Book : Underground – The Subterranean Culture of DIY Punk Shows

Underground – The Subterranean Culture of DIY Punk Shows, written by Daniel Makagon, is all about the history and future of DIY punk touring in the USA and The Social History of Basement Shows. 

In Underground, Makagon, shows that no matter who you are, organizing, playing, and/or attending a DIY punk show is an opportunity to become a real part of a meaningful movement and to create long-lasting alternatives to the top-down economic and artistic practices of the mainstream music industry. Punk kids playing an illegal show too loudly in someone’s basement might not save the world, but they might just be showing us the way to building something better. Makagon explores the culture of DIY spaces like house shows and community-based music spaces, their impact on underground communities and economies, and why these networks matter.

 

Release Date: September 15, 2015 

Pre-order here via Microcosm Publishing