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indie: bright eyes. the unicorns.tegan and sara. modest mouse. coheed and cambria. eisley. i hate hinder.
to list a few indie bands:
* !!! (Chk Chk Chk)
* 22-20s
* 31Knots
* The 6ths
* 65daysofstatic
* The9teenGiants
* A Million Billion
* A Place To Bury Strangers
* A Weeks Worth
* Aberfeldy
* Absolute Whores
* Action Action
* Action Set
* Adam Green
* Ryan Adams
* The Afghan Whigs
* Air
* The Album Leaf
* All Girl Summer Fun Band
* All-Time Quarterback
* Ambulance LTD
* American Analog Set
* Amy Millan
* An Angle
* ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
* Ani DiFranco
* Animal Collective
* The Animit
* The Anix
* The Anniversary
* The Apples In Stereo
* The Appleseed Cast
* Apollo Sunshine
* The Apse Affinity
* The Aquarium
* Arab on Radar
* Arab Strap
* The Arcade Fire
* Arch Dandy Loves BarryC
* Architecture in Helsinki
* Archers of Loaf
* Arctic Monkeys
* Arlo (not Guthrie)
* Art Brut
* Artbox
* Richard Ashcroft
* Assembly Now
* The Asswupperupsers
* At the Drive-In
* Athlete
* Atom and His Package
* Au Revoir Simone
* Augie March
* Autolux
* The Automatic
* Azure Ray
* Babyshambles
* The Bamboo Kids
* Band of Horses
* Baptist Generals
* BarryC Loves Arch Dandy
* Battle
* Battles
* David Bazan
* Be Your Own Pet
* Bearsuit
* Bear Vs Shark
* Beat Happening
* Beauty Pill
* Beck
* Bedouin Soundclash
* Bell X1
* Belle & Sebastian
* Bellini
* Ben Kweller
* Ben Lee
* Beruit
* Beta Band
* Bettie Serveert
* Beulah
* The Bevis Frond
* Be Your own PET
* Big Black
* Big Flame
* Billy Childish
* Andrew Bird
* The Birthday Massacre
* Bishop Allen
* Bitch Magnet
* Black Eyes
* Frank Black (Black Francis)
* The Black Heart Procession
* blackmail
* The Black Keys
* Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
* The Black Swan Network
* Kevin Blechdom
* Bloc Party
* Blonde Redhead
* The Blood Brothers
* Blur
* Boatzz
* Bob Log III
* Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
* The Books
* Boss Hog
* Bound Stems
* Boy Kill Boy
* The Boy Least Likely To
* Braid
* Brainiac
* The Bravery
* Brazil 66'
* The Breeders
* Brian Jonestown Massacre
* Will Brierly
* Bright Eyes
* British Sea Power
* Broadcast
* Broken Dolls
* Broken Spindles
* Broken Social Scene
* Brother Henry
* The Brunettes
* Built to Spill
* Bulletdodgers
* Burnsville City Limits
* Cable
* Cake
* Calabi Yau
* Calamine
* Calexico
* Camera Obscura
* Cansei de Ser Sexy
* Canvas
* capsela
* Caribou (formerly Manitoba)
* Carissa's Wierd
* Dan Carrigan
* Neko Case
* Cat Power
* Cave In
* Caustic Resin
* Chad VanGaalen
* Chadwick
* Chavez
* Cheater
* Chin Up Chin Up
* Chisel
* Cibo Matto
* Cinderpop
* Circulatory System
* Copeland
* Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
* Clearlake
* The Clientele
* Clinic
* Cloud Cult
* Codeine
* Colleen
* The Comas
* Come
* Comets On Fire
* Common Rotation
* The Concretes
* Consafos
* The Constantines
* controller.controller
* Controlling the Famous
* The Coral
* The Cribs
* Crimson Citizen
* Criteria
* Crooked Fingers
* Cub
* Cuff the Duke
* Cursive
* Dan Carrigan
* The Dandy Warhols
* Dance Gavin Dance
* Daphne Loves Derby
* Dappled Cities Fly
* Dashboard Confessional
* Datarock
* The Dears
* Death Cab for Cutie
* Death from Above 1979
* The Decemberists
* Deerhoof
* Derringer NO
* Del Rey
* Delays
* Denali
* The Departure
* Desaparecidos
* Destroyer
* dEUS
* Devendra Banhart
* Devin Davis
* The Diableros
* Die to Self
* Ani DiFranco
* The Diminues
* The Dinner is Ruined
* Dinosaur Jr
* Dios Malos
* The Dirtbombs
* Dirty Pretty Things
* Dirty Projectors
* Discover America
* Dismemberment Plan
* The Divine Comedy
* Doctor Popular (Aka Drown Radio)
* Do Make Say Think
* Dolour
* The Donner Party
* Doves
* Dr. Dog
* Dragon red
* Dreams of Elwood
* The Dresden Dolls
* Dressy Bessy
* Drive Like Jehu
* DRUB
* Drums and Tuba
* Dwarves
* Thomas Dybdahl
* Earlimart
* Echo Orbiter
* Edison Glass
* Editors
* Eels
* Efterklang
* Eggs
* Eisley
* El Olio Wolof
* Elbow
* The Elected
* Electrelane
* Electric President
* Electric Six
* Elephant Micah
* Eleventh Dream Day
* Ella Rouge
* Elle Milano
* Eluvium
* Elytra
* Embrace
* Endless Recovery
* Ennui
* Enon
* Envelopes
* Erase Errata
* Eric's Trip
* Eric Conrad
* Escanaba Firing Line
* The Essex Green
* Even
* The Evens
* The Explosion
* Explosions in the Sky
* The Faint
* The Fastbacks
* Faraway Places
* Feeder
* Feist
* The FemBots
* The Fiery Furnaces
* Figurines
* Film School
* Final Fantasy
* The Firebird Band
* Flaming Lips
* The Flatmates
* Flotation Toy Warning
* Flying Saucer Attack
* Folk Implosion
* The For Carnation
* For the Morning
* Forest Endangered
* The Forecast
* The Format
* ¡Forward, Russia!
* Foundry Field Recordings
* Fountains of Wayne
* The Frames
* The Fratellis
* The Frauds
* Franz Ferdinand
* Free Kitten
* The French Kicks
* Frente
* Friends Of Dean Martinez
* Frog Eyes
* The Frogs
* Frou Frou
* Fugazi
* The Futureheads
* Galaxie 500
* The Gamits
* Ganesha
* Gang Gang Dance
* Gertie Fox
* Get Him Eat Him
* Ghost Aquarium
* Giant Drag
* The Giggles
* John Gillam
* The Girl Pool ('95-98 Athens, GA)
* Girls Against Boys
* Girl Talk
* The Go! Team
* Going Nowhere
* God is an Astronaut
* Godspeed You! Black Emperor
* Holly Golightly
* The Good
* The Good Life (band)
* Matthew Good (Matthew Good Band)
* Grandaddy
* Grates
* Gravy Train!!!!
* Green Arrows
* Green Magnet School
* The Green Revolution
* Grifters
* Guided By Voices
* Lys Guillorn
* Guster
* Jim Guthrie
* Half Japanese
* Half-Handed Cloud
* The Halo Benders
* Hanson
* Hard Candy
* HARD-Fi
* The Hard Lessons
* Juliana Hatfield
* Headlights
* Headphones
* Heavens
* Heavenly
* Helium
* Hella
* Her Space Holiday
* He's a Cop?!
* The Hidden Cameras
* The High School Geordies
* The High Violets
* Hinterland
* The Hippos
* His Name Is Alive
* Holy Hail
* The Honorary Title
* Hood
* Hot Chip
* Hot Hot Heat
* The Hot Monkey
* How I Won the War
* Brodie Foster Hubbard
* Hum
* Husky Rescue
* Hydrophonica
* I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness
* Icebird
* Icewater Scandal
* Idiot Pilot
* Idlewild
* IMA robot
* I'm From Barcelona
* Immaculate Machine
* Imogen Heap
* Impár
* Innaway
* The (International) Noise Conspiracy
* Interpol
* Inviolet Row
* The Invisibles
* Ionics, The
* Iron & Wine
* Iron On
* Islands
* Jack Folz
* J Mascis and the Fog
* J*A*N feat. U.D.S.S.R
* Jale
* James
* Jawbox
* Jayhawks
* Jeffrey Lewis
* Jejune
* Jeniferever
* The Jesus Lizard
* The Jesus and Mary Chain
* Jets to Brazil
* Jets Overhead
* The Jettys
* Joan of Arc
* Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves
* Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
* June of 44
* Kaiser Chiefs
* Kaizers Orchestra
* KaitO
* Karate
* Kasabian
* Keith and the Marzipan Soldiers
* Key Witness
* Killing Heidi
* The Killers
* The Kills
* Kimya Dawson
* King Cobb Steelie
* King of the Slums
* Kings of Convenience
* Kings of Leon
* Knapsack
* The Kooks
* Koufax
* K's Choice
* The La's
* The Ladybug Transistor
* Ladytron
* Lali Puna
* Lambchop
* Larrikin Love
* The Late B.P. Helium
* Lawrence
* LCD Soundsystem
* Le Tigre
* Les Savy Fav
* Letter Kills
* Levitation
* lily allen
* Jenny Lewis
* Liars
* The Libertines
* Lightning Bolt
* The Like
* Limbeck
* The Limes
* The Little Flames
* The Little Killers
* The Little Ones
* Lodger
* Lolita Bras
* The Long Blondes
* The Long Winters
* Look Mexico
* Los Hermanos
* Louis XIV
* Love Puddi
* The Lovely Feathers
* Low
* M. Ward
* M83
* Mae
* MAGDALEINA
* The Magic Numbers
* Magneta Lane
* Magnetic Fields
* Magnolia Sage
* The Make-Up
* Making April
* Stephen Malkmus
* Man Man
* Mando Diao
* Margot and the Nuclear So and So's
* Maria Taylor
* Marine Research
* The Mark Inside
* Mary Beth Abella
* Mates of State
* Matmos
* Maxïmo Park
* The Mayde Creeks
* Mazarin
* Mean Red Spiders
* Mclusky
* MC Steinberg
* Meneguar
* The Mercury Program
* Mercury Rev
* Metric
* Mew
* Messy Marvin
* The Microphones
* Mineral
* The Minus 5
* Minus the Bear
* Minimum
* The Miracle Legion
* The Miracle Workers
* Modest Mouse
* Mogwai
* Moi Caprice
* The Moldy Peaches
* Mombojó
* Monopoli
* Monsters Are Waiting
* Moonbabies
* The Mooseheart Faith Stellar Groove Band
* Moptop
* Morningwood
* Mosquitos
* The Most Serene Republic
* Motion City Soundtrack
* The Mountain Goats
* Moving Units
* Múm
* Mumpsy
* Murat J.L.
* Murder by Death
* My Getaway
* My Morning Jacket
* Myslovitz
* Mystery Jets
* Nada Surf
* Namelessnumberheadman
* Napalm Enema
* Nate Denver's Neck
* The National
* The Nein
* Neutral Milk Hotel
* The New Pornographers
* The New Year
* A.C. Newman
* Nine Black Alps
* A Northern Chorus
* The Notwist
* Nova Social
* Now It's Overhead
* Oakley Hall
* Occasional Saint
* Ocean Alexander
* Of Montreal
* Office (band)
* OK Go
* Okkervil River
* Will Oldham
* Olivia Tremor Control
* On! Air! Library!
* Oranger
* Orange Lake
* The Organ
* The Others
* Ours to Destroy
* Out Hud
* Over It
* Owl
* P:ano
* The Paddingtons
* Palace
* The Palace Brothers
* Paramore
* The Pastels
* Patterson's Curse
* Pavement
* Peter And The Wolf
* Pedro the Lion
* Pelican
* People in Planes
* Pepe's Barbershop Presents
* The Perishers
* Perfect Freak
* Pernice Brothers
* Liz Phair
* Grant-Lee Phillips
* Phoenix
* Piano Magic
* Piebald
* Pilate
* Pinback
* The Pink Spiders
* Pixies
* PJ Harvey
* Placebo
* Playing At Trains
* Point 19
* Polvo
* Polyphonic Spree
* The Ponys
* The Popguns
* Portastatic
* The Postal Service
* Pram
* Sam Prekop
* Preston School Of Industry
* Pretty Flowers
* Pretty Girls Make Graves
* Archer Prewitt
* Primal Scream
* The Primitives
* Protein
* Pulp
* Pussy Galore
* Q and Not U
* Quasi
* Rachel's
* The Raconteurs
* Railroad Jerk
* Raising The Fawn
* The Rakes
* The Rapture
* Ratatat
* The Raymond Brake
* Razorlight
* Red Animal War
* Red House Painters
* Red Lipstick Letter
* Red Monday
* The Red Paintings
* Red Sparowes
* Redlaine
* The Redwings
* Reeve Oliver
* Refused
* The Reigning Sound
* Ike Reilly
* Reindeer Section
* Reliquary
* The Reputation
* The Retrogrades
* Revolutionary Hydra
* Rheostatics
* Damien Rice
* Rilo Kiley
* Ringside
* Rivers & Mountains
* The Roaring 20's
* The Robot Ate Me
* Rocket from the Crypt
* Rockets and Bluelights
* Rodan
* The Rogers Sisters
* Rogue Wave
* Rooftop Suicide Club
* Rookie of the Year
* The Rosebuds
* Ross Golan and Molehead
* Royal City
* Royal Trux
* Sonno
* Stephanie Sadowski
* The Salteens
* Sarge
* The Sames
* Saucy Monky
* Say Hi To Your Mom
* Scarling.
* Scrawl
* The Screws
* The Sea And Cake
* Sebadoh
* Secret Machines
* The Sequins
* The Servant
* Servotron
* Seton Hotel
* She Wants Revenge
* Sherwood
* The Shins
* Shipping News
* Shitdisco
* Shonen Knife
* Shout Out Louds
* Shudder to Think
* The Sick Lipstick
* Sigur Rós
* Silkworm
* The Silver Jews
* A Silver Mt. Zion
* Silversun Pickups
* Simple Kid
* The Simple Ones
* Sinombre
* Sister Ray
* The Six Parts Seven
* The Skate Party
* Skydiggers
* Sleater-Kinney
* Sleep Good
* Sleeping States
* Slint
* Slowlands
* Slumber Party
* Small (band) (aka Small 23)
* Small Factory
* Elliott Smith
* The Smiths
* Smog
* Smoosh
* Smudge
* Snot Patties
* Snow Patrol
* The Softies
* Soltero
* Sondre Lerche
* Sonic Youth
* Sons and Daughters
* Soul-Junk
* Soular
* The Sounds
* Sounds like Violence
* Sound Team
* South Filthy
* Soybonilla
* Space
* The Spaceshits
* Sparklehorse
* Sparta
* Spearmint
* Regina Spektor
* The Spinanes
* The Spinto Band
* Spiritualized
* Spoon
* The Starlight Mints
* Stars
* Starflyer 59
* Starsailor
* Stay/Go
* stellastarr*
* Stephen Covell
* Stereo Total
* Stereolab
* Sufjan Stevens
* Suit of Lights
* The Stills
* Strapping Fieldhands
* Straylight Run
* The Strokes
* The Subways
* Sunday's Best
* Sun Kil Moon
* Sunny Day Real Estate
* Sunset Rubdown
* Sunset Valley
* The Sunshine Fix
* Super Furry Animals
* Superchunk
* Supergrass
* Swell
* Swirlies
* Swords (formerly Swords Project)
* The Swinging Field
* Syncope
* Talkdemonic
* Tammany Hall NYC
* Tapes 'n Tapes
* Tav Falco's Panther Burns
* Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
* Tegan and Sara
* Telekinesis For Cats
* Tender Trap
* Test Icicles
* These Arms Are Snakes
* Thinking Fellers Union Local #282
* This Is Exploding
* Three Mile Pilot
* The Thrills
* Those Transatlantics
* Tok Rukoo
* Tokyo Police Club
* This Blue Holiday
* Throwing Muses
* Thrush Hermit
* Thunderbirds Are Now!
* Tiger Trap
* Tilly and the Wall
* Tin Bangs
* Tortoise
* Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players
* Tree People
* The Triangles
* True Rumor
* Tsunami
* Tsunami Bomb
* Turn
* TV on the Radio
* Twilight Singers
* Twothirtyeight
* Ugly Casanova
* Uncle Tupelo
* The Unicorns
* Unrest
* Unsane
* U.S. Funk Team
* U.S. Maple
* USER
* John Vanderslice
* Chad VanGaalen
* Velocity Girl
* Versus
* Vertigo
* The Verve
* The Very Hush Hush
* VHS or Beta
* Victory At Sea
* Viva Voce
* The Voices
* The Von Bondies
* Voxtrot
* The View
* White Stripes, The
* Windows '78
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