title: Under the Couch
text: # Under the Couch
  
  Under the Couch (UTC) is a currently displaced live music venue, recording studio, and lounge formerly located in the Student Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta, Georgia. Under the Couch is run by the Musician's Network (MN), a Tier II Georgia Tech student organization. Musician's Network meetings are held at 7pm every Monday night during regular school semesters in Under the Couch and are open to all Georgia Tech students and alumni.
  
  ## History
  
  Under the Couch, originally established by the Georgia Tech Musician's Network in 1995, was previously located underneath the Couch Band Building on West Campus. In the fall of 2010, UTC moved to a new location on the second floor of the student center, replacing the Music Listening Room and continuing the daytime use of the room for similar activities. However, with the demolition of the original Wenn Student Center in the fall of 2020, Under the Couch is currently displaced, and current plans for the student center renovation do not allocate any space for the venue. GT student Charlie McCann came up with the name Under the Couch while brainstorming a long list of possible names for the venue. Charlie was the roommate and bandmate of UTC founder Randy McDow.
  
  ### Bands that have played at Under the Couch
  
  This is a list of some of the more famous bands that have played at Under the Couch.
  
  * Weezer
  * Taking Back Sunday
  * Jimmy Eat World
  * Dashboard Confessional
  * Cartel
  * Mastodon
  * The Dillinger Escape Plan
  * Underoath
  * Norma Jean
  * New Found Glory
  * Titus Andronicus
  * Converge
  * Bomb the Music Industry!
  * Hot Water Music
  * Lightning Bolt
  * Poison the Well
  * The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die
  * The Ataris
  * Tigers Jaw
  * Teenage Bottlerocket
  * Twin Shadow
  * Group X
  * The World/Inferno Friendship Society
  * Circle Takes the Square
  * Laura Stevenson
  * The Protomen
  * Koo Koo Kanga Roo
  * Paul Baribeau
  * Dads
  * Kishi Bashi
  
  ## Musician's Network
  
  The Musician's Network was established in the 1980s by Georgia Tech students in order to
  
  * unite musicians on campus,
  * provide and promote opportunities for members to play in the local area,
  * and to provide equipment and facilities to facilitate and advance the musical creations of the members
  
  ## Current Use
  
  Under the Couch provides a variety services for the Georgia Tech and Atlanta community. UTC provides Georgia Tech students with practice and storage space, a lounge space during daytime operation, as well as a venue space for GT student organizations. For both Georgia Tech students and the general public, UTC facilitates live shows, open mic nights, and a 16-track studio recording facility.
  
  