The members came together in Santa Cruz, Calif., and eventually moved to Los Angeles, home to one of the country's most productive indie-rock scenes.

Drive-In Studio became an integral part of the local indie-rock scene, recording a number of bands at knock-down rates.

Mayday is the project of the singer-songwriter Ted Stevens, a senior member of Omaha's booming indie-rock scene; he currently plays with Cursive.

There's a good-humored irreverence here, but Mr. King, who still lives in Minneapolis, where he's a major figure on the indie-rock scene, emphasized: "We're not into irony.

Shinola was a rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, that existed from 1994 to 1997, and was a regular mainstay in the burgeoning local indie-rock scene of the time.

In October 2007: Village Voice awarded MacFie 'Best documentarian of New York's indie-rock scene' in their Best of NYC 2007 issue.

Atlanta has also had a thriving indie-rock scene since the early 1980s.

Delusions of Adequacy noted that "This Place is Coming Down is a strong achievement from a talented group of musicians looking to break their way into the often tumultuous indie-rock scene."

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The group was led by singer/guitarist Thalia Zedek - a recovering heroin addict and veteran of the indie-rock scene whose career included tenures f..