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Calvin Johnson
Calvin Johnson
American musician
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Heather Lewis
Heather Lewis
American musician
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Steve Fisk
Steve Fisk
American record producer
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Math and Physics Club
Math and Physics Club
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The Halo Benders
The Halo Benders
American band
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Bratmobile
Bratmobile
American punk band
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Tobi Vail
Tobi Vail
American musician
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Tiger Trap
Tiger Trap
American band from Sacramento, California
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Eric's Trip
Eric's Trip
Canadian indie rock band
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Some Velvet Sidewalk
Some Velvet Sidewalk
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Crayon
Crayon
band
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Nirvana
Nirvana
American rock band
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Treepeople
Treepeople
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Mecca Normal
Mecca Normal
indie rock band
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Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain
American singer, musician, and songwriter
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Grenadine
Grenadine
US music band
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Skating Polly
Skating Polly
Rock band
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Sebadoh
Sebadoh
band
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The Raincoats
The Raincoats
British band
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Royal Trux
Royal Trux
American rock band
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The Microphones
The Microphones
American indie rock band
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Pell Mell
Pell Mell
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The Vaselines
The Vaselines
Scottish Band
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Rachel Carns
Rachel Carns
American musician
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Sleater-Kinney
Sleater-Kinney
American rock band
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The Fluid
The Fluid
American rock band
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Kathleen Hanna
Kathleen Hanna
American musician and feminist activist
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Mirah
Mirah
American musician
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The Pastels
The Pastels
Scottish music group
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BMX Bandits
BMX Bandits
Scottish pop band
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Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse
American band
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Tullycraft
Tullycraft
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Fecal Matter
Fecal Matter
American band
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Ohbijou
Ohbijou
band that plays independent music
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Shonen Knife
Shonen Knife
Japanese band
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American indie pop band
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Beat Happening is an American indie pop band formed in Olympia, Washington in 1982. Calvin Johnson, Heather Lewis, and Bret Lunsford have been the band's continual members. Beat Happening were early leaders in the American indie pop and lo-fi movements, noted for their use of primitive recording techniques, disregard for the technical aspects of musicianship, and songs with subject matters of a childish or coy nature.