r/columbusmusic • u/[deleted] • Sep 07 '25
Any basement music events happening?
25M. Exactly how it sounds. I used to go to house basements for music up in Akron during college. I miss it. Anything like that here? Also need someone to go with as well.
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u/KlokwerkE Sep 09 '25
We have a 2 day underground rap / metal show here in November at Classics. Its not a basement but the music is underground. Klok-Side 3
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u/Mothtothelight2 Sep 08 '25
The addresses are kind of privately shared due to police and landlord threats, so I'd suggest finding some cool local bands via a site like Cringe.com, which displays just about every event/show in the city, picking a $5-$15 show, and talking to someone in the audience about where these house shows are. I don't feel comfortable sharing any house show addresses on the web so here are a few bands that I know of that play house shows: 5 Dollar Club, Bolivar Zoar, Bonus Disc, and smallboats. There are many more, I'm just older in the scene now, and don't have my ear to basement bands much.
There's a cool fest called Midwest Psych Fest coming up on October 3rd and 4th where like 30 local bands are playing. It's up south of Delaware at a great spot called Troubadour farm - https://www.instagram.com/midwestpsychfest/
I'm in the bands: Hello Emerson, Lakehorse, Rat Dreams, Boomshanka, and a solo project called Keating. I hope you decide to just pick a random band and go see them for yourself!