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Urban spelunking: The underground cafe where the Violent Femmes first played
Standing on the 'stage' area of the short-lived Beneath It All Cafe, where the Violent Femmes first performed together in 1981, I quipped to founding drummer Victor DeLorenzo that it felt a bit like being in the Cream City's own Cavern Club.