Editing West Lafayette and Purdue Campus Scene

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<h2>c. 2020 - 2024</h2>
<h3>Overview</h3>
<p>As pandemic lockdowns eased up, the house show scene organized by Purdue student bands became especially active in West Lafayette, peaking especially from 2022 into the spring and summer of 2024. Shows were concentrated mostly in the Vine St. area and other residential streets branching off of it. Basements, living rooms, and backyards of residential homes were the most common venue, however, the scene gained enough traction to also organize Purdue-sanctioned concerts on campus properties such as Fowler Hall, the Purdue Memorial Union, and Slayter Hill.</p>

<h3>Media Coverage</h3>
*[[Please Her]] was featured in an article in the [https://www.purdueexponent.org/campus/shes-been-pleased-band-brings-funk-and-other-sounds-to-purdue-music-scene/article_3fbbc54e-5330-5051-a1af-8f711ea69c40.html October 16, 2022 issue of The Exponent]
[[File:20261028 141054.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Please Her's feature in The Exponent.]] 
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*[[BMORE]], [[Feed the Flame]], [[The Lunar Diamonds]], and [[Please Her]] were featured in the [https://www.purdueexponent.org/campus/behind-the-scene/article_0d108038-cba0-11ee-9abd-cf66e005686a.html February 14th, 2024 issue of The Exponent.]

*Instagram accounts such as [https://www.instagram.com/scenesfromourscene @scenesfromourscene], [https://www.instagram.com/vinestreetproductions/ @vinestreetproductions], [https://www.instagram.com/gr8rloafdiy/ @gr8rloafdiy], and [https://www.instagram.com/p/CsjujSvuZ0K/?img_index=1 @hannaesthetic.photos] followed this era of the scene closely to share photos and promote other upcoming shows.

<h3>Posters</h3>
<p>A small sample of promotional posters. The poster's artist is noted in its caption for those who were credited in the original Instagram post</p>
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<h3>Bands</h3>
<p>Bands active in the scene during this time included
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<br /><h2>Late 2024 - Present</h2>
<h3>Overview</h3>

<h3>Bands</h3>
Bands active in the scene during this time include(d)
 
<h3>The Transition of "The Nest"</h3>
By the end of the 2024 - 2025 Purdue academic year, a house-based venue known as "The Nest" had arguably become one of the most prominent and well-known locations of the scene. As it grew larger, The Nest organizers encountered mounting obstacles through community noise complaints and threats of eviction from the landlord. The organizers have since incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and begun a project to relocate into a new, [https://thenest207.live/ permanent venue] in West Lafayette.<ref>[https://www.purdueexponent.org/city_state/features/venue-forced-to-relocate-after-being-shut-down/article_9c646d14-94dd-4a70-86f9-6839297a9c90.html Local music venue forced to relocate after being shut down back-to-back years, The Exponent]</ref><ref>[https://www.purdueexponent.org/city_state/general_news/the-nest-music-venue-comeback/article_d5f66ab6-cc9a-46cc-8dd3-e30efbf698f1.html Local music venue plans permanent comeback after facing near-extinction, The Exponent]</ref>

<h2>References</h2>
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