Venues, Tickets,
Shows, Etc.
Pollstar
(http://www.pollstar.com)
A database of tour
dates searchable by artist, venue, and city.
Club Laga
http://www.clublaga.com)
| Directions from Bethany
Pittsburgh. A club
catering to the indie, metal, punk, and industrial community.
E.g. Napalm Death; Stereolab; Bouncing Souls; Thrill Kill Kult.
Usually restricted to 18 and over.
M [Formerly Metropol]
(Pittsburgh)
Metropol
| Directions from Bethany
Club with both DJs
and live music. Bands are usually alternative, punk, metal,
rock, folk, indie. E.g. Slayer, Tesla, Soul Coughing. Dance
nights are themed - 80s, Techno, Industrial. Sometimes all ages,
otherwise 21+.
Mr. Roboto Project
(Pittsburgh)
http://www.therobotoproject.org
For the scene, by
the scene. A drug and alcohol-free, non-profit, all-ages collective
in the finest punk rock tradition. Features 'zine archive. 2
venues, both catering to hardcore, grindcore, punk rock, metal,
emo, mathcore, etc. E.g. Anti-Flag; Atom and his Package; Aus-Rotten.
Cover is cheap; cheaper with $5 membership.
Millvale Industrial
Center
(http://mit.telerama.com/)
Pittsburgh. Another
co-op. All-ages. BYOB. Caters to indie, industrial, metal, art-rock,
etc. E.g. Swans; Foetus; Anal Cunt. RIP Millvale.
The 9:30 Club (D.C.)
(http://www.930.com)
An alterna-rock
legend. Hosts some of the finest indie, rock, alternative, punk,
metal, industrial, rap acts around. E.g. They Might Be Giants,
Tenacious D, Thrill Kill Kult, Nick Cave, Weezer.
The Black Cat (D.C.)
(http://www.burn-one.com/music/blackcat/index.html)
A fine club that
hosts the smaller underground indie, punk acts, etc. Red Room
is free admission with bar, pool, great tunes. Main room features
two stages. Allegedly co-owned by Nirvana alum Dave Grohl. Often
populated by elitist scene-sters.
Nation (DC)
(www.nationdc.com)
D.C. Large venue
with several dance floors. Features DJs for weekly rave, goth,
and industrial nights. Bars outside and inside. Volleyball pit.
Balcony overlooks the Capital. Concerts generally involve several
bands - festival style. E.g. Warped Tour, Ramones, Bad Brains,
etc. Prepare to be frisked, and lock your car door.
123 Pleasant Street
(Morgantown, WV)
www.123pleasantstreet.com
| Directions from Bethany
. Same distance as
Pittsburgh, but in a university town. Less of a hastle. Usually
the center of Morgantown's tremendous local scene, but often
hosts surprisingly high-profile national indie acts of all sorts.
E.g. Fugazi, Clutch, Hank Williams III, Man or Astroman?, Murphy's
Law, All Mighty Senators, etc. Cover is usually somewhat high
for national acts. Features weekly specials (ladies night, DJ
(techno) night, boxing night; on Sunday afternoons there are
often all-age, political punk rock festivals). 18 unless otherwise
stated. Great place for a hastle free night away from Bethany.
