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Post-rock is a genre of alternative rock characterized by the use of musical instruments commonly associated with rock music, but using rhythms, harmonies, melodies, timbre, and chord progressions that are not found in rock tradition. Simply put, it is the use of ‘rock instrumentation’ for non-rock purposes. Practitioners of the genre’s style typically produce instrumental music.

As with many musical genres, the term is arguably inadequate as a concise descriptor: for example, Don Caballero and Tortoise were among the more prominent bands of the 1990s described as post rock, but the two bands’ music has very little in common besides the fact that they are both largely instrumental. As such, the term has been the subject of backlash from listeners and artists alike.

Although firmly rooted in the indie or underground scene of the 1980s and ’90s, post-rock’s style often bears little resemblance musically to that of indie rock.

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September 2008
Friday 5 September 2008
Lymbyc Systym This Will Destroy You	Jackpot Saloon Lawrence, United States	9 people attended Add shout
TV on the Radio Jaguar Love, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson	Roseland Theatre Portland, United States	24 people attended 1 shout
Bloc Party Holy Fuck	Royal Oak Music Theatre Detroit, United States	38 people attended 14 shouts
Summit/Bourbon Street Grand Opening Party (Summit Side) at Cafe Bourbon Street Lara Yazvac, Don Caballero, Necropolis, The Lindsay, You're So Bossy, Slide Machine	Cafe Bourbon Street Columbus, United States	2 people attended Add shout
Intronaut Behold... the Arctopus, Mouth of the Architect	2 Cents Plain St Louis, United States	2 people attended 1 shout
Polvo Trans Am	Neumo's Seattle, United States	12 people attended 2 shouts

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gardenhead_ wrote:
last month

post-rock is approaching indie (itself and prefix forms) in meaninglessness. as if Mogwai deviate from rock music - they're just a friggin rock band.

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kara0ke wrote:
last month

lol

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ihavesoldout wrote:
July 2008

post rock is like post-rock but without the "-"

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art_anti_de wrote:
July 2008

maybe someone should write a description...

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AdiQ15 wrote:
July 2008

you can write something about tag ;]

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kara0ke wrote:
July 2008

lol, can i comment tags?

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