Coolshows is a simple calendar and archive for DIY music events in the one and only tri-state area. coolshows broadly considers DIY to be shows booked by people who prioritize making space for communities and the people and art of those communities that would otherwise not have any.

The calendar is for those who want to move away of social media for announcing or finding out about shows as well as a simple text website that aims to be screen reader friendly. The live calendar of events currently runs from the current date through the end of the next month.

The archive is an multi-purpose scene history education tool, mostly filled with shows from the operators' personal archive at the moment. Browse through older shows in normal chronological order and see how fliers and scenes have developed.

Coolshows is a small, shoestring effort run with very few hands and out with no funding. It is not documented anywhere other than right here! Please tell people about it when you run door, when you're yapping at your merch table, or when you're just hanging out with friends.

If you want to help out with coolshows in a more direct way, check out this page for more info.