For 20 years, from 1998, Jenn Bats and her husband Dave curated a deathrock music club—Release the Bats—in Long Beach, a city located 32 km South of Downtown L.A. Deathrock is very much part of L.A.’s vibe, as darkness is lurking at every corner. Jenn Bats stumbled into this music, and it is now more than just a part of her life, it is a lifestyle. Creating a goth club night dedicated to deathrock in 1998 seems like a revival of some sorts, as the genre originally emerged in the early 1980s (Bands for this music culture such as Christian Death, 45 Grave and Kommunity FK formed as early as 1979) in Southern California. But Jenn and her husband welcomed many goth/deathrock bands to their first gigs at Release the Bats and many of the big names of that scene played there: from 45 Grave to Kommunity FK. With the advent of platform like Twitch this music culture has become placeless and is more connected internationally than it is locally.