On the photo of the house show flyer, which dates back to 1997, the number has been blacked out. But when it was originally posted more than two decades ago, it was there in full, along with a phone number.
And yes, that would be Ryan Dorsey, city councilman for the 3rd District. The four bands scheduled to play that July night performed in the basement of his parents’ house. Before the flood of event invitations in our social media feeds, flyers like this one and word of mouth were how information about independently organized performances and shows spread around.
There’s a bit more to this morsel of local music scene lore. This obscure moment in history was thrust back into the present via an Instagram post on Wednesday by the band Animal Collective.
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