Providence, RI
it was a dirty dive bar, but we (age 16) could buy booze at the bar/ effortlessly bring in ou own, there was a big dark room to the side of the stage in which puffing was entirely acceptable (7 separate circles this one time, i swear), and the shows never cost more than $6.
my car got broken into one time and my stereo ripped out, it was pretty sketchy. usually really good shows, from what i remember