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Baby Calendar
Baby Calendar is an American three-piece indie pop band from Miami, Florida. In 2006, Baby Calendar was signed to Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records based in Athens, Georgia and known for releasing mostly indie pop and twee-pop bands, working with bands such as Of Montreal, Casper & the Cookies, and Bunnygrunt, and hosting the annual Athens Popfest. The band has scheduled and performed hundreds of tour dates all across the United States, including spots at Plan-It-X Fest (2005, 2006), the HHBTM Athens Popfest (2006), and the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City (2006). Festival appearances and tour dates are a regular staple for the band. Since 2007, Baby Calendar has reduced the number of live performances due to extensive outside projects and as of 2008, the band members have performed as Call it Radar and under Tom Gorrio's moniker. Members *Tom Gorrio - Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Drums *Jaquelinne Biver - Vocals, Bass guitar, Keyboard *Arik Dayan - Drums, Xylophone Discogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and subsequently generated a thriving fanzine, Independent record label, label, and club and gig circuit. Compared to its counterpart, indie rock, the genre is more melodic, less abrasive, and relatively angst-free. In later years, the definition of ''indie pop'' has bifurcated to also mean bands from unrelated DIY scenes/movements with pop leanings. Subgenres include chamber pop and twee pop. Development and characteristics Origins and etymology Both ''indie'' and ''indie pop'' had originally referred to the same thing during the late 1970s. Inspired more by punk rock's DIY ethos than its style, guitar bands were formed on the then-novel premise that one could record and release their own music instead of having to procure a record contra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |