Japanese music aficionados have a knack of tuning into the musical zeitgeist. Post-rock, Brit-pop and grunge all had substantial audiences in Japan before the rest of the world caught up.
If this trend holds true, then expect Tucson, Az., to be added to the map of American musical meccas that covers Seattle, Wash., Athens, Ga. and Chicago, Ill.
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