our goal here is to chronicle people doing house shows/basement shows/diy shows across the entire country of the USA. the world is getting smaller by the minute and this here resource would like to help any and all musicians/performers to be able to travel about on their own. we also feel that the house space/other-wise awesome community should have the opportunity to get to know one another, as we are crusaders on a like-wise front. so we can hopefully support one another and get to know one-another by name. wouldn't that be nice. we won't add a space that we don't talk to before hand, as we understand some concerns are legitimate, but any help in directing us towards a discourse with a space is greatly appreciated. ideally you might send us a link. we crave awesome people doing awesome things like you do white castle, does that put it into perspective??! SEND US A MESSAGE TO GET LISTED!!!! OR EMAIL BILLY AT [email protected], or eddie at [email protected] !!!
Don't do house shows, but want to? send us a message and we'll be sure to help!
Alabama
Cave Nine - Birmingham, a show space, an art space and sometimes hosting workshops and classes. all-ages, non-profit.
Alaska
Arizona
Trunk Space - Phoenix, contemporary art, both in visual objects, and live performance. In addition to art openings & live shows, we also have a full espresso bar. If you want to book a show with us please email us directly at [email protected]
Arkansas
The Dinosaur House - fayetteville, hosts the occasional house show, dance party, craft night, and vegetarian dinner. no super loud shows but might be able to help find someplace to host you.
New Dehli - Fayetteville, home of tippy canoe, melanie says... "we are trying to start having about 2 to 3 shows a month at my house. however, we always have an open house for travelers who need a place to crash." sounds lovely, surely 'tis.
HappyFuckersUnite!! - Little Rock, several different venues and try our best to sustain a house for shows as well. Whenever possible we house bands whether they are playing for HFU! or someone else.
The Exchange - Hot Springs, Hot Springs is a National Park so it's a great scenic stop for touring rock bands. If your band sounds like a lot of other bands then please save you and I some time and do not get in touch with us. If you have an original/experimental sound then PLEASE MESSAGE US IF YOU WOULD LIKE A SHOW HERE. ALL SHOWS ARE ALL AGES!
California
Godwaffle Noise Pancakes - San Francisco, booking tablecore, harshnoise, experimental, munchjaz, and brutalsoundeffects. if you want a show post/ on brutalsfx yahoo bored with a mp3 link or send to: godwafflenoise
c/o brutalsfx, p o b 2540, berk, ca 94702
Biko Co-op Garage - Goleta, aims to encourage local and independant music by hosting concerts, performance art shows, community activist meetings, etc for the community there which is comprised of mostly UCSB college students. As a student housing co-op, Biko is especially concerned with building community through cooperation, music, and activism. All shows are free/donation only. To book, email [email protected].
The Placebo - Eureka, been doing all-ages shows since 1999, and have several yearly events. a DIY collective currently run out of a warehouse, neighboring with a DIY art collective called Empire-Squared and another DIY theatre/music collective called Synapsis.
Tiny Creatures - Los Angeles, a community oriented art and music space that is an alternative to galleries and music venues such as bars. We are dedicated to bringing back art and music and the community back into our lives.
Colorado
Connecticut
The Weird Diner - Bloomfield, basement space looking all kinds of fun with records all along the walls. looks like lots of screaming. word.
Delaware
Florida
The Good Idea House - Jacksonville, hosting some really good parties, not to mention shows. they be there to provide a sweet spot for Jax-Local Bands and touring bands in the like to come and enjoy some exposure and lots of alcohol. word.
Misdemeanor Manor - Jacksonville, house shows on weekends for local and out of town bands. Can be anything from folk to thrash. Very vegan and vegetarian friendly. 'Dey cook a lot. If you need a place to stay, there's always room here. weekly Vegan/Vegetarian Potluck. Watch for the occasional party.
Georgia
Le Chateu Noir - Stone Mountain, Near Atlanta. Noise and Experimental Venue.
Party House of Death!! - Roswell, Near Georgia. shows for touring thrash, punk, and grindcore acts and occasional all locals shows!
The Blood Onion - The Fluid Atlanta, smaller house shows on donations or small door and brew. noise, pop, and dance tops these charts.
The Treehouse - Lawrenceville 20 minutes north of ATL, bands from all over the country (and other continents) should come and play for these kids and try and spread their message and the passion for the music that they make. booking all genres of bands and supporting all genres of "kids".
Infoshop of Savannah - Savannah, DOES NOT BOOK HOT-SHOTS, formerly the pink palace and has been going strong for a year plus, shows are based on donations... payment in food if available and a place to get sleepy. community center in a myriad of ways. a good deal of varied events. strong examples for the rest of us.
The Secret Talking Penis - Athens, Noise/experimental venue that likes to showcase the noisier side of experimental noise/noise or for to experiment to.
141 Moreland Ave. - Atlanta, punk rock shows on a donations basis. We try to help out touring bands as much as possible with food, a floor to sleep on, etc.
The West Venue - Toccoa, an all ages art space that puts on weekend shows featuring regional and national touring acts, along with local musicians, and artists...the venue specializes in experimental, post, and instrumental rock, though it welcomes all styles... booking: myspace.com/acontrailtofollow
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
The Bricks - Pekin, Illinois. non-profit DIY Venue.
Fuck Mountain - Chicago. run by the boys in them, roaring twenties! (They) have shows, host traveling art shows, and have movie/potluck nights.
The Radish Patch Chicago. unamplified and personal house shows! psuedo-community builders, pot-lucks, film nights, wishing they had enough space to run an info-shop.
The Orphanage - Chicago, non profit performance space/art gallery that hosts Sunday Night Feasts (they put out a huge vegetarian spread). an indoor forest of large tree sculptures, and a sizable dance floor/secondary set up/hula hooping space in front of the stage.
The Guesthouse - Chicago, house/basement shows. love helping our friends in anyway we can. come play and crash our house. we love new friends.
The Day Old Basement - Macomb, John Stout says, "booking who ever wants to play. We put on shows for the kids in our town who love to see live music. We don't really ask for anything in return, except to keep booking more bands in order to keep our local scene alive."
Swing State - Lake Villa, an all ages venue for strictly original music. also a hookah lounge, art gallery, and cafe rolled up in the mix.
The Castaway Collective - Chicago, Once upon a western chicago shantytown, three ladies were cast ashore, and chose never to return to the realms of hegemonic normative society. They have since decided to host a myriad of events including, acoustic shows, art showings, readings, potlucks, etc., a set of lovely kittens by and by.
The Porch Honkey House - Bloomington, kids are die-hards you gotta' love it "our last house (poolpartyhouse) got tore down and turned it into a parking lot." looking to mostly help out touring bands, and make new like-minded friends.
Mix Tapes - East Moline, a record store with a pretty full calendar. home of the east moline sound... like what?
The Island - Oak Lawn, a large apartment/loft dealy. prefer accomodating experimental/indie/noise/folk/jazz/obscure pop/no wave/minimalist acts. in the southwest Chicago suburbs Oak Lawn; Sleep-overs are very possible granted a little preparation takes place.
House of Grey Noise - Chicago, a happy acoustic house, which hosts shows once a month. Also willing to consider ambient keyboard-driven bands if they are quiet and subdued. HGN was founded by singer/songwriter James Eric and his photographer roommate Jacen K. Food and cheep cheep beer is always provided. Lodgings are negotiable for 1-4 people!
Indiana
The Cinemat - Bloomington, video rental store turned amazing cultural gem, movie screening room with small stage, adjustable lighting, projector and screen, awesome sound(esp for small bands), cheap beer.
Iowa
Music @ the Mall - Keokuk, All Ages, All genre music venue/retail shop! New and Used concert T shirts, Novelty T's, Local Artist merch, cd's from Thinker Thought Records, RetroActive Records, Independant DVD's, and more!! Free pool and Foosball! Shows every Saturday $3 @at the Door, 4 bands!!
Kansas
The Dusty Bookshelf - Manhattan, has been host to everything from whispering acoustic based solo acts to parts & labor to yacht. we are happy to have anyone come and play music in our small, relatively conservative town. there are people here who want to hear your songs.
looking for like minded, experimental, independent musicians with good hearts and good attitudes.
Kentucky
The Brickhouse - Louisville, a DIY community center devoted to self-reliance and sustainability. musical events, bike workshops, welding sessions, movie showings, group meetings, art shows, swap meets, etc. It also has a free store, a great big collection of zines and books, and a kitchen for Food Not Bombs.
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
The Pirate House - Pasadena south of Baltimore, the goal has been, and still is, to offer a place where bands can play, speakers can speak, vegan potlucks can be enjoyed, hanging out can be hung, and people can learn from one another.
Charm City Arts Space - Baltimore, a space for visual and performing arts in central Baltimore. the goal is to provide a space for artists and musicians from all over to showcase their work in our fine city.
Frisby House Punk Hostel - Baltimore, 4 kids in a surprisingly clean punk house. one show a month in our house, mostly acoustic (out of respect to our awesome neighbors). a lot of floor space and would love to share it with you! all weary travelers are eligible for a rad place to stay, an awesome dog to pet, and maybe some food, or at least a kitchen to cook food in.
Wallride Manor - Westminster, basements shows and a place to sleep and eat and if you wanna drink you can do that too. New rules whenever there are shows. Shows don't happen too often but when they do, they are a blast.
Massachusetts
TJ Scallywaggle's Vegan House of Pizza & Subs - Allston, Vegan pizza shop. we mainly gear towards acoutic folk music, acoustic punk. usually our performers are local artists, but we've also hosted a bunch of shows supporting touring acts too.
The Purple House - Northampton, basement shows with the standard all donations go to the bands policy. mostly folk/experimental stuff. talk to leisure class records.
Michigan
Scrummage University - Detroit, A psychedelic loft in Detroit's Eastern Market district. We have giant parties with totally rad music encompassing all genres. We achieve maximum fun. We teach you here at our university that no one is too stuffy to party. This is the place where all your wildest dreams can come true.
Disonorato Booking - Kalamazoo, DIY non-profit booking agent in the greater Kalamazoo/ Grand Rapids area. Specializes in booking and promotions for touring and local bands and artists including: indie/ electro/ shoegaze/ punk/ downtempo/ ambient/ thrash/ acoustic/ folk/ noise/ .etc.
Minnesota
Castle Greyskull - Minneapolis, shows of all types but are super into weirdo electronic shit and dolphins and eagles and sharks. There are always people dancing in the basement.
The Belfry Center - Minneapolis, an art gallery, music show space in the basement, a radical lending library, and art supplies and space to make art in. We are collectively run and welcome all types of radical artists and activists.
Arise! Backyard - Minneapolis, Arise! Bookstore has a backyard. We like to fill this backyard with charming entertainers and artists and friends. a series of acoustic shows -- all beginning with a 5 pm POTLUCK in the backyard. rain will move the event inside.
Two Pines! - Minneapolis, prefer to do acoustic during non-weekend days, might also be happy to help people get shows at other underground houses/places. all around do gooders.
Mississippi
Missouri
The Roasterie - Kansas City, an indie Café that serves specialty coffee (as an art form), has local and nonlocal musicians perform, displays artist work and has book and poetry readings.
Cesspool Castle - Joplin, a house with mostly free basement shows, high ceilings, a stage, and badass pa. mostly metal, punk, experimental.
Montana
The Laboratory - Missoula, a legacy doing some pretty amazing, creative, and inspiring things. Along with house shows they've hosted screen printing, puppet making, herbal medicine making, and urban foraging workshops as part of the Missoula Free School. Potlucks, gardens in the back. Community! yeah!
Nebraska
Box Awesome - Lincoln, a 250 seat venue that is really simple to book, Find two locals to play alongside you and if the date is open 9 times out of 10 it's yours. art focused. built, owned, and ran by musicians, all types of music, touring bands every night of the week.
The Ghost House - Lincoln, We give a place for tour bands to play, all money goes to the tour band(s). If they need it, they are also able to stay here, do laundry, bathe, eat, all that fun stuff. We also play a lot of video games.
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
The Parlor - house in New Brunswick. shows, usually with pop-punk-ish bands, a couple times a month. a few bigger shows organized elsewhere. usually local shows, but give it a try!
Courtlandt Land - New Brunswick, put on all-ages, donation-based shows for performers in all genres, this is not limited to music but also includes performance! we often have pot lucks, and most of the time we usually just sit around and make art together.
The Ivy Mansion - New Brunswick, a block away from Rutgers University main campus, does basement shows not limited to any kind of music, but mostly book in the indie/garage/rock genres.
Toms River Show Shed - Toms River, a 300 square foot shed complete with PA, soundproofing, etc. been shows there for about 2.5 years now. punk/hardcore/indie rock/acoustic etc. talk to the band one win choice.
New Mexico
New York
Harfield Bay Cafe - Mayville, New York. Hardcore,Metal,Punk and Indie Rock shows!
The Labyrinth - Coffee House in Jamestown. email [email protected]
Tonic Productions - Jamestown, New York. All Genres, Books at The Crown Theater. email [email protected]
Olean Art Space - Olean, a space where visual artists, musicians, writers, performance artists and poets can express their art. We continue to have meetings and offer up the venue for any creative community venture.
Brooklyn Cat House - NY, DIY basement shows in Bushwick/East Williamsburg in Brooklyn. Indie, Emo, Folk, Punk, Hardcore, Screamo. Always hosting lots of our friends.
Sealab 187 - Brooklyn, diy, all-ages, outdoor venue space who has been hosting shows, feeding/putting up touring bands, and having house-show-parties since summer'07 began.
Upstate Underground - Plattsburgh, a small booking and promotions collective booking both traveling and local bands of all genres. particularly invested in metal.
The Landfill - Rochester, shows almost bi-monthly only limited 'cause of the over achieving cops. like to help touring bands of pretty much any style as long as they give us a little bit of time to setup the show and promote it.
Dead Herring House - Brooklyn, on the north side of the Williamsburg bridge in Brooklyn. We have shows. Come. Our next door neighbors are The Woodser. We don't have shows on the same weekends, we split 'em up.
North Carolina
Spazzatorium Galleria!! Greenville, the most wonderful place on earth. i am in love.
Bull City Head-Quarters - Durham, a drug and alcohol free community space intent on facilitating creative expression, educational resources and public workshops.
Bald Guy Brew - Boone, Chris from the band The Optimysticals is in charge of getting music in here. they be crazy audio/visual masterminds and would love to host you. hosting music in the mornings. Acoustic singer/songwriters wanted.....jazz duos/ small trios. No drum kits. Play for tips/coffee/and sell cds.
The Philbog - Chapel Hill, a house space doing about four shows a month for groups outside of the domineering "college indie rock" scene. they've have a soft spot for harsh and/or fast and/or weirdo music.
The Yauhaus - Charlotte, occupied by the dudes in calabi yau, they like to keep it to an easy two shows a month. done many kinds of shows: DJ sets, performance art, musical, occasional movie nights including screening of DIY cinema. the crowd is typically 10-50 folk, strongly urge donations. these dudes tend to stay away from metal and hardcore, though "rocking-hard and weird" is certainly welcome. very interested in unique bands.
North Dakota
Ohio
The Skull House - Cincinnati, DIY Non-profit art space that puts on punk/metal/noise/free-jazz/indie/performance art/etc.
Tower 2012 - Cleveland, a not-for-profit DIY music and art and education space. We are a loose collective of like minded individuals who book, promote and maintain this space in order to ensure that we have an alternative to the capitalist-model venues. We do not profit monetarily from this. We gain something more: fun, friendship, killer bands and awesomeness.
Bela Dubby - Lakewood (Cleveland), experimental. free brooklyn draft for performers, or coffee / donations. an art gallery/coffee shop/beer/music/comedy joint. good vibes, no pretensions.
Insomniac - Athens, helping out at multiple spots around town; ohio university, house shows for touring bands, usually do a potluck for most shows and bands always have a place to stay.
The Glendora House - Cincinnati, DIY non profit house that puts on mostly punk/pop-punk shows. go on burning chairs... they's having good times.
Oklahoma
The Blue Room - Altus, DIY shows at a rented space! Any and all genres welcome. We are in a small town, but that doesn't change anything. We'll probably have at least 40 kids to watch you and a party afterwards.
Oregon
Carlson Productions - Roseburg, put on at least one show a month as well as an acoustic house show every other month. book most kinds of music and usually mix the genres in shows up a little bit. e-mail (carlsonproductions[at]gmail.com). community-oriented. also run a zine called Frozen Banana Inc. The online version can be found at www.myspace.com/frozenbananainc
Pennsylvania
The Billy Mack House - Various Locations in Eastern Pennsylvania. All Genres, but mostly less amplified acts.
Emmaus - Gettysburg. any genre. Mostly, but not entirely, Christian. 300 person capacity.
The Lilypad - A house in the North Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA supporting DIY ethics that are no longer prominent. Message for shows.
Mayor's House - Brookhaven. Currently not having shows, but is not giving up! don't be afraid to give it a shot!
The Palindrome - Philadelphia House. indie rock/ folk/ punk rock shows.
The 7-1-9 House - House in Philadelphia. Anything that isn't too heavy!
The Avant Gentlemen's Lodge - Philadelphia, generally hosting composition/improvisation oriented shows. No punk, hardcore, indie rock, ska, or jam bands please. ALSO we usually pass on noise shows unless you're friends with us.
Eris Temple - Philadelphia, only doing 1-2 shows a month. like to showcase experimental and non-mainstream music of all types, and they also have a store front with an art gallery space, where they normally display art. interested in multimedia performances for the future- video projections, poetry, theater etc.
Sherman Community Arts - Philadelphia, an organization that promotes community building through music, films, and arts events. promotes the idea of supporting local musicians, local venues, local economy, and Artist's rights and resources. such venues as The Rotunda, The Green Line Cafe, The Marvelous Store, Tritone, and more.
First Things First Prod. - Philadelphia, over all helpful cats, booking in various spaces.
Arts Haus - Carlisle, various spaces (mostly houses) around Dickinson College in central PA. they host multimedia rock shows, often along with art shows, potlucks, and other community building events. they be liking music that sounds different! Punk is good too. Basically anything that is awesome and has good energy. We also have a zine library, so please submit!
Rhode Island
Cheap Rent - Providence, a little bit of everything. It's a DIY record label, an informational resource for inexperienced bands, and a series of house party shows. heavily involved in the wizard rock movement.
South Carolina
511 House - Florence, mostly do acoustic acts...or low volume electric. ran on donations for performer's gas money. don't forget the southern alcohol laws. there's a floor to sleep on.
South Dakota
Tennessee
House Pride - Murfreesboro, a small scale independent label. house shows sometimes and there are always folks hanging out, go join 'em whenever you want, they gots several couches you can sleep on and plenty of floor space.
Texas
Super Happy Fun Land - Houston, experimental electronic music, underground jazz, and outsider art! always looking for unusual performers.
Natrix Natrix House - Austin, home of Natrix Natrix Records, all sorts of shows, mostly in the quieter categories, although they do like to dance sometimes too.
Utah
Vermont
The Tinder Box - Brattleboro, a bunch of tightly wound wing nuts in a artist "collective". a space for things to breathe--things that are too often suffocated and pushed out of a world geared towards money and the people who have it. where rock shows, dance parties, and creation can exist for their own sakes. open to all performances.
The Railroad House - Johnson, free house shows with a place to sleep for touring artists/nice people who need a show or who just want to stay a while in vermont.
Virginia
Halfway House - Richmond, goodfellas that have shows whenever they like w/ bands they seemingly arbitrarily choose because they are guided by the spirit realm. genres including but not limited to black and southern metal, shoegaze, grungies, soul, electronic programming, acoustic, and experimental genres w no name. BASICALLY THE REAL SHIT PLZ
Washington
Dearborn at Woodland - Seattle, experiments in acoustic and visual otherliness. shows happen earlyside.
Healthy Times Fun Club - Seattle, a subterranian artist work loft with two large warehouse rooms, hosting DIY shows, movie nights, collaborative dinners, craft nights and bike excursions, really anything that people want to do that fits in with our collective objectives (and is fun).
The Dog Park - Seattle, the roof top of an apartment building in down town seattle over looking a real dog park hosting DIY shows. Most shows are in the spring and summer due to weather. Some exceptions have been made to do winter shows inside of a small stinky apartment. fucking rad eh?
The Green House - Seattle, a cozy, clean house located in Seattle's Central District. they have a huge basement in which we mostly host DIY shows. All genre's are welcome. they boast a 30ft water slide, a one-of-a-kind reptile farm, and an mechanical bull. no shit.
The Holy Land - Seattle, A house full of silly kids who host musical performances, art shows, birthday parties, weddings, and couch surfers. The first three Mondays of each month the Video Nasties Society meets to watch some sort of fucked up movie. On the last Monday there is a dance party featuring a DJ set by Body Language and whoever else wants to throw down some crazy shit. Fun + Art + No Parents Forever!
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Poison Estate - Appleton, a smalltown punk house. shows in the basement. DO NOT do shows on Mondays or Tuesdays. always offer couch/ sleeping space.
The BORG Ward Collective - Milwaukee, art gallery/music venue; random events. furthering the EVOLUTION and documenting it's progress in our methodologies, activities, and exhibitions.
The Mole Hill - Madison, a little apartment housing unamplified lovlies, no full drum sets, and housing shows about monthly, every show preceded by a vegetarian potluck. tight ties to the radish patch, so you know... good people.
The Trailer House - Milwaukee, Soundproofing and good neighbors allow amazing bands from local and afar to show Milwaukee a great time. Also screens films and other media in the basement. Roommates are in constant flux, but Dtoshka the cat keeps it all together.
The Snake Pit - Madison, Books shows based around touring bands. Decent sized shows. Pretty cool Playing space in the basement. Usually offers bands a place to stay and sometimes meals.
Mint Mint Chocpocalypse - Milwaukee, A humble basement located in the Riverwest community. Hosts from one to three shows a month ussually consisting of DIY r'n'r.
Wyoming
Old Cook Ford Building - Sheridan, disguised as a piece of shit abandoned building... and then you come inside and it's definitely not what you expect... it's like breaking a rock open and finding gold on the inside.
