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>t's hard to reconcile a late-hours youth culture with responsible 9-5 job culture I'm a founder at a startup trying to address this problem.
I'm a father of two and a startup founder. I like Detroit techno, and all relevant events _begin_ at 1 AM. The solution isn't a startup, the solution is techno parties that start at 9 PM.
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It's an interesting piece, but it seems like sorts of things people would say when we actually had subcultures. I often wrack my brain trying to think, what changed... Was it the Internet sucking a lot of the money out of the music industry? Was it the aging out of GenX? Was it the long term structural effects of the GFC, with the shrinking of the middle class and the subsequent capital booms that QE created? Was it…
>I often wrack my brain trying to think, what changed... A subculture can only exist if there's a barrier to entry. Commodification, globalisation and social liberalism eroded those barriers. In their day, hippies and punks paid a real social price for their subcultural identity - they outraged society and were marginalised for it. If you wanted to be a mod in the 60s, you needed money and cultural capital to get the…
cool.
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As a 90s kid living on the other side of the Atlantic that was my name for it too. The proliferation of the "Seattle Scene" was very much a product of MTV and 90s culture. I guess it's more of a cultural category than a musical one, but then again you could say the same thing about punk! EDIT it actually comes to mind that I've also heard Grunge referred to as "Post Punk"
It's funny because I started hearing about "post punk" in the early 80s. Sonic Youth, fIREHOSE, et al.
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Section 8 is the big one you should know, these were our gods. EVERYONE listened to them growing up. Albums Pain is Truth, and Nine Ways to Say I Love You. The latter is required listening. Here are the two reunion nights recorded! I'm in there somewhere! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO9wB1sUEUQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeWMC75WgUA Eh, there were some people with the straight edge stuff, the singer of One K…
Thanks, section 8 is amazing! I somehow missed them entirely from long island.
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Spent my college years and early 20's in Seattle helping throw parties at a variety of underground/DIY-ish venues (including ETG, two other loft spaces down Pike/Pine from ETG, and The Monkey Loft back when it was literally Brian's loft with his bedroom in it before he remodeled it and turned it into a licensed space). There's definitely a stark difference in vibe compared to larger and/or legal venues, and even a no…
I'm going to somewhat tangent this to pick your brain: Transplant to seattle from Baltimore, back east I knew all the good venues, DIY and otherwise, and had enough connections to friends working radio stations/djing gigs to stay in the loop. Out here I'm utterly clueless, even to something as simple as the basement EDM scene. Any tips, if that doesn't violate some unspoken dogma? :P (hip hop, electro, doom/grunge, p…
I did move away eight years ago, and while I keep strong ties to the people in that scene and still have a good sense of what's going on, I either don't know of the truly DIY spots right now, or there just haven't been many for the past few years. There are some quality legal underground spots, but my knowledge of that is limited to dance music.
Kremwerk is probably most like what you're looking for, in that it's a small, late-night basement that throws great parties with fantastic music. The Monkey Loft would be your next bet, though per my original post, some if its luster has faded since it remodeled itself and became legit (but they still bring great acts). Rebar also gets an honorable mention, and while I wouldn't say it's too "underground" of a venue anymore, it's got a lot of history as such (read into it!) and hosts the longest-running house music night on the west coast, Flammable (seriously, check it out, especially if my man Eugene Fauntleroy is playing). Last recommendation for a venue would be to check out the next Train Car House Party[0].
Your best bet would be to follow area promoters. Sweatbox and Shameless are long-standing groups from Seattle with a history of throwing great parties. Sweatbox doesn't throw as many parties as they used to, but just last month they threw one in some kind of garage space in SoDo with Derek Plaslaiko playing. I worked with both crews when I lived there and they're wonderful people.
Other honorable promoter mentions are Innerflight, Hunt & Gather, Grounded, Drop, Viva and Depth. While you're at it, look into anybody involved with the Cascadia Festival[1] coming up, as many of the acts/groups involved throw small underground parties in the city. Decibel Festival obviously gets a nod, but they've been kind of quiet in Seattle since Sean moved to LA a couple of years ago. All of these promoters have Facebook pages that should be easy to find.
Hope that helps!
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I'm a father of two and a startup founder. I like Detroit techno, and all relevant events _begin_ at 1 AM. The solution isn't a startup, the solution is techno parties that start at 9 PM.
maybe my lameness is showing, but why do people do this? even as a teenager I was usually running out of steam and thinking about bed at that time. is it for people who work late shifts or are there superhumans out there pregaming all night for a 1 AM show? or do they not even start partying until 10/11 PM?
Any recommendations of cross-cultural punk/metal bands? Taiwanese: 滅火器 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOgNLY8nDxQ http://www.chthonic.tw Mongolian: 九大圣器 Nine Treasures https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa7PfYfmoEo 杭盖乐队 Hanggai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nf1HKQNuQQ Norwegian: http://www.folk-metal.nl Celtic: https://celticfolkpunk.blogspot.tw
Bosnian: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NZOf47Iv2Zo (Its actually more ska/rap but still three is some punk in it if you listen carefully :))
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I'm going to somewhat tangent this to pick your brain: Transplant to seattle from Baltimore, back east I knew all the good venues, DIY and otherwise, and had enough connections to friends working radio stations/djing gigs to stay in the loop. Out here I'm utterly clueless, even to something as simple as the basement EDM scene. Any tips, if that doesn't violate some unspoken dogma? :P (hip hop, electro, doom/grunge, p…
Sorry for the late response, but I'm happy to! I did move away eight years ago, and while I keep strong ties to the people in that scene and still have a good sense of what's going on, I either don't know of the truly DIY spots right now, or there just haven't been many for the past few years. There are some quality legal underground spots, but my knowledge of that is limited to dance music. Kremwerk is probably most…
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Sorry for the late response, but I'm happy to! I did move away eight years ago, and while I keep strong ties to the people in that scene and still have a good sense of what's going on, I either don't know of the truly DIY spots right now, or there just haven't been many for the past few years. There are some quality legal underground spots, but my knowledge of that is limited to dance music. Kremwerk is probably most…
Wanted to write a very specific thanks, you went so out of your way with this and it's got me excited again, I've been far too down on the scene out here for the last few years! This absolutely helps.
