Teen Gothic

Any goths near Philadelphia, PA? Baby bat here, would love to go to clubs, festivals, talk music, etc., but my current friends aren’t goth nor do they care to understand the subculture!

okay i know this is kind of a silly question and the answer is "no" but i recently moved and wanted to check out some clubs in nyc. i don't really have any friends to go with yet (none of my friends are goth) so i was thinking of going alone but even though i'm extroverted, i feel weird if i intrude a friend group there or dance by myself or if i sit at the bar alone and people think i'm weird or something i don't know. i was particularly interested in checking out qxt's or saint vitus if that helps at all.

I'm listening to tons of bands, and I'm looking to make a goth playlist, except I have no idea how to sort it out.. Any advices?

I recently met someone and she mentioned that she was into goth music and I wanted to know what bands/songs you think I should listen to. For reference some bands from other genres that I really like are: Misfits, Dead Kennedys, Rob Zombie, Motionless in White, Ice Nine Kills, Whitechapel, and Fields of the Nephilim. I know these artists are wildly different from goth rock, but hopefully they could give some insight into what I may like. (I also have already started listening to Siouxsie and the Banshees, and really enjoy their sound)

i got a LOT of advice on thursday when i posted about going to a goth night for the first time and asked for tips because of how nervous i was! a few dozen (!) of you folks gave me wonderful advice, and because of you i was able to conquer my anxiety and have a good time; i just got a juice, picked a place on the dance floor and vibed for hours. many of you assured me this would be the case, but i was blown away by how much people didn't care what anyone else was doing and how free the environment felt from the self-conscious performances of dancing I've seen in the non goth bars/clubs I've been to. i have never enjoyed dancing so much, especially while sober!

i also got to see Night Sins live, who i learned about recently on this subreddit, and they were incredible! i of course also snagged one of their t shirts.

thank you r/goth for helping me feel good about going out and trying something new because i know now that i want to do it again and again.

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