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Article: GARAGE ROCK REIGNS IN NYC FESTIVAL.(ARTS & ENTERTA)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- August 14, 2004
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Byline: LUKAS I. ALPERT Associated Press
The spirit of garage rock infused both the three-chord anthems of the Ramones and the raw power of Iggy and the Stooges.
But aside from a few blips on the cultural radar, the simplistic formula and nothing-fancy attitude that defines garage rock has drifted to the fringes of musical history. Played in dingy garages and barrooms, it was mostly ignored by the mainstream.
Well, get your ear plugs ready. That three-chord energy is set to shake the musical world's hips as 40 bands from legendary rocker Bo Diddley to revivalists the Strokes gather in New York City today to kick out the jams at the ...