College Rock (kálɪǰ rák) College Rock is a form of music that became popular in the 80s and was the first term used for what is now known as Alternative Rock. This style of music got its name from the underground college radio stations, where college students were into a completely new sound of rock. […]

Contemporary Blues (kəntɛ́mpərɛ̀ri blúz ) is a subgenre of the Blues category of music. After the Blues began to fall in popularity in the 70s, the R&B sound was becoming more popular.Contemporary Blues was born by drawing heavily upon the traditional acoustic guitar sound of traditional Blues and the sounds of the Electric Blues. The […]

Country Blues (kə́ntri blúz), often referred to as Acoustic Blues, is a subgenre of the Blues category that refers to any blues with a guitar-driven sound. It is often combined with gospel, ragtime, and hillbilly music. This music style is founded in the acoustic sound, giving the music a more homegrown feel over traditional Blues. […]

Delta Blues (dɛ́ltə blúz ) was one of the very first types of Blues Music. It started in the humble Mississippi Delta Region. This type of music makes great use of the guitar, harmonica, and what is known as a cigar box guitar. Delta Blues places emphasis on the rythmn and the bottleneck slide. Though […]

Electric Blues (əlɛ́ktrɪk blúz ) is a subgenre of Blues music that is unique, due to its amplified guitar, bass guitar, drums, and even harmonicas.This Blues sound replaced the normal bass guitar with the double bass. It uses guitar techniques that include distortion and power chords, producing a much louder sound and bass line. What […]

Experimental Rock (ɪkspɛ̀rəmɛ́ntəl rák) is a genre that is based on rock and is often used as a catchall for any rock music that does not fit into the traditional rock categories. Experimental Rock takes rock music to a completely different extreme by releasing the chains of traditional rock rules and expectations and experimenting with […]

Goth Rock (gÁΘ rÁk) is a genre of music that began to emerge in the late 1970s during the post punk years. While sharing some stylistic similarities to punk, gothic rock differentiates itself most notably through its dark, introspective, and personal lyrics, as opposed to punk’s more aggressive and confrontational tone. It often features keyboard […]

Grunge (grə́nǰ) is a style of rock music that relies heavily on the punk sound. This style was born and raised in Seattle and is often called the Seattle sound. Made popular in the nineties, this style of music incorporates heavy rifts and guitar distortions with an apathetic and frustrated angst in the lyrics. Grunge […]

Hard Rock (hárd rák) is a subgenre of rock and roll that has its roots in many different places. Its earliest form came about in the mid-60s and continued to grow in popularity during the 70s. Peaking in the late 80s, the style of music finally found its audience. With a drastically heavy use of […]