Metro area teen hangout couldn’t stay afloat
Thursday’s Star Tribune said the Twin Cities Underground closed its doors amid financial woes. Since the Uptown area club opened in June 2003 more that 12,000 teens flocked to the alcohol-free, no-frills live music venue open on weekend nights. Wendy Wilde Pareene and her husband founded the center with the goal to make young people feel accepted. The TC Underground was located on West Lake St. yet drew teens from all over the metro areas, not just the Uptown neighborhood. A volunteer board of parents and teens ran the center. Its funding relied on grants, donations, and admission fees for musical events and found difficulty competing with homeless shelters and emergency-care centers for funding.
The City Pages reported the demise of the under-22 teen music club and listed several alternatives for teens visit all-ages music venues.