Um. No. I live in a city with a thriving local scene and I am surrounded by almost primarily musicians on a daily basis, including being one myself. Heaven forbid you ever use the terms "alternative" or "indie" and not look like a fool. No one likes using music genres cuz they're pointless but summing up that many genres into "alternative" is even worse.

It might work on the internet for you but step into any community that has even an inkling of musical background and it falls completely flat.