stars formed in Boston, United States, in 1997. Plays heavy psych, psychedelic rock, space rock.
Manchester Orchestra formed in Atlanta, United States, in 2005. Plays alternative rock, emo, indie rock, post-hardcore, progressive rock, rock, slowcore.
Mandi Perkins was born in Toronto, Canada.
Manhattan Love Suicides formed in January 2006.
Mapei was born on 20 December 1983.
Maps & Atlases formed in Chicago, United States, in 2004. Plays experimental, indie rock, math rock, rock.
Marc Maron was born on 27 September 1963. Plays comedy.
Marching Band formed in 2004.
Marco Benevento was born on 22 July 1977. Plays experimental, jazz, rock.
Marcy Playground formed in Minneapolis, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock.
Mariachi El Bronx formed in Los Angeles, United States, in August 2006. Plays mariachi.
Mark Mallman was born on 20 July 1973.
Martina Topley Bird was born on 7 May 1975. Plays electronic, experimental, jazz, trip hop.
Maserati formed in Athens, United States, in 2000. Plays electronic, experimental rock, instrumental, krautrock, post-rock, psychedelic rock, rock, stoner rock.
Matt and Kim formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2004. Plays indie pop.
Matt Hires was born on 5 August 1985. Plays pop rock.
Matthew and the Arrogant Sea
Max Tundra was born on 7 June 1974. Plays art pop, avant-garde pop, avant-prog, bitpop, chiptune, electropop, experimental electronic, glitch.
Maya Azucena was born in Brooklyn, United States. Plays neo soul, singer-songwriter.
Mayer Hawthorne and The County
Mañana formed in 2002.
MC Frontalot was born in San Francisco, United States, on 3 December 1973. Plays hip hop, nerdcore.
MC Lars was born in Berkeley, United States, on 6 October 1982. Plays hip hop, nerdcore, ska punk.
Meat Puppets formed in 1980. Plays alternative rock, country rock, cowpunk, hardcore punk, noise rock, punk, rock.
Meese formed in February 2005.
Megafaun formed in Durham, United States, in August 2006. Plays alternative country, indie rock, psychedelic folk.
Megasoid
Meiko was born in Roberta, United Kingdom, in 1982. Plays folk, indie pop.
Melissa Auf der Maur was born in Montreal, Canada, on 17 March 1972. Plays alternative rock, rock.
Melissa Ferrick was born on 21 September 1970. Plays folk.
Melissa McClelland was born in 1979.
Metallica formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 28 October 1981. Plays alternative metal, alternative rock, blues rock, groove metal, grunge, hard rock, heavy metal, metal.
Mexican Institute of Sound formed in Mexico City, Mexico, in 2004.
Miami Horror formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2007. Plays dance, disco, electro, electronic, house, indietronica, new wave, pop.
Micachu
Micah Dalton
Micah P. Hinson was born in Memphis, United States, on 3 February 1981. Plays alternative country, americana.
Michna
Mickey Factz was born on 13 July 1982.
Mieka Pauley was born in Boston, United States, on 22 October 1980.
Mika Miko formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2003, and split up on 1 January 2010, after 7 years.
Milow was born in Borgerhout, Belgium, on 14 July 1981. Plays pop rock.
Miniature Tigers formed in Phoenix, United States, in 2006. Plays indie rock.
Minipop formed in Oakland, United States, in 2004.
Mirah was born in Philadelphia, United States, on 17 September 1974. Plays bedroom pop, indie pop, indie rock.
Mirrorkicks formed in 2008.
Mistah F.A.B. was born in Oakland, United States, on 23 January 1982. Plays hip hop.
Mixtapes And Cellmates formed in 2006, and split up in August 2010, after 4 years.
Modern Skirts formed in 2005.
Monahans formed in Austin, United States, in 2006.
Monareta formed in Bogota, Colombia, in 2000.
MONEY formed in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2010.
Monokino formed in 2008.
Monotonix formed in Tel Aviv, Israel, in November 2005, and split up in 2011, after 5 years.
Monte Negro
Moog
Moonlight Towers formed in 2001.
More Or Les
Moriarty formed in Paris, France, in 1995. Plays blues, country, folk, rock.
Mos Generator formed in Port Orchard, United States, in 2000. Plays classic rock, doom metal, rock, stoner rock.
Motel
Motel Motel
Mother Mother formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2005. Plays indie pop, indie rock, pop, pop rock, rock.
Mr. Lewis & The Funeral 5 formed in 2007.
Mr. Lif was born in Boston, United States, on 28 December 1977. Plays abstract hip hop, conscious hip hop, east coast hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop.
MSTRKRFT formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2005. Plays dance-pop, electro house, electroclash, industrial techno, minimal techno.
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
Muck And The Mires formed in Boston, United States, in 2001.
Mumford & Sons formed in London, United Kingdom, in December 2007. Plays alternative rock, americana, folk pop, folk rock, indie folk, pop rock, rock, stomp and holler.
Murali Coryell was born on 27 October 1969. Plays blues, electric blues.
Murder formed in 2005.
My Dear Disco formed in Michigan, United States, in 2007.
My Disco formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2003. Plays math rock, post-punk.
My Education formed in Austin, United States, in 1999. Plays instrumental, post-rock.
My Federation
My Jerusalem formed in New Orleans, United States, in 2009. Plays alternative rock, dream pop, folk rock, indie rock.
My Latest Novel formed in Greenock, United Kingdom, in 2005.
My Sad Captains formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2004. Plays folk, indie pop, indie rock, rock.
Myka 9 was born in Los Angeles, United States. Plays east coast hip hop, hip hop, jazz rap, political hip hop, underground hip hop.
N.A.S.A. formed in 2003.
Nacho Vegas was born in Gijón, Spain, on 9 December 1974.
Nadastrom formed in 2007. Plays electronic, funk, hip hop, house, techno.
Naked On the Vague formed in Sydney, Australia, in 2005. Plays no wave.
Nakia was born in Fort Payne, United States, on 20 February 1975.
Nancy was born on 23 May 1965. Plays pop.
Natalia LaFourcade was born in Coatepec, Mexico, on 26 February 1984. Plays folk pop, latin, latin pop, pop, pop rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head formed in Seattle, United States, in 2005, and split up in 2010, after 5 years.
Natasha Leggero was born in Rockford, United States, on 26 March 1974.
Nate James was born in Lakenheath, United Kingdom, on 15 September 1979. Plays soul.
Navel formed in Erschwil, Switzerland, in 2003, and split up on 2 December 2015, after 12 years.
Neat Neat Neat
Nellie McKay was born in London, United States, on 13 April 1982. Plays disco, funk, jazz, pop, reggae, rock.
Nelo formed in January 2006.
Never Shout Never formed in Joplin, United States, in 2007. Plays alternative rock, emo, emo pop, folk rock, indie rock.
Nevertheless
New York Dolls formed in New York, United States, in 1971, and split up in 2011, after 40 years. Plays glam punk, glam rock, proto-punk, punk rock, rock.
Nick Kroll was born in New York, United States, on 5 June 1978.
Nico Vega formed in 2005.
Nid And Sancy formed in Ghent, Belgium, in 2004.
Night Horse formed in January 2008.
Ninjasonik
Nite Jewel formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2008.
Niña Dioz plays hip hop.
No Age formed in 2005. Plays experimental rock, lo-fi, noise, noise rock, post-punk.
No Kids formed in 2008.
Nomo formed in Ann Arbor, United States. Plays funk, jazz.
Nosaj Thing was born in Los Angeles, United States, on 27 January 1985. Plays ambient, ambient pop, chillwave, dance, deep house, downtempo, edm, electro.
Now On
NQ Arbuckle formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2002.
Obits formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2006, and split up in 2015, after 9 years.
Ocelot
Officers
Oh Land was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 May 1985. Plays alternative dance, electronic, experimental, indie pop, pop, synth-pop.
Oh No Not Stereo formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2003.
Oh Susanna plays folk.
Ohbijou formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2004.
Ohtis formed in Normal, United States. Plays americana, folk.
Okkervil River formed in Austin, United States, in 1998. Plays folk rock, indie rock.
Oliver Future formed in 2005. Plays psychedelic rock.
One Day International formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 2007.
One Hundred Dollars formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2006.
Operahouse formed in 2006, and split up in July 2009, after 3 years.
Or, The Whale formed in 2006.
Orphan
Other Lives formed in 2007. Plays folk, indie rock, rock.
Otis Gibbs plays americana, singer-songwriter.
Outasight was born in Yonkers, United States, on 17 February 1983. Plays dance-pop, hip hop, pop rap, rock.
Outrageous Cherry formed in 1992.
OVENS
Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man formed in 2006.
P.O.S. was born on 18 August 1981. Plays hip hop.
Pac Div formed in Palmdale, United States, in 2006.
Pack of Wolves formed in Austin, United States.
Palomar formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 1998.
Paolo Nutini was born in Paisley, United Kingdom, on 9 January 1987. Plays alternative rock, blues, folk rock, indie rock, pop, rock.
Paper Route formed in Nashville, United States, in 2004.
Parenthetical Girls formed in 2002, and split up in 2013, after 11 years.
Passion Pit formed in Cambridge, United States, in 2007. Plays indietronica.
Past Lives formed in Seattle, United States, in 2007.
Pato Fu formed in 1992.
Pato Machete
Paul Marshall
Pedestrian
Peekaboo Theory formed in Houston, United States, in February 2006.
Peelander-Z formed in New York, Japan, in 1998. Plays punk rock.
Pelican formed in Chicago, United States, in 2001. Plays atmospheric sludge metal, instrumental, post-metal, post-rock, sludge metal.
Pendulum formed in Perth, Australia, in 2002. Plays alternative metal, dancefloor drum and bass, drum and bass, dubstep, edm, electro house, electronic, electronic rock.
Perry Farrell was born on 29 March 1959.
Pete and The Pirates formed in Reading, United Kingdom, in 2006, and split up in 2012, after 6 years.
Pete Philly & Perquisite formed in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 2003, and split up on 29 December 2011, after 8 years.
Peter Bjorn and John formed in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1999. Plays rock.
Peter Broderick was born in Searsmont, United States, on 20 January 1987. Plays indie folk, modern classical, singer-songwriter.
Peter Mulvey was born on 6 September 1969. Plays folk.
Peter Murphy was born in Northampton, United Kingdom, on 11 July 1957. Plays alternative rock, art pop, avant-garde pop, dub, experimental, gothic rock, post-punk, turkish classical.
Peter Rosenberg was born in Cluj-Napoca, Germany, on 1 May 1950.
Phantogram formed in Greenwich, United States, in 2007. Plays ambient pop, electropop, glitch pop, indie pop, indietronica, pop rap.
Phil And The Osophers formed in Brooklyn, United States.
Phosphorescent formed in Athens, United States, on 27 July 2001. Plays folk rock, indie rock.
Pictureplane was born on 1 May 1985.
Pigeon John was born on 30 November 1972.
Pimpbot formed in Honolulu, United States, in 2001, and split up in 2015, after 14 years.
Pink Nasty
Pink Noise formed in Brooklyn, United States.
Piñata Protest formed in San Antonio, United States, in 2006.
Plain Ole Bill
Play-N-Skillz formed in 2003. Plays hip hop, latin.
Playing for Change formed in 2002.
Po' Girl formed in Vancouver, Canada, on 22 January 2003. Plays folk.
Pocahaunted formed in Eagle Rock, United States, in 2005, and split up in August 2010, after 5 years.
Polka Madre formed in 2004.
Polly Mackey & The Pleasure Principle formed in Wrexham, United Kingdom, in 2008.
Pompeii formed in Austin, United States, in 2004.
Pong formed in Austin, United States, in 2001.
Ponytail formed in 2005, and split up in 2011, after 6 years. Plays art rock, noise pop.
POP ETC formed in 2005. Plays indie pop.
Popular Damage
Port O'Brien formed in Oakland, United States, in 2005, and split up on 13 May 2011, after 6 years.
Post War Years formed in Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom, in 2007.
Powersolo formed in Aarhus, Denmark, in 1996. Plays alternative rock, blues, country, rock, rockabilly.
Pre formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays noise rock.
Pretty & Nice formed in Burlington, United States, in 2004, and split up in 2014, after 10 years.
Priestess formed in October 2004, and split up in 2012, after 7 years. Plays hard rock, metal, rock, stoner rock.
Primal Scream formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 1982. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, blues rock, c86, electronic, indie rock, industrial rock, jangle pop.
Princeton formed in 2005.
Project Jenny, Project Jan formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2004.
Prolyphic
Psychedelic Horseshit formed in 2005. Plays lo-fi, noise pop, shitgaze.
Pterodactyl formed in 2003.
Pugs Atomz
Questions plays punk.
Ra Ra Riot formed in Syracuse, United States, in 2006. Plays baroque pop, indie rock.
Rachel Goodrich was born on 19 April 1984.
Rademacher formed in Fresno, United States, in 2003.
Radioclit split up in 2010.
Raul Malo was born in Miami, United States, on 7 August 1965, and died on 8 December 2025, aged 60. Plays country, folk.
Reflection Eternal formed in Cincinnati, United States, in 1997. Plays hip hop.
Richard Swift was born in California, United States, on 16 March 1977, and died on 3 July 2018, aged 41.
Rob da Bank was born in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, on 24 June 1973.
Robert Gomez was born in Denton, United States, on 17 November 1975.
Rocco Deluca And The Burden formed in Long Beach, United States, in 2005, and split up in 2009, after 4 years.
Rod Thomas
Rodney Fisher
Roky Erickson was born in Dallas, United States, on 15 July 1947, and died on 31 May 2019, aged 71. Plays blues rock, contemporary folk, garage rock, psychedelic rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
Rolo Tomassi formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 2005. Plays experimental, experimental rock, grindcore, mathcore, metal, noisecore, post-hardcore, progressive rock.
Ruby Jane was born in Dallas, United States, on 17 November 1994.
Ruthie Foster was born in Gause, United States, on 10 February 1964. Plays blues, folk, singer-songwriter, soul.
Sage Francis was born in Miami, United States, on 18 November 1976. Plays hip hop, underground hip hop.
Sally Crewe & The Sudden Moves formed in Austin, United States.
Sam Amidon was born in Brattleboro, United States, on 3 June 1981. Plays country, folk, folk rock, indie folk.
Sam Baker was born in Itasca, United States, on 10 August 1954. Plays folk.
Sam Brown was born in Stratford, United Kingdom, on 7 October 1964. Plays blue-eyed soul, jazz, jazz pop, pop, pop rock, rock.
Sam Isaac
San Quinn was born in Oakland, United States, on 24 October 1977. Plays gangsta rap, hip hop, west coast hip hop.
Saosin formed in Newport Beach, United States, in March 2003. Plays alternative rock, emo, emo pop, post-hardcore, rock.
Sara Haze was born in Orange County, United States.
Sarah Borges And The Broken Singles formed in Boston, United States.
Sarah Jaffe was born in Red Oak, United States, on 29 January 1986. Plays indie pop.
Say Hi formed in 2002.
School of Seven Bells formed in New York, United States, in 2006. Plays dream pop, electronic, shoegaze.
Scissors for Lefty formed in San Luis Obispo, United States, in 2000.
Scott Aukerman was born in Savannah, United States, on 2 July 1970. Plays comedy.
Scott H. Biram was born in Lockhart, United States, on 4 April 1974. Plays blues, country, punk rock.
Scribe was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 29 May 1979. Plays hip hop.
Seabird
Sean O'Connor
Sebastien Grainger was born in Mississauga, Canada, on 11 April 1979. Plays rock.
Shad was born on 18 July 1982. Plays hip hop.
Shearwater formed in Austin, United States, in 2001.
Shout Out Out Out Out formed in Edmonton, Canada, in 2005.
Shuttle
Silversun Pickups formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2002. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, indietronica, rock, shoegaze.
Simplifires formed in 2005.
Sky Larkin formed in 2005.
Slaraffenland formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2002. Plays alternative rock.
Sofia Talvik was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 24 November 1978. Plays americana, folk, pop.
Sounds Under Radio formed in Austin, United States, in 2005.
St. Vincent was born in Tulsa, United States, on 28 September 1982. Plays art pop, electronic, indie pop, indie rock, rock.
Stars of Track and Field formed in Portland, United States, in 2003, and split up in 2011, after 8 years.
Steve Aoki was born in Miami, United States, on 30 November 1977. Plays edm, electronic, house.
Still Flyin' formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2004.
Superdrag formed in Knoxville, United States, in 1992.
Suzanna Choffel was born in Austin, United States, on 4 March 1980.
Suzy And Los Quattro formed in Barcelona, Spain, in 2002.
Sylvie Lewis was born in London, United States. Plays folk.
T Bird and the Breaks formed in Austin, United States.
Tanya Morgan formed in 2003.
Tara Jane O'neil was born in Chicago, United States, on 22 November 1972. Plays indie folk, slowcore.
Telepathe
Temposhark formed in London, United Kingdom, on 6 December 2004.
The Afternoons formed in 1999. Plays indie pop.
The Airborne Toxic Event formed in 2006. Plays rock.
The Answering Machine formed in 2005.
The Asteroid No. 4 formed in Philadelphia, United States. Plays psychedelic rock.
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2007. Plays acid jazz, indie pop.
The Avett Brothers formed in Concord, United States, in 2000. Plays americana, bluegrass, folk, folk rock, indie folk.
The Band of Heathens formed in Austin, United States, in 2006. Plays americana, roots rock.
The Baptist Generals formed in 1998.
The Bar-Kays formed in Memphis, United States, in 1966. Plays funk.
The Beat Poets formed in 1986.
The Beauvilles formed in Ybor City, United States, in 2002.
The Belleville Outfit formed in Austin, United States, in 2007, and split up in 2011, after 4 years. Plays folk.
The Besties formed in 2005, and split up on 6 December 2009, after 4 years. Plays indie pop, indie rock.
The Bird and the Bee formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2006. Plays christmas music, dream pop, electropop, indie pop, indietronica, synth-pop.
The Black Box Revelation formed in Dilbeek, Belgium, in 2005. Plays blues rock, garage rock.
The Black Hollies formed in Jersey City, United States, in 2005, and split up in 2014, after 9 years.
The Blakes formed in Seattle, United States, in 2001.
The Bled formed in Tucson, United States, in 2001, and split up in February 2012, after 11 years. Plays mathcore, metalcore, post-hardcore, screamo.
The Bloodsugars
The Blue Aeroplanes formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 1983. Plays indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop.
The Bo-Keys formed in 1998. Plays soul jazz.
The Boat People formed in 2000.
The Botticellis formed in 2004.
The Boxing Lesson formed in 2002.
The Bronx formed in Los Angeles, United States, on 1 June 2002. Plays hard rock, hardcore punk, mariachi, metalcore, post-hardcore, punk rock.
The Cannabinoids
The Chap
The Cheek formed in 2007.
The Chesterfield Kings formed in Rochester, United States, in 1979, and split up in 2009, after 30 years. Plays garage rock revival, psychedelic rock, surf rock.
The Chicharones formed in Portland, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative hip hop, hip hop.
The Circle Jerks formed in Hermosa Beach, United States, in 1979. Plays hardcore punk, punk.
The City Champs
The City Lives formed in Oklahoma City, United States.
The Cloud Room formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2004.
The Clutters formed in 2001.
The Coathangers formed in Atlanta, United States, in 2006. Plays punk rock.
The Cocktail Slippers formed in Oslo, Norway, in 2001.
The Common Loon formed in Champaign, United States, in 2010.
The Crimea formed in Camden, United Kingdom, in 2002, and split up in 2013, after 11 years.
The Cringe formed in New York, United States.
The Crystal Method formed in 1993. Plays big beat, breakbeat, electronic, electronica.
The Cute Lepers formed in Seattle, United States, in 2007.
The Cynics formed in Pittsburgh, United States, in 1983.
The D'urbervilles formed in 2005, and split up in May 2011, after 6 years.
The Dangerous Summer formed on 6 August 2006. Plays emo pop, pop punk.
The Day After formed in Las Vegas, United States, in 1999.
The Death Set formed in Gold Coast, Australia, in 2005. Plays art punk, electropunk.
The Decemberists formed in Portland, United States, in 2000. Plays baroque pop, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, progressive folk, rock.
The Deep Dark Woods formed in 2005.
The Deep Vibration
The Devil Makes Three formed in Santa Cruz, United States, in 2002. Plays bluegrass, folk.
The Devil Wears Prada formed in Dayton, United States, in 2005. Plays hard rock, metalcore, post-hardcore, rock.
The Dillinger Escape Plan formed in Morris Plains, United States, in March 1997, and split up on 29 December 2017, after 20 years. Plays experimental, mathcore, metal, metalcore.
The Dirt Drifters formed in Nashville, United States. Plays country.
The Dollyrots formed in Sarasota, United States, in 2001. Plays christmas music, pop punk, punk, punk rock.
The Donkeys formed in San Diego, United States, in 2004. Plays indie rock.
The Drams formed in 2005.
The Drones formed in Perth, Australia, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, garage punk, garage rock, noise rock, punk blues.
The Dry Spells formed in 2002.
The Duke Spirit formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
The Dø formed in Paris, France, in 2005, and split up in 2021, after 16 years. Plays folk rock, indie pop, indie rock.
The Egg formed in Oxford, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays electronic.
The Electric Diorama formed in Rome, Italy.
The Elms formed in Seymour, United States, in 2000, and split up in 2010, after 10 years. Plays rock.
The Entrance Band formed in Chicago, United States, in 2006. Plays blues rock, jam band, psychedelic rock.
The Evaporators formed in 1986. Plays garage rock, punk rock, ska.
The Everyday Visuals formed in 2002.
The Features formed in 1994. Plays indie pop, indie rock, neo-psychedelia.
The Felice Brothers formed in Palenville, United States, in 2006. Plays folk, rock.
The Forms formed in Queens, United States, in 2003.
The Fumes formed in Spokane, United States, in 1989. Plays punk.
The Gay Blades formed in Jersey City, United States.
The Geeks formed in 1999.
The Ghost Frequency formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2005, and split up in 2009, after 4 years.
THE GIN RIOTS formed in Bristol, United Kingdom, in 2006.
The Golden Dogs formed in Toronto, Canada, in 2001.
The Golden Filter formed in New York, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays electronic, electropop.
The Gourds formed in Austin, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative country, honky tonk.
The Grates formed in Brisbane, Australia, in 2002.
The Greencards formed in 2003. Plays progressive bluegrass.
The Grouch & Eligh plays hip hop.
The Hall Monitors
The Handsome Family formed in Chicago, United States, in 1993. Plays americana, gothic country.
The Happy Hollows formed in Los Angeles, United States. Plays rock.
The Hard Lessons formed in 2003.
The High Dials formed in Montreal, Canada, in 2003.
The High Strung formed in Detroit, United States, in 2000. Plays rock.
The Higher State formed in Sandgate, United Kingdom, in 2005.
The Hold Steady formed in Brooklyn, United States, in 2003. Plays alternative rock, heartland rock, indie rock, rock.
The Homosexuals formed in Deptford, United Kingdom, in 1977, and split up in 1982, after 5 years. Plays art punk, post-punk, punk.
The Hooks formed in 2002.
The Hot Melts
The Hours formed in 2004.
The Iguanas formed in New Orleans, United States, in 1989. Plays rock.
The Invisible formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2006.
The Johnstones formed in 2002. Plays pop punk, ska.
the Jonbenét formed in Houston, United States, in 2003, and split up on 19 December 2009, after 6 years.
The Joys formed in London, Canada, in 2005, and split up in 2011, after 6 years.
The Kid Daytona plays hip hop.
The Kin formed in New York, Australia, in 2001.
The Knux formed in 2003.
The Kominas plays punk, rock.
The Latebirds formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 2000.
The Lee Boys formed in Miami, United States.
The Legendary Tigerman was born in September 1970.
The Life and Times formed in Kansas City, United States, in 2002. Plays alternative rock, post-hardcore, space rock.
The Lions formed in 1990. Plays reggae.
The Little Ones formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2006. Plays indie pop.
The London Souls formed in 2008.
The Lost Brothers plays blues, country, folk.
The Love Language formed in Raleigh, United States, in 2008.
The Love Me Nots formed in 2006.
The Lovely Sparrows formed in Austin, United States, in 2005.
The Lovemakers formed in Oakland, United States, in 2002. Plays new wave.
The Low Anthem formed in Providence, United States, in 2006.
The Low Lows formed in Athens, United States, in 2005, and split up in 2014, after 9 years.
The Mae Shi formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2002, and split up in 2010, after 8 years. Plays experimental rock, noise pop.
The Magic Lantern was born in October 2006.
The Maine formed in Tempe, United States, on 21 January 2007. Plays alternative rock, pop punk, pop rock.
The Mark Inside formed in Whitby, Canada, in 2000.
The Matches formed in Oakland, United States, in 1997. Plays alternative rock, pop punk.
The May Fire formed in 2004.
The Midnight Youth formed in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2006. Plays rock.
The Mighty Stef formed in Dublin, Ireland.
The Miserable Rich formed on 1 July 2006.
The Moaners formed in Chapel Hill, United States, in 2004, and split up in 2011, after 7 years.
The Moi non Plus
The Morning After Girls formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2003.
The Mother Hips formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1991. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, indie rock.
The Mother Truckers formed in San Rafael, United States, in 2000.
The New Wine
The O's plays electronic, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, pop punk, punk, rock.
The Oak Ridge Boys formed in Oak Ridge, United States, in 1945. Plays country, pop, southern gospel.
The Octopus Project formed in 1999. Plays electronica, experimental, indie pop, psychedelic pop.
The Pack A.D. formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2006. Plays blues rock, garage rock.
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart formed in New York, United States, in 2007. Plays c86, indie pop.
The Paper Chase formed in Dallas, United States, in 1998, and split up in 2010, after 12 years. Plays alternative rock.
The Parlotones formed in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1998. Plays rock.
The Parties formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2004.
The Pepper Pots formed in Girona, Spain, in 2002, and split up in 2014, after 12 years. Plays reggae, ska.
The Perpetrators formed in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1999. Plays blues, blues rock, rock.
The Phenomenal Handclap Band formed in New York, United States, in 2008. Plays alternative rock, disco, funk, indie rock, psychedelic, psychedelic soul, soul.
The Physics Of Meaning
The Pictish Trail plays electronic, folk, folktronica, indie pop, indietronica.
The Pink Spiders formed in 2003.
The Pity Party formed in 2004.
The Poison Arrows
The Postelles formed in Manhattan, United States.
The Queen Killing Kings
The Queens
The Queers formed in Portsmouth, United States, in 1981. Plays pop punk, punk, punk rock.
The Russian Futurists was born in Toronto, Canada. Plays indie pop, indietronica.
The Sonics formed in Bremerton, United States, in 1960, and split up in 1968, after 8 years. Plays garage rock, proto-punk.
The Spinto Band formed in 1996.
The Temper Trap formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2005. Plays alternative dance, indie pop, indie rock, new wave, pop.
The Used formed in Orem, United States, in 2001. Plays alternative rock, emo, emo pop, emocore, pop punk, post-hardcore, rock, screamo.
The Von Bondies formed in Detroit, United States, in 1997, and split up in 2011, after 14 years. Plays alternative rock, garage rock, garage rock revival.
The Whip formed in 2006.
The Wrens formed in Secaucus, United States, in 1989, and split up in 2021, after 32 years. Plays indie rock.
Theresa Andersson was born on 11 September 1971. Plays soul.
Third Eye Blind formed in San Francisco, United States, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, pop punk, pop rock, post-grunge, power pop.
This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb formed in Pensacola, United States, in 1997, and split up in 2011, after 14 years. Plays punk.
Tim Easton was born in Lewiston, United States, on 25 April 1966. Plays folk, rock.
Tina Dico was born in Aarhus, Denmark, on 14 October 1977. Plays indie pop.
Tittsworth
Todd Barry was born in The Bronx, United States, on 26 March 1964.
Tom Hickox was born in London, United Kingdom, in 1981. Plays alternative rock, indie rock.
Tom Hingley was born in Abingdon-on-Thames, United Kingdom, on 9 July 1965. Plays rock.
Tommy Tee was born on 18 December 1971. Plays hip hop.
Tony Moore was born in Bristol, United Kingdom, on 11 October 1958.
Tori Amos was born in Newton, United States, on 22 August 1963. Plays alternative pop, alternative rock, art pop, art rock, baroque pop, chamber pop, crossover prog, electronic.
Toxic Avenger was born in Paris, France, on 18 April 1982. Plays bassline, dance, dark wave, deep house, deep tech, disco, drum and bass, dubstep.
Toy Horses formed in Cardiff, United Kingdom.
True Widow formed in Dallas, United States, in 2007. Plays indie rock, post-rock, psychedelic, rock, shoegaze, slowcore, stoner rock.
Twilight Hotel
Val Emmich was born in 1979.
Vander Lee was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on 3 March 1966, and died on 5 August 2016, aged 50.
Vetiver formed in San Francisco, United States, in 2002. Plays freak folk, indie folk, jam band.
Via Audio formed in 2003.
Virgin Passages formed in 2004.
Voxtrot formed in Austin, United States, in 2003. Plays indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop.
Wallis Bird was born in Wexford, Ireland, on 29 January 1982.
Warren Hood was born in Austin, United States, in 1983.
Wayne Kramer was born in Detroit, United States, on 30 April 1948, and died on 2 February 2024, aged 75. Plays rock.
Waz
We Have Band
We Should Be Dead
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth formed in Austin, United States, in 2006.
White Circle Crime Club formed in Hoogstraten, Belgium, in 2003, and split up in 2010, after 7 years.
White Denim formed in Austin, United States, in 2006. Plays indie rock, psychedelic rock, rock.
White Ghost Shivers formed in Austin, United States.
White Lies formed in Ealing, United Kingdom, in February 2008. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, post-punk revival, synth-pop.
White Shoes & The Couples Company formed in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2002. Plays pop.
Whitechapel formed in Knoxville, United States, in 2006. Plays alternative metal, deathcore, metal, progressive metal.
Wild Beasts formed in Kendal, United Kingdom, in 2002, and split up in 2018, after 16 years. Plays art pop, cabaret, dream pop, indie pop, indie rock, progressive pop, synth-pop.
Wild Light formed in 2005.
Wild Moccasins formed in Houston, United States, in 2008.
Wild Sweet Orange formed in Homewood, United States, in 2005, and split up in 2010, after 5 years.
Wildbirds & Peacedrums formed in 2007.
Wildchild was born in Southampton, United Kingdom, on 22 July 1971, and died on 25 November 1995, aged 24.
Willie Nile was born in Buffalo, United States, on 7 June 1948. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, rock.
Willy Joy was born in Chicago, United States.
Yak Ballz was born in Flushing, United States, on 13 April 1982. Plays hip hop.
Yarah bravo
Year Long Disaster formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 2004, and split up in 2011, after 7 years.
Yellow Fever formed in 2006, and split up in 2012, after 6 years.
You, Me, & Everyone We Know formed in 2006.
Young Galaxy formed in Vancouver, Canada, in 2005. Plays dream pop, indie pop.
Young Mammals
Your Vegas formed in Otley, United Kingdom, in 2004, and split up in 2010, after 6 years.
Youth Group formed in Newtown, Australia, in 1996. Plays indie rock, rock.
Zee Avi was born in Miri, Malaysia, on 15 December 1985. Plays folk.
Zion I formed in Oakland, United States, in 1996, and split up on 13 August 2021, after 25 years. Plays alternative hip hop, hip hop, underground hip hop, west coast hip hop.
Zola Jesus was born in Phoenix, United States, on 11 April 1989. Plays alternative rock, electronic, experimental, experimental rock, indie rock, indietronica.
Årabrot formed in Haugesund, Norway, in June 2001. Plays alternative rock, doom metal, grunge, heavy metal, new wave, noise, noise rock, post-punk.

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