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R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. R.E.M. was noted for Buck's arpeggiated "jangle" guitar playing; Stipe's distinctive vocal style, unique stage presence, and cryptic lyrics; Mills's countermelodic bass lines and backing vocals; and Berry's tight, economical drumming. In the early 1990s, other alternative rock acts such as Nirvana, Pixies, and Pavement named R.E.M. as a pioneer of the genre. After Berry left in 1997,
The Rembrandts
American alternative rock duo
Nada Surf
American alternative rock band
The Lemonheads
American musical group
10,000 Maniacs
United States-based alternative rock band
The Connells
American band
The Feelies
American post-punk rock band based in New Jersey
Best Coast
American surf pop band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2009
Belly
American band
Toad the Wet Sprocket
American alternative rock band
The Dream Syndicate
American alternative rock band
Sister Hazel
American band
Beach Fossils
American indie rock band
Gin Blossoms
American alternative rock band
The dB's
American rock group
Guster
Guster is an American alternative rock band formed in Somerville, Massachusetts. Founding members Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, and Brian Rosenworcel began practice sessions while attending Tufts University and formed the band in 1991. The members met during the freshman Wilderness Orientation program in August of that year, playing publicly together as a trio two months later at the Midnight Cafe coffee house set in the common area of the Lewis Hall dormitory. While attending Tufts, the band lived at 139 College Avenue in Somerville.
The Plimsouls
American rock band
Rain Parade
American band
Polaris
American rock band
Lone Justice
American country rock band