Guide to the local underground scene
- List of Lithuanian underground bands
- Not so small music archive. Since first tape-recorded punk till now
SCENE
Vilnius
We have here a DIY underground venue – XI 20. From punk to vanguard jazz, hardcore to noise. All events are written on the left side of this webpage.
BANDS: if you wanna play at XI 20 please contact 1120 (A) hardcore.lt
TRAVELERS ARE ALSO WELCOME: ask locals how to find the place or if you are desperate ask for directions by: tourist (A) hardcore.lt
Sadly failed for the moment but romantically utopian Empty Brain Resort (also, facebook) is still a collective, willing to open an autonomous DIY experimental music space. Email: info (A) emptybrainresalt.us
KKC aka Kirtimų Kultūros Centas is a city-run cultural center managed by young and enthusiastic people. Great variety and taste of music. Email: renginiai (A) kirtimukc.lt
x161x records some new initiative around.
In’Feast is an annual metal festival in Vilnius. Also, they might tell you more about metal scene back here as well as book a show.
nArauti a place with buffalo wings. Some loud gigs
Facial Tumour booking – booking crew for dark underground music
Kaunas
a small DIY political/cultural house (small shows also possible) EMMA
Metalhead/”apolitical” venue LEMMY
Alytus
There is a Fenix bar in Alytus.
All Eastern Europe
There’s a guide to underground venues/promoters/etc in Eastern Europe, made by the noise-guru Arma: http://www.arma.lt/p/geography-of-sound.html
last update: November 2020