It’s an easy (albeit flawed) argument that pop culture has become too soft and polished compared with the rowdier days of underground art scenes. Too often, we walk a tightrope between appreciating ...

Earlier this year, I heard rumblings of an invite-only funk jam on the West side of Dayton. Eventually, I was invited.

Social media has completely changed the accessibility of the independent music scene. You don’t need to look much further than the screen in the palm of your hand to figure out which emerging group is ...

The Dillinger Escape Plan continued their series of rare one-off reunion shows at Philly’s Franklin Music Hall on Saturday (11/23) with Pissed Jeans, The Red Chord, Kaonashi, and Rid of Me, but right ...

In a region where live music pulses through the veins of its culture, all-ages venues have long been the heartbeat of youth expression and musical discovery. From punk rock shows in gritty DIY spaces ...

In any music scene, the underground always seems to be evolving. Playing the gauntlet of house parties or backyards can be futile, but sometimes a consistent DIY venue can singlehandedly power local ...

On Jan. 24, a week after its one-year anniversary show, Phoenix DIY music venue There Space Studios announced via Instagram that it would shut down for the “unforeseeable future.” “Over the past year, ...

Blair Gun, a fast-paced post-punk band from San Diego, is organizing a festival for up-and-coming bands at the Happy Battle Surf Shop this weekend. (Photo courtesy of Blair Gun) Happy Battle does more ...

Another music venue is closing, but this one is a little closer to home. Commie House, a DIY music venue in a residential home, will play out its current slate of low-maintenance, high-velocity shows ...

Happy Battle does more than sell surfboards. The small surf shop on El Cajon Boulevard has become a breeding ground for San Diego’s DIY underground rock scene. It has given young bands a venue to ...