preserving the bands that never signed to a major label
Local Music Archive is a community-built digital vault and meeting ground for regional, independent, and defunct local bands from any era — whether your scene traded 70s & 80s basement cassettes, 90s 7-inch vinyl and photocopied zines, 2000s burned CD-Rs, or modern DIY recordings.
Inspired by the golden era of MySpace Music and LiveJournal scene communities, this platform exists so show flyers, 4-track demos, setlists, and live photos don't disappear in old shoeboxes or dead hard drives — and so former band members and scene regulars can reconnect in one place.
community rules & archival guidelines
Broad rules to keep the archive accurate, welcoming, and 100% free of garbage.
Bands from any decade and any local scene are welcome. The archive is built for unsigned, independent, DIY, or regional bands whose history isn't already preserved by major-label catalogs.
This is not Facebook or an influencer feed. Fan and member profiles intentionally show only your First Name, Unique Screen Name, City / State / Country, and Scene Favorites so the spotlight stays on the bands and genuine reconnections via Quicknotes/DMs.
Fans can start an archive page for a local band, and actual former band members can click “Claim Band Page” to submit verification proof. Once verified by the site admin, band members receive a Verified Band badge and stewardship over their band's page.
Every flyer, photo, and audio track must be a real scene artifact. If someone uploads spam, AI slop, or misattributed files, clicking [report] immediately pulls the item off the public page into an admin triage queue until it is verified or permanently deleted.
Archival Best Practices & Takedown Policy
- Credit Photographers & Flyer Artists: Whenever you know who shot a photo, designed a handbill, or engineered a demo tape, include their name in the caption.
- Artist Takedown Respect: If a verified band member prefers a specific demo track or photo not be publicly streamed, they can flag it or use their verified band access to remove it immediately.
- Keep Scene Comments & Quicknotes Constructive: Old scene drama stays in the past. Harassment, doxxing, or spam results in immediate account removal.