The Elevated Underground

The Elevated Underground Located on the corner of North Geddes and West Onondaga Street. There used to be trash up to your ankles down here and the floor was bare,” he said.

"To get inside The Elevated Underground, you must first climb up over 20 steps toward a bright blue door, then duck down once you’re in. Next door to a park on the corner of West Onondaga Street and South Geddes Street in a quiet residential area on the Westside lies Syracuse’s best-kept music secret.

“You wouldn’t know it now, but it used to be a horror scene down here,” Dusten Blake, 25, owner

of The Elevated Underground, said. Christmas lights hang from the ceiling and patches of mismatched carpet squares line the part of the basement floor where dozens of musicians have performed since The Elevated Underground first opened its doors in October 2012. When Blake, fresh out of prison, decided to buy the four-story house, he never thought it would become one of Syracuse’s up-and-coming music venues.

“I knew the space needed a lot of work. But Blake's housemate Pat Collins, 21, and friend Steve Zahn, mid-20s, also saw potential. After some construction, soundproofing and a paint job, the three friends transformed the house's basement into a live music performance space. On Oct. 12, the basement hosted its first show featuring local hip-hop acts Timothy J, Virgman and J Blizid. Good crowd turnout and sound sparked curiosity in the venue throughout Syracuse. Since then, The Elevated Underground has hosted over 10 shows with four to five artists per show. The new venue also boasts affordable ticket prices, averaging about $2-$5 per show. Blake, Collins and Zahn said that catering to Syracuse’s under-represented music scene is their top priority. “There’s a lot of hardcore and indie artists out here and I was just tired of it,” Blake said. “So, Pat and Steve try to book pop rock, pop punk and ska artists. Before this, I don’t think there was any place around here to watch ska.”

Promoting The Elevated Underground has been a grassroots effort for the trio. Highly active on social media, the venue advertises all upcoming shows on Facebook, and you can also follow them on Twitter. Blake, who is also the venue’s unofficial sound guy, also broadcasts shows live on Ustream. So far, the space has seen artists from Syracuse, New Jersey, Long Island and as far as Montreal. There are currently four shows booked for March and Blake is in talks to bring mc chris and bring back Love, Robot for the future. They’re also looking to expand by renting out larger local venues that can fit more than 30 fans.

“You know, the idea behind our name and logo is that our house is so high up, yet the basement is still underground,” Blake said. “You have to go up to get down.”

Not for much longer."

-The News House

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06/28/2013

SHOW!!! - SAT July 13th- 2013 ALL AGES!!!
The Scandals
One Last Shot
Desolation
Intrepid
Let Me Run

The Elevated Underground
1229 West Onondaga ST
Syracuse, New York 13204

6pm Doors - 6:30 Music

$2 a person
Come in a group of 4- Get in FREE!

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06/28/2013

SHOW!! Friday July 12th- 2013 -ALL AGES!!!
Two Fi**ed Law
Shores to Armageddon
Forfeiture
Fragments of Fiction
Crown Joules

The Elevated Underground
1229 West Onondaga ST
Syracuse, New York 13204

6pm Doors - 6:30 Music

$2 a person
Come in a group of 4- Get in FREE!

06/22/2013

Two new shows coming up!!!!! Who wants to know what they are???
Going to be HUGEE!!!!!!

Photo taken by Sam San Román at the Love, Robot show!
06/13/2013

Photo taken by Sam San Román at the Love, Robot show!

Our poster(so far) for our last show!
04/17/2013

Our poster(so far) for our last show!

04/06/2013

Congratulations to The Revenge Therapists! They took the most votes in the third week of Round 3 and will move on to our next live show, Friday, April 19th!

03/19/2013

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