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A night celebrating punk history, DIY spirit, and the music that keeps it alive.
In the summer of 1988, Fugazi played a sweaty, chaotic, sparsely attended show in a rundown Philadelphia gym. The sound was terrible. The power went out. And yet, somehow, it became legendary.
Upside Down Punks: The Strange but True Story of That Fugazi Basketball Hoop Show (Microcosm Publishing) is an oral history of that gig—told by those who were there, compiled by J. Hunter Bennett, with a foreword by Mickey Lynch, the teenager who made it happen.
To celebrate the zine’s release, we’re throwing a proper DIY show in its honor featuring:
Des Demonas
Dot Dash
Applied Knowledge
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Robert Boyd Jr & His Quartet | 7:00pm | Chris' Jazz Café | All Ages |
Trash Panda / The Ocho | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
Novulent / Zeruel | 7:30pm | Ukie Club | All Ages |
Ananmanaguchi / Ovlov | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
Carnivorous Bells / Cartoon / Nape Neck | 8:00pm | Century | 21+ |
Rio Romeo | 8:30pm | The Lounge at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
Pete & Bas | 8:30pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
Time | Venue | Age | |
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2025 Electronic Music Marathon | 9:00am - 11:45pm | WKDU Studio | All Ages |
Time | Venue | Age | |
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Noah Halpern & HIs Quintet | 7:00pm | Chris' Jazz Café | All Ages |
The Deadeyes / Tim Holehouse / Broomaker | 7:00pm | DuBois Robeson People's Center | All Ages |
Glare / Cloakroom / Jivebomb / Destiny Bond | 7:30pm | Ukie Club | All Ages |
The Frights / Remo Drive | 8:00pm | First Unitarian Church: Basement | All Ages |
Ravi Coltrane Trio | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | All Ages |
Truculent / Song People / Wasnt Wisnt / Sandcastle | 8:00pm | Upstairs at Abyssinia | 21+ |
Delicate Steve | 9:00pm | Johnny Brenda's | 21+ |