OPEN BARS (4)
Mississippi Studios
🇺🇸Portland, United States
Hybrid recording studio and live music venue. Integral to Portland's alternative music scene.
Rontoms
🇺🇸Portland, United States
Cozy bar with "Sunday Sessions" showcasing psych, punk, indie, and experimental rock bands.
The Basement East
🇺🇸Nashville, United States
Vibrant venue known for eclectic indie rock and alternative scene. Showcases emerging local talent.
The Roundhouse
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom
Built in 1847 as a turntable engine shed for the London & North Western Railway, The Roundhouse is a masterpiece of Victorian industrial architecture. After falling into disuse, it was repurposed as an arts venue in 1964. Its circular structure and massive scale made it perfect for the immersive, experimental "happenings" of the 1960s counterculture.
CLOSED BARS (6)
The Warehouse
🇬🇧Liverpool, United Kingdom
Mudd Club
🇺🇸New York, United States
A hip underground nightclub in Tribeca. Mudd Club operated 1978–1983 and became a nexus for the late '70s downtown art/punk scene. Known for its eclectic crowd (artists, musicians, models) and cutting-edge music (post-punk, No Wave, etc.), the Mudd Club offered an edgier alternative to the uptown Studio 54 scene.
Glasslands Gallery
🇺🇸New York, United States
Originally art space "Glass House," professionalized into Glasslands Gallery by Brooke Baxter and Rolyn Hu in 2006, later run by PopGun Presents. Known for whimsical cloudy art installations on ceiling.
Kichijoji Minor
🇯🇵Tokyo, Japan
Al's Bar
🇺🇸Los Angeles, United States
A fabled punk dive bar located in the Arts District of downtown L.A. in the American Hotel. Opened in the late 1970s, Al's Bar became the longest-running punk venue on the West Coast, known for its gritty atmosphere and nurturing of the underground art-punk scene.
Club 57
🇺🇸New York, United States
Located in the basement of the Holy Cross Polish National Church, Club 57 was a DIY cabaret and performance space operating outside the traditional rock club model.