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Welcome to Sceneroller! This beta represents a "social discovery" software platform that lets users connect bands, people, venues and gigs to write a shared history of local music scenes.

Sceneroller lets you contribute to a growing "family tree of music". Play with the map at right to start exploring the connections. Browse for bands or venues from your area. Register, to add images, video or audio; add or edit content; or comment on anything you encounter along the way.

Check out the Welcome section of Sceneroller to review our simple rules of engagement.This is beta software, and we expect there are features that are going to be confusing or capabilities you'd like that aren't there now. We want to learn how to make Sceneroller work better for you. Please send feedback to support@sceneroller.com

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Miles Orkin was added to the scene.
Limbomaniacs was updated.
Fungo Mungo was added to the scene.
Psychefunkapus was added to the scene.
Pete Scaturro was added to the scene.
Bryan "Brain" Mantia was added to the scene.
MIRV was added to the scene.
House was added to the scene.
Spanky's Cafe (Unknown) was added to the scene.
Club Scream (Unknown) was added to the scene.
Club Scream was added to the scene.
JO MO CHRIST was added to the scene.
MO MOCO was added to the scene.
HOOVER MOCO was added to the scene.
Flyin' Moco was updated.
BUZZ MOCO was added to the scene.
Cinnimon Haze was added to the scene.
Static Halo was added to the scene.
The Chasers was added to the scene.
Elgin Park was added to the scene.
Tulli was added to the scene.
Rachael Gordon All Stars was added to the scene.
The Shambles was updated.
The Sugarplastic was added to the scene.
Jason Falkner was added to the scene.
Beachwood Sparks was added to the scene.
Geoff Skinner was updated.
Was my father was added to the scene.
The Reactors was added to the scene.
The Reactors was added to the scene.
White Flag was updated.
Spiderworks was updated.
Impending Doom was added to the scene.
5thdementia was added to the scene.
Old Nick was added to the scene.
mOral SeX was added to the scene.
Voodoo Glowskulls was added to the scene.
Alice in Chains was added to the scene.
Slayer was added to the scene.
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Spillers: The world's oldest record store

Detail of Spillers, CardiffAs the balance of music distribution continues tip from analog to digital, some old-school institutions endure ... and continue to play a role as real-world gathering spots for music scenes. Consider the example of Spillers Records, the Cardiff, Wales, shop that is reputed to be the oldest record store in the world.

Happy 50th, 'Blowin' in the Wind'!

Young Dylan with guitarIn a bit of gig trivia Sceneroller loves, the New York Times notes that April 16, 2012, marked the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan's first public performance of "Blowin' in the Wind." According t

Van Halen's concert rider in pictures

Detail: Van Halen concert rider graphicAnd now for something completely different in the spirit of displaying music history graphically: Sonos.com has cooked up a diagram that illustrates the stipulations of

George Maciunas' Expanded Arts Diagram

George Maciunas art history mapEvolutionary trees aren't just for paleontologists and music fans; artists from other disciplines have also famously used them to try to get a handle on the explosion of influence in their own worlds. 

Album cover locations: A Google's-eye view

"Animals" factoryGoogle Maps' Street View offers all kinds of fun for imaginative types who want immersive experiences. Those Google vans have been busy photographing our streets, and the result is a powerful virtual world for those of us who want to pace off our own history or others'.

Vinny Manniello, RIP

The CastilesWhile E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons' passing in June 2011 captured more attention from those interested in the career of Bruce Springsteen, another formative figure in Springsteen's history passed away in December largely unremarked by the mainstream press: Vinny Manniello, drummer for Springsteen's early band the Castiles.