#diy venues

[theyousuckflyingcircus]

New month, new music video! Shot by Steven Rice at @blankslateelyria and edited by us. If you love this venue like we do, consider donating to their patreon so that they can do things like this for years to come: https://www.patreon.com/blankslateelyria

[p0dunkpunk]

Krusty Palms DIY venue/squat Phoenix, AZ (Featuring a cameo by Rebel Dog)

[tarynalperphotography]

Cassie Ramone and all the Vivian Girls are my forever girls. These photos are from September 2014 when she played DBA (RIP) with Sonny and the Sunsets and The Whips. Full photo set up on Impose.

[shirleycakes]

The Smell | Los Angeles, California // January 2017

[democracycentershows]

Democracy Center Shows Open Meeting

June 17 @ 5PM (Time may change) https://www.facebook.com/events/697145890494078/ The DC has hosted all ages, alcohol/drug-free DIY shows for over 10 years and has been run by a number of punks and a few different collectives. Come meet the current crew staffing and setting up shows and learn how you can get involved. We want to hear from show attendees, bands, and bookers how we can do BETTER, so we will have an informal discussion on the following topics (and whatever else ya'll come up with): -our safe(r) space perspectives and official procedures -plans for our new wheelchair ramp (and other accessibility-related topics) -benefit shows and ways to support local grassroots organizations Snacks and seltzer provided (duh) There'll also be a show that will start a couple hours after the meeting ***The DC is not wheelchair accessible, for more information about our plans to improve accessibility or to discuss your accessibility needs, call 617 492 8855*** More info on our shows: http://www.democracycentershows.tumblr.com/ Questions/comments/concerns: democtr.shows[at]gmail[dot]com

[zuko420]

ANYONE RUNNING A DIY VENUE!!!

IF U HAVE A FACEBOOK GROUP CHANGE IT TO PRIVATE OR SECRET. if you talk about your DIY venue on your personal facebook page, change your settings. take out any description of what the space looks like. in the wake of the tragedy in oakland, there's a thread of neo nazis on 4chan trying to find DIY venues that double as safe spaces to report to fire marshals. they're doing this all over the country. and DIY venues ARE getting shut down. the thread is called "report all "artspaces" and illegal venues to crush the radical left" i haven't looked at it because i honestly don't have it in me but i think it's important to add that onto this. please also use this as a way to change and repair your DIY venues. please be safe. i know doing things "by the book" isn't very punk, but it does save lives in this case DIY venues have changed my life for the better, allowed a space where i felt free to be myself, and honestly i cannnot stand to see them go. it's really important that we stand together after this tragedy and repair our scenes. it's important that we all pitch in. please do not let another tragedy like Ghost Ship happen.

[trashmetropolis-blog]

welcome to the TRASH METROPOLIS

where it’s hard to have a body and yr late all the time. we navigate like rats here, dispersing and congregating in small dark bars. scurrying around in the all consuming garbage can that is New York City. the purpose of this project is to make a soundtrack for the wading. to hold on to the buzz of good music long after the band unplugs. i promise to feed yr lil heart the tunes she needs to survive. all my best, alexis

[edgeofamerica]

Where are America's DIY spaces?

During my three-and-a-half month jaunt around the US and Canada, I plan on visiting as many DIY spaces as I can.

Sheffield, the South Yorkshire city I live in, is blessed with some great DIY music venues: the long-established The Audacious Art Experiment (TAAE); punky upstarts The Lughole; and the kinda-on-hiatus-as-a-gig-venue Tye Die Tapes.

Last year I spoke to Luke from TAAE, and he explained that their inclusive, experimental ethos was partly inspired by the members of TAAE's experiences of playing gigs at American DIY venues. Later in 2014 I was lucky enough to interview Chris Clavin of the awesome Plan-It-X Records, on the book tour stop-off he had at TAAE. Chris told me more about the DIY scene in America and how it worked - which made me even more excited to see it for myself! But where should I go? Where, Tumblr, are the DIY spaces I should be visiting? Obviously having a shiny website or social media presence isn't a top priority for lots of DIY venues - most don't have the resource or desire to create something like that. Consequently, finding out what DIY venues to check out is a bit hard to achieve through mere Googling... Turns out there's a great looking DIY venue called The Trunk Space in Phoenix - the first destination on my trip. And Do DIY is a refreshingly simple yet info-filled directory of DIY spaces across the world. There's also your standard listicle-type feature floating around, but they don't seem like the best place to find out this kind of punky info. So - any help?