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That slot follows slots for two other veterans of 1990s alt-rock in Blur (scheduled for 7:40 p.m.) and Sublime (6:05 p.m.).
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Few would have predicted that one of the biggest alt-rock breakthroughs of the last decade would be a mostly instrumental trio from Houston with a name that seems dauntingly difficult to pronounce.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
The alt-rock icons are also currently celebrating two milestone anniversaries: the 30th anniversary of Dookie and the 20th anniversary of the fan-favorite record American Idiot.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
The result is a riveting suite of pop operettas mixing R&B melodies with alt-rock riffs, voice-note recordings, phone-notification pings, and anxious ad libs, all stitched together in Gray’s sprawling self-productions.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 Mar. 2024
Last year’s final quarter featured a ‘90s alt-rock gathering with members of Barenaked Ladies, Toad the Wet Sprocket, the Gin Blossoms and Sister Hazel.
—Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Scottish alt-rock act the Jesus and Mary Chain could snag a career-best with Glasgow Eyes.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024
On Saturday afternoon, that was Birthday Girl, an unsigned Brooklyn alt-rock band that has the elements of downtown cool nailed.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2024
Wallows — the alt-rock trio of Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston — will embark on the biggest global tour of their career starting later this summer.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Few would have predicted that one of the biggest alt-rock breakthroughs of the last decade would be a mostly instrumental trio from Houston with a name that seems dauntingly difficult to pronounce.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
The alt-rock icons are also currently celebrating two milestone anniversaries: the 30th anniversary of Dookie and the 20th anniversary of the fan-favorite record American Idiot.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
The result is a riveting suite of pop operettas mixing R&B melodies with alt-rock riffs, voice-note recordings, phone-notification pings, and anxious ad libs, all stitched together in Gray’s sprawling self-productions.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 Mar. 2024
Last year’s final quarter featured a ‘90s alt-rock gathering with members of Barenaked Ladies, Toad the Wet Sprocket, the Gin Blossoms and Sister Hazel.
—Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Scottish alt-rock act the Jesus and Mary Chain could snag a career-best with Glasgow Eyes.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2024
On Saturday afternoon, that was Birthday Girl, an unsigned Brooklyn alt-rock band that has the elements of downtown cool nailed.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2024
Wallows — the alt-rock trio of Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston — will embark on the biggest global tour of their career starting later this summer.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Alt-rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alt-rock. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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