With original bassist Eric Avery, Jane's Addiction put a soundtrack to the gritty Southern California underground arts scene of the late 1980s.

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Matthews was drawn to what was considered the underground music scene, an army of musicians like Mahlasela, intent on liberating their country through song.

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The daughter of parents in Paris's underground theater scene, as a teenager she was cast in prominent roles by the great French directors Jean-Luc Godard and Bertrand Tavernier.

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Dads play a strain of emo that has been going through resurgence in the national underground punk scene, and their messy yet tuneful songs offer a solid exemplar of the burgeoning sound.

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Beth Marriott, a family support worker, runs events as part of the city's Underground Restaurant scene, where people go to dinner parties, usually at homes or in community areas, after being emailed venue details days before.

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Kote was the first poet I have met who is stopped on the street by swooning teenaged girls and asked for autographs - he was also our key to an embryonic underground music scene where names like Irakli Charkviani and Lado Burdelli are the ones to watch.

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From the underground New York scene to commercial radio success, from college campuses to preschools, TMBG has never compromised the quirky lyrics and eclectic sound for which it's loved.

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