Indie Rock After Riot Grrrl

Dan Dipiero’s Big Feelings: Queer and Feminist Indie Rock After Riot Grrrl uses a range of approaches to situate this new wave of indie music within a broader context, arguing that its diverse and multifaceted artists help cohere the emotional sensibilities and social orientations of a young generation flattened by an endless stream of everyday traumas.

In this talk to be held 9 April at 7:00 p.m. ET, Dipiero contextualizes the approach to studying indie rock before outlining some core examples from the book. Jump back in time to discuss the original indie music scene in the UK of the 1980s, and how gendered dynamics obscured the contributions of indie pop at the time. Discover the lasting impact of this movement on younger generations, where indie-pop languages mix together with a harder, alt-rock sound associated in public consciousness with white/male pain.

This event will be held as part of the AMS/Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lecture Series.