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Thursday, July 09, 2020

Seismic, Seminal Stage

Jenison, Michigan's former club The Underground was the coolest venue many conservative Christian teenagers and young adults ever experienced.  That was certainly the case for me, a Hope College junior in the spring of 1997.  In addition to the Plankeye*/The Altered, Fold Zandura/All Star United*/Kosmos Express, and MxPx/Stavesacre shows listed above, I also witnessed Christafari* and Puller in concert at The Underground -- with autographed CD booklets (see below) to prove it.  I am saddened that the now-defunct live music spot is one that I will never be able to revisit, as nostalgia is heightened during this COVID-19 chapter in American history.

* I couldn't have known in 1997 that years later I would be tapped to serve as a drummer for a band slated to open for Plankeye, interview All Star United for HM Magazine, or serve on a church worship team with a former Christafari band member.

 

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