power pop

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Power pop (or powerpop) is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Instrumental solos are usually kept to a minimum, and blues elements are largely downplayed. Recordings tend to display production values that lean toward compression and a forceful drum beat. Instruments usually include one or more electric guitars, an electric bass guitar, a drum kit, and sometimes electric keyboards or synthesizers. While its cultural impact has waxed and waned over the decades, power pop is among rock’s most enduring subgenres.

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power pop gigs around Los Angeles, United States • view all

September 2008
Thursday 11 September 2008
The Rocket Summer Phantom Planet, The Secret Handshake, The Morning Light	The Grove Of Anaheim Los Angeles, United States	15 people attending Add shout
Saturday 13 September 2008
The Rocket Summer Phantom Planet, The Secret Handshake, The Morning Light	Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, United States	7 people attending Add shout
Saturday 27 September 2008
Why So Serious? Tour at Karma The Cab, This Providence, A Rocket To The Moon, Hey Monday	Karma Los Angeles, United States	9 people attending 1 shout
October 2008
Wednesday 1 October 2008
Sloan The Golden Dogs	Troubadour Los Angeles, United States	4 people attending Add shout
A Cursive Memory Brighten, A Rocket To The Moon, The Lives of Famous Men, The Urgency	Chain Reaction Los Angeles, United States	1 person attending Add shout
Sunday 5 October 2008
We Shot The Moon The Summer Set	Chain Reaction Los Angeles, United States	5 people attending Add shout

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witnessclouding wrote:
Saturday afternoon

agreed kesto4.

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kesto4 wrote:
Tuesday morning

Weezer is 100% Alternative Rock or some type of rock...not Power Pop

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jimmytheone44 wrote:
last month

I thought it was an oxymoron...

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