art rock

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art rock - a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing

progressive rock

rock and roll, rock music, rock 'n' roll, rock-and-roll, rock'n'roll, rock - a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll."

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Invaderband, Les Pantalons and Dean McKay will produce the the music for your midweek treat with garage, artrock, grunge and Russian folk sounds, among many others.

ROCK/POP

A mix of performers will also be on hand including Marske Fishermen's Choir and a hand-picked line-up of four Teesside bands in the shape of quirky rockabilly Old Muggins, fronted by BBC Tees' Bob Fischer; feel good Teesside bluegrass group The Alice Charmers; garage punk outfit Year Of Birds and seven piece Stockton artrock band Kingsley Chapman and The Murder.

Still time to catch popular art show

Scott Lewis, a Portland freelance writer, described the band's music this way in The Oregonian: "Displaying influences as diverse as crazed klezmer, artrock, bluegrass, alternative folk, experimental jazz and cowpunk ...

BRIEFLY MUSIC

So So Modern @ Clwb Ifor bach, Cardiff, Thursday: They've been described as "high velocity artrock punk-funk" but with four keyboards on stage.