Why do Indie bands consider themselves pr

Lots of bands on Myspace don't know what they're talking about. That would explain the emo bands, at least.

On the other hand, many bands classified as "indie" (I hate using that as a genre name, just for the record) exhibit a LOT of progressive elements and could most definitely be considered at least partially progressive. In addition to the aforementioned Dredg, Oceansize, and The Mars Volta, just take a look at Broken Social Scene (or one of their many offshoots like Apostle of Hustle), The Flaming Lips, The Arcade Fire, Don Caballero, The Decemberists, Neutral Milk Hotel, Sufjan Stevens... the list goes on, but you get the point. Many of those bands are actually included on this site despite the fact that they would generally be classified as "indie" before the word "prog" would ever be mentioned, and the rest could very well fit in here as well.

andu wrote: I believe it's a matter of networking. The more genres you assign to your band's music, the more myspace users you can get in touch with, based on their expressed preferences. Or something like that. (I'm just guessing anyway).

You are limited to 3 genres, and most people do have 3, but the question is why do they chose prog when they could choose something more popular like pop or rock....(though, those could easily be the other 2)

I believe it's a matter of networking. The more genres you assign to your band's music, the more myspace users you can get in touch with, based on their expressed preferences. Or something like that. (I'm just guessing anyway). 

Disclaimer: I am aware of the lack of credibility of Myspace's music section as a source for new music.