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Audio/Video Recalls & Write-ups

What made The Underground unique, special?
It was a space that allowed newer bands access to a club that was not at all conventional in terms of what type of music was booked and being supported. It [...]
Are you going to Spit or The Underground?
  – Thom Lane, DJ/Las Vegas Denizen   – Marc English, Design Shaman   – Michael Whittaker, Producer/Consultant “Well I [...]
Do you have a favorite Underground story?
  – Thom Lane, DJ/Las Vegas Denizen   – Marc English, Design Shaman   – Michael Whittaker, Producer/Consultant   [...]
Mission Of Burma
Mission Of Burma
What different types of people would you find at an Underground show?
It was a very mixed crowd. I guess in today’s lingo you would call that music crowd…”Hipsters.” – Peter Dayton, Artist/Musician [...]
The Maps with Judy Grunwald
The Maps with Judy Grunwald

Live video produced by Benjamin Bergery & Jan Crocker
with the MIT Film/Video Section
Edited by Jan Crocker

Comments & Reflections

Deniz OzanBrilliant video! I was there that night! I had forgotten how good the sound usually was in there, possibly due to the wood on the walls (come to think of it, with all of the wood and posters plastered to the walls, that also made it a death trap, OMG! ).

– Deniz Ozan-George, Member Bound & Gagged

 

– Clint Conley, Mission Of Burma

The Cure “A Forest” – The Underground, Boston 1980
The Stains
The Stains
Should there be a statue built of club manager Jim Coffman and placed outside the BU laundry mat that replaced The Underground?
  – Marc English, Design Shaman     – Al Quint, Host Sonic Overload   – Jan Crocker, Interactive Media Producer/KDV [...]