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The '''Postcrypt Coffeehouse''' is a concert venue in the basement of [[St. Paul's Chapel]]. Established in [[1964]] by then-assistant chaplain [[John Cannon]], it features live acoustic music from professionals, amateurs, and students every Friday and Saturday night throughout the academic year from 9pm until midnight. Admission is free.

Over the years, Postcrypt has featured now prominent musicians including Jeff Buckley, Ani DiFranco, and Dar Williams.

==Administration Crackdown==
After an anonymous sarcastic [[Bwog]] comment suggesting that alcohol was served to minors at Postcrypt came to the attention of the administration, they did what they usually do and promptly attempted to snuff the life out of a treasured Columbia tradition that most of them probably had no idea even existed without bothering to look into the facts.<ref>[http://bwog.net/2009/12/18/postcrypt-coffeehouse-faces-the-war-on-fun Postcrypt Coffeehouse Faces The War on Fun], Bwog, 18 December 2009</ref><ref>[http://bwog.net/2010/01/28/postcrypt-update-the-end-of-free-popcorn Postcrypt Update: The End of Free Popcorn], Bwog, 28 January 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/01/31/dont-let-crypt-die Don't let the Crypt die], Columbia Spectator, 31 January 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/02/07/postcrypt-priceless Postcrypt? Priceless.], Columbia Spectator, 7 February 2010</ref><ref>[http://old.columbiaspectator.com/2010/02/23/postcrypt-stays-afloat-alters-policy Postcrypt Stays Afloat, Alters Policy], Columbia Spectator, 23 February 2010</ref><ref>[http://bwog.net/2010/05/02/mag-preview-subterranean-homesick-blues Mag Preview: Subterranean Homesick Blues], Bwog, 2 May 2010</ref>

== External links ==
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/postcrypt/coffeehouse/ Postcrypt Coffeehouse Website]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcrypt_Coffeehouse Postcrypt Coffeehouse on Wikipedia]

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