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Monday, April 21, 2008
Dayton Dirt Collective starting underground revolution
144 E. Third St. downtown will become Dayton’s newest underground music headquarters next month.
The Dayton Dirt Collective is a group of motivated like-minded bands, show-goers, and show-throwers who are coming together and opening an all-ages non-profit venue open for shows of any and all types.
“We want to make a safe, all ages space to play where bar sales do not matter and where the emphasis is on music,” said DDC public relations director Ambir. “We want to pull in touring bands and put dayton back on the map so bands do not skip our town anymore.”
The Collective began out of frustration of a music scene that provides limited opportunities for younger bands. They hope that new opportunities for bands will lead to a new and exciting Dayton underground.
“For years now the only places to play are a handful of bars, and our own homes,” said Ambir. “Instead of one big underground scene here, we have all these little groups all going through the same issues.”
The DDC took inspiration from the Mr. Roboto Project, a cooperatively-run show space near Pittsburgh, and the Charm City Art Space, a community run art and show space in Baltimore. Both of these spaces have become well-known and successful drawing national acts and large crowds.
“We are trying to bring a space like these to Dayton. We hope to keep a space like this around for a long time and keep it drug/alcohol free, no fights, no bad attitudes,” Ambir remarked. “We really want to put dayton back in the underground music loop.”
The Collective is well thought out and organized allowing members to throw shows on any open date. The space, however, is currently booked into August.
The opening of the space at 144 E. Third will be May 8th featuring rockers Marijuana Johnson. May 16th the DDC’s space will be apart of hosting Urban Nights.
For more info as well as membership inquiries visit www.myspace.com/daytondirtcollective.
I am very impressed by the DDC’s level of organization. They are going to succeed and at the same time strengthen and legitimize the music community.
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