In Brazil, we have a great culture independent.Nice things hapens in underground scene of our country, but because a lot of things, this pass in clear, because don't have the necessary investment. O Apanahador So is a band of Porto Alegre, in the shouth of Brazil, that normally does not sound as a band of Porto Alegre. The ears accustomed with a more visceral and performatic rock at a first moment can find odd the frutices that the band presents. However, it is everything very well armed, the arrangements are careful, the letters sound as a soft poetry and direct, the melodies rich and are well sung. Fact is a work very well, as it has some time I do not see bands new making.They are proud of to be an independent band. Is great band.Listen it www.myspace.com/apanhador | www.tramavirtual.com.br/apanhador One of the oldest and important independent festivals of music of the country. Idealized in 1992, in Pernanbuco. The event was conducting wire for the movement manguebit, that it launched bands as Chico Science, Nacao Zumbi and Mundo Livre S/A. Already it brought for the city names as Placebo, The New York Dolls, Bad Brains, Marky Ramone, Sepultura, Mutantes, beyond having launched new local names as Volver, Vamoz and Amp. It always happens in three days. One of them generally dedicated the bands of heavy metal, great public of the festival. In its edition of 2008, she moved of place for the third time, leaving the Center of Conventions and starting to happen in the Chevrolet Hall. We have in Brazil, independent vehicles of communication too. the periodical O Polvo (The Octopus) is a good example. Give to us culture information, that can be of our interest, as musics, books, cinema, theater, parties... among others.http://opolvo.com.br/ we elaborate a top5 with independent bands who are detach in the Brazilian scene.Enjoy and listen it!1oAutoramas - http://autoramas.uol.com.br2oMatanza - http://www.matanza.com.br/3oVanguart - www.myspace.com/vanguart4oGraforreia Xilarmonica - http://tramavirtual.uol.com.br/graforreia_xilarmonica5oViolins - http://www.violins.com.br/ Be independent, in public opinionm, is the first formal condition to carry through any huge thing: in the independent scene is, in fact, what we obtain. With a little more of research and interest, we can find, in the independent scene, excellent chances to satisfy the headquarters of " culture" , ofnew features, knowledge. Being independents the groups or artists, resources to promote them is, also, independents.This is one of the reasons because independent culture is not aimed as that culture that the TV Globo transmits in them daily, for example. Our country is known for the great diversity. Including the diversity cultural, speaking more specifically of the musical styles that exist here, brought for influences of bands of the exterior or of here inside.There s a band that makes sucess, more in the region north, but in others regions too.Is Banda Calypso. Is a independent band, that acquired your public without depending of other ways and resources that were not generated by themselves.we, particularly, don t like this band, or this style of music that they make. but we respect, as well as must be always, independently of