Friday, August 3, 2018

Towncraft Movie - National Scene Stories (2007)

Back in 2007, indie music documentary Towncraft was released about the Little Rock, AR punk scene of the 70s and 80s. Part of the website was dedicated to people telling stories about their own hometown scenes, and Columbus was included thanks to a contributor named Skullface. Here's some of that they provided:
The punk scene in Columbus, Ohio from 1999-2006 was slightly reminiscent of the early American hardcore scenes in Southern California, if only coincidently. Upon first glance, it would seem that all the shows were focused around the college town's dive bar, Bernie's Distillery, but kids were making something of their own outside of the nationally-known bands who played there. By 2002, a good percentage of the shows, including benefits and birthday parties, were being held at houses around the area, usually rented by college-aged punks (and those sympathetic to the kids).

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