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Alternative rock (also called , or simply ; known primarily in the United Kingdom as ) is a genre of music that emerged in the and became widely popular in the . The term “alternative” was coined in the 1980s to describe -inspired bands on independent record labels that did not fit into the mainstream genres of the time. As a musical genre, alternative rock consists of various subgenres that have emerged from the independent music scene since the 1980s, such as , , , and . These genres are unified by their collective debt to the style and/or ethos of , which laid the groundwork for alternative music in the .

Though the genre is considered to be rock, some of its subgenres are influenced by music, , music and among other genres. At times alternative rock has been used as a catch-all phrase for rock music from underground artists in the 1980s, all music descended from punk rock (including punk itself, , and ), and, ironically, for rock music in general in the 1990s and .

While a few artists like R.E.M. and The Cure achieved commercial success and mainstream critical recognition, many alternative rock artists during the 1980s were cult acts that recorded on independent labels and received their exposure through college radio airplay and word-of-mouth.
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October 2008
Today (Tuesday 14 October 2008)
Weezer

Tokyo Police Club, Angels and Airwaves

Great Western Forum
Los Angeles, United States

43 people attending
13 shouts

Tomorrow (Wednesday 15 October 2008)
Anberlin

Straylight Run, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, There For Tomorrow

Avalon Hollywood
Los Angeles, United States

12 people attending
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Kings of Leon

We Are Scientists, The Stills

NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE
Los Angeles, United States

32 people attending
6 shouts

Friday 17 October 2008
Keane

El Capitan Theatre
Los Angeles, United States

6 people attending
2 shouts

Anberlin

Straylight Run, There For Tomorrow

The Glass House
Los Angeles, United States

10 people attending
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Monday 20 October 2008
Eagles of Death Metal LIVE Performance! at Virgin Megastore

Eagles of Death Metal

Virgin Megastore
Los Angeles, United States

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