The exhibit, “RIP DIY,” remembers Brooklyn’s lost DIY music venues.

Remembering the Wild Times at Brooklyn’s DIY Venues

In the last few years, skyrocketing rents and neighborhood changes have killed some of Brooklyn’s favorite DIY, or “do-it-yourself,” music venues. This…

via Slate Magazine: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2015/03/25/the_exhibit_rip_diy_remembers_brooklyn_s_lost_diy_music_venues.html

In the last few years, skyrocketing rents and neighborhood changes have killed some of Brooklyn’s favorite DIY, or “do-it-yourself,” music venues. This month, they got one more celebratory send-off with an exhibit, “RIP DIY,” which was on display at Brooklyn’s Cloud City. Featuring the work of 20 photographers, it showed these independent venues during their glory days, when the bands were loud, the drinks were cheap (and often available for those under age), and the party seemed like it might never stop.