The future of music in our backyard

“People like you are the future of the Burlington underground scene,” is what a 70s-dressed stranger told me at the door, referencing my camera before I photographed my first concert. Over the past few weeks, I have photographed numerous bands playing in basements across Burlington. The genres range from 80s rock covers to loud punk rock, and the crowds from costumed frat bros to mohawked fans in elaborate thrifted clothes. Despite the wide variety of people present at these shows, everyone comes for the same thing: music. The Burlington underground scene draws people from all walks of life into the same crowded basements. The people I have met have been the kindest and most supportive people around, and many connections I have made translated into new blooming friendships and requests to be a band’s dedicated photographer. The first concert I ever saw was a friend’s set at Slade Eco Co-op. The next took place in a basement so dusty I coughed for a week.

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