Indie Rock

Matt & Kim

Matt and Kim are a punk/dance duo from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2004 by former Pratt students, Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino. Darlings of the Bushwick warehouse scene, the duo have a cult-like Brooklyn following, that quickly spread to similar fringe scenes around the world. Their music, which combines elements of Dance, Punk, Hip-Hop and Noise is released on the Fader Label and Iheartcomix.

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Monotonix

Dissatisfied with the state of the music scene in their hometown of Tel Aviv, the Israeli trio Monotonix formed in November 2005. The band, which has grown out of the disbanded Mono Addicted Acid Man, consists of singer Ami Shalev, guitarist Yonatan Gat, and drummer Haggai Fershtman (Ran Shimoni filled in for Fershtman on some tours), started recording, influenced by Led Zeppelin, The Sonics, and Thin Lizzy. Shortly after forming, they began playing shows at local venues.

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My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket is a Grammy-nominated American rock band. The band comprises Jim James (singer-songwriter, guitarist), Tom "Two-Tone Tommy" Blankenship (bassist), Patrick Hallahan (drummer), Carl Broemel (guitarist, pedal steel guitarist, saxophonist, vocalist), and Bo Koster (keyboardist, percussionist, vocalist).

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Stephen Malkmus

Stephen Malkmus is an indie rock musician and a former member of the band Pavement. He and his band currently perform as Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.

Malkmus currently resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife, artist Jessica Jackson Hutchins.

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The Death Set

Hailed as the best live band of 2007 by the Baltimore City Paper and the #1 biggest hope for the future by NME, The Death Set are a band originally formed by Johnny Siera and Beau Velasco.

Formed in 2005 in Sydney Australia, the band quickly relocated to United States, setting up shops in Brooklyn, Baltimore and Philadelphia to help cultivate a larger audience.

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Todd P

Todd P is the moniker of Indiana born, Todd Patrick, an organizer and promoter of underground DIY and indie rock shows and parties in and around Williamsburg, Bushwick, Greenpoint and the Lower East Side. Before relocating to the New York City area in 2001, Patrick founded and ran a successful all-ages rock club and art space in Portland, Oregon called Seventeen Nautical Miles.

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Tortoise

Tortoise is a Chicago based post-rock band known for their instrumental genre bending music that incorporates elements of Krautrock, dub, jazz, rock and experimental.

In addition to their own recordings on the Thrill Jockey label, the band has contributed to albums by Bright Eyes and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. In 2004 they helped curate an edition of the legendary, All Tomorrow's Parties festival.

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