Louisville
Louisville appears in 2 Songsheets issues: Post-Rock and 90s Midwest Emo. 2 artists in the archive came from here, including Slint and Squirrel Bait.
Louisville operates somewhat outside the core Illinois axis but maintains crucial connections through bands like Endpoint and connects Kentucky hardcore to the evolving Midwest emo scene. The city's independent labels like Slamdek Records and its DIY infrastructure provide Southern touring routes for Illinois bands. By the late 1990s, Louisville becomes known for its post-rock and math rock variants, creating aesthetic dialogue with Champaign-Urbana's more delicate approach to instrumental complexity.
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Artists from Louisville
- Slint
Slint played fewer than two dozen shows in their four years together and never made it further west than Kansas City, yet 1991's Spiderland became one of the foundational texts of post-rock.
- Squirrel Bait
Squirrel Bait started in Louisville in 1983, years before anyone had a name for what they were doing.
