Various, Patti Smith, The Real Kids, John Cale, Talking Heads, Richard Hell, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Ramones, Suicide, The Flamin' Groovies, Radio Birdman, The Heartbreakers

New York Indie Rock

Downtown guitars and a drum machine in the next room — the decade rock and dance stopped arguing.

NYC 2000s Indie Rock

Downtown guitars rebuilt on a disco floor: tight drums, cold reverb, cowbell, and leather-jacket melancholy.