Tag: 1990s indie rock
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The Circuit, The Sound, and The Legacy: How Champaign-Urbana Built an Indie Rock Universe
Surrounded by cornfields and powered by DIY independence, Champaign-Urbana birthed a thriving music ecosystem in the 1980s and ’90s. From the garage-punk spark of The Vertebrats to the heavy space-rock of Castor, explore how five bands built a legendary Midwest indie rock scene.
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Prairie Soundscapes: How Champaign-Urbana Built an Indie Rock Universe in the 1990s
Two hours south of Chicago, surrounded by flat miles of cornfields, Champaign-Urbana built a sonic empire in the 1990s. From the drop-D space-rock of Hum and sweaty nights at The Blind Pig to the rise of Polyvinyl Records and American Football, here is how a prairie enclave reshaped independent rock.