#Support Your Local Scene

[polyesterprincess]

Unfortunately the audio got corrupt or something.It was my first time in the pit as well and ngl I was scared at first but after a while it had changed to a feeling of release and rhythm.The band playing was Ghast ,South African death metal band.

[clairikine]

I got to design the window at the Renate Comics Library in Berlin-Mitte this month! It's my 15th anniversary of living and making comics in Berlin (!!) so I chose art to reflect that. Make sure to check it out before February 8 if you're in town, and pick up a zine or two! <3

(Renate Artist Window curation: Amé Binnarä Kim)

[nofatclips]

Histoires de Fous by Aksak Maboul, live at Les Ateliers Claus for Kiosk Radio

[professional-dragonsandmemes]

after spending a good hour or so trolling instragram, bandsintown, and DICE for local-ish little concerts i can go to tonight, i have realized that its open mic night at the music store literally less than a mile from my house and i do not have to drive at all <3

[thekidsfromyestergay]

Everyone wants to see big bands before they blew up but nobody wants to go to basement shows and keep up with the local scene

[andoutofharm]

while we’re on the topic: SO many local bands are fronted by or made up of incredible women!!! check out their music!! go to their shows!! support women in music and especially women in music in your community and local scene!

[thatdiabolicalfeminist]

What would it be like if people in your community looked out for you?

What would it look like if people outside your most-texted friends and closest family knew you and were invested in your wellbeing and were willing to make deliberate effort to contribute to it?

What would a healthy supportive community, full of a wide variety of people who aren't all necessarily friends, look like?

What would make your community more like that?

What structures or opportunities already exist that might enable that? Are they sufficient? Why or why not? If you don't know what kinds of organizations etc exist in your community, how could you find out? If they aren't sufficient, what could you do to contribute or create new opportunities for relating with each other?

What barriers interrupt opportunities for healthy connection and support in your community? What would effectively addressing those barriers look like?

What would be the easiest possible first step that one busy person could take to start to make your community more connected? Can you think of anything that you personally could do?

What kinds of skills or ideas would be necessary that you can't provide? How could you find people with those kinds of skills or ideas who are also interested in community care and who might be willing to work together?

You're probably marginalized by at least one form of oppression. Most people are. You're probably busy and tired. Most people are. What would make it possible for you to contribute anyway? What would make it possible for other busy tired people to contribute?

If you want your community to care for you—if you need that, as I'm convinced all people do—you might have to figure out how to care for your community first. If you wanted that, how would you start?

[tr1n4thew1n]

Go to your local scene shows NOW

Whether it’s punk, emo, raves, or goth clubs, if you’re into it you NEED to go to a local band gig sometime! Not only are you supporting your local artists, you’re supporting your community. I have met some of the best people in my life at these places, formed some of the deepest bonds I’ve ever had, and become a completely new person from them.

Music has a sense of community behind it. It’s one of the few universal languages. We have internal sonar towards it, especially when it makes us feel something.

Now more than ever we NEED community. We need solidarity. We need connection, and this is one way to find it.

[gohandinhand]

the biggest of thank yous to @princington for bringing pnw au: summer to life with such care! 🥺🥰

[polyesterprincess]

Photos my friend took at our first metal show.It was so cool and the people were so nice and refreshing.

[des-herbes-folles]

[kandicon]

I am. once again thinking about Ashes aftercare

[thxrgism]

save me song with 20k spotify plays

[emmathompsonegot]

The other thing about the Boston area (including Camberville etc) is that it’s a great example of medium density urban planning with mixed use neighborhoods and access to yards and green space, BUT it’s nearly impossible to find a one bedroom apartment for less than 2.5k/month, so you turn 30, and your options are basically to find a partner to move in with, or to be a 30 year old professional with a reasonably well paying job and 3 roommates, which is why the city has such a bad retention problem despite being so young overall. Or you move to Rhode Island

[muspeccoll]

You've heard about our collections, but have you heard about our carts? Every librarian has a favorite book cart. Meet some of the best and worst in Special Collections.

[retrograde-raven]

I was at a hardcore show on Halloween and through a combination of vodka, weed, the holiday, my costume, gender, and just the general vibe I gained a better understanding of what it means and I'm going to try and explain it now.

Punk shows (not hardcore shows), are about fighting. They're about moving your body and taking up space and doing what you want without being afraid of falling because you know if you fall the people around you will help you up. The pit is about Community.

Hardcore shows are also about fighting, but in a different way. Hardcore shows are about getting low and dirty and fighting for your life because if you don't you'll get trampled. They're about taking up space because your space is all you have. At a hardcore show you don't worry about falling down because if you fall down you pick yourself up and keep on swinging. The pit is about You.

Both Punk and hardcore create catharsis. It's a release of built up energy--fear, anger, sadness--you can channel all of that into the pit and have a better time for it. Shows are a great way to find strength and get more comfortable with moving your body. But they do that in different ways. Punk helps you find strength in your community. Hardcore helps you find strength in yourself.