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Jim Killpatrick, is the former frontman of the appropriately named indie outfit Shotgun & Jaybird. D-Rock alumni and SassyFest guru Shotgun Jimmie aka Jim Kilpatrick is set to release his new record Still JImmie on You've Changed Records. The label is a collaboration with Steve Lambke (Baby Eagle) of the Constantines and members of Attack In Black plus Jimmie.

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Shotgun Jimmie had been recording a new record at the Attack In Black studio and after a brief discussion one night after a session, the decision was made that You've Changed would be releasing "Still Jimmie" on LP and digital download on March 10th 2009 (distributed to stores by Outside Music). With much more by other wonderful Canadian artists to come...



Indie Music Artists

Indie is an abbreviation of the term independent. It is a global term that refers to rock artists. Such artists belong to unsigned bands or work for independent labels. Initially, indie artists use to make only rock music and they were characterized by unusual sense of fashion. However, in present days, they explore and make all sorts of music.

Right from rap, hip-hop, rock, jazz to classical, indie music artists have made a solid mark in the music industry. These artists cover a wide range of music and they have some amount of commitment to their cultural values.

The subcategories of indie music range from punk rock to different experimental music. Moreover, this is a considerable difference between one forms of indie music to another. Indie rock has more of guitar notes to it, and this music has the combination of guitar and pop music. Some indie music artists also combine distorted sound of instruments and mix it with older songs or folk songs.

Indie musicians have come with new form of indie music, post rock music. To make this music, they do not use traditional instruments, as they usually keep the musical intensity at a very high level. Therefore, post rock is a complex form of indie music.

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Indie artists promote Indie artist music through websites, radio stations, by performing in college festivals and heavily rely on mouth-to-mouth publicity. They make their own songs, music and release the records by spending their own money, or at times, they get finance from independent record companies. If indie artist music has immense potential, they become stars overnight.

As a result, major music labels approach potential Indie musicians, indie artist musicians and sign contract with them. Usually, they do extensive touring. However, at the same time, there are many Indie music artists, who have vanished after topping the charts with just one record. Some resurfaced, but were not able to revive the magic of their earlier albums and disappeared eventually.

Whatever may be the past, indie music and indie musicians continue to attract people on the dance floor, because this form of music has tremendous fan following around the globe.

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