chrissygerraty

I'm always looking to discover new music trends in communities and cultures OTHER than in North America. I don't only do this to compare American underground to that being made in other parts of the world, but unfortunately, since I'm a broke college student, I obviously can't afford to go to these places to actually submerge myself in their local music scenes so this is the closest I get. It's always interesting to hear what indie musicians are producing in Asia, South America and beyond because it really makes me realize that a lot of the bands I listen to from N. America draw a lot of their inspiration and creativity not just from other N. American bands but from other parts of the world. My recent find let me to uncover an amazing music scene in Beijing where a photographer (Matt Niederhauser) has been photo-documenting the Chinese indie music scene for the past few years. I found some pretty amazing bands through him so I'm posting the link below to some of his photography and an article


EDIT: I posted 2 recommendations below, if any one else has any international indie bands that they'd like to share, I'd love to take a listen!