Teen Gothic

I’ve been into the scene for quite some time but the closest thing I got to a goth scene is two hours away, and I unfortunately can’t do the travel to join in events. It’s time related with work. I mostly work mornings so I have to sleep at night but sometimes I work closing and I don’t feel like doing much after my shift, especially driving a four hour round trip in a night.

Underground events don’t really happen where I live and the closest thing I have to a goth night is a emo night. The only goth friends I have are all online in different states and countries. I guess I’m just having a lot of FOMO and jealousy from people who live near ‘big’ goth scenes.

For goths that are 40 or above, have you ever been dissed by someone, whether they were a goth or a non-goth, about you still being in the scene at your age?

I ask this as a 20 something babybat with bad skin, who is already self-conscious about whether or not I'm pulling it off or not.

Do you ever get self-conscious about it?

Baby bat in need of help. So I’m going to visit my parents in Virginia. They live in the Alexandria/DC area. Anyone know any fun or cool spots in the that area? I’m talking like sightseeing, cool shops, events in the next few months, clubs, general stuff like that.

Hi! Please tell me if I should post this in r/korea instead and I'll delete this post right away 🙂
I was wondering if anyone knew of goth clubs (or clubs that play goth music) in Korea, Seoul in particular. And if anyone went to any of those places, I would really appreciate if you could tell me your experience. Thank you!

i really want to make some goth friends but i don’t know where to look for them as im only 17 (so cant go to goth clubs). does anyone have any advice?

I got into the Goth scene in the mid-2000s, and my first exposure came in the form of artists on the Dancing Ferret label – The Cruxshadows, Ego Likeness, ThouShaltNot, and The Last Dance were the sacred standbys of my peer group who were first discovering the Dark Arts, so to speak. The Where's Neil When You Need Him? tribute album is perhaps the most representative sample of the scene and era.

I notice however that this period and this section of the Goth music kingdom is ignored by Goth historians: Lol Tolhurst ignores it in his recent Goth: A History, jumping between '90s Depeche Mode and 2010s-2020s post-punk revival.

Goth Music: From Sound to Subculture by Elferen and Weinstock mostly focuses on Industrial and Death Rock, and largely acts under the assumption that this era and corner of the Goth scene never existed.

Would it be inaccurate to say that these artists, neglected by historians of Goth music/subculture, constitute the Goth scene's lost years?

I'm in my 20's, still very much a babybat, and trying to learn about the history and scene today.

For the Goths who are now parents, how did that life event change or affect you? I guess if I am being honest, I'm more primarily interested in the perspective of 90's Goths, but if you're not, please still do share.

If you're an adult, but don't have kids or never plan to have kids, are you able to share what it's been like to see if your siblings, friends, and other people around your age having kids?

I feel particularly inspired by people who continue the lifestyle in parenthood, and share their connections to scenes. I once met a woman who was running a theater store, and she actually told me she used to be a Goth girl, and would join Goth clubs or Industrial clubs in Los Angeles. But now that she's a parent, she no longer visits the clubs or sports the iconic wardrobe.

I live in Adams County and I feel like I'm the only goth person I ever see in this area lol. I know there's a decently sized scene in Philly, but there's multiple reasons why I can't really go there unless someone goes with me. (protective parents and no car yayyyy)

Hihi I semi-recently moved to Montreal and I’ve been to a few goth (particularly 80’s throwback events) but I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations of events or clubs or bars :))